Review of Amélie (2001) by Ben D — 14 Feb 2015

Now here is a movie that relies solely on our main character's likability, personality, and charm. If we hate her and has no personality, this movie fails, because I imagine if a character I hated did the things Amélie did in this movie, I would, well, hate it.

Fortunately, our main character is simply wonderful and impossible to hate. The first half of this film is about Amélie trying to help people, and the second half is her playing mind games with a guy she has a serious crush on.

I mean, in all honesty, that sounds rather boring, but, like I said, Amélie is to likable for it to be boring. I like watching her do her daily routine. She does it while being decently interesting and quirkily funny.

The better half of the film is the romance part, as I found it to be both more sweet and more funny. The whole time this guy is trying to find out who is playing these mind games with him, and when they finally meet, you get this feeling of satisfaction.

To me this kind of shows that the movie did in fact create a relatable character. I mean, why would I feel any kind of emotion for someone I didn't like? Amélie is a very feel good film and it's something you can watch at any time.

I recommend you watch.