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
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.
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!
i think the movie tries to show how most everyone is somewhat of a slave to love, actually, and since she was too afraid to let herself be swept away or simply didn't find the "perfect" person for her, she got as well, let's say, a fake sense of fullfilment from doing "good things". it's what made her "feel" complete in the meantime - while she didn't find her nino.
look at thomas's comment, he brings up a good point. why is it that they must e shown to "consumate" their love through sex. it is as if the fact that they have sex legitimizes the relationship and shows that they will "live happily ever after" to quote thomas.
it is also interesting that the scene that connotes sex (the two of them lying in bed, nino in amelie's arms) show what seems to be amelie holding and protecting nino like he is her child. oedipus, what?!
or it shows that she is still a strong female character, or a dominant one, or her willingness to continue loving and give compassion to others. That image doesn't leave you feeling she's a slave, or has succumbed to anything. Rather, she is still the protectress, because she does a lot of that through the whole movie. She protects people emotionally. She defends them. She's still shown in control.
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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
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sorry if that doesn't make sense. it does in my head.
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i think the movie tries to show how most everyone is somewhat of a slave to love, actually, and since she was too afraid to let herself be swept away or simply didn't find the "perfect" person for her, she got as well, let's say, a fake sense of fullfilment from doing "good things". it's what made her "feel" complete in the meantime - while she didn't find her nino.
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it is also interesting that the scene that connotes sex (the two of them lying in bed, nino in amelie's arms) show what seems to be amelie holding and protecting nino like he is her child. oedipus, what?!
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