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La Femme Nikita (1990) and the Nikita TV Series: Spy Month, Day 2

October 3, 2018 by Amy Suto Leave a Comment

For those of you playing along at home, the answer is yes, I am posting three blog posts for this series today because I didn’t post any yesterday and I’m already behind for spy month. Feel free to judge me, I also blog professionally so really I have no excuse other than “I’m busy playing pretend for a living and this blog truly exists just so I can craft my piecemeal dissertation about why I’m never going to watch The Wire.” 

Also, I’m aware that “I blog professionally” is both a great standup joke and sometimes a line I use at bars when I want to scare men away. (Which, to be honest, is always.) 

If you missed day 1 (which is day 1 only in name) go check it out. You can also read my little introduction (which is written with much less snark since it was written pre-coffee) here. 

Day 2 is a double feature of both the Luc Besson film La Femme Nikita and the CW television series Nikita from a few years ago. Also, if you’re wondering why I’m capitalizing some television names and then also italicizing them in other posts, it’s because I don’t believe in proofreading these blog posts and the all-caps thing is a holdover from my agency days. (Sadly, by “agency days” I mean my days working at a talent agency and not in the CIA.) 

Enough one-sided banter, let’s get to it: 

Writer/Director: Luc Besson

Stars: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana

Logline: Instead of going to jail, convicted felon Nikita is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin

Favorite Line: “There are two things that have no limit: femininity, and the means of taking advantage of it.” 

Before we get started, I really need you to watch this amazing trailer. Why? It’s from the ’90s. Also, the narration is hilarious. Drama is just saying adjectives without any context, apparently.

So because this film came out before I was born, I’ll admit I saw this after watching the most recent series adaptation. Unlike some people I know (nods toward the film buffs reading this and judging me) I didn’t grow up in an art house theater watching foreign films. My friends dragged me kicking and screaming to see The Notebook instead of Godard. So yes, I’m blaming the suburbs for my late appreciation of Good Film. (Although, I think I get points for seeing this way back in my high school days.)

This film was remade into Point of No Return in 1993 for American audiences and directed by John Badham and starring Bridget Fonda except in this version she lives in Venice, CA and dates a hippie. If you really hate subtitles, I won’t get mad if you only watch this version, which has its own great performances. Fun fact: John Badham called me to congratulate me on getting into Chapman back when I was deciding on a film school. I died with excitement. Then I went to USC instead. (Sorry.)

Okay, enough name-dropping and onto the review. 

I love the character of Nikita — especially Parillaud’s portrayal — because she’s just a hot fucking mess. Then, right before she gets the electric chair/lethal injection/whatever, the government/patriarchy is like WE CAN USE YOU AND YOUR BODY and of course they do and she’s trapped and has to do assassin things for this secret arm of the government. Then she falls in love with a civilian, lives a double life, also has a thing for her hot (?) handler, and is taught how to use her looks to her advantage while also learning how to kill people. So basically, it’s just your standard coming-of-age story.

I think this resonated me on two levels: first of all, women are taught fear before courage. We’re taught to avoid things like walking alone at night, being alone with boys, always carry pepper spray, etc. We’re taught THE WORLD IS OUT TO GET YOU, and if the #MeToo movement is any indication, it is. 

So that’s one reason in particular why I adore the Nikita origin story. It still shows how this evil system is pulling the strings and using her for their gain, but it’s also a story of learning the depths of your abilities and courage as well as parsing out ethics versus survival.

If someone handed you a gun in a restaurant and told you to shoot someone or be shot, would you do it? 

One of the characters I really find fascinating in all of the adaptations is the older Madame-esque character who teaches Nikita to craft and control her femininity (and sexuality) to entrap men. We’ve seen so many matriarchal characters tell daughters to get pretty and be feminine for potential husbands, that it’s fun to see a matriarch be like “yo you have some crazy powers and can take down men just with a glance so like use that.” Honey traps are nothing new in spy fiction, but in a future post I’d like to drill down more on this subject since there’s so much to unpack about how women have been conditioned to view their sexuality and their power over men, and how the media portrays that. So stay tuned for that dissertation.

Nikita (2010) – The CW

Okay, I’d pretty much do anything to write a Maggie Q vehicle after seeing the original Nikita. I adored this show in high school, and pretty sure I tweeted at all of the writers who were on Twitter at the time (thank you for humoring High School Amy, you guys.)

I used to watch this show while doing my 4-6 mile runs on the treadmill at the gym. I had all the episodes downloaded and whenever there was a fight scene I’d just go full-speed and die. That’s to say, the action in this show is done really well. 

Also yes, I’m aware there’s another TV show adaptation before this one, but I don’t care. I’m reviewing this one. I’ve probably lost most of you anyways at this point, so I’ll speed through the rest of this. 

The reason I love this show is A) Maggie Q’s incredible performance, always, and B) another one of those rare shows that captures a multifaceted, complex female character who can fall in love AND kick-ass, without her storylines completely be taken over by the Male Gaze.

The stories that really shine are the ones where Nikita is dealing with the demons of her past. Oh, and I forgot to mention, this show takes place after Nikita has gone rogue and is going to take down the evil organization (Division, in this adaptation) at all costs since they killed the man she loved. (Daniel or that long haired hippie from Venice from the American adaptation.)

They go to some dark places in this show, really digging into what it means to want revenge so badly you start to become the people you want vengeance on. Not to mention that Xander Berkely’s portrayal of the psychopathic villain who runs Division is so chilling and complex that you can’t look away during any of his scenes.

The show had some clumsy moments (especially with plotting in later seasons) and while I think Lyndsey Fonseca, who played the character the CW wanted to appeal to younger audiences and was a new recruit in Division that Nikita ends up saving and taking under her wing, had some storylines and scenes that were a bit light.

The will they/won’t they love interest storyline with Shane West’s character Michael and Nikita, however, was on pointe. I think the problem was that it was so well-done (and not cotton-candy CW fare) that it went over the heads of the target audience, and felt like it should have belonged on a different network, which I think hindered a lot of the storytelling. 

Still, this is a fantastic watch for the way they play with characters, and Craig Silverstein did a great job with this adaptation. I’m trying my best not to rewatch the series in its entirety because I know it’s going to be a black hole and I’m going to emerge three days later after binging all four seasons having forgotten to eat or shower.

To sum it up, these dark, edgy spy thrillers following the character of Nikita are the wish fulfillment women want in the world of spy fare. The entire storyline of this series follows an unstoppable woman leading a rebellion to destroy the corrupt system from the inside, so she can take down the puppetmaster that controlled her and her body her whole life. I don’t know one woman who doesn’t want to imagine they have that power in our world today. 

If you’re curious as to what other films and television I’m watching/rewatching in my month of spies, check out the blog posts here and send me your faves over at Twitter or in the comments below.

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Instagram post 17855876494613432 When I was a kid, I dreamed of moving to LA to do this thing called writing AKA Playing Pretend Professionally. I remember when I worked at my family’s pulp fiction bookstore, we even had some famous writers buy our books. I’d read their scripts and study their movies in between driving to the post office across from the saloon where the biker gangs hung out to ship their hardboiled detective novels. Now, I get to play pretend both for the month-long holiday of Halloween and for my writing, and I couldn’t be luckier to do so with the incredible friends I’ve made out here. We are the people and the stories we surround ourselves with, and I’m lucky to be in good company with both ❤️
Instagram post 18078104956095397 Fear and Loathing... & Avocado Toast? For the month of November I’m writing a story a day about a songwriter gone missing in the LA millennial underground. This noir adventure will be accompanied by a Spotify soundtrack, mysterious TikTok clues, and a deep dive into the perils of #cancelculture. Check out the first story at AmySuto.com/underground and subscribe to get the daily stories to your inbox, fam ✌️
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Instagram post 17848506961676660 Feeling grateful — can’t wait to share what we’re planning next! • kingdomofpavement What an incredible night — we are floored by all of the talent that showed up, and by our community who continues to make these magical nights inclusive and safe spaces for anyone to share what they’re working on. Every open mic night has been unexpected in a great way, and we can’t wait to share what’s next ✨ liked a performer from last night? FOLLOW them, stream their music, read their work, and continue to support them and show up for them. Here are the featured performers from last night: Mau’s band nightlightsofficial, actress rebijord, singer/songwriter and guitarist shilahstanford, author and poet theauthorlife, Will Cordova can be found on Spotify at willsee, and bananawhofam has music available to stream/buy. Go go go — support the people who make the art you love. Chalk art by the incredible vandercallispan .
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Instagram post 17848492489637949 Our next open mic night for kingdomofpavement is Saturday, Oct 19th at 7pm — do you have your tickets yet and know what you’re sharing? It’s the last one we’re doing for the year, so don’t miss it! KingdomofPavement.com/events
Chalkboard art by the incredible vandercallispan ✨
Instagram post 17847576889646251 ...me! I’m live right now with upworkinc as one of their featured freelancers at this conference (I’m on the left!). If you’re there right now, come say hi and I’ll write you a bio 🙂 I’ve loved freelancing with Upwork and have met people from all over the world. I’ve been able to travel for work and had extraordinary experiences I wouldn’t have had otherwise — and way more time to devote to my creative work since I don’t have a traditional day job. I’ll be here (virtually) the next two days meeting new people and helping you tell your story. Onwards ✌️
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Instagram post 18098348734070762 Rainy morning writing session to start the weekend. I’m working on a sort of “anti-memoir” — a fictional account of true memories organized by city. It’s not something I’ve figured out how to write quite yet, but it’s been a fun experiment. Learning how to play with form is important ~ after all, there are no rules in make believe.
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Instagram post 17871871684465326 Our new issue is live on KingdomofPavement.com, and in it I share some interviews and experiences I had whilst in Berlin! Los Angeles can be an all-encompassing whirlwind sometimes. Getting out to see other places is so important when it comes to gaining new insights and examining our habits and the places we call home — especially as storytellers and creatives. I’m actually embarking on a new written project as a result of my trip, inspired by the people and places that have changed me. I hope you get a new perspective this week on whatever you’re working on. Happy Wednesday! 📸 by the incredible kaeviktoria
Instagram post 17987771077278949 THANK YOU to all of our incredible performers who came out to our kingdomofpavement open mic last night. From delihours (the incredible indie/jazz band in this video that opened up the night) to the amazing poets elenascarlettmurray and b.stryke to flannerymaney and Will’s incredible musical covers and Logan Rose’s amazing short story to the awesome surprise performance of bananawhofam and all of the rest of the PHENOMENAL performers who came out — we’re beyond lucky to have witnessed such an incredible night and have another sold-out show. Let’s keep building our kingdom, shall we? 📆 MARK YOUR CALENDARS — next open mic night is SATURDAY OCTOBER 19th @ 7pm 📆
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Instagram post 18075296911123200 Get your tickets — next open mic is this Saturday at 7pm! Bring your poetry, short stories, songs, and your soul ❤️ • kingdomofpavement ✨Do you have your tickets for this Saturday’s open mic night? Get yours for $5 at AuntBessi.com and let us know if you want to be on the performer list! ✨Last open mic night, we had flannerymaney and Kingdom of Pavement artist Sam Grosslight join us with their incredible bluegrass ensemble as one of our featured performers. We can’t wait to share with you our next group of incredibly talented featured performers — and we want YOU to take the stage as well! Join us and let’s HIT THE PAVEMENT together for an unforgettable night!
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Instagram post 17918194801327004 You are the company you keep, and I kept some great company during my travels last week! Excited to be back in LA, not on a plane, and with my cat. Looking forward to more adventures in the future but for now — back to work!
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