Having seen both, Amelie is certainly superior in many ways, the ways Jeunet typically excels. But No Man's Land is a very good film, and though it probably earned the award because of its topicality, I can't say that I have a problem with it.
The easiest way to describe the FEEL of No Man's Land is to comare it to Three Kings - minus the hollywood production and budget (there are more explosions in two minute of Three Kings than all of No Man's Land) and with more thoughtfulness and observation about human nature. The movie has a good, dark sense of humor. I'd give it a 4 on M&M factor - it loses a point because it is not so much the movie that lingers with you, but thoughts of the social and moral challenges that face an a world growing continually larger and closer.
The Acadamy Awards are decided by a bunch of mindless dolts. Can anyone give me a good explanation as to why Shakespeare in Love beat out Life is Beautiful for best picture? Oh, but the temptation of a period piece romantic comedy was just too much for the milquetoast beamer drivin' kelly ripa lovin' fools.
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