How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from the French-to-English translated subtitles of Amélie.
Quote #7
[Amélie imagines herself as Zorro after pranking Collignon.]
After cutting Collignon's shoelaces, dumping salt in his booze, and swapping his toothpaste for foot cream, she—in her imagination—carves a Z into his door, like Zorro, showing that she fancies herself a hero of the people.
Quote #8
[Nino's pictures tell him about Amélie.]
This scene mirrors an earlier scene, in which Amélie's paintings talk to her. Amélie and Nino both have these little fantasies in the moments right before they fall asleep, so it's tough to tell if they're actively imagining them or if they're dreams.
Quote #9
NARRATOR: Nino is late. Amélie can only see two explanations. 1. He didn't get the photo. 2. Before he could assemble it a gang of bank robbers took him hostage. The cops gave chase. They got away but he causes a crash. When he came to, he'd lost his memory. An ex-con picked him up, mistook him for a fugitive and shipped him to Istanbul. There he met some Afghan raiders who took him to steal some Russian warheads. But their truck hit a mine in Tajikistan. He survived, took to the hills, and became a Mujahedeen.
Okay, this is ridiculous and funny, but it shows the dangerous excess of Amélie's overactive imagination—and it shows how quickly she can talk herself out of something.