其實這部片沒有不好懂,只是長大後對里昂與瑪蒂達之間的感情會有更深層的理解。乍看之下是大叔收留未成年蘿莉的殺手養成故事,但實際是彼此救贖、治癒的成長過程。他們是各自在世上唯一的陪伴、朋友、家人,甚至愛人(以前看過盧貝松原始劇本裡有一場性愛戲的文章),反映出人類情感的複雜性。"You're not going to lose me. You've given me a taste for life. I wanna be happy. Sleep in a bed, have roots. And you'll never be alone again, Mathilda." 喔,我要哭了。