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Posted by: LeonLeon24 at May 7, 2008, 12:41 pm

Topic: Leon is Humbert Humbert Forum: JoBlo

Quote: Originally Posted by JJFlamingo Humbert was a perv, who actually wanted Lolita, while Leon was a good guy who kept his hands to himself and it was Mathilda who wanted more out of the relationship... I definitely agree, and I'd be the first to defend Jean Reno's character, but I got the feeling that Mathilda was beginning to break down Leon's defences - especially in the Uncut version (sleeping in a bed, and eventually sharing one, for example). I think Luc Besson effectively skirted round this issue by portraying Leon as essentially a lovable buffoon outside of his profession, and certainly not the calculated predator Humbert was. I also agree with the previous comment about it being impossible to faithfully adapt Lolita. Nabokov's obsession with the English Language could never be faithfully translated into visuals.

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