If the name translation of the most artistic foreign film is selected, "This Killer Is Not So Cold" can definitely occupy a place.
This movie was released in 1994. The English name is very simple. It is the name of the professional killer Leon played by the hero in the film. This is a very common male name in the English-speaking world, usually used for strong and gentle men.
The name of the movie literally translates to "Lyon" or "Killer Ang". When it was released in the United States, there was another name Leon: The Professional, which literally translates to "Lyon: Professional"
. The movie tells the story of the murderer Ang and the little girl next door, Matilda, who met and got along, and they were fighting against the selfish police. In the baptism of gun and blood, the story of mutual dependence and dependence.
Lyon looks cold on the outside, but warm at heart. Although Matilda is rebellious and unruly, she is kind and simple. Lyon and Matilda have also become classic CPs on the screen.
Using "This Killer Is Not So Cold" as the movie title is indeed subtle and relevant.
Regarding the origin of this Chinese translation, some people have made the following research and speculation:
movie was introduced in Hong Kong in 1997. Hong Kong has always been more particular about film translation, and literal translation is rarely used. In 1994, when the film was released, Jacky Cheung released an album "This Winter Is Not So Cold". Many songs in the album were popular in Hong Kong.
"This killer is not too cold" may be inspired by this, which can not only fit the plot of the movie, but also catch the hot spots at the time, killing two birds with one stone.
This film is the highest rated one among all the works of director Luc Besson. Douban is as high as 9.4 points. It is also the work of Luc Besson's film career that links the past and the future.
Before that, the French director was full of literary temperament, and he was seeking a balance between art and commerce. 1988's "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" and 1990's "Female Prisoner Nikita" happened to represent the exploration of art and business respectively.
"This killer is not too cold" has all English dialogues, which not only retains the literary core but also has commercial style routines, marking Luc Besson's approach to the broader Hollywood and international stage. Later, the 1997 "Fifth Element" became his first Hollywood commercial blockbuster.
Luc Besson is an all-round director. His works cover almost all types of science fiction, action, crime, comedy, biography, animation, documentary, etc.
"This killer is not too cold", as his culmination work, is a combination of love, crime, and action types. However, in my eyes, the film still contains the unique martial arts and rivers and lakes meaning of Eastern style.
Movie is the art of dreaming, Luc Besson’s "This Killer Is Not So Cold" uses identity contrast and unique perspective to create 江湖世界 that is beyond reality.
The love and righteousness between the uncle and Lori
"This Killer Is Not So Cold" is a movie that wins the character, and it impresses the audience the most. It's Lyon and Matilda-the CP of Uncle and Loli. A CP like
has a unique character charm because of its unique contrast and rarity, and it is easier for the audience to have a sense of substitution.
It is undeniable that the nature of men always likes young and beautiful women. In the film, Natalie Portman, a 12-year-old girl, Matilda, has a fairy-tale-like sweet face and clear but direct-to-heart eyes. She is charming and charming.
She also had an unhappy family, and later experienced the tragedy of family destruction. She is rebellious but simple, seemingly mature but innocent.
How can such a little girl not let a man feel affectionate?
And in the eyes of women, Lyon perfectly interprets what is meant by "iron man tenderness." Lyon has a mysterious profession, solitary and reticent, with a cold appearance on the inside.The heart is lonely and warm. He does not drink alcohol and tobacco, only drinks milk, can iron clothes, love to grow flowers and plants, watch movies alone, and be as novel and happy as a child. His body is strong, killing people invisible, but he has great affection and care for girls. He teaches girls skills, helps girls grow, gives them the sense of security they need most, and saves their lives at critical moments.
How can such a man not let a woman's love sprout?
Two people stand on the strong and weak ends, relying on each other, warming each other, looking for solace and redemption in each other, and make up for the incomplete heart.
Loli may not understand the deep meaning of love when she says "I Love You" to the uncle, but the uncle cannot accept it because of the difference in age and status. Lori wanted revenge and became a killer, but the uncle once pointed a gun at Lori in the night and finally found it difficult to start. Lori buys milk for the uncle to play games, and the uncle puts Lolita in his arms and can finally sleep peacefully on the bed.
Until the last moment of life and death, the uncle held Loli's face and said the phrase "I Love You".
The specious taboo love between Lyon and Matilda, Loli and the uncle, can be said to be love, but it is also beyond love. Lyon is more like Matilda's father, and beyond his father's love. Matilda's love for Lyon is as clear as a spring and as warm as the sun.
People and relationships like Lyon and Matilda are not common in reality. They are more like people who meet in the rivers and lakes, but their destiny is intertwined, they depend on each other for fate, and they live and die.
The two of them are reminiscent of lovers in the martial arts world, just like the clever Huang Rong falls in love with the dull Guo Jing, and the rebellious Ren Yingying falls in love with the chic Linghu Chong. Xiaolongnv and Yang Guo are not afraid of the world, and their status as nephews and masters cannot be stopped.
Lyon and Matilda also belong to the rivers and lakes, far away from the world, full of sadness but also touching.
The right and evil between the killer and the police
In the world of rivers and lakes, apart from the love of children, there is always a contest between the knight and the government, behind which is the folk A miserable and unbearable fate.
In "This Killer Is Not So Cold", the confrontation between the killer and the police completely breaks the tradition, and the balance of justice and evil has also completely turned around.
Professional killer is a strong man. Killing is just his profession, but his life is extremely simple, without desire and desire. He is more like a craftsman, running for a living, going out early and returning late at night, and he is paid by the piece. He also has Tony, a master and boss who wanders in black and white, who controls all his resources like a godfather.
Lyon is alone and talks less. He always wears trousers with exposed ankles, and under the long windbreaker hides his working guy. He strode across the streets and alleys with meteors, flying across the corners of the city like the wind. When he worked, he put on a cap and round sunglasses, and he caught it with his hands, neat and tidy, never muddy, two words: professional.
He has his own professional ethics and working principles, that is, never hurt women and children. It was his "chivalrous tenderness" that brought a good time with Matilda, and also led him to a tragic fate.
On the other hand, the police are doing favoritism, knowing the law and breaking the law, which represents pure evil. The police chief played by Gary Oldman is the biggest villain in the film. This villain does not have a trace of goodness, even a bit too facial, but under the interpretation of Gary Oldman, it is full of evil and unique charm.
In the film, the police station is not a symbol of a place of justice, it has become a dragon pool that needs heroes to save the beauty and go alone.
This is still a story about revenge.
Matilda’s family was wiped out by the bad police. She vowed to avenge her dead brother. She took refuge in Lyon, picked up a pistol, learned art from Lyon, and wanted to be a killer.
Leon did not accept it at first, but was melted by Matilda's innocence, accepted her as a closed disciple, and taught him how to work.
Leon's own destiny is also due to revenge. When he was young in Italy, his girlfriend's father objected to his daughter being with him and shot her daughter to death. The powerful girlfriend's father was quickly released on the grounds that the daughter's death was nothing but an accident.
A few days later, Leon used a bunker to make his husband die in an accident. From this, Lyon smuggled to New York and eventually became a killer working for the old Tony.
The final climax of the battle between Lyon and the police, with one enemy and one hundred, was full of energy, but it was also tragic. The police mobilized all police forces, just like the six major sects besieged Guangmingding, blocked the streets, and guns fired. The death of a policeman rarely makes the audience clap and cheer.
Leon saved Matilda and avenged her with his own life.
The bloody wind, resentment and hatred of the rivers and lakes all fell silent after the violent explosion.
Matilda lost Lyon, her master and lover. But Leon's last wish to leave her fortune was not fulfilled. Matilda's destiny still has to drift around in the sinister arena like duckweed.
The tragic fate of the marginal and the lonely
People in the rivers and lakes are always on the edge of secularity and morality. This is somewhat due to their origin and destiny.
Lyon and Matilda are marginal figures in society, and this world does not give them much shelter.
Lyon was young and murdered, and he was alone in a foreign country. There is no language and no support. In order to survive, he turned himself into a solitary, ruthless killer.
The job of a killer also prevents him from integrating into the society at all. He needs to remain anonymous, and he needs to relocate for safety. At night, I develop the habit of sitting and sleeping, to deal with sudden dangers at any time, and I can never get a good night's sleep.
But he didn't get the true acceptance of him by the godfather. In the eyes of the old Tony, he was just a murder tool that was raised by himself to make money for himself, and the money he earned was also held in his own hands.
So, Lyon can't even read. In addition to the courage and experience honed in guns and blood, his mind is still in his childhood to some extent.
He likes to drink milk, he takes good care of the green plants, the innocent smile he showed when he watched "Song in the Rain" in the movie theater, and dressed up as a pig with heat-insulated gloves are all the innocence of this lonely soul.
But he has a clear understanding of his own destiny. He knew what it meant when he accepted Matilda and left his last wish in front of Tony early.
At only 12 years old, Matilda has experienced the injustice and ruthlessness of fate since she was a child. Her half-parents suffered repeated domestic violence. Her young heart never received the warmth of the family and the love of her parents. What she got was the punches and kicks and helplessness of poor drug addicts.
Only her younger brother was the only relative she loved, but unfortunately, she died at the gunpoint of the bad police. She did not feel sad for the death of her parents and sister, but only wanted to avenge her younger brother.
Leon and Matilda are actually similar people. They are lonely and helpless, lack of love and money, lack of security and identification. Even in age, Lyon is a child like Matilda.
They can come together because of fate and the inevitable identity of each other.
Matilda asked Lyon: Is life always so painful, or is it just like when I was young?
Lyon replied: is always the case.
There are two doors before and after the movie.
In front of the door, Matilda, who witnessed the killing of the whole family, resisted fear and grief and walked to Leon. Leon opened the door after hesitating. At this time, a ray of light hit the girl's face, warming her face. The fate of the two is also intertwined.
The back door is Lyon, who is disguised as a police officer and is about to walk out of the open door of the building. Outside the doorThe sun is shining and it is bright. Once out, Lyon and Matilda can get a new life and usher in a bright future.
But he still fell in front of the gate, close to the light, but he could only be broken in the dark.
The taste of Jianghu is always full of sadness. The two only have a short joy when they open the door of others at work, but the door to be accepted by the world can never be opened.
The world is cold, the killer uncle and the orphan Lori can only rely on each other to warm each other. The killer was not too cold, because Loli gave him rare warmth.
Lyon cares for the green plants that you have to take wherever you go. It is a kind of evergreen. This kind of plant likes shade, but it needs constant temperature environment and warm water to irrigate. This pot of Evergreen is not only the incarnation of Lyon, but also a symbol of Matilda that Lyon cares for.
At the end of the film, Matilda planted it in the grass of the yard. Under the sun, this sensitive plant does not know whether it can survive the cold autumn and winter.
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