TherearesomanymoviesI'velovedthattheentirelistwouldbenearlybook-length.It'stoughtopickjustafew,butI'llgiveitatry.

　　BeforeIstartanykindofnumberedlist,Ihavetoincludeonefilmthat...well,it'dbeunfairtocallit(them,really)myfavoritefilm(s),astheyfloatinthestratosphereaboveanythinglikeanumericalfavoriteslist.Itisn'tfairtolistitwithothers.WhileI'llstillreferto#1onthelistbelowasmyfavoriteasfollow.

　　Movie:d'AméliePoulain,Directedby:Jean-PierreJeunet.

　　Jean-PierreJeunethascreatedmontagesofinsignificanceandtrivialityonlytobringoutinaneuphemisticwaythebiggestsupportonecangetinlife;love.Everysinglecharacter,includingAmelieherself,hassomekindofpeculiarityintheircharacteristics(whichoftenresembletheeccentricityofDickensiancharacters)buttheonethingbindsthemtogetheristheiragonyofbeinglonely,unnoticedandsearchforcompanionshipandappreciation.Amelieisliketheangelwhorepairsthemissinglinksintheirlivesandfindsarootofherown.The"All'sWellthatEndsWell"mottooffairy-taleshasbeenadoptedveryskilfullyinthismovieanditratherwakesupthefairygodmotherineachofus.

　　For20yearsJean-PierreJeunetcollectedsmallastonishingandintriguingmomentsinhislife,takingnotesinhisdiary,notknowingthathewasuptoco-writeanddirectoneofthemostsuccessfulfilminFrenchfilmhistory.Jean-PierreJeunetfellinlovewiththestoryandthefilmhetitledLefabuleuxdestind'AméliePoulain.Butit'spopularitywasevenasurprisetoJean-PierreJeunethimselfasheoncestated:IguessIhavetoproduceafilmlikeAlienResurrection(USA1997)tomakeamovielikeLefabuleuxdestind'AméliePoulain',obviouslynotawareofthefilmspotential.Unfortunatelythefilmdidn'twinanAcademyAwardforthebestforeignfilmin2001whichstillpuzzlesfilmfansallovertheworld.

　　IconsiderJean-PierreJeunet'sfilmasamasterpiece.Inmyopinion,itisanoutstandingfilminfilmhistoryforitscinematography,themusic,thestory,butabovealltheoverallatmosphere.Goingtothecinemaislikemeditating.Wesitforoverone-hourandcomfortablechair-ourbreathslowsdownandasthelightsareswitchedoff,weenteradreamworld.Weseektoescapeournormalworldjustforashortperiodoftime,toexperiencesomethingtotallydifferentandyet,wewanttofindourselvesinthisworld.ThankstoJean-PierreJeunetIhadawonderfuldream,Iwillneverforget.

　　Jean-PierreJeunetandhiscameraman,BrunoDelbonnel,wantedtomakethefilmlookliketheSpanishpainterdidhisartwork.Toestablishadreamlikeatmospheretheyusedmostlyredandgreen,sometimesaddingalittlebluespotinthepicturetosetthecontrast.AudreyTautou(AméliePoulain),mostlywearseitherredorgreendresses,aswellasthehousekeeper(YolandeMoreauasMadelaineWallace,concierge),andAmélie'smother(LorellaCravottaasAmandinePoulin)inthebeginningofthefilm.WhenAméliePoulainsitsdowntowatchthetragedyofherlifeonherTV,thereisanoutstandingofabluelampinthebackground.Sometimestheuseofcolorgetsveryobvious.Amélie'sapartmentforexampleisalmostcompletelyred,theundergroundstationandthetrainstationarekeptingreenandthegreengrocerystorestandsoutfromthegreybuildings.Honestly,Ihaven'tnoticedtheextremeuseofcolorthefirsttimeIwatchedthemovie.Iju