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[cinaedis42]

anyone who has watched amelie...what do you think amelie says about gender roles or how does it treat gender and sexuality

Comments

[wizardofpink]

i watched that movie last night. happy endings make me sad. explain that why dont you

[cinaedis42]

because you are a fatalist, and you smell...of frankincense

but how about not dodging the question, you question dodger!

[wizardofpink]

youre dead wrong about the fatalist thing, im actually a comedian. the reason they are shown in bed together the next morning is because the focus of the movie is on the chase... they spent so much time showing amelies unique way of flirting that they didnt have time to develop a realistic love. so they did what they needed to do to try and convey that they lived happily ever after and that was show them post fuck.

[cinaedis42]

cf. avivas comment and response

[cinaedis42]

it just seems as though amelie ceases being a do-gooder once she becomes a victim to love. and while it is true that amelie is a slave to no man, it is significant that in the end, a bigger happiness an ending that makes you swoon is brought about, by amelie and nino consummating (implied sex) this love.

and yes, when i try to think about the film like this, it DOES take a lot of the fun out of the movie, but its okay becauseifuckingloveamelie,themovie,notthefilmcharacterportrayedbyaudreytatou,justsoweareclearonwhatiamtalkingabout

[ajoyfulgirl_]

while amelie did make up charming and romantic plans for other people (which you consider, "do-gooding"), i kind of got the feeling she was doing all these things for other people because she was too afraid to make herself happy/fall in love. she was living vicariously through other people's lives and didn't have much of her own. i think at the end, she finally overcame whatever she was hesitating from, and her earlier schemes didn't really have to do with being a do-gooder at all....i think in some ways they were negative.

sorry if that doesn't make sense. it does in my head.

[blairz]

no i agree with you (although you don't know me and i don't know you:)) I haven't seen the movie in a while but in theory what you are saying fits because well... we fixate on the idea of a "do-gooder" and have the philosophy that "the end justifies the means" which in many cases it does. but the argument can definately be made that her intentions were only a way of avoiding her own misplaced emotions, which is alright because she made people happy, but it doesn't make her a "bad person" for abandoning these efforts when she finally finds a bit of happiness for herself. if that makes no sense my appologies!

[peaceloveclaire]

elliot. where the hell is my letter?

[cinaedis42]

dude, ill explain it all with a call. that rhymed.