Amelie Textual Analysis

1. The first stylistic advice that i noticed in the move Amelie Poulain was how the director emphasized the littlest details. For example in the beginning of the movie when he is introducing the characters, for each characters he gives us a couple of things they like, and hate. This makes us get to know the character better in as little as five seconds. This helps us relate to the characters more because it makes them seem more human, it shows that they are just as simple as anyone else. By doing this it also makes us think of the little details throughout the movie are going to be important.

2. Another one i found was the colors that the director chose. He basically looked at this movie like it was a painting, and used the colors of that painting throughout the whole movie. The colors he chose were red, green and a bit of of blue. He also saturated the parts of the film to emphasize what he wanted the audience to focus on, making the film more interesting and unique to watch.

3. A third one i notice is how the director creates a magical realism feeling. For example when Amelie rushes to the next room, it makes a loud airplane sound which of course in real life it would never happen. He does this a couple of times with his sound effects, which makes us focus more on what they are doing. He also showed this in one scene where Amelie is just a little girl and shes taking a picture of the clouds, and one happened to be in the shape of a teddy bear, and a bunny.

4.  A fourth one i noticed was the sound design. The choice of music he chose, made us feel like we were in France. It also wasnt very distracting but it was definitely noticeable and memorable. The director also chose to keep some moments of the movie quiet, with no sound at all which made the moments more intimate and made us pay closer attention to what is happening.