What happen to him can realistically happen to just about any man in that position.
Indeed it can.
But the people who come on here and scream 'HE'S A PERVERT, A PEDOPHILE, A MONSTER!' don't seem to realize that. It's a lot easier to just look at the surface and judge others. While in reality, especially in this case, things are way deeper than just an urge to sleep with young girls.

"You don't watch Michael Bay films. They happen to you."

Yea that's the part that makes his attraction to her complicated was the premature death of that lost love all those years ago. What happen to him can realistically happen to just about any man in that position.

We don't really know if he's a pedo or not, but his lust for a young "teen" girl certainly doesn't make him one.
My main reason for thinking that he's definitely NOT a pedo in this movie is the simple fact that he's only attracted to Lolita. He doesn't care about other young girls. He doesn't care about Lo's female friends at school, he's strictly focused on Lolita.
A real pedophile is basically a predator. He looks for young kids, intentionally, secretly, he stalks them. Humbert is definitely NOT that.
And let's not forget, he sees Lolita as basically a reincarnation of his first true love. The one that died wayyy too young.
He's just a tortured soul.

"You don't watch Michael Bay films. They happen to you."

We don't really know if he's a pedo or not, but his lust for a young "teen" girl certainly doesn't make him one. A little perverted? Maybe. But most men are by nature. We're just conditioned to keep it to ourselves. Not counting those who cant exercise self control.

Humbert, IN THIS MOVIE, is not a pedophille.
Period.

"You don't watch Michael Bay films. They happen to you."

You certainly didn't act like a grown up. You need to tone it down a bit.
And by the way, this is a 20-year-old film. What's with the sudden urge for you to come here and start spreading these angry comments?

"You don't watch Michael Bay films. They happen to you."

And FYI, I am a full grown woman beep you very much and I have a deep deep hatred of pedophilia in all forms and I hate ppl who make excuses for ANYONE that even has that mindset.

I feel very strongly on this subject because my oldest daughter was molested by my perverted ex husband. I am no longer with that beep but if I see him, I will kill him. So forgive me for being PISSED TF OFF about this subject!!!

^^^^Someone forgot to take his/her pills.
Calm the hell down. When you grow up and learn more about humans and how we operate and feel inside, especially after a traumatic event, then you will be allowed to make comments.

"You don't watch Michael Bay films. They happen to you."

A pedophile is just that.. A beep pedophile. Call it what ever name u wantif that old beep was sexing a young girl HE IS A beep PEDOPHILE. PERIOD!!!!

In the book she is a pubescent, sexually precocious seducer, and thus Humbert is not a pedophile a word frequently misused to cover up for what is really going on. Humbert is not attracted to pre-pubescent girls.

In the book she is 12 yo, so yeah its pedophilia.. and to be honest i find 14 yo still children idk where you live but a man in their 40s with a girl with 14 its pretty wrong most part of the places..

It's hebephilia at worst, with the note that 14 is legal in many 1st world countries.
At best, it borders on ephebophilia, which is close to mature development of the human body and it's natural, even though most women and men either won't admit it, or they were taught by society that even that is "wrong".

Yea, it was completely fine and normal.

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