[ SECRET POST #6068 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6068 ⌋

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[Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows]



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Comments

Re: Inspired by #4

[(Anonymous)]

Kid me watching Leon: The Professional: "Mathilda was saved by Leon, such beauty such tragedy"

Adult me watching it pre-#metoo: "ew why did the movie protray Mathilda's crush on Leon so creepy?"

Post-#metoo, I felt like Jean Reno's portrayal of Leon was what kept the film from being outright all around creepy AF.
I could sense the deep love and care Leon grew to have for Mathilda but it felt more paternal. Like, I imagine Luc Busson was aiming for, "this is a romantic love story" but Jean Reno instead played Leon's reaction to Mathilda's crush as it not translating, he doesn't ever see her in a sexual way (but the film and camera sure do 🤢)

Re: Inspired by #4

[kamino_neko]

According to Besson's wife at the time, Maïwenn le Besco, Léon was based on their relationship (le Besco was 15 when they started going together, and 17 when they married), sooo...

Re: Inspired by #4

[(Anonymous)]

You're part of the reason so many teenagers these days are full of terror and self-loathing for their completely normal adolescent crushes on adults.

Re: Inspired by #4

[(Anonymous)]

Nah. Sometimes the criticism is warranted (see the comment above yours... ftr, Besson is 16 years her senior. If you can't do the math, that means she was 15 and he was 31). Yes, we all know it's fiction but authors/creators do sometimes push things from real life into their stories. It may be a gray area but that doesn't mean we aren't allowed to criticize or even question it.

And if you'll notice, ayrt takes issue with the portrayal of the crush, not the fact the girl has a crush at all. They don't blame the girl for having a crush. They blame Besson for trying to make it out as a romance between equal partners when one of the people is a child and there's clearly a power imbalance.