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Love all your reactions, just hoping you will do a bit of an old one.... ZULU
(introducing Michael Caine 😉)
Mads😍 is Gorgeous tho!! Love your reactions!!
why cant TH-cam do something about this?!
I think one important thing to say about reactions is that if you have a question about who is the actress or what year was the film, check. It doesn't take much to get your phone out and do a quick search during or even after. You would have learned it was Natalie Portman and the film was from 1994. We would have seen your reaction, that aha moment and it would have been fun for us.
Did you already watch the film *Heat* with Al Pacino & Robert de Niro?
She played an abused child in a very difficult family situation, with PTSD. You can't think she would have perfectly healthy thoughts on loving relationships. Leon never gave in to her unhealthy attraction; he was the closest thing to a loving family she had
For a teenage girl it's pretty normal to fall in love with a teacher or some other elder guy.
I get why people are uncomfortable with her behaviour towards Leon, but I can never understand why people get weird about Leon? He never once’s shows any romantic feeling for her or even shows signs he’s even thought about it.
I feel like it says more about the super sensitive world we live in today that folk can be weirded out by something as small as him calling her baby at the end.
@@tom-eg3xy shame it’s not your job to parent other peoples kids really
@@user-si9nj3ts8q As long as the adult doesn't get stupid about it, the girl usually gets over it in a few days.
@@tom-eg3xyare you a delusional helicopter parent by chance? Enjoy your life in the clouds.👼😂
I get why people are uncomfortable with her behaviour towards Leon, but I can never understand why people get weird about Leon? He never once’s shows any romantic feeling for her or even shows signs he’s even thought about it.
I feel like it says more about the super sensitive world we live in today that folk can be weirded out by something as small as him calling her baby at the end.
Yeah agreed. Leon acted like most of us would act in his scenario, kindness and confusion on how to handle her. If I had a little girl who got lost for a few days and was found by someone with Leon's personality, I'd be so happy!
agreed super sensitive world we live in today
Ikr?! The look on Leon's face when he stopped in the hallway after she said she was falling in love with him and he made an excuse to leave the apartment... that says it all right there. He knew he had to gauge his response carefully. Yes, he bought her the pink dress... thus recognizing that she was indeed, a young lady and no longer a kid in his eyes, which is what she REALLY objected to. BUT Leon also "let her down easy" minutes later when he told her about his first love in Italy. He said "I wouldn't be a good lover." It was his way of shutting that down without hurting her or making her hate him for rejecting her. She accepted his reason and quit pestering him for sex, though she still insisted he lay down to sleep. Matilda was just looking for someone to love her and was very confused. Leon DID love her, just not like she wanted. She DID give him a new zest for a new life and a desire for normalcy... to sleep in a bed. In so many ways Matilda was older than her age and Leon was younger than his, but in this situation Leon displayed his wisdom. Well played, Leon.
According to Jean Reno, he decided to play Léon as if he were "a little mentally slow" and emotionally repressed. He felt that this would make audiences relax and realize that he wasn't someone who would take advantage of a vulnerable young girl. Reno claims that for Léon, the possibility of a physical relationship with Mathilda is not even conceivable, and as such, during the scenes when such a relationship is discussed, Reno very much allowed Portman to be emotionally in control of the scenes.
Hard damn facts!!!
Gary Oldman, one of the greatest actors of all time, and this is my favourite of his performances.
Absolutely epic turn from him in this role.
As much as I like him in this role, I still think my favorite is Zorg in "The Fifth Element". He really does crazy characters well :D
Mathilda is a 12-year-old girl, and Natalie Portman was 11 years old when she was cast in the part then 12 years old when filming started. Yes, she was Queen Amidala in Star Wars episode 1, 2 and 3.
And many many other roles including Black Swan, for which she earned an Oscar
@@musiclistsareus1029yes she is amazing actress
V for Vendetta is also excellent
Don't forget her becoming PRESIDENT in Mars Attacks!
@@EShelby2127 I completely forgat that. :)
Natalie Portman was asked as an adult if she would do a sequel of Matilda grown up as a cleaner. She said all she would need from Luc Besson was a phone call and she would be there. I for one agree. We need a sequel to what happened to Matilda
Matilda the Professional
That was the idea for a movie that eventually became “Columbiana” starring Zoe Saldana. It was pretty good, but it would’ve been great to see an adult Matilda at the top of her game.
It was a great acting job period. Not just for a 12 year old.
I hope Matilda never became a cleaner. It would make Leon's death so useless.
no we don't, its fine, some things done have to be portrayed, let it play in your own imagination, a sequel would not do justice, just no.
I agree with others here. Although Mathilda’s crush on Leon was uncomfortable for audiences, it was a valid consequence of her experiences and trauma. Amidst all the violence and terror, she was being forced to grow up way too fast, so she was trying to find love - be it from a father figure or a lover. It’s quite reasonable for any pubescent child in that situation to get confused emotionally.
Especially given what examples of love she would have had to draw on from her own past.
He was the first adult who was nice to her.
Kudos to Portman's parents as well. The original screenplay had their relationship much closer than father figure and daughter, and Natalie's parents nipped that in the bud real quick, and thank goodness they did.
@@samuraiwarriorsunite yeah him grooming her to be a murderer was ok tho
@@dominushydraThat's typical Hollywood: a bad word is absolutely unacceptable but mass murder is a-ok!
(I mean in general, that wasn't the exact scenario in this case...I just mean how they don't bat an eyelid about killing but all kinds of made-up ridiculous woke nonsense is completely different)
You are definitely supposed to feel uncomfortable with the sexual tension. It's a pre-teen girl acting sexually with a man who is a bit simple. I don't think it's hard to understand them though. They are both damaged in different ways. I can certainly see a girl who has had to be an adult long before she is mature enough act the way Matilda does and Leon is innocent enough to get entangled in ways he doesn't know how to deal with.
In the original script, Luc Besson wanted them to have sex
Ikr?! The look on Leon's face when he stopped in the hallway after she said she was falling in love with him and he made an excuse to leave the apartment... that says it all right there. He knew he had to gauge his response carefully. Yes, he bought her the pink dress... thus recognizing that she was indeed, a young lady and no longer a kid in his eyes, which is what she REALLY objected to. BUT Leon also "let her down easy" minutes later when he told her about his first love in Italy. He said "I wouldn't be a good lover." It was his way of shutting that down without hurting her or making her hate him for rejecting her. She accepted his reason and quit pestering him for sex, though she still insisted he lay down to sleep. Matilda was just looking for someone to love her and was very confused. Leon DID love her, just not like she wanted. She DID give him a new zest for a new life and a desire for normalcy... to sleep in a bed. In so many ways Matilda was older than her age and Leon was younger than his, but in this situation Leon displayed his wisdom. Well played, Leon.
@@LittleBlueOwl318 I see it a bit differently. I think Leon does have more feelings than is appropriate but he knows it's wrong and he acts as the adult even though he isn't really one mentally.
@@jonasfermefors I think you've mistaken Leon's simplicity for immaturity or stupidity. He is a professional hitman - he is not stupid. He has been in REAL love before & is not niave regarding Matilda's puppy love feelings and, as I stated before, he put some thought into how to handle it. He wasn't ever "gonna go there"... he damn near choked on his milk when she brought it up, ffs! Her little heart had already been through so much and he knew if he flat out rejected her it would destroy her already fragile heart and she would hate him and ALL men forever. Again, this is why he "let her down easy" saying he was still in love with the woman he buried in Italy. Saying he acted "as the adult even though he isn't one mentally" is a total contradiction.
@@LittleBlueOwl318 It was sloppily put, I agree. He is definitely an adult who has been through things but his simplicity gives him a naiveté that is childlike in some respects. I think he is torn between illicit temptation and paternal feelings.. and he makes the right choice.
Luc Besson also directed The Fifth Element, also with Gary Oldman as villain and Bruce Willis.
Gary Oldman giving ANOTHER iconic performance. 💪🏾
People do get hung up on the “romance”. She was confused and suffering, she had a weird family set up. She developed a crush on Leon, who did the right thing and didn’t make her feel stupid, but obviously didn’t take advantage. Nothing happened, a confused girl tried to work through some stuff, the responsible adult did the right thing. It’s just a bit more involved than an anodyne hero rescue story.
The girl who plays Mathilda could play a Queen in a galaxy far, far, away. And, yes, she's cute . . . and grows up to be quite beautiful. I have loved this movie since it first came out.
That is the great Natalie Portman in her first major role. She is an incredible actress.
Hrm .. for me in this movie .... the most important thing was he resisting her advances.
He clearly fell in love with her as a fatherly figure, deeply.
But he kept each and every boundary as best as he could.
Meanwhile, both of them sat in a very deep and deadly struggle, only she survived.
It's not only a great story but Jean Reno and Natalie Portman played two very deep, distinct and really great characters. ;)
In the original script, Luc Besson wanted them to have sex
Of course the feelings she thought she had for Leon were uncomfortable and inappropriate, that's exactly how you were supposed to feel. She was a very traumatized girl and as much as he didn't want to care for her, he did. It's understandable that she would confuse that for something else, but I never got the feeling that he was going to do anything inappropriate (except maybe to shoot her if she kept causing him trouble lol) because he started to love her like a daughter and she was showing him how to live again and how to feel real feelings for someone. It's actually a really beautiful story imo.
The movie showed a reality (for some girls' feelings). It didn't promote that reality. I think it was fine.
It didn’t deny that reality either. It was literally inspired by the directors known relationship with a 15 year old, when he was 31, who he got pregnant…
yeah right, go look into the directors history like what the other guy said.
@@bikingchupei2447 you're lying like a mfer if you wouldn't tap Natalie Portman's ass in this movie. Lol
Things to consider about the uncomfortable sexual tension..
1. Everything she does makes sense, I don't think we can question that. It's his actions or inactions that come into question.
2. He never really DID anything inappropriate. We have to remember he is an emotionally broken human, cut off from all human connection and on top of that he seems to have some mental health or developmental issues. If you watch some in depth analysis of the story, there is a lot of evidence to suggest he is mentally still a child, or teenager. I'm not suggesting that makes it 'okay' but I think it just suggests he had no idea how to react or what to do, or what social norms were in the situations presented to him by this girl. Instead he really just sat back and kept saying "It's not right.." but didn't push her away. He wanted to maintain the connection with her but wouldn't go further. I feel like today everything is SO fucking black or white. Right or Wrong.. this is one of those very real situations that are uncomfortable and confusing and wierd and.. HUMAN.. Modern society wants us to be fucking robots..
you forgot another thing to consider, the directors dating history with really young girls.
In the original script, Luc Besson wanted them to have sex. There is a definitely a black and white as well as a right or wrong in some things, and one of those is No Sex With Kids.
he seems mentally disabled
@@bikingchupei2447 the director's personal actions aren't what happened in the movie. Art vs Artist. Fact. Leon didn't do anything. He isn't the director. Having issues with the Director is completely fine. He DID do what he did. That doesn't make Leon's character a bad guy. He didn't do anything wrong. Neither did Mathilda really. She's a confused little girl who didn't understand her feelings for this man who saved her and took her in.
@@baron7755 I'm not sure how true this is. Either way however. None of that happened. Leon didn't do anything wrong. Even with his VERY limited social experience and his VERY limited human communication skills. Leon still knew her advances were wrong but he didn't dismiss the connection they had. They were emotionally connected. Just not sexually. He cared about her but not in that way. She felt connected to him too but because she's a child and considering her upbringing it's understandable she would have this kind of misconception.
For some top tier Gary Oldman, check out Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) where he plays Dracula himself. It's literally one of my favorite movies ever. :) And it would be very fitting for a Romanian to watch Dracula! 🧛♂
My guess is that many Romanians have had enough of the Dracula obsession....LOL
@@Stogie2112 Could be, but Biss has leaned into it several times during her reactions. :)
@@Stogie2112 The Romanians actually like the attention and feel honored by the story. This was discussed in a documentary about t Dracula and the real Son of Dracul, Vlad, the Impaler.
I'm surprised to see that you haven't yet reacted to The Fifth Element. That's also written and directed by Luc Besson. He has written even more excellent movies than he has directed. He's quite prolific and quite good.
If it says Luc Besson as director I’ll watch anything just on the strength of that.
I'm surprise no one is reacting to La Femme Nikita. An order of magnitude better movie compared to Léon imo.
@@gogyoo Most people refuse to watch with subtitles. I agree, La Femme Nikita is a better film than Leon.
"Is this the girl who played in Star Wars!"
Finally! :D
I can't believe that she's never read or seen any story where a pubescent girl has a crush on an older man. That's not F'n child abuse, that's part of life.
Some people refuse to accept reality. I'm 34, but look 24. I'm tall and fit. Do you know how many times I catch pre-teen and young teenage girls sneaking looks at me when I'm in public? It happens a lot.
When I was in 1st grade I wanted to marry my teacher and I repeatedly told her that I wanted to. She thought it was cute.
A lot of my friends in high school had younger sisters. It was always obvious when they had a crush on me. I had one of them confess to me a few years ago how she always wanted to be with me ever since she was a kid. When I was graduating high school she was just starting middle school. I've known her since she was like 4 years old. Stuff like this is very common.
I don't find it disturbing or wrong. I would never take advantage of a young girl. I can recognize and empathize with the feelings without succumbing to them or taking advantage of a vulnerable child b/c I've had those feelings myself a bunch of times as a kid.
@@oldscratch3535yes, that kind of crushes happens all the time, I share what you've been through ... IT ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE ADULT ONE. It's you who must do the right thing.Sometimes It's not easy to handle because some girls can be mad at you, and acting under frustration they can say or do anything to "punish" you.
Complex situation.
people are just too insecure about their sexualities now, 16 14 is peak puberty age, just cause some religious or conservative countries set age of consent 18 dont mean stuff dont hapening earlier, most people experience this stuff at 14 15...
@@NostalgicMem0ries - Most countries actually have the age of consent around 15 years old - 16 years old....and most of these are 'Conservative' countries btw. Some countries even have the age of consent quite a bit lower. For instance, the age of consent in Nigeria is 11 years old. And Nigeria is one of the most Conservative nations on the planet. The country I'm originally from in the Caribbean, a CONSERVATIVE country, has the age of consent at 16 years old.
@@fidel2xl well africa is too extreme, before puberty its not ok, but after puberty that is 13 14 is normal, in my country middle of europe it was 14 since who knows when, maybe thousands of years, just decade age they improved it to 16 yo and many teens got in trouble cause of that.... idiotic laws by idiotic conservative govs
The thing is I never got the feeling you are supposed to take Mathilda's crush as anything but deranged as wrong. It is in essence a scream for help, but Leon as an emotionally stunted contract killer is the last person to expect it from but at the same time because he starts to care for her (as a child) she gives him a life back he never had... which is also the reason he sacrifices himself to take the detective out.
Him dieing as well is the only outcome in which Mathilda goes to that school and can start a normal life.
Look at Leon during those scenes. He was terrified and did not know what to do to get away from her.:)
Raw milk in a glass is how you're supposed to drink it.
Damn right
I don't usually drink milk, but when I have hangover, a fridge cold glass of milk is heaven.
(Wait, you obviously don't mean raw as in straight from the cow, right? Right. ) That's more of an american thing to be honest. Europeans don't drink milk by the glass like we do. I was born here, so it makes sense to me. But my famiy pointed out it's not what they grew up with(glass of milk). I love a glass of milk. But they just put it in coffee/lattes and cereal and such for the most part.
@@robertcampomizzi7988 Her words, not mine. My interpretation was she meant pure milk on its own. I grew up drinking a glass of milk every morning. Delish.
@@robertcampomizzi7988 I don't think anyone in the US or Europe drinks milk straight from a cow. Ok some do, but it's rare in both locations.
People seem to forget that Luc Besson was in a relationship while in his 30s with a 15 year old (someone he had known since she was a little girl) and had a child with her. In the original script he has Matilda and Leon have sex, but Papa and Mama Portman made him take it out.
The girlfriend of the heavyset crook at the start of the movie was Benson’s real life girlfriend you just described.
It's probably worth mentioning the age of consent in France is 15 so that was legal, whatever people may think about it morally.
@@speleokeir I get it, you like little girls
@@baron7755 on text is important. It’s one. Thing for someone to be doing something immoral and frowned upon, and then someone doing something immoral and illegal
One of my ten most favourite movies of all time!
Natalie Portman's first film.
Jean Reno (Leon) and Luc Besson (director of Leon) have worked together before, in Subway, The Big Blue and La Femme Nikita (Nikita) - All worth watching.
In Le Femme Nikita, Jean Reno played a Cleaner who made bodies disappear, this character inspired Luc Bresson to write the film Leon.
Loved Loved the Big Blue
@@ozmaile7938Incredible film.
I love all of these films.
"It's not like he needs the pinky." This little girl is my spirit animal.
I didn't have any problem with the relationship. I viewed her as a 12-14 year old coming of age without a father figure. She, like many girls her age, is trying out different roles. Leon, I believe, is in the father figure mode. His problems are from his limited verbal skills and experience with young girls. I found their relationship quirky, funny, awkward and heartwarming.
When this movie was first released in theaters in the US, it was called simply The Professional. In this version, the love interest is more implied than as obvious as it is in this version (Leon: The Professional), which was called the International Version or the Director's Cut. I understand that there is an even longer version (about 25 minutes longer), that Besson calls The Long Cut. I have not been able to locate that version but would be very interested in seeing it. I remember coming out of the the theater after seeing the original release and saying to my companions, "Someday that little girl is going to win an Oscar." Would also recommend Besson's films The Fifth Element and Lucy. I love your reactions. Keep up the good work!
Gary Oldman is the villain in this... he was Commissioner Gordan in Batman Begins and it's sequels. he's ALSO in The Fifth Element (again, HIGHLY recommend it!). you should check out more of his work because he's a great actor.
ALSO, he had another "unique" role in 'TRUE ROMANCE"
It was fun reliving this movie with you as virtual company. Leon is such a badass, but such a sweetheart. Heck of a movie.
Glad you enjoyed the reaction ❤️
Not sure what the reasonings behind the studio's decisions but in theory the movie "Columbiana" was originally the story of Matilda all grown up. I believe there was some licensing/rights issues or something so they had to change the story enough to be considered an original story but you can definitely see how it could be the sequel to Leon.
The actor who played Benny, the survivor from Gary Oldman’s team, was a firefighter who was killed in the South Tower when it collapsed on 9/11.
RIP Keith A. Glascoe.
Great job selecting the extended edition, cause there’s a lot more story…that makes more sense.
1:38 you urgently need to talk to a plumber if that's what your water looks like :D
Great hairdo there, Biscuit! About Mathilda (Natalie Portman), the scene when she asks Léon if life is only that hard when you're a kid or is it always like that, in my head, he was answering : "It only gets worse."
State of Grace and True Romance are my favorite pieces of Gary Oldman’s work.
Romeo Is Bleeding is great, too.
Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman were good in this movie......but they are awesome in everything
Jean Reno was also great in the movie "Ronin" with Robert DeNiro.....an awesome awesome movie if you have not seen it yet
Gary Oldman: Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017).
From what I heard, when they were filming the assault on leon's scene, a robber was holding up a store next door, he came out and saw all the actors/extras dressed as cops with the vehicles and everything and he just surrendered
I've never understood some people's feelings that Tony was a bad guy, or that he was taking advantage of Leon or Matilda. Leon was a hitman, and would have always been paid in cash. Large amounts of cash transactions would have raised suspicions at a bank. Tony was Leon's "manager", and an underworld "banker". He had Leon's best interests at heart, and subsequently, Matilda's.
LOL @ 26:26 " You might get your Period"!
Such a great movie- and what a powerhouse acting job by a Natalie Portman at such a young age
I saw the movie when it came out and thought "this girls going to be big"... I was wrong, she became hugely successful.. lol.
Hi Biscute, did you notice the song at the end. It's Sting "The Shape of My Heart". I just mentioned that since you like Sting, he has a lot of great solo songs.
22:51 Thanks for making me feel old. FYI it's Madonna
this is one of greatest movies of all time in my opinion. thank you for reacting
Matilda is 12 years old. Natalie Portman was 13 at the time. this is her film debut.
I love this movie. Absolutely stellar performance by Portman, who was 12 when this was shot, 13 when it was released. She was fortunate to shoot her first major movie under a director as exceptional as Besson, too.
11 when she was cast! Crazy to think about
I grew up in the 80"s as a kid watching cartoons on Saturdays and eating Cereal and milk everyday for breakfast.. was no such thing as lactose back then everyone had milk.. these kids today smhhh everything makes them sick!
Thousands of years ago, adult lactose intolerance was the norm for all mammals, including humans. (It allowed females to get rid of the previous baby and be ready for feeding the next one).
This changed with neolithic farming when animal milk became available. During inevitable famines, the rare mutants who could digest milk past infancy survived, and so did their offsprings. This soon became a huge evolutionary advantage.
The mutation appeared in the Caucasus among goat keepers and in Africa among camel helders. Their descendants spread through Middle east and Europe, and eventually to Americas and Australia, carrying their gene. In those places, lactase persistence (the ability to digest milk past infancy) is now the norm, and lactose intolerance the exception.
East Asia it's the opposite because Caucasians never migrated there. Most Chinese are lactose intolerant.
So if you hate milk, you're probably an evolution leftover. Sorry 😉
@@joeldumas5861 Like cats. People give them milk all the time but most adult cats are lactose intolerant.
I get your problem with mathilda and her crush with Leon. I feel the same. On the other side, i have had the same crush on a singer called Sandra, when i was in mathildas age. So i get it, that a minor thinks he is in love with someone, at this age you dont know what is happening to you, everything is new. But Leon is a decend man, and doesnt take adventage of her.
I never noticed the finger snap and the music stopping! Really nice
The discomfort about the relation is intentional but the really uncomfortable part is that the love story is sort of autobiographical of Luc Besson and his then girlfriend (who plays the hooker in the first scene) who he met when he was 27 and she was 12, dated when she was 15, got pregnant at 16 and dumped a few years later filming The Fifth Element when he ran off with Mila Yovonovich.
Gary Oldman had an alcohol problem at the time and sort of walked around on set like a ghost and creeped out Nathalie Portman. Her discomfort in the toilet scene at the DEA building was real.
The "EVERYONE" scream wasn't in the script but Oldman was goofing around trying to make Besson laugh. That worked but Besson liked it so much he kept it in the movie.
I loved your reaction and it is understandable that there is some discomfort because the relationship between the characters of Matilda and León that not appear in the original cut. is a great film by Luc Besson who is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. For future reactions you could consider: La Femme Nikita (1990), The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) and The Fifth Element. Another recommendation to react to a film very similar in theme is "Man on Fire" with Denzel Washington. and for your other channel you can react to the Sting song that is heard at the end of the Professional "The Shape of my Heart".😊
I thought I was the only one who gave consideration to the song by Sting. As far as I'm concerned it's his best and it just fit perfectly in that final scene.
Would love a sequel to this with an adult Natalie Portman as Matilda: The Cleaner
I dont think Natalie Portman would be up to it. She's not very fond of this movie - at all.
Portman would totally do another. She has said she would if Besson asked her to. We won't see one though. Besson has already done the female assassin trope enough. Also, Colombiana could be considered the sequel that isn't really a sequel.
For me being 2 years younger than Natalie... I saw it as a simple 13 year old crush...
Natalie was born in 1981, the movie came out in 1994, but it was most likely shot in 1993, so Mathilda is 12 years old.
last comment here I swear, Jean Reno (Leon in this movie) is one of my all time favourite actor, the man has such charisma and seems like a genuinely great guy, one of my favourite movies with him from when I was a kid is "wasabi" a french cop-comedy movie I really hope you'll react to one day
There were 2 releases of this movie, 'Leon' was released in Europe and 'The Professional' was released in America. The American release cut out the scene where Leon started to accept Matilda's advances. After Natalie Portman's Hollywood success they released this version in America to capitalize on it.
I saw both versions. Leon never accepted her advances. He accepted her feelings for him but also acknowledged that they aren't & shouldn't be sexual.
Leon never had any sexual desire for Mathilda. She's a child who's gone through so much and her attachment to Leon was so intense she didn't understand it and took her feelings for him the wrong way. I'm so tired of people trying to blame Leon. Even as a teenager (when I first saw the movie) I knew he didn't accept the sexual aspect of her feelings.
@@EazyDoesitxD In this Leon version his response to her advances is that he wouldn't be a good lover because he isn't experienced and he then goes on to explain what happened with his fiance. This interaction alone shows he was starting to get adult desires. I don't blame Leon, he was childlike himself, so both of them were not mature enough to understand their feelings, however the feelings were there.
@@davesmith9680 "This interaction alone shows he (Leon) was starting to get adult desires. I don't blame Leon, ..."
The film is unclear, on whether Leon ever has even a slight sexual attraction to Mathilda. It is true that 1) Leon NEVER expresses it verbally, and 2) also doesn't express it through non-verbal communication (such as having a look of desire when looking at Mathilda, as opposed to worry or concern about what she will do, or about what he should do.)
I think in the scene you're describing, Leon is getting to a place where he would like to feel emotion, but not necessarily a sexual attraction. (That would be 'too far.')
We do not know, when Leon tells Mathilda his back story, and that, "I wouldn't be a good lover" whether he is ONLY telling her 'the simple truth' or whether he is 'letting her down easy' (putting the 'blame' on himself, and working VERY hard to discourage her from making further sex advances towards him, while still not causing her to run away entirely.)
Leon is emotionally damaged, and has been badly hurt by life. He is 'on the spectrum,' but does have an extraordinary ability to weigh and assemble different variables in his mind (such as how to perform a complex hit involving scaring a target after killing five bodyguards). It's reasonable that some of that 'weighing of variables' was operating when he was deciding what and how much to tell Mathilda about himself.
My read, is that he never had a sexual desire for Mathilda; When he has 'the talk' with her, it's maybe 80 percent a simple relating of what happened to him as a young man, and 20 percent "Let's make it all about me, so that Mathilda no longer pursues this, but also doesn't leave me." I also think he sincerely believes he wouldn't and can't be a good lover for her, or for anyone (regardless of how much time passes.)
It's nice that many interpretations are possible, with the limited information we're given... and that we care enough to think about it, all these years after the film's release. :)
We only became an agricultural society in the past 10-12000 years. The lactose tolerance gene originated in Europe since we started raising goats, sheep and buffalo for milk. You are right, only a portion of population today is able to tolerate lactose with no side effects. A lot of people put up with gas though.
I'm one of them. I love milk. I drink 1.5 gallons a week. It doesn't bother me at all. I don't even get gas from it.
Now ice cream is a different story. There's a particular brand of vanilla ice cream that I eat that gives me to worst smelling farts if I eat a good bit of it. It could be something else in it like vanilla extract or something that does it.
Maize is another one. Some populations in the world are less tolerant to it depending on how long it's been part of the local diet.
love your reaction, especially love your hair styled like that. this movie is iconic, and your not the only one that gets creeped out by Mathilda's feelings for leon, but the movie was shot so brilliantly. Natalie Portman's parents were on set at all times giving the ok for anything she did, for instance while she was filmed holding a cigerette, you never se her inhale on it, and the champagna scene shows how good she was as an actress as she was of coarse drinking apple juice at the time.
the little girl has some confusion issues going on because this is the first time anyone has actually given a shit about her and treated her decently...
Thank you Biss i love this love and the Muic in it thank you for reacting.
If you're unfamiliar with Luc Besson's work, he has a few that rank right up there in my favorites.. The Fifth Element (Future Sci-fi/action), Lucy (Sci-fi/Action), and Anna(Thriller action).
Don't forget the older ones like Nikita, in which Jean Reno a small role as a cleaner.
I am lactose intolerant too. That's why I buy Lactaid. It's milk with the lactose acid removed. Delicious. Doesn't hurt my stomach and give me gas.
Ok... So the obvious duality of this movie. People will comment about the problematic background of this movie and how some of it is leftover on screen.
I think it's both possible that the shooting or script may have had problematic issues, but how it translates to the screen actually makes sense. Leon is the first person to ever show her any kind of care. Therefore, seeing how her older half sister and dad's obvious misogyny, she only sees any kind of care as a "love" based on what she thinks that is. Which is obviously a very warped view of the concept based on her growing up in less than ideal conditions. Leon always reacts appropriately to her advancements as she's trying to lock herself into his life. "I'll cook, I'll clean, I'll do your laundry. I can be a valuable woman. I can be grown up. Please don't throw me away."
One of the things that they show in the movie is that the adults on Matilda's family is that she is exposed to couples' relationships in an inappropriate way for a child. She was punished, not for things not being right for her age, but for not giving privacy. That and the physical abuse (probably not sexually, but she is definitively physically abused) made her try to find an attachment that is not age appropriate. I think the movie reflected a situation that many girls go through in real life, and Leon understood that he should not respond to her advances. Although uncomfortable to watch, I think they portrayed well a character who was exposed to drug deals gone wrong, killings, physical love, abuse, and the takeaway of the movie should not be Matilda should not have done this or that, it should be that's why kids should not be exposed to those things.
Luc Besson is an amazing director for soooooo many movies, Natalie Portman has shown through the years what an amazing actress she is, Jean Reno (the legend), Gary Oldman (another legend...State of Grace with Sean Penn, absolutely amazing) State of Grace for me is up there with Goodfellas and the Godfather!! Great movie, amazing movie!! The whole cast is amazing!!!! Sean Penn & Robin Wright Penn both legends!!
..And did you know Bisscute that Scandinavia is the place where the least people are lactose intolerant as adults. Many lunch restaurants here have milk as a drink option, so I sometimes have a glass of milk with lunch.
Gary Oldman is one of my favorite actors too😉
The bald guy (Benny) in the hallway was a part of the FDNY. He died responding on 9/11.
I love that at 22:30 she says, I feel like with guns you have to be careful. What kind of guns were you handling before O.o that you didn't need to be careful????
Leon,I'm a plant lover too! Puff puff give😎
Oh this is great, you saved my night! Greetings from Finland.
Great review as always. When the film was first released in the US, titled only “The Professional,” the scene in the restaurant was not included, and some of the language was toned down, so that her attraction, primarily the same, as in this version, was not as overt. I don’t think Leon had an attraction to her, though that aspect of the movie does make me uncomfortable also.
Outside the US, the version you saw is pretty much what was released, and was titled “Léon.” I don’t think it had the three-word title until it first came out on DVD years later. Even the VHS versions had the original titles.
YAY I cant wait. I really like this movie. Cant wait to go on the journey with you :)
03:10 They call it "Spray and Pray"
The little girl is Natalie Portman AKA Princess Amadala from Star Wars
she is 11 years old here not 16 , funny she was also 11 in real life while doing this role !
10:50 most walls in the US are drywall, which the avg bullet can go thru 3/4 layers of drywall.
FYI Biss, all pistols except revolvers are semi automatic. And even an argument for revolvers being semi auto could be made. Semi auto means “one pull, one shot, one reload” ie not one pull many shots, and not hand reloading (bolt action or ram rod loading like a musket) there are very few automatic pistols, and even fewer bolt action (usually reserved for gigantic caliber pistols like 50BMG)
i had almost forgotten this classisc. You nailed it with this one!!!!!!
Well its too late, but go back and watch, La Femme Nikkita, also a luc Besson movie. His other amazing movies to watch are, Transporter series, Taken series, fifth element, Jupiter rising and others. There was also an American version of LA femme Nikita, with Bridgette Fonda. Gary Oldmam should have won an Oscar! Natalie Portman won this role on a cattle call!😮. Leon was also in the first Mission Impossible, movie! And excellent with Robert DeNiro in, Ronin!!
The American version was Point of No Return 1993 with Bridget Fonda and a great performance by Anne Bancroft.
I'd love to see her reaction to the original La Femme Nikita. I'm surprised she hasn't done a reaction video to The Fifth Element. Most movie reactors have done that.
Reaction was great; love your hair.
"We're not cutting anything? Not even a pinky?" Madalina, your Romanian is showing lol
From what I understand, every human is lactose intolerant but, there are people who can process enough lactose to where it's not a problem that affects them. To them it's like an itch on their arm as opposed to a knife stabbing their arm.
Some Leon sunglasses might be pretty fetch 😏😜
The drinking of milk in movies is representative of the characters purity
Luc Besson has an iffy romantic history, and part of his purpose with this film was to portray a romance with a juvenile girl. More iffy scenes were deleted after the first test screenings, and the film is better without those deleted scenes. In general Luc Besson's films are great, especially this one, Deep Blue and Nikita. He was part of the Cinema Du Look style in French film-making in the 1980s and '90s.
Love your laugh and yes it's Queen Amidala from Star Wars👍😁
You would actually be able to drink raw cow milk as it is the heating and whatever process that creates/releases the lactose, so actual raw milk should be just fine, even for lactose intolerant people like yourself 😊
A glass of cold milk is soo nice.
where do you get this movie i never seen those escenes y guest in mexico is other version
Wow Biss......looking absolutely amazing. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks god you saw the full version of the movie. A lot of people complain about Léon and Mathilda relation but don't really understand because some hints were cut in the short version.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but there are two versions of this film, and the version you watched is the extended version, which is about 25 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, and has more of the scenes that seemed to make you uncomfortable. Based on this reaction video, you probably would've enjoyed the shorter version a bit more.
I first saw this film at a cinema in 1994, then I bought it on VHS a year or two later, then I bought it on DVD in the early 2000s, and all those versions were the shorter version. It wasn't until 2009 that the extended version was released on DVD in my country. I bought that too, and I don't personally find it uncomfortable viewing, as I don't think Mathilda's romantic feelings for Leon were reciprocated. But either way, I think it's worth pointing out that this version of the film wasn't available in at least some countries until 2009, so it's not the version that many fans of the film would've grown up with, so to speak. If you ever decide to rewatch the film, I definitely recommend looking up the theatrical cut, if you can find it.
Excellent movie. Watch “CLOSER,” Natalie is great in it as well!
I was introduced to two great actors when I first saw this movie!! Miss Natalie Portman and Mr.Jean Reno!! Not to mention Mr. Gary Oldman of Dracula fame who who’s an excellent bad guy in every movie he plays in!! As far as the whole “harmonal” aspect of it, well she was 12🤷🏻And Leon being the hit man with scruples that he was, took the high road and didn’t go there and didn’t allow her to either. And Natalie man!! I said halfway through the movie “this little girl’s gonna be a star 💫🤩 I said the same thing about Scarlet Johansson in “The Horse 🐎 Whisperer!!” I guess I must be pretty good at spotting talent😁🤭😆 If you haven’t seen that one, you gotta check it out. It’s a wonderful movie!!! With Robert Redford, you can’t go wrong👌✌️🫶❤
Believe it or not, almost every man goes through this experience at some point. If you've a niece, goddaughter or you're someone in an authoritative position, she's going to test you. The "Leon" character didn't have any previous experience or intuitiveness on how to deal with such a situation. If the father isn't present, then you've become that figure in her life. Your responsibility is to be the example of what to look for in her future choices. Fortunately, I was able to handle these situations without incurring any psychological scars. Thanks for the great reactions.
Here's the thing about the age difference in the movie. She truly fell in love with him. It was her very first love. Many teens/pre-teens fall for older people. Most times nothing comes of that, and Leon did well to not outright alienate her, while not crossing boundaries. He did love her too, but only because he felt that paternal love to protect her and her innocence. He might have let her dictate a bit too much, but the movie never crossed THAT line. I think it's a beautiful story. I too fell for a woman in her 40s when I was 12 or 13. I thought I truly loved her, but at that age you don't understand love yet. It's visceral and purely powerful, but it's not LOVE. I think the writers and director did a great job to convey that because it DID feel very awkward and wrong at times, because many times that very thing carves a gouge right down the line of being wrong. Even if only flirting with it and never crossing it. I think this film is art at its purest.
Vivaldi is AWESOME! You should listen to L'estro Armonico, Op. 3 by Vivaldi. J.S.Bach learned to make melodies for his concerts, transcribing those Vivaldi concertos on keyboard.
Gary Oldman also played Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series (plus numerous other great roles).