Since its debut in 2001, Amélie Poulain’s Fabulous Fate has been considered an icon of French cinema, as a myth in the French capital. Every year, fans of the film try to discover and know the places where it was recorded.
Jean-Pierre Jeunet gave the world a truly unusual romantic comedy. Who can forget Yann Tiersen’s soundtrack?Or the dwarves in the garden, the Canal Saint-Martin, the café where Amélie works?All this has been left forever in the memory of the public.
- Amélie is a captivating character.
- As well as bizarre.
- Who conquered everyone at the beginning of the new millennium.
- A character who.
- As the promotional posters for the film pointed out.
- Came to change people’s lives.
The beauty of his photography and his attention to detail manage to insert us into a fable, in it everyday life seems magical and the strange and the common merge with happiness, above all there is a love story a little special but captivating. . Creative and original, Amélie remains a reference for many.
As usual in the stories and in the most archetypal construction of the hero, Amélie presents hes from the beginning, that is, from childhood; in fact, the viewer can observe a very dark past and a lonely childhood, albeit with comic accents, as with most heroes. Thus, Jeunet presents the heroine as the only daughter of a couple who doesn’t pay much attention to her.
In the same way, there is an omniscient narrator, therefore, a voice that knows the life of the characters well and invites us to discover them through their curiosities and their peculiarities.
This narrator guides the viewer through the lonely childhood of a girl who is forbidden to go to school and who tragically loses her mother, in the face of such sadness, little Amélie decides to take refuge in a unique imaginary world.
This presentation allows us to understand a little more adult Amélie, a young woman who, although she lives in Paris and works as a waitress, retains her childhood traits, is introverted and extraordinarily dreamy, and her life changes on the same day that a tragic accident marked contemporary history: the death of Lady Di.
The news of this fact is used as a form of irony to show how Amélie, to her surprise, finds a little treasure in her apartment in Montmartre.
Amélie’s lonely life seems to have one goal: to help others. In her quest to find the owner of the metal box hidden in her apartment for 40 years, Amélie discovers that the best way to find her happiness is to improve people’s lives. around her.
“I think it’s better to dedicate my life to other people than to a garden dwarf. “- Amélie-
Amélie Poulain’s Fabulous Destiny is not only a matter of altruism, but also of love, the viewer can observe this fact in different directions, one of the main questions he came up with before reviewing the film was how he survived the passage of time. A lot of stories aren’t that timeless.
Amelie Poulain’s fabulous fate, like many romantic comedies of the early 2000s, shows an absolutely mythical idea of romantic love, an ideal that is always present in cinema, in fact, we can say that cinema has greatly contributed to creating an imaginary that feeds many fantasies.
The central appearance of love lies in Amélie’s connection to Nino, a young man he meets casually, and the audience gradually discovers more information about him, following the protagonist of his love story, a completely mythified story that corresponds to a kind of fairy tale.
There are those who can scold her for this irrational passion, and even see her, analyzing in depth, a somewhat disturbing character, however, you will ignore these details and let you get carried away by the magic of fable.
After all, Amélie Poulain’s Fabulous Fate is a film full of charm and detail, in short, even if romantic love is not real, it is better to enjoy the film, forget a little bit about the current context and understand it for what it is: a modern fairy tale.
There’s a story you can question: he’s the character of Joseph, a man obsessed with one of Amélie’s colleagues.
The film portrays him as a stalker, and Amélie, to help his colleague, decides to exact revenge, but this is not revenge in itself, as he conspires to unite Joseph and another of his colleagues. The problem is solved in a humorous way and although times have changed, the film is as much fun as when it premiered.
In addition to these stories in which love appears, it should be noted that Amélie finally realizes that there is no love more important than self-love, in this sense, the protagonist realizes that her desire to help others does not make sense if she does not. she decides to help herself; and this is probably the biggest act of love you can see in the movie.
Any other girl would have called immediately, called the boy from a terrace to return the record, so that knowing if it was worth continuing to dream or not, is called facing reality, but what does Amélie want?-Amélie-
Everything seems sweet, but the young lady does not hesitate to show her character when necessary. Behind her shy smile is a woman who, in the face of injustice, will act in an vengeful and even childish manner. Remember, Amélie is a dreamer who seems to live in an imaginary world. She’s a young woman who hasn’t left her younger side.
All this is reflected in the scenes of the film, as seen in the first lines, the soundtrack is the key to all this fantasy, it is like watching the scenes through the eyes of the protagonist, despite what is happening in the real world, in Paris. , there is a feeling of being confronted with something magical, imaginary.
The use of colors, decorations and even costumes reveals the details of this whole set. You know the personality of each of them when they see their homes, their clothes and their gestures. The photography is well executed, offering very beautiful images.
As you can see, the film is an atypical romantic comedy, its protagonist lives his fantasy and helps others without being seen, the framework is fundamental to understanding this world dreamed by Amélie, in addition, the voice of the narrator appears at key moments to reveal certain peculiarities of the characters.
Absolutely creative and original, Amélie Poulain’s Fabulous Destiny has become a huge success, it is the second most profitable French film, second only to Intouchables (Nakache, 2011), which won almost all the awards at the 27th César Awards (27th edition of the César Awards). ), won two BAFTA Awards and several Oscar nominations.
Without a doubt, this is one of the best romantic comedies with whimsical accents. It’s a French movie everyone remembers. Amélie won over the audience for his sweetness, but also for his revenge. One way or another, the film complied with what the posters promised. , inviting viewers to see the world from a different perspective.
“These are difficult times for dreamers. ” – Amélie-