Yes, I love dear Cue. He's probably one of the most underrated characters in fiction. He only has a few of scenes in the novel itself, but he presence is felt everywhere. If you think about it, to an extent it was Quilty who was in control until he was shot by Humbert. Plus they may not be the same person, but they are complete polorizations of each other. While the affair between Humbert and Lolita was really cool, I find the struggle between Humbert and Quilty to be equally interesting, if not more.
Furthermore,I like the 1962 film version of Lolita is that Stanley Kubrick agreed with me. He aknowledged the fact that the rivialry between Humbert and Quilty was equally as important as the affair between Humbert and Lolita and he expanded on it. the 1997 version is great too, especially since it's pretty close to the novel, but as great as Frank Langella was, his character certainly didn't have the sort of spark as the Quilty I saw in the book, and he's certainly no Peter Sellers. (Then again, it's hard to compare most actors to Sellers in the first place.)
Definitely.. Cue rocks. He's an expression of the artist in all men, and a sort of sympathetic Satan-figure at the same time. His struggle with Humbert is epic, and I think that the entirety of the Lolitan endeavors have happened only so that this struggle can take place. One must remember that, despite all his debaucherous crimes, Humbert has actually only been indicted for murder.
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I must confess that I haven't seen either film version, but I heard that Dolly was blonde in at least one of them. :P
I obviously can't make judgements about the films... but nymphets aren't blonde. At least not in my definiton, excepting perhaps rare circumstances.
Lo' is blonde in Kubrick's version, but don't just write her off yet. LOL.
Spend a couple bucks to rent either film version. Neither are as great as the book, but it's really neat to compare them both to the book and eachother. (although, I am in the minority, I like Kubrick's Lolita over Lynne's. Both are great, though.)
Oh, and one more thing... Didn't you agree with me that Lolita transended "nypmhet?" That would validate Kubrick's choice in picking a blonde girl would it not?
Still... though I hate to stereotype, the archetypical blonde seeks status and control... while Lolita seeks adventure and, to an extent, personal gratification.
But do you honestly beleive that Humbert or Nabokov no less had hair color in mind when comming up with his "definition?" That's a bit shallow if you ask me...
Yes, I love dear Cue. He's probably one of the most underrated characters in fiction. He only has a few of scenes in the novel itself, but he presence is felt everywhere. If you think about it, to an extent it was Quilty who was in control until he was shot by Humbert. Plus they may not be the same person, but they are complete polorizations of each other. While the affair between Humbert and Lolita was really cool, I find the struggle between Humbert and Quilty to be equally interesting, if not more.
Furthermore,I like the 1962 film version of Lolita is that Stanley Kubrick agreed with me. He aknowledged the fact that the rivialry between Humbert and Quilty was equally as important as the affair between Humbert and Lolita and he expanded on it. the 1997 version is great too, especially since it's pretty close to the novel, but as great as Frank Langella was, his character certainly didn't have the sort of spark as the Quilty I saw in the book, and he's certainly no Peter Sellers. (Then again, it's hard to compare most actors to Sellers in the first place.)
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*sigh*
I must confess that I haven't seen either film version, but I heard that Dolly was blonde in at least one of them. :P
I obviously can't make judgements about the films... but nymphets aren't blonde. At least not in my definiton, excepting perhaps rare circumstances.
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Spend a couple bucks to rent either film version. Neither are as great as the book, but it's really neat to compare them both to the book and eachother. (although, I am in the minority, I like Kubrick's Lolita over Lynne's. Both are great, though.)
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Yeah I know it's stupid... but I can't reconcile myself to a world where Lolita isn't a brunette.
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