The film is strange, well made but isn't free from flaws also. It's a film of a world where darkness reigns at max, like hitman killing people, police officers involving drugs, common people lives involving drugs and dysfunctional lifestyles, uneducated themes etc. It's all dark but the camera is used with illuminating light, which makes it unappealing mostly. Leon is about a hitman who comes in contact with an 12 year old girl and develops complex relationship. This relationship changes him, changes for the better actually. He gradually takes the taste of life, which is actually true between father and daughter. But leon is not her father, a kinda father figure but not father. It seem optimistic highly but will make you feel unreal also. He becomes attached with her and feels the impact of sentiments. He becomes human but this transformation has a reason behind which finally takes the ultimate toll on his life. That reason is the saga of revenge fof mathilda's family.
The technical aspects are well executed like the script which progresses logically and good work has been done to bring out the characters to screen. But the BGM seems to be of issue here, it is used heavily on the first half. The sexualized part of 12 year old girl with leon made it very strange, very confused now to recommend this film. I understood it, it means mathilda's upbringing was done in a dysfunctional family. The characters may be real individually but as as an aggregate it is unbelievable. The whole plot involves killings and training to be a killer but does it all appeal in real life ? It may have in someway but the lighting should be used in a dark fashion to intensify that reality. Tony felt like the true hero of the film, who didn't exploit or made mathilda engage in any other work, rather he used leon's money to send her back to school. That's real hero in real world. But the film is not about Tony, it's about Leon. The set of the film with BGM seems like an arab world suddenly and uniquely appearing in USA.
A film well made technically but will be called a film nevertheless, not a real experience. I abstain from rating it due to its dark content presented in a brilliant way to be accepted by society. But that doesn't appeal universally for all. Is this film made only for the French ? Are French like that ? A strange movie in all.
The technical aspects are well executed like the script which progresses logically and good work has been done to bring out the characters to screen. But the BGM seems to be of issue here, it is used heavily on the first half. The sexualized part of 12 year old girl with leon made it very strange, very confused now to recommend this film. I understood it, it means mathilda's upbringing was done in a dysfunctional family. The characters may be real individually but as as an aggregate it is unbelievable. The whole plot involves killings and training to be a killer but does it all appeal in real life ? It may have in someway but the lighting should be used in a dark fashion to intensify that reality. Tony felt like the true hero of the film, who didn't exploit or made mathilda engage in any other work, rather he used leon's money to send her back to school. That's real hero in real world. But the film is not about Tony, it's about Leon. The set of the film with BGM seems like an arab world suddenly and uniquely appearing in USA.
A film well made technically but will be called a film nevertheless, not a real experience. I abstain from rating it due to its dark content presented in a brilliant way to be accepted by society. But that doesn't appeal universally for all. Is this film made only for the French ? Are French like that ? A strange movie in all.