Amelie

I did not really care for the movie Amelie because I do not like foreign films. I also do not like that you have to read the subtitles. This movie was hard to follow and understand. What I got out of this film was that she is a shy waitress who loved helping those around her while dealing with her own problems and trying to find her one true love. I liked the fact that she was so willing to help everyone out. She found the man that the old toys belonged to and gave them back. She helped to hook up her co-worker with the guy that kept coming into the cafe. She also helped the man by getting back at the store owner by messing things up in his apartment. It made me mad that she was so shy. She kept playing games with the guy she liked, but she never had the courage to show herself until she got the incouragement from the old man. Even though this part of the movie should have been sad, it was still hilarious how Amelie's mother died when the suicidal woman landed on her. This caused her father to withdraw from life even farther and build the shrine in the backyard with the gnome. I feel that message Amelie was trying to get across to her father was that he should go out and explore the different opportunities that the world has to offer. She showed this by taking the garden gnome from place to place. She took pictures at each spot to send to her father. At the end of the movie we realized he got the message because he caught a cab to the airport. I am not sure why this film was nominated for so many academy awards. This film just does not make since until you stop and actually think about it.