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Mega64 Movie Club: Leon the Professional

This week's schedule is gonna be kind of weird as we catch up on some of the Patreon stuff we missed this last week! But bear with us- lots of fun to come!

Is this Leon? Or The Professional? Is this a French film? The director did WHAT? There's a lot of confusion in this episode, but we decided to snipe right through the questions and finally see the movie we've always heard lots about: Leon the Professional!

Mega64 Movie Club: Leon the Professional

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How do you like it so far is something I say to myself so often

Ross MacKinnon

Been a big fan of The Professional since the 90s, and didn't know about the longer version until a few years ago. It is honestly a way better movie than the "theatrical" film. More scenes about Matilda and Leon's "relationship" which, depending on how you feel about that element of the plot, I can understand if that's not for you, but there is also way more scenes of Leon taking Matilda to cleanings to teach her. I think Derrick got it the most, where the story is a lot about Matilda and her coming of age, not knowing what to feel about this savior/father figure in Leon, and Leon being a loner his entire life and now being in this protector/father-figure role. I think it's easy to pass everything off as pedo bait, but it's a very one-sided attraction that Leon never reciprocates, and I really enjoyed watching that dynamic play out amidst all of the crazy action and violence.

Bill Murphy

Next week is INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Mega64

Right on! Legendary funnyman Stephen Chow randomly dresses characters like this in Out of the Dark too. https://imgur.com/jFUYHk5

Ian Groovy

I love learning more about movies I've seen with my favourite boyz but like Derrick I think this knowledge has changed my opinion of Luc Besson I had no idea, and when I watched this movie I was way too young myself to be aware of the seductive elements

Fromaginator

Why does this movie have pedo shit? Because it's made by a French guy. Same reason all Ubisoft games are bad. All their most prominent philosophers and thinkers are obsessed with lowering the age of consent. And baguettes, I presume.

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