Amélie

In the last few lessons, we have been watching the French film Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. It's a romantic comedy about a girl who discovers a memory box in her apartment and returns it to its owner; having seen its positive effect on him, she goes on a mission to make others happy and eventually falls in love with a man who collects photo booth pictures and leads him on an adventure to find her.

I really enjoyed this film and I loved the visual style, especially the colours that were used and the types of shots that were taken. I thought the narration of the film was really cool and interesting, especially when introducing all the characters where it said their likes and dislikes. It was quite confusing in the beginning when we started watching it so I wasn't sure if I would like it, however it turned out to be really engaging and I loved it. The shots of Amelie as a child (the first image below) were my favourite.

As shown by the images above, the main colours used throughout the film were red and green. The green has been used to represent hope and contrast with the warmer colours, and red has been used to represent Amélie's personality, love, passion, and young mind.