No such Relations allowed

Lilla 2022-04-21 09:02:06

The two identities of the male protagonist, age is the biggest convenience and the biggest contradiction, which makes him unable to play the two roles well

1. Guardian

Overly interfering in the child's life, overly protective and doting makes Lolita spilled and weird at school. She can't find her place in school, she only imitates women, but she can't understand the rules of the adult world

2. Lover

In the role of lover, he played the role of a humble servant, who loved and tolerated infinitely. He regarded Luo as a queen. He never thought about what she wanted at the age of a student, but only blindly gave what adults thought was right. Crazy possessive and controlling

Kushen Edition vs 97 Edition

In 1962, it was still under the constraints of the Hayes Code. At that time, the popular jazz dance music, party, tutu skirts in the United States, (in my aesthetic point, and the influx of Europeans after World War II, these elements enriched the background and background of the story. Character background. The plot echoes back and forth to form a closed loop. The male protagonist loves the female protagonist from beginning to end. The front female protagonist is crying and the ending is the male protagonist.

The male protagonists of both versions are very handsome, and the female protagonists are also very beautiful. James Mason of 62 superimposes the dual identities of guardian and lover more harmoniously, and Jeremy Irons of 97 has more naked love in the eyes.

As for the heroine, 62 is more lively and cute (16) sees life more clearly and knows what he wants, while 97 is sexy and rebellious (17) seems to be pushed by life instead of leading it

The role of the second male is very perverted. On the one hand, he is like the male protagonist, but he knows his position in the relationship better. On the other hand, he is more appealing to the female protagonist. His death is destined to paint countless such relationships in the past and future❌

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Extended Reading
  • Cathryn 2021-12-07 08:01:39

    The male pig's feet are really wretched. The heroine does not seem to be as cute as in 1997. The plot is procrastinated again. The protagonist of 1997 is so temperamental.

  • Alexander 2021-12-07 08:01:39

    This is not Nabokov's but Kubuk's Lolita, Peter Cyrus's one-man show. He tore off the beautiful disguise of Humbert's passion in the book, and showed the true side of the story. Those ugly and obscene things completely contradict Nabokov's pursuit of beauty. He highlights the main thread of crime and paranoia, which is a fighting game between two men, an irony of desire. Fiction aside, this is just a dry social satire.

Lolita quotes

  • Lolita Haze: [Trying to console Humbert] I'm really sorry that I cheated so much. But I guess that's just the way things are.

  • Clare Quilty: [looks at bullet hole] Gee... right in the boxing glove.