the review of leon
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Leon first show up as one of his risk,he appeared in the shadow,wearing his sunnies.5 B2 q% E7 ^, @$ v. V! S" z. T
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You can't see nothing upon his face.This is a professional cleaner's daily looking.
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Then,the scene switch to Mathilda----a TROUBLESOME GIRL who was smoking beside a 1 D! P# n7 V6 M+ j# u
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steps.She staring at him holding 2 bottle of milk.yeah,leon likes drinking milk.I think this is a sign ) [2 M& {' y! M8 m
7 `/ F; |" t9 M3 ~of living.Leon looks cold and speechless but + K5 D. c: m& B! Z" F
" B, _0 _& }( d& Bthat don't mean he didin't have any passion,actully,he has.He likes plants very much.This would: g$ |. W; J9 Q, Q
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be the foreshadowing afterward.Next scene is Mathilda's father who is a drug dealer. One day,
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" M0 `7 S& A3 W va crooked cop take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing
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9 ^7 O! e0 w2 V* o3 Z& W j0 ^ the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's : N! B$ I- h8 `& g" X
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apartment in the moment of highest need.As i mentioned leon is a killer,but he loves every - {" z0 b6 Y0 O2 _1 ]
7 Y' ^ @ `0 O# s3 g p7 xlife.He open the door,adopted Mathilda.Since then,they live together.Mathilda teach Leon how
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to read and write,Leon teach her how to be a cleaner.both of their life changed after that.One
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2 A2 f' m, t7 `8 v$ c8 {* w day,Mathilda found out the cop who killed her brother.She decided to revange him.Finally,Leon 0 k( t) Q3 q4 _' P% A
7 t, v& P7 \ R3 W( _4 P8 Bsacrified his life to help her killed the cop.Mathilda go back to school like a normal girl.
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Mathilda comes from a very dysfunctional family,she can't feel the wormth: E8 j/ ?- b. s- X0 P/ s9 z
; L& Q* h- s5 o: @ G from her family,so is easily for her to hate everyone until she met leon,Leon just trying to be
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nice to her,but she never had this kind of worm feelings before.Leon made she felt meanful of $ r( H$ h: e6 ]+ y% @+ K
: A" V5 \2 I( rher life.She told him that she's in love with him.She is 12,Leon is 40,it seems like another lolita $ i+ f* s' G3 s* m" ]. |1 X5 P1 i. l
$ `+ ~$ L% {7 R7 u& N% g% wstory.But im my opinion,this is not a romantic relationship,it's more like a father/daughter , ^0 a: ]& e( ~0 U2 ?' l
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relationship.She just trying to find the warmth from a father which she never had before.
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5 Y1 ~( T! p7 [3 P( ^" s! XGirls like mathilda seems a troublesome one. Because of the broken family,she urge to have$ M1 n) v2 z q6 a f0 a
; [$ r1 c) t0 b someone to love her,even a small movement can open up her heart and make every effort to
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5 H' G) {$ v; }1 O: u; _' _8 d) Y2 Zhelp her love.Being lack of securities,girls like Mathilda behaves cold and cynical .Unfortunetly this
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appearance made people always stay away from them,they thought this kind of girls is toooo
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9 w$ O4 _& S; G. |& Cdangulous to be friend with.So,you always see them alone.This unfair treatment will make their
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I know its hard,but if we never judge a book from its covers things will turn out to be so
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& I. U# m5 Q+ u1 i2 I4 v; ]/ R8 o7 J Leon,i thought leon and Mathilda have a lots in common.They both lonely,they both love
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to live in this world.They both seems cold ,contrary they are the most innocent person in this 9 h0 ?( }0 _- M2 g% K
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world.They hate you,they kill you . They love you,they give you everything.It's so simple.They6 Y4 ]3 z2 H) `' C3 X
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don't have to hide themselves to cater others.I read a sentenses today,it said'sociaties is hard ! l4 G: n. I( \
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I like the soundtrack of the movie.It make the scene not that bloody.! q# o( T* ^+ Z! ^! M( `
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Both Jean Reno and Natalie Portman acted very well. He does more with mannerisms and
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body language than with facial expressions. Natalie Portman greatly showed a troublesome girls
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desperate and happiness when she fall in love with leon.
