This film is about a guy who lives his life based on his dreams and imagination. He falls in love with a French girl and tries to show her his world of dreams while not being able to accept rejection. A very formative film about a lovestruck guy living a life run by his creative thoughts.
A scene that really stood out to me was the very end. I thought it was a unique shot in the film to end this movie. This film did not exactly have closure, but the scene at the very end made the illusion that it did. This scene takes place right after Stephane falls asleep in Stephanie’s bed after their fight when he was supposed to leave for his flight. These scene is made for the audience to see what Stephane was seeing in his dreams at that moment. It is a long shot consisting of Stephanie’s toy horse on which Stephane and Stephanie, “ride away in the sunset.” These scene was very formative and consisted of a lot of animation. Behind the couple there was the cellophane water and the cotton ball clouds. What makes this scene create closure is that it ties in all the loose ends of the imagination of Stephane thinking that his life is incomplete without Stephanie, but through this dream of them being together and happy for once, it seems as if he has accepted rejection and is content with all the memories he made with Stephanie, which is why their crafting supplies are shown in the last scene with them on the horse. I thought this ending suited the film very well. Overall, this film was great. It is one of a kind. I don't think this film is for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. It had a very unique storyline and the usage of animation gave it a childish feel but this film was executed well enough that the weird qualities this film had seemed, “okay,” to do. Once again, Michel Gondry didn't let me down.
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