Amelie

[robinturner]

I was too tired to watch a whole film, but I wanted the flavour of a film, so I watched the first 20 minutes of Amelie. The delightful thing about watching films like this is the knowledge that you and the film are on the same side.

So ... if I get some work-unimpeded time to myself of the weeked, I have the joy of watching all of Amelie, and maybe Fanny and Alexander!

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[solri.livejournal.com]

The funnything is, I couldn't say what the "side" in question is - it's just a feeling. There are plenty of films I enjoy greatly where I don't feel any connection with the film's creator(s) - Gladiator, for example, is a thoroughly enjoyable film, but I didn't think "Wow, Ridley Scott and I are really on the same wavelength." On the other hand, I've had that "same side" feeling about films as diverse as The Seven Samurai and Fanny and Alexander (in fact I once said that between them they say pretty much everything that's worth saying about the human condition).