His lost childhood love was tragic but he is still a pedophile. In the book Humbert is obsessed with young girls.
I'm NOT talking about the book. This is the board for the movie LOLITA, and I am strictly focused on the movie. All my comments are about the movie. And the way the movie presented the character, he was certainly not a pedophile. Watch it again, the character himself is very much aware that he's about to cross the line and he questions his own action constantly, a.k.a. the voiceover.
Besides, real pedophiles are certainly more, for lack of a better word, 'hardcore' than mellow old Humbert. Again, IN THE MOVIE the character was a tortured soul, and at the end of it he actually learned his lesson. Something real pedophiles don't usually do.
Just because he suffered a tragic loss as a child doesn't mean it negates his predatory inclinations.
Predator now, huh? Wow, just wow. You guys really see this character as a flat-out monster, without even thinking about the stuff that could've caused some of his actions. As I said, it's a lot easier to just judge the book by its cover, without realizing that things might go a lot deeper than what we see on the surface. Keep in mind, Humbert, IN THE MOVIE, was not going after other young girls, he was not stalking other girls. There is a reason he's solely focused on Lolita. A reason I think I explained in my original post. She's the 'key' that unlocked his feelings. He was not looking for that, he was not folowing her all his life.
And by the way, watch some documentaries or read news stories about REAL pedophiles and sexual predators. The way they think, the way they act. And then think again if Humbert, as presented in the movie, is indeed one of them.
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bastasch8647
7 years ago
Exactly. HH is not a pedophile in the film. He's a lost Romeo, suffering from the "Amfortas Wound" which will never heal unless and until he finds an adequate replacement for his long lost childhood beloved. The film's Lo doesn't need any "grooming". She's no twelve year old innocent (and Swain looked like she could such the chrome off a trailer hitch). Yes, HH insinuated himself into the Haze household, but he was only following the only path open to him, because he must have Lo. No other would do. And in possessing her - does he ever? - he seals his fate.
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Harlem_Nights
7 years ago
^^^^ Thank you. You were able to explain it better than I did.
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anointedsista
7 years ago
Don't care what names u give it or explain his "feelings" this mofo had sex with an underage girl and for that he is a *beep* pedophile. PERIOD. And if you are trying to give reasons as to why this sick *beep* did what he did, and thought the way he did, you must be one too dammit
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Harlem_Nights
7 years ago
^^^^ You sound like an uneducated tween with some anger issues. Don't insert your UNeducated and angry ass in discussions you know nothing about. You understand me?
Grown ups write here, and you don't belong with that kind of behavior. You need to grow up first, and then when you start understanding the complicated human nature, people will take you seriously. The world is going to hell exactly because of people like you: people who throw labels without thinking, people who rush to judgment without realizing that not everything is black and white.
If you want to be a part of discussions, take the time to read and actually UNDERSTAND all comments. Because if all you do is posting 'beep* this, *beep* that' comments you will simply be treated as an annoying, useless TROLL.
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anointedsista
7 years ago
Firstly, I am an educated, full grown woman and I do know how to read, so all that bs you said about me you can keep that. I have just as much a right to say how I feel about something, just as you do. This particular subject strikes too close to home with me because my oldest daughter was molested by a man who I thought I could trust and exchanged vows with, who was abusive to her and to me, and FYI, yes it took years of therapy to find closure. I do apologize for my rude behavior, but I do not apologize for how this subject raises my hackles. Again, my apologies.
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Harlem_Nights
7 years ago
What happened to you and your daughter was wrong. It's painful, I'm sure.
But with all due respect, this is a different story. First, this is fiction, based on a book. Second, Humbert was obsessed with Lolita because of the death of his first true love. He saw Lolita as a reincarnation of his first love. He didn't go after other young girls. As far as Lolita was concerned, he knew what he was doing was wrong, he even admits it in the voiceover. He wanted to stop, but he was too weak. His feelings were too strong. And at the end of the day he knew that there was a price to be paid.
Those are certanly not the actions of a typical pedhophile or a predator.
Also, let's not forget that Lolita herself was not really an angel...Hell, at the start she was the one seducing Humbert. She wanted to be with him. Until Quilty showed up of course.....
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