>>if "Amelie" was an american movie, it would be "Forrest
>>Gump"
>
>how's that?

- a genuine, naive, 'different' hero teaches valuable life lessons to folks who have been corrupted by the cold, cold world they live in
- lots and lots of cliché, picturesque shots of the beautiful homeland (grand ol'America or le vieux Paris, same difference)
- special effects galore, in a failed attempt to mask the vapidness of the whole thing
- the overall corniness factor (très high)

in both cases, the recipe for most overrated bullshit film of the year in their respective countries.

I'll concede that "Amélie" is not quite as wack as "Forrest Gump". Not by far, though.

>forrest gump got six academy awards, including picture,
>director, actor, and screenplay.

that's what I thought, sort of. But I don't follow the Academy Awards very closely.