Was Leon a paedophile or not? The film's great unresolved question.
Film recommendation.
Was Leon a paedophile or not? The film's great unresolved question.
Not as funny as the trailer may make it seem. But thought provoking and even poignant.
Love this sort of thread.
The differing opinions. Sin City must be one of the worst films I have ever seen. Three of us went and we walked out...
NY TIMES wrote...
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Mr. Morris said he did not conceive of �Four Lions� as a provocation: �It wasn�t about getting the least likely subject for a comedy and then making a film about it, but the other way around.� After 9/11 � and with greater intensity after the 2005 London bombings � he immersed himself in books and articles on Islamic history and culture, not knowing where his research would lead.
�I wanted to understand what was going on,� he said. �Once I started reading I found things that made me laugh.�
As he pieced together a ground-level view of Islamic extremism � talking to a wide spectrum of British Muslims, interviewing security experts, poring over transcripts and documents from terrorism trials � he noticed an abundance of plans gone wrong and a pattern of incongruous situations and idiotic behavior: the makings of farce, in other words.
There were the would-be terrorists who set up a training camp in the woods but slept in their van because they were afraid of mice. Recordings by the MI5 security service of a London cell turned up �reams of rubbish dialogue,� Mr. Morris said, �like debates about who�s cooler, bin Laden or Johnny Depp� and puzzled questions about the exact purpose of all that fertilizer they had purchased.
even I admired the sheer constant perkiness of Piranha's cast
even I admired the sheer constant perkiness of Piranha's cast
So much of this.
Such a good idea to laugh at the things we're supposed to be afraid of ... quite a different take to Team America World Police, but still very funny.
Was Leon a paedophile or not? The film's great unresolved question.
I didn't think so. Natalie Portman wanted him bad, though. Regardless it's fantastic. I'd recommend trying Sin City again, personally. May watch Dawn of the Dead again before the Arsenal game. Such class. I know I'm 20 and should grow up but zombies are sweet!
Was Leon a paedophile or not? The film's great unresolved question.
How was he a paedophile? How is that even a question, unresolved or not? Been a long time since I've seen it, but I don't recall any pedo scenes...
There weren't any scenes as such. There was a lot inferred. A lot of critics went for it the way you might critique, say, Nabokov's Lolita.
dairyflat2010-11-01 09:45:23
Was Leon a paedophile or not? The film's great unresolved question.
Agreed. I offered a lousy comparison.
Wongo2010-11-01 13:06:02
If you liked oceans,you'll like RED. It's pretty much just a comedy,not really a mix. But there are guns..
Edit: quote fail. Was meant to quote Cosimo.Tegal2010-11-01 15:55:04
If you liked oceans,you'll like RED. It's pretty much just a comedy,not really a mix. But there are guns..
Edit: quote fail. Was meant to quote Cosimo.
I'm inclined to think that there wasn't even any question of paedophilia in Leon. She wanted him, he said no and only went so far as to sleep in the same bed as her as a compromise.
Just saw Lethal Weapon. Disappointingly rubbish.
I'm inclined to think that there wasn't even any question of paedophilia in Leon. She wanted him, he said no and only went so far as to sleep in the same bed as her as a compromise.
Just saw Lethal Weapon. Disappointingly rubbish.
I'm inclined to think that there wasn't even any question of paedophilia in Leon. She wanted him, he said no and only went so far as to sleep in the same bed as her as a compromise.
Just saw Lethal Weapon. Disappointingly rubbish.
If you liked oceans,you'll like RED. It's pretty much just a comedy,not really a mix. But there are guns..
Edit: quote fail. Was meant to quote Cosimo.