I saw Amelie tonight. In the McConomy in the CMU University Center. This was my second time. When I first watched it, I was put off. I didn\’t like it. It was incredibly superfluous. Maybe it was just me then, but I found the storyline frustrating. It was annoyingly slow.
But now when I watch it. Oh, I can understand. I am a dreamer. I am a romantic. I love creating mysteries and puzzles for people even if it will backfire or irritate them to no end (see history I created in undergrad for evidence). But even then, that\’s not what the movie is about. It\’s about looking for optimism. The little things in life that we often neglect to see. To recover the childlike innocence and the potential of life to be greater.
But ultimately, I just enjoy the music. The Amelie theme is so repeated and so…innocent. Yann Tiersen. The same composer as in Goodbye Lenin!
I have the music on my computer if you want to listen to it ever. It is definitely a very good soundtrack.
I have such mixed feelings about Amelie. Everything you say is right, and I really like it a lot. But it was also first date material for what turned out to be an extensive but failed relationship. How do you disassociate?