Jean-Pierre Jeunet on why he won't make 'Amelie' sequel: Paris is ugly now

Yes, it is ugly.

People who look away from ugliness aren't helping.

It was ugly back then also.

What a badly written article. Why wouldn't Audrey Tatou be in it? Is her career so hot she hasn't the time, does the director hate her, does she hate him, has she gained 400 pounds? Elaborate!

OK, I’ll bite. Why is it ugly now? That movie wasn’t that long ago….in the 2000s?

It’s ugly because there is a lot of construction. I can see his point.

Side streets are choked with ugliness.

Some of the ugliness spills out into the boulevards,

Being ugly hasn't kept New York City from being popular with filmmakers.

Ugly and getting more ugly—

Countless homeless and addicts in the Metro on the streets; strikes and political demos, with more and more damage to property; the banlieues in revolt; graffiti everywhere; dirty streets and sidewalks full of dogshit; illegal immigrant tent cities, et cetera.

Freeloaders from foreign lands want free food, free house, free sewer, free Wi-Fi.

Bonjour Paris

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is correct; Paris has gone downhill aesthetically. It's also dirtier than ever, which is a real shame as it was a beautiful city. Anne Hidalgo has a lot to answer for.