Rec | AMELIE

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Rec'd on 🌱 3/11: A MOVIE THAT DEFINED A PART OF WHO YOU ARE?

I can legitimately say I would not be the same person I am now if I had never seen Amelie. there's this episode of This American Life called "Spark Bird" - the bird that first sparks someone's interest in/obsession with birding - well I like to refer to "spark movies" and Amelie was it for me. it showed me what cinema could do. I had never seen a movie that encapsulated my worldview but also how I wanted the world to be and look. seeing it as a teenager probably had a lot to do with it - the longing, the quirkiness - but the visual/artist part of me realized movies could do and express things I never thought possible and never had words or images for. it was like a floodgate opened, it was my gateway drug to more movies, art, music, and the way I experienced myself in the world. it was so formative for me it's like my brain soaked it up and I can't help that it's always there permeating everything with more whimsy, flair, and color ✨

@brooks

Mar 13, 2025

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@seirinou

omg i love amélie so much 😭😭😭 i rewatch it every year and that magical feeling from watching it never changes. so happy to see people love this film as much as i do :’))))

Mar 13, 2025

@brooks

@SEIRINOU it IS magic!! 💞

Mar 13, 2025

@dani_z_baybee

Ugh my favorite movie of all time! Anytime I do something a little mischievous I feel like her.

Mar 13, 2025

@brooks

@DANI_Z_BAYBEE exactly!!! bounce on a bed a little bit- think of her. see a big barrel of beans or whatever at the bulk food section- think of her. eat raspberries- think of her. anything with a little mischief and cheekiness, for sure!!! love it it makes life so much more delightful

Mar 13, 2025

@dani_z_baybee

@BROOKS photobooths, marbles and jax, Renoir, gnomes, seeking petty revenge on asshats. Always thinking of Amelie and Audrey Tautou

Mar 13, 2025

@pickledluya

love the concept of spark birds and movies and love amelie!!!

Mar 13, 2025

@brooks

@PICKLEDLUYA I know I think about the "spark" with so many things... it's like what's that thing that just captures you and keeps you guessing and keeps you hooked?

Mar 13, 2025

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