Analysis

1.Camera pushes on Amelie to show emotions-loud sounds when the camera pushes in to her face

Along with a sound effect while pushing in to Amelie's face, the audience is able to see her emotions and form a idea of what is going on. This relates to the surreal tone of the film and of Amelie's mind. I get a feeling of understanding her better when the camera pushes in to her, and i get a feel of the situation or her thoughts upon evaluating her emotions. This is because the camera's abrupt movement allows us to get into her head and her thinking, which ultimately syncs her thoughts with ours. Most of all, it pushes into her realization, as if the audience realizes it at the same time also.

2.Amelie acknowledges the camera, engages audience. -she looks at the camera and smiles

As she acknowledges the camera by looking at it and smiling at it, it "breaks away" the film-reality barrier as the audience get to be part of her thinking and get a better feel of her. The film is about Amelie and her desire to help people solve their conflicts, this acknowledgment, enables the audience to be part of her world and perhaps in someway she is controlling the audience as if the audience are also playing apart of her schemes. I think that this signifies that everyone wants to have some kind of control over others and when she looks directly at the camera, it might be showing that the audience and her are both on the same page.

3.Dutch angles of Amelie-on her bed and a shot of her at the park

How the dutch angle is used in the film is different to the use of it in horror movies. In Amelie, the audience doesn't feel that something is off. I think the dutch angle helps to portray Amelie personality as she can be regarded as "unique". Also, for the park scene, it helps to show that something is not going according to plan. The dutch angle helps to portray the theme as it shows that she cannot control every single move of someone and also adds to the fantasy-type tone of the film.