Les Miserables

Les Miserables (a movie of the musical)

Russell Crowe as JAVERT

Amanda Seyfried as COSETTE

Eddie Redmayne as  MARIUS

Aaron Tveit as ENJORLAS

Samantha Barks as EPONINE

Helena Bonham Carter as MADAME THÉNARDIER

Sacha Baron Cohen as THÉNARDIER

Follow this link to learn more about the cast and crew:

http://www.lesmiserablesfilm.com/cast.html

As I sat there in the dark, watching the end gather nearer, lumps form in my throat. I couldn't escape this moment if I wanted to. My eyes blinking, only to force back tears. It is time. And I can hear it. Singing in the distance…

Do you hear the people sing?
Lost in the valley of the night
It is the music of a people who are climbing to the light
For the wretched of the earth
There is a flame that never dies
Even the darkest nights will end and the sun will rise

They will live again in freedom in the garden of the Lord
They will walk behind the ploughshare
They will put away the sword
The chain will be broken and all men will have their reward!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Somewhere beyond the barricade is there a world you long to see?
Do you hear the people sing?
Say, do you hear the distant drums?
It is the future that they bring when tomorrow comes! 
REPEAT

Aaaaah, aaaaah, aaaah, 
Tomorrow comes!

So, yeah, that was my end-of-the-movie experience. Les Miserables is such a powerful, emotion packed movie.  I totally recommend this movie to those who haven’t seen it. It’s full of action, hope, love, religion, sacrifice, and redemption. It says dare to dream of a new day. Dare to fight for a new tomorrow. Dare to love. Dare to dream. I enjoyed every moment. One of the most dramatic parts for me was… the whole movie. It left me emotionally drained. It’s nice to have a movie which touches and moves you. Hugh Jackman is so likable in this movie. And Anne Hathaway’s version of “I Dreamed a Dream” is so fierce.

I really don't have anything negative to say about this movie. It was a new experience for me. I don't usually watch musicals or movies about musicals. My eyes were glued to the screen from beginning to end. I think because the singing was so great and full of emotion. If someone was in pain, I felt it through their singing. Good stuff.

FUN FACTS:

• The actors and actresses were singing live during the filming of this movie.
• Jumping on a trampoline was Anne Hathaway’s warm up routine.

What touched me about the character?

Hugh Jackman as JEAN VALJEAN

A man, who has learned to hate the world, struggles with his identity. Leaving his past behind, he has been given an unexpected chance to turn it around. Once he finds meaning and something to truly live for, he stops at nothing to protect it. And no matter how hard he tries, he can not escape his past.

He realizes the daughter he loved had never been his to keep.

Anne Hathaway as FANTINE

Her dreams died long ago with her pride. This woman sells her body, hair, even her teeth, for she has an only child who she loves more than life itself.

Russell Crowe as JAVERT

This is an unrelenting police officer, stopping at nothing to hunt down an ex con who breaks parole. He eventually experience mercy from the man he hunts. And that, in a way, changed something inside of him.

Eddie Redmayne as  MARIUS

He begs for forgiveness; because he survived and his friends died, fighting for change.

Samantha Barks as EPONINE

She realizes that the man she has secretly loved had never been hers to love.

---Hope you've enjoyed. How did you feel about the movie? Is the movie better than, as good as, or not as good as the musical? Tell me what you think :-)  -Ann