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Pabelo Miniatures
Leon and Mathilda
Movie characters
Item: MC-001
120mm. resin
Sculpted by: Kamil Feliks-Sztarbala
I have been waiting for this vignette to arrive with great anticipation, I am thrilled to finally see it in the flesh, both figures are extremely well sculpted and designed, Kamil did an excellent job. I hope you enjoy this review as much as did writing it.
CINEMA NOTES
A perfect assassin. An innocent girl. They have nothing left to lose except each other. He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace. Only a 12 year old girl... knows his weakness
Leon is one of the most emotionally intense movies ever made. French director Luc Besson uses everything: actors, music, camera angles, lighting to create an unique experience - "It's not realism, it's not naturalism - it's heightened reality" as Gary Oldman very well put it.
In "The making of The Professional" Besson says "If I imagine somebody in the street try to knock on my daughter, I kill the guy, in five seconds. I kill him, and I think "It's in me, I'm a beast!" On this part we can't forget that a part of us, the genetic things inside are much, much older than The Ten Commandments". He certainly uses visceral scenes to create very strong emotion in the movie - the blood running from Mathilda's nose or Stansfield's unforgettable "EVERYONE!" are just a couple of examples. The music and the sound are excellent and are used in a masterly fashion - you can hear Fatman's heart beating desperately or a low claustrophobic sound when Stansfield turns to look at Mathilda's father.
However Leon does not work only on this primary level, it also has an intelligent story. It may seem to be almost a fairy-tale, but don't be fooled - just like his character Besson is serious. This movie has a message: without love we are dead, even if we don't see it. Only true love give meaning to our lives: "everything else reminds me a big yogurt: warm and rancid" as Mathilda says in the original script, which is available on the net under the name Leon Version 1. Is this true in "real life"? I don't know but this movie can make you wonder.
Then of course there's the sensuality. It's hypocritical to deny it, the camera interacts with Mathilda in a mesmerizing fashion. It's not sick and it's not degrading: it's art, subtle and beautiful.
Leon is not perfect but it has so many great moments that all its flaws can be forgiven. It's a movie that really should not be missed, unless you are concerned with its amorality. And don't be - Leon is less violent than many action movies and the unusual relationship between the main characters is handled mostly with genuine feeling and tact
CONTENTS
The kit is composed of total of 13 parts beautifully sculpted and cast : Leon is composed of 8 parts and Mathilda is composed of 5 parts.
Review
Pabelo Miniature's Leon and Mathilda is a beautifully sculpted and cast vignette, the anatomy is excellent, it truly captures and depicts the two cinema characters in action.
This is a very high quality kit comprised of 13 parts: Leon is composed of 8 parts and Mathilda is composed of 5 parts.
The resin is of excellent quality.
The kit is flash free and the assembly is straight forward, no filling required.
The face of Mathilda and Leon are extremely well sculpted as are the rest of the figures, our friend Kamil has sculpted lots of character and detail in these two figures.
This is an excellent vignette, I highly recommend it ,this kit will give you many hours enjoyment.
Their customer service department is top rate, Kamil and Pawel personally inspect each kit to make sure they are up to par.
References
Luc Besson
by Susan Hayward - Performing Arts - 1998 - 208 pages
Cheers
Roc.
Leon and Mathilda
Movie characters
Item: MC-001
120mm. resin
Sculpted by: Kamil Feliks-Sztarbala
I have been waiting for this vignette to arrive with great anticipation, I am thrilled to finally see it in the flesh, both figures are extremely well sculpted and designed, Kamil did an excellent job. I hope you enjoy this review as much as did writing it.
CINEMA NOTES
A perfect assassin. An innocent girl. They have nothing left to lose except each other. He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace. Only a 12 year old girl... knows his weakness
Leon is one of the most emotionally intense movies ever made. French director Luc Besson uses everything: actors, music, camera angles, lighting to create an unique experience - "It's not realism, it's not naturalism - it's heightened reality" as Gary Oldman very well put it.
In "The making of The Professional" Besson says "If I imagine somebody in the street try to knock on my daughter, I kill the guy, in five seconds. I kill him, and I think "It's in me, I'm a beast!" On this part we can't forget that a part of us, the genetic things inside are much, much older than The Ten Commandments". He certainly uses visceral scenes to create very strong emotion in the movie - the blood running from Mathilda's nose or Stansfield's unforgettable "EVERYONE!" are just a couple of examples. The music and the sound are excellent and are used in a masterly fashion - you can hear Fatman's heart beating desperately or a low claustrophobic sound when Stansfield turns to look at Mathilda's father.
However Leon does not work only on this primary level, it also has an intelligent story. It may seem to be almost a fairy-tale, but don't be fooled - just like his character Besson is serious. This movie has a message: without love we are dead, even if we don't see it. Only true love give meaning to our lives: "everything else reminds me a big yogurt: warm and rancid" as Mathilda says in the original script, which is available on the net under the name Leon Version 1. Is this true in "real life"? I don't know but this movie can make you wonder.
Then of course there's the sensuality. It's hypocritical to deny it, the camera interacts with Mathilda in a mesmerizing fashion. It's not sick and it's not degrading: it's art, subtle and beautiful.
Leon is not perfect but it has so many great moments that all its flaws can be forgiven. It's a movie that really should not be missed, unless you are concerned with its amorality. And don't be - Leon is less violent than many action movies and the unusual relationship between the main characters is handled mostly with genuine feeling and tact
CONTENTS
The kit is composed of total of 13 parts beautifully sculpted and cast : Leon is composed of 8 parts and Mathilda is composed of 5 parts.
Review
Pabelo Miniature's Leon and Mathilda is a beautifully sculpted and cast vignette, the anatomy is excellent, it truly captures and depicts the two cinema characters in action.
This is a very high quality kit comprised of 13 parts: Leon is composed of 8 parts and Mathilda is composed of 5 parts.
The resin is of excellent quality.
The kit is flash free and the assembly is straight forward, no filling required.
The face of Mathilda and Leon are extremely well sculpted as are the rest of the figures, our friend Kamil has sculpted lots of character and detail in these two figures.
This is an excellent vignette, I highly recommend it ,this kit will give you many hours enjoyment.
Their customer service department is top rate, Kamil and Pawel personally inspect each kit to make sure they are up to par.
References
Luc Besson
by Susan Hayward - Performing Arts - 1998 - 208 pages
Cheers
Roc.
