The letter to the lanldady was a collage of the other letters each had background sounds when read so the patchwork letter is jumping from sound to sound each cut
@@theotothefuture it's the beauty of those "artsy" movies, they are so thought through that you can watch them 1000 times and still discover things. Not A to B but the journey type of mindset
The grocer, Colignon, is a bully, who constantly picks on his sweet-natured assistant, Lucien. Amelie booby-traps Colignon's apt. in revenge for his ill-treatment of Lucian. (Everybody hates Colignon.) Amelie entrusted her father's gnome to her friend, the airline hostess (whose cat she takes care of). The friend photographs the gnome in all the cities she flies to, and mails the photos to Amelie's dad. This is a wonderful movie, but those of us who don't speak French really have to pay close attention to the subtitles. That makes it especially challenging for reaction bloggers, who need to talk to their audience as they watch and read. All we have to do is watch, of course, so it's much easier. I saw you miss things while you were talking. (I've seen this film many times, and can only imagine what it must have been like for you, juggling all those plates at once.) I wouldn't have done anywhere near as well as you did, the first time. But I hope you watch this again some day, when you can give it your full attention. I think you'll find it's worth it.
Beautiful comment! Thank you for the clarifications and the empathy 🙏🏾 I'll definitely watch it again. It's a movie I would bring up/recommend for a movie night with some of my friends if the opportunity arose.
The way to watch Amelie, is just to go with the flow, swept along by Yann Tiersen's wonderful music. It's magical realism, it's not meant to be realistic.
This is my very favorite foreign movie--done in the French New Wave style. You asked about the weather--wondering if it was done on sets. No. It was mostly filmed in the area of Paris known as Montmartre. Whenever I'm in Paris, I visit Montmartre and visit the grocery store that is in this movie. And Sacre Coeur, the large while cathedral often shown in the background. Love this movie.
They are really picturesque settings. That's amazing you got to visit some of the places from this in real life. I've been to Paris once but I could never remember the exact places. It was a while ago.
The girl in the middle of the picture is Amelie ("She never played with children when she was little."). The old man keeps darkening the girl's hair throughout the film; in the last shot of the film, the girl in the painting has hair as black as Amelie's. The talking pictures on the wall on Amelie's bedroom and the talking photographs on Nino's lamp are their inner monologues, their thoughts. You said that at the beginning - those little things, little joys, and kid's colourful imaginative observation of the world. The whole movie is presented through this kid's imagination.
If you wonder about the creepy scene .... there's an easter egg from Alien 4 with Ripley and the alien boohing her over her shoulder the same way ... Jean-Pierre JEUNET is the film director in both those movies :)
There is an element of play in her social interactions, that’s why it feels smooth even though she is a shy girl. She has her “stratagem”, so she feels more confident (it’s my take on that)… However I prefer not to rationalise this movie much, it’s too much of an artistic fairytale for me)
51:15 "Uh... I guess maybe I'm more, obviously, used to _Western_ comedies... romantic comedies..." Oh, dear, by Western you mean American or English-speaking comedies? France is also a Western country.
Sin dudas es una película para ver más de una vez, y cada vez será diferente. De mis favoritas para siempre. Ella hizo todas esas bromas al dueño de la tienda porque él maltrata mucho a su empleado,.. por eso le juega esas bromas pesadas en su departemento.
My favorite movie when I was in collage. This is a movie you must feel, not analyze in your head 😊. Great reaction though. You missed thinngs, but that's fine ❤
52:39 "But the future of Amelie's relationship with Nino. Ninio?. What about that? ... Is that relationship going to last? Cause she is really quirky and so is he (Nino) and when those two quirks get together with their _quirkiness_ is that even going to... is that going to... is that gonna work?" OMG their kid is gonna be so annoying, isn't it? It's gonna be like if Zooey Deschanel and Shia Laboeuf reproduced.
You miss à lot of little thing about the movie maybe because of the bad subtitle and because you eat while you watch the movie and sorry for me is rude to speak with food in your mouth.
Honestly… You speak too much. And didn’t understood the movie. So bad to you. Poetry is so far away from you… sad for you. You missed EVERYTHING unfortunately ! So sad. You speak to much you laugh to much and too longly .. you missed the Most. You don’t deserve it. Poetry is not your history
Theo, you kept overlooking many clues to her motivation due to missing the subtitles. The Grocer is mean to the semi-retarded assistant. The painter is a recluse who is obsessed with one painting by a famous 19th century French artist who he idolizes and even dresses like him. He copies one of his paintings over and over trying to finally capture the essence of a specific young female figure who comes to symbolize the unfulfilled Amelie in his eyes. Meanwhile Amelie sneaks him video cassettes of unusual fascinating events to show him unique experiences. She wants to motivate her dad to get away & get on with life so she makes fake pictures of the Gnome traveling the world. She plays matchmaker for the neurotic restaurant couple who are frustrated and lonely. The sad neighbor lady who is heartbroken over her missing soldier lover receives the fake rediscovered old letter from him that Amelie created. Obviously you eventually figured out that the painter is also trying to help Amelie solve her own loneliness by encouraging her to go after the photobooth Nerd who is obsessed over the numerous ripped photos of a mysterious man who turns out to be the booth repairman. Even the Writer customer in the restaurant is made to feel reinspired. CLEVER very well crafted creatively visualized story of charming lonely people being helped in charming entertaining intriguing ways by the charming & precocious Amelie.
The letter to the lanldady was a collage of the other letters each had background sounds when read so the patchwork letter is jumping from sound to sound each cut
Oooh my gosh. I'm sad I probably missed other things that went over my head like this. Thanks for posting it out 🙏🏾
@@theotothefuture it's the beauty of those "artsy" movies, they are so thought through that you can watch them 1000 times and still discover things. Not A to B but the journey type of mindset
The grocer, Colignon, is a bully, who constantly picks on his sweet-natured assistant, Lucien. Amelie booby-traps Colignon's apt. in revenge for his ill-treatment of Lucian. (Everybody hates Colignon.) Amelie entrusted her father's gnome to her friend, the airline hostess (whose cat she takes care of). The friend photographs the gnome in all the cities she flies to, and mails the photos to Amelie's dad. This is a wonderful movie, but those of us who don't speak French really have to pay close attention to the subtitles. That makes it especially challenging for reaction bloggers, who need to talk to their audience as they watch and read. All we have to do is watch, of course, so it's much easier. I saw you miss things while you were talking. (I've seen this film many times, and can only imagine what it must have been like for you, juggling all those plates at once.) I wouldn't have done anywhere near as well as you did, the first time. But I hope you watch this again some day, when you can give it your full attention. I think you'll find it's worth it.
Beautiful comment! Thank you for the clarifications and the empathy 🙏🏾 I'll definitely watch it again. It's a movie I would bring up/recommend for a movie night with some of my friends if the opportunity arose.
Thank you for explaining. Theo kept missing many clues to her motivation
The way to watch Amelie, is just to go with the flow, swept along by Yann Tiersen's wonderful music. It's magical realism, it's not meant to be realistic.
Sounds like a good way to watch it fr. Not to think too much and enjoy the ride.
This is my very favorite foreign movie--done in the French New Wave style. You asked about the weather--wondering if it was done on sets. No. It was mostly filmed in the area of Paris known as Montmartre. Whenever I'm in Paris, I visit Montmartre and visit the grocery store that is in this movie. And Sacre Coeur, the large while cathedral often shown in the background. Love this movie.
They are really picturesque settings. That's amazing you got to visit some of the places from this in real life. I've been to Paris once but I could never remember the exact places. It was a while ago.
It's been a long time since I took a film class but I don't think this would count as French New Wave, too much effects and stuff
The girl in the middle of the picture is Amelie ("She never played with children when she was little."). The old man keeps darkening the girl's hair throughout the film; in the last shot of the film, the girl in the painting has hair as black as Amelie's. The talking pictures on the wall on Amelie's bedroom and the talking photographs on Nino's lamp are their inner monologues, their thoughts.
You said that at the beginning - those little things, little joys, and kid's colourful imaginative observation of the world. The whole movie is presented through this kid's imagination.
If you wonder about the creepy scene .... there's an easter egg from Alien 4 with Ripley and the alien boohing her over her shoulder the same way ... Jean-Pierre JEUNET is the film director in both those movies :)
There is an element of play in her social interactions, that’s why it feels smooth even though she is a shy girl. She has her “stratagem”, so she feels more confident (it’s my take on that)…
However I prefer not to rationalise this movie much, it’s too much of an artistic fairytale for me)
@@sololovefrommoscow i was just talking to a coworker about it. I see what you mean. I'm definitely gonna rewatch it one of these days.
Merci pour cette réaction..tx for your this vidéo..was great
Thank you! I really appreciate it 🙏🏾
@@theotothefuture ...you re welcome mate..from jeunet,with Tautou(Amélie),have a look to" a very long engagement",great movie about 1WW
If you haven't, you should watch 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'. Her character is similar in a way to his - the way she imagines herself in movies.
Just checked. It looks like a movie I would like! 🙏🏾
51:15 "Uh... I guess maybe I'm more, obviously, used to _Western_ comedies... romantic comedies..."
Oh, dear, by Western you mean American or English-speaking comedies? France is also a Western country.
Sin dudas es una película para ver más de una vez, y cada vez será diferente. De mis favoritas para siempre. Ella hizo todas esas bromas al dueño de la tienda porque él maltrata mucho a su empleado,.. por eso le juega esas bromas pesadas en su departemento.
My favorite movie when I was in collage. This is a movie you must feel, not analyze in your head 😊. Great reaction though. You missed thinngs, but that's fine ❤
❤️🙏🏾
Pay attention to the story. Her friend the flight attendant is taking the photos and mailing them to Amalies father.
The hand of the actor ying Lucien was badly mangled in an accident, and he decided never to show it. So directors make do.
He actually showed it once on screen, in an ad for a charity that takes care of amputated and disabled people.
Check out "Intouchables" a jewel! ❤
52:39 "But the future of Amelie's relationship with Nino. Ninio?. What about that? ... Is that relationship going to last? Cause she is really quirky and so is he (Nino) and when those two quirks get together with their _quirkiness_ is that even going to... is that going to... is that gonna work?"
OMG their kid is gonna be so annoying, isn't it? It's gonna be like if Zooey Deschanel and Shia Laboeuf reproduced.
Wow you totally missed the whole gist of the movie ....It was about being brave enough to try NOT about your logic or worries .......
You miss à lot of little thing about the movie maybe because of the bad subtitle and because you eat while you watch the movie and sorry for me is rude to speak with food in your mouth.
Another reactor who doesn't think and observe the p.ot.
*plot
You're not sure what's going on because you're not paying attention and thinking. As 99% of every other reactors
Honestly… You speak too much. And didn’t understood the movie.
So bad to you.
Poetry is so far away from you… sad for you.
Honestly… You speak too much. And didn’t understood the movie.
So bad to you.
Poetry is so far away from you… sad for you.
You missed EVERYTHING unfortunately ! So sad.
You speak to much you laugh to much and too longly .. you missed the Most.
You don’t deserve it.
Poetry is not your history
Theo, you kept overlooking many clues to her motivation due to missing the subtitles. The Grocer is mean to the semi-retarded assistant. The painter is a recluse who is obsessed with one painting by a famous 19th century French artist who he idolizes and even dresses like him. He copies one of his paintings over and over trying to finally capture the essence of a specific young female figure who comes to symbolize the unfulfilled Amelie in his eyes. Meanwhile Amelie sneaks him video cassettes of unusual fascinating events to show him unique experiences. She wants to motivate her dad to get away & get on with life so she makes fake pictures of the Gnome traveling the world. She plays matchmaker for the neurotic restaurant couple who are frustrated and lonely. The sad neighbor lady who is heartbroken over her missing soldier lover receives the fake rediscovered old letter from him that Amelie created. Obviously you eventually figured out that the painter is also trying to help Amelie solve her own loneliness by encouraging her to go after the photobooth Nerd who is obsessed over the numerous ripped photos of a mysterious man who turns out to be the booth repairman. Even the Writer customer in the restaurant is made to feel reinspired. CLEVER very well crafted creatively visualized story of charming lonely people being helped in charming entertaining intriguing ways by the charming & precocious Amelie.