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Oh, Humbert the Humble... Aren't we his Lolita? Part 1
"Our beloved thirty-seven-year-old narrator, Humbert Humbert, swept us off our feet in the loving tale of Lolita. Dolores Haze... the light of his life, the fire of his loins. His sin, his soul. Lo-lee-ta... if only she wasn't fourteen years old--" *record scratches* Yes. You read that correctly. Dolores Haze, in Lolita (1997), was fourteen years old at the beginning of the film. I'm skipping the small talk in this analysis; Therefore, this piece of commentary is better suited for those who have seen the full content of the film (and remembered it). Now let's redo that introduction: Oh, Humbert the Humble. The thirty-seven-year-old male protagonist of Lolita (1997) crept into the minds of those who were susceptible or willing to entertain the ideology of grooming and pubescent consent. But for the sake of this commentary, I will not condemn the viewer, ...