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[–] RandomGen1@lemm.ee 37 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I watched the director's extended cut and wow that cut makes it so clear that the director is a pedophile it's disgusting. We looked up the differences after and it's the majority of the more questionable scenes. Similarly we looked up the director's wiki page and he's got some gross history (see personal life)

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

The normal version was bad enough in that regard

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I can't see me watching that extended cut any time soon, I might have to leave rewatching the film for a while, a long while.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even fifth element has pedo vibes when you realize Lilo is essentially a sexy baby toddler

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, she's the very epitome of born sexy yesterday. She literally strips in front of them because she's too naive to understand modesty like a toddler.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I miss Gary Oldman’s “unhinged villain” era.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 2 points 10 months ago

His arsehole old geezer era is pretty good though

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

“EHH-VVVV-REEEEE-ONEEEEEEE-UH!!!!!!”

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Fun fact about that scene: Gary Oldman wasn’t really supposed to shout it that loud, he improvised it as a joke. Which is also why you can see the other actor in the scene jump back a bit.

https://youtu.be/MZfqez5qmuA?feature=shared

[–] RalphWolf@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

I actually liked the European version of the movie better because it gave more background on the characters and the story.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Movie with pedo undercurrents, made by a pedo. After you realize he's a pedo, fifth element also makes more sense. Lilo is essentially a baby in a sexy body and everyone wants to fuck her.

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He's out of line, but he's right.

I also miss my innocence from having watched a cut of Leon that made their relationship seem more innocent. Or maybe I just wasn't looking for it.

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I've seen the more sexual tense awkward cut scenes and theories, but watching Leon I never attributed it more than "a young girl going through puberty forced to age quickly, see her family killed, find a confidant and established a bond she's confusing her attachment with." in the movie I watched Leon nips that sexual relationship thread in the bud. I've seen the alternatives where he does allow it but I thought that was just disturbed fan theories.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Sorry to be the one to break it to you about Luc Besson I guess?

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Damn, I saw a few short scenes of it and it looked interesting. Oh well, there are other good movies.