8/18/2014

L is for Lolita

AND for Léon: The professional.

The year is 1994. A twelve-year-old Natalie Portman plays a girl who sets out to avenge her four-year-old brother's murder. She meets Léon, a hitman, and ask him to teach her to do his work. 



With the pass of time, Mathilda (Portman) started having feelings for Léon. I couldn't stop myself from thinking of heart-shaped glasses... yes, Lolita. 

Well, Lolita was the opposite; the man felt in love with her and for her everything was like a game. In Léon, the little girl felt something for the guy and he wasn't sure how to face it. However, I felt the same watching both movies: The uncomfortable sensation of seeing a younger girl being with an older man (and not like 3 years olders, much more) and the huge expectation of know how it ends. 

Lolita, the movie, is more cheeky and daring than Léon but both of them are worthy of watching. To be honest, two of my favourites.


Here's the poster of the original Lolita (1962). As you can see, that's why i mentioned the heart-shaped glasses.


PS: There is a newer version of Lolita, from 1997.


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