thinkinbrightcolors:

Unfortunately, Brad and I rarely go out to the movies anymore. It just always seems expensive, and the movies uninspired and well, frankly? We’d rather spend our money on some good wine and good eats. But last night we broke our routine and went to the Uptown theater to see Jean Pierre Jeunet’s new movie Micmacs.

Jean Pierre Jeunet is most famous (in America) for directing Amelie (my favorite movie of all-time). So when Brad saw that he had a new movie out, he thought, “this is gonna be good!” Me? Not so much. Amelie is my FAVORITE movie. Beats A League of Their Own. Beats When Harry Met Sally. Beats Eternal Sunshine. It’s the best. So how can Jeunet outdo that?

I don’t know if Micmacs is “better” than Amelie, but it was pretty friggin amazing. In fact, they were fairly similar. Vigilante characters. Beautiful camera angles. Rich, saturated colors. Quirky supporting characters. A crazy, unpredictable plot. It was so refreshingly original. I couldn’t get over it. I guess in movies nowadays I’m always guessing what will happen next (and most of the times, I’m unfortunately right). But with this movie, ANYTHING could happen at any minute.

Anyway, I highly recommend it :) Now, I just gotta convince Brad to go see Toy Story 3 with me.