"It is one thing that audience begins to empathize with Leon's plight on account of Petzold's diligence in his direction and his unyielding focus on him, but to root for Leon is another thing. It is a pertinent dilemma that a director chooses to tell the story of the most inert, most unstimulating character among a close-knit group, just because he can relate to him the most. A testimony that why fiction cinema is hurt for filmmakers from all kinds of diverse groups to tell their own stories, for instance, Devid's sexual fluidity, Nadja's mystique and Felix's sensitivity, are, for Yours Truly's money, all far more appealing than Leon's inceldom and tunnel vision."
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