Amelie Reflection

Sister Marie is called to a meeting in Paris regarding the convents pension. The nuns agree to send their blessed Infant King with Sister Marie to Paris in hopes to keep the King safe from all evil. Days after Sister Marie left, her fellow Carmelite nuns were arrested by the French revolutionists. As the nuns travel to the Paris Square to be beheaded, they begin singing songs. Sister Marie with the Infant King watches her sisters get martyred.

Throughout the term I have begun experiencing movies in a different way. The class has taken ideas of cinematography, theory, and film history and practically applied it to physically watching movies. By breaking down scenes and movies as a whole, the way I look at films in general has developed. A reflection on two of the films from this term, Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) and North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) will carry the bulk of the essay. Though, I will also be discussing how this class changed the way I saw a movie just a few weeks ago. Casablanca’s script and acting are of particular caliber, and North by Northwest unfortunately does not deliver with the dialogue and casting of lead actor Cary Grant. Though, overall, they both

The little boy’s protective reaction makes more convincing why the red balloon keeps chasing him. This film calls my attention to the France History, it took place in the Belleville area of Paris which had fallen into decay by

The short story“The Necklace” by Gui de Maupassant follows Madame Loisel and her husband who are living in the middle-class during the rise of the middle class in Paris, France.There are many different examples of irony throughout the short story, demonstrating Maupassant's talent at commenting on the society in which he was immersed in. The theme of “The Necklace” is revealed through the character Madame Loisel, irony, and symbolism.

Between pursuits of her love interest, Amelie takes it upon herself to help the other characters in the film. Through her interactions with the other characters, A great contrast can be seen between the title character and the supporting cast. Whereas Amelie seems to bend the rules of reality with her imagination, many of the other character are locked down by their inability to imagine other possibilities. In helping these characters, Amelie's imagination also expands their imaginations and beliefs.

Genevieve was with Caroline at her grandmother’s house with the simple task of cleaning out her grandmother’s attic. She was going through some books of her grandmothers that were in an old chest. She managed

The story surrounds two time periods: 1942 and 2002. All of the main story and action takes place in Paris. The two stories alternate throughout the book. By alternating both points of view, de Rosnay allows the reader to learn factual information and also go on an emotional journey. As the book progresses, the stories tie together until they become one.

Henri is one of the two nephews of the rich uncle who recently passed away. From time to time he does a short narration of the film. The story begins in the house of late uncle with the reading of his will and continues throughout the rest of the film. The rest of the story tells about the relationship between the two brothers, Paul and Henri, and the newly widowed and rich old Aunt Rosalie. Considering the movie was made during 1956 the content and them are consistent with the time frame and geared toward an adult audience that are fans of mystery movies.

Claire Denis’ Chocolat is a film associated with the féminin colonial which presents colonial Cameroon through a child’s view in a flashback. The flashback details the relationships between the child France, her mother Aimée and their houseboy Protée, with the film serving as a criticism of colonialism. Denis’ presentation of Aimée’s character is ambiguous of the féminin colonial, provoking the audience to contemplate the social dynamics between the colonizers and colonized whilst still remaining realistic, and allowing for a contrast between Aimée’s mature attitude and France’s childlike behavior towards the servants.

Etienne loved to read to Marie-Laure and tell her stories. They have a connection where they both understand what it can feel life to be aimless. Marie-Laure, due to her blindness, can relate to Etienne in a way that the world they experience is different than how it really exists. As their relationship grew stronger, Etienne begins to open up to Marie-Laure. He showed her the room where his brother stayed and the radio beacon that they had built to transmit radio broadcasts. Showing her the room was a big step in his recovery because the death of his brother was one of the things that troubled him the most. Marie-Laure often asked him questions, some of which, he did not feel comfortable answering. For example, she asked questions, such as, why he had not gone outside in years. He explained that he used to love to go outside, but after the war and the death of his brother his love for it faded and he developed a fear of large spaces. Etienne claimed he had everything he needed inside along with his books and music for entertainment. The connection they formed slowly began to nurture Etienne back to a sane mindset. The most important factor that led to his change was the day he stepped outside for the first time in years. Etienne was so worried that Marie-Laure was not going to come back from the bakery that he pulled together the courage to go

Prior to the release of La Haine the majority of French film directors created cinematography and imagery of France and the city of Paris as a country full of romance, sophistication and high class lifestyles. However film director Kassovitz completely contradicted this in his film La Haine. The film follows the lives of three friends living in the ‘Banlieu’ of Paris. Vinz is a white Jewish youth who is aggressive and impulsive in his actions. Hubert is a black African youth who is passive and measured in his manner and actions.

The Giver is a morally driven and thought-provoking story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime, sadness, pain, death, music, color and love. The story follows Jonas as he receives the memories of the past, good and bad, from the current Receiver, who is called the Giver. The Giver transfers memories by placing his hands on Jonas 's forearms. The first memory he receives is of a thrilling sled ride, which he will remake in the end of the movie. Jonas discovers the dangerous truths of his community 's secret past. Armed with the power of knowledge, which he knew about from memories (Ways of Knowledge), Jonas realizes that he must release all the memories to the community to allow them to feel

What concepts, principles, or ideas that you have learned, do you think you will remember the most after you leave this class?

Les Miserables is a characteristic romantic work in both theme and form. In theme the novel assaults the traditional social structure, glorifies freedom of thought and spirit, and makes a hero of the average individual. In this novel the several characters were portrayed as heros. It follows the lives and interactions of several French

In this movie we follow common thief named Aladdin who wants a better life for himself and ultimately falls in love with the princess. We learn about his backstory and how he was abandoned as a child and left for the streets. Since then he has made a life for himself along with his companion, a monkey named Abu. We also learn about the princess Jasmine and how she isn’t happy living in the palace so she goes to the streets and there she meets Aladdin. Shortly into the movie Aladdin is helping out Jafar and is taken down and eventually stranded in ‘The Cave of Wonders’ where he stumbles upon a lamp. However this is no ordinary lamp, there is a genie bound to it who appears when someone rubs his lamp they summon the “genie of the lamp”. Aladdin then begins his journey to the top of the food chain with the help of genie who turns him into a prince. Aladdin then competes for Jasmines heart but is turned away when she learns the truth. Jafar then tries to take over Acraba and begins to control the Sultan with magic. He then tries to have Aladdin killed but fails when genie saves his life. The Sultan then discovers, thanks to Aladdin, that Jafar was controlling him and the Sultan has him arrested. The climax of the movie, the battle between Jafar and Aladdin, happens and in the end Aladdin wins and earns Jasmines love.