Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Amelie

Who couldn't love this movie?  The quick narrative intros give worth to the most mundane interests, and the characters are so idiosyncratic that I fell instantly in love with all of them.  The film brought out all the big guns to make this a feel-good movie--the warm, soft lighting combined with the bright colors made it a visual playground.  The random-acts of kindness for the most absurd people, the reinforcement of love in all forms, the quirky habits that make this a wild-yet-relatable world we wish we could be a part of--they all render the movie an insta-hit in the hearts of anyone who believes in hope and love (and most likely those who don't, either).

Maybe I'm raving a bit too much.  I don't know if everyone would love it--but I certainly did.  I was completely strung along with the narrative twists, letting myself get lost in the operational aesthetic.  It's full of charm and strange-yet-familiar story-telling techniques that were all-around delightful.

five.

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