When Amelie goes into the tunnels, music can be heard from a blind man who is holding a record player playing a song about love. The use of sound by the director allows the following action of Amelie running into a man underneath a photo booth, (future lover) be seen. I also think the blind man was used to symbolize the obscure nature of their love by not knowing/ (seeing) the other. I also think it is pretty ironic that the song is about living with love, which is a dilema of Amelie in the end. Also color correction with a tint of green creates an eerie/mysterious feeling making the audience lonely in a way.
Amelie tricks her father into believing the dwarf is traveling around the country as a way to make her father travel as well, instead of waiting behind. I also see this act of kindness as a way of comic relief in the story to relieve the tension of Amelie helping so many individuals. The symbolism of the dwarf can also be seen as part of the freeing of Amelie through helping others.
Magical realism is used in the film, which can be seen in this part where the key magically appears in amelies pocket. The use of such a device made me think about Amelie's (hobby) of helping others and the creation of Magical powers almost as a connotation of helping others as being "holy". Symbolic opening the lives of others to provide aid and assistance and also in the punishing of those who have done wrong. This idea emphasizes Amelie taking on, almost a divine figure punishing those who have sinned and rewardings those who are kind or troubled. For example the shop owner who Amelie switches his toothepaste and his foot cream, as well as changing his clock, for revenge against the abusing of his worker.
Irony can be seen in this image by the skeleton being Amelies future lover. Silence is used by the author to emphasize the characters words..."booooo" to focus this silence between the 2 characters, which reaccuring throughout the movie. For example the end when Amelie is kissing, no music is in the background of the film. Thus I think I can conclude the Author is trying to make the audience step out of the world of Magical realism and show a more realistic event, converging fantasy and reality through the sound alone.
When Amelie goes into the tunnels, music can be heard from a blind man who is holding a record player playing a song about love. The use of sound by the director allows the following action of Amelie running into a man underneath a photo booth, (future lover) be seen. I also think the blind man was used to symbolize the obscure nature of their love by not knowing/ (seeing) the other. I also think it is pretty ironic that the song is about living with love, which is a dilema of Amelie in the end. Also color correction with a tint of green creates an eerie/mysterious feeling making the audience lonely in a way. 
Amelie tricks her father into believing the dwarf is traveling around the country as a way to make her father travel as well, instead of waiting behind. I also see this act of kindness as a way of comic relief in the story to relieve the tension of Amelie helping so many individuals. The symbolism of the dwarf can also be seen as part of the freeing of Amelie through helping others.
Irony can be seen in this image by the skeleton being Amelies future lover. Silence is used by the author to emphasize the characters words..."booooo" to focus this silence between the 2 characters, which reaccuring throughout the movie. For example the end when Amelie is kissing, no music is in the background of the film. Thus I think I can conclude the Author is trying to make the audience step out of the world of Magical realism and show a more realistic event, converging fantasy and reality through the sound alone. 
Haha Mark, this is amazing haha. I enjoyed reading about your take on how magical realism was used in the film. The device adds to the film by bringing more emotion to it and i believe that is important. Well big fella, the idea of making the audience step out of the world is very intriguing. Keep up the work big guy haha.
ReplyDeleteI love how you point how there's magical realism in the second shot because there really is. Great analysis and great points.
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