Top 250. Two hearts ”Leon”
Even the most cruel killer can have a heart big and kind, like a calf. And even the sweetest 12-year-old girl is capable of performing miracles of cruelty - like a real killer. Leon and Matilda will always occupy the best places in a variety of tops, as their story can turn the soul of the viewer inside out even 20 years after the release of the film.- Is life always this shit, or only when you're little? - Always. Luc Besson's sentimental thriller Leon is always a revelation, not just when you first watch it. And the powerful energy that this film is charged with has several sources at once: a non-trivial plot, exceptional caste, frantic visuals and an unforgettable musical score. Let's talk about each of them separately ...  Besson generally likes filming (and producing) stories aboutgirl with a gun, but then he surpassed himself by handing thegunto a teenager. And not just agun, but a sniper rifle. Matilda (Natalie Portman) accidentally meets the hitman Leon (Jean Reno) and asks him to train her as a hitman in order to take revenge on those who killed her family. In exchange, she offers him help with the housework and English lessons (based on the film, Leon is an Italian).  The story ends badly, but paradoxically leaves the brightest impressions. Indeed, as the plot develops, the main characters understand that life, in general, is not such a shit, since there is a place in it for a large and in this case for really pure, sacrificial love. And sweet fair revenge at the same time.Two woke up after the release of this film famous: 45-year-old Jean Reno and 12-year-old Natalie Portman. For Jean , this role became another brick in building the role of a silent, modestly charming, deeply feeling loner. For Natalie her irrepressible, hyperactive Matilda turned into a pass to a big movie. However, in Leon there is another image inscribed in bold type in the history of cinema - a hysterical corrupt cop on doping, a distilled bastard Stansfield performed by Gary Oldman. Stan is one of the best villains in 20th century cinema and one of the defining roles of Oldman . When the actor was later asked what was in these capsules, which had such an interesting effect on his character, Oldman replied:"Whatever you want."  Visual has always been (and remains to this day) the weakness of the Besson -director. The entire aesthetics of this French action master's film is designed rather for a wide American audience, greedy for spectacular explosions and noisy gunfights. Perhaps it is this exuberant spectacle, contrasting with the fragile bond between the two protagonists, that makes "Leona" such a powerful and perfect piece of art. Cinema Arts.  By the way, about the connection. A big plus of the film was the fact that Matilda , fortunately, did not appear before us as a brunette version of Lolita , but a sullen unshaven Leon , praise the gods, not at all like the quivering voluptuous Humbert . Jean Reno himself said that his hero could not even imagine a physical relationship with this girl, even despite all her bold confessions and games as an adult. Although it is known that the original script included a couple of very uncomfortable scenes ...  And finally, a few words about the musical accompaniment of the film. The fact that classical music so successfully appeared on the stage of presenting to the viewer one of the fiercest villains of cinema, now no one is surprised, although it is still impressive. Alas, over these 20 years the classics have been slightly vulgarized with ringtones, modern electronic treatments and so on, and something caricatured in such scenes is still visible today. Meanwhile, " Shape Of My Heart " Sting will not be vulgarized. Those who at least once watch "Leona" until the end of their lives will be doomed, barely hearing this song, to imagine Matilda with a ficus (with aglaonema, in fact).  Leon at heart was a big child, Matilda - a very strong and developed woman beyond her years. And in this shocking and sentimental, stylish and eclectic, sad and so touching story, these two hearts will sound in unison for some time.  Previous reviews-annotations for films from the Top 250 : 1. Ode to Requiem for a Dream 2. Leafing through the "Memory Diary" 3. In the "Society of Dead Poets" 4. The charm of "Casablanca" 5. Living "Groundhog Day" 6. Try "Catch Me If You Can" 7. Listening to The Silence of the Lambs 8. Aroma of "Magnolia" 9. You Can't Kill a Mockingbird 10. The fate of Schindler's List 11. Big Secrets of Los Angeles 12. Desperate "Graduate" 13. Alfonso Cuaron and "The Prisoner of Azkaban" 14. Operation Fargo 15. Life through the "Window to the courtyard" 16. Survival Into the Wild 17. Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption 18. Stop "Green Mile" 19. Lost in Lost in Translation 20. Vivien Leigh and Gone with the Wind 21. Cool "The Boondock Saints" 22. Cocktail Hell "Pulp Fiction" 23. The Magic of The Princess Bride 24. Violent American Story X To be continued! The Topic of Article: Top 250. Two hearts ”Leon”. |
