Les Miserables (2012)
My mom had seen the actual play on Broadway when she was about my age. And I'd heard her talk about it and sing some of the songs, and I'd heard Master of the House on the radio one day. So, when I told her about the film adaptation, she seemed excited.
But, I'll be honest. I didn't hate the movie, and I didn't think it was a huge disappointment. I just think it focused on "icky" parts too much. The swear words in the lyrics is one thing; you can't change that. And Fantine's job is her job. But, I wasn't expecting them to embellish that content; for example,
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in the scene with the Thénardiers, a lady walked in and it was blatantly obvious that the camera focused on (and zoomed in on) her breasts.
I think they [the filmmakers] overdid those inappropriate parts, so I tried to look past them and just focus on the movie itself.
I enjoyed how they executed the fight scenes. I know it was pretty grisly, but there wasn't blood all over. And
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Javert's death made me jump a bit, because it looked painful.
Also, I didn't care for the director (Tom Hooper, who won Best Director for The King's Speech (2010)) and I didn't believe that Sacha Baron Cohen, coming from acting in many nasty comedy films, could pull off such a serious role as Thénardier. But, he had his moments where his joking around fit in with the film.
I cried at the part where
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Fantine sings I Dream a Dream
and I enjoyed how the ending played out. I guess this was a really good film, and it might even win an Oscar or two.
8.6/10
Last edited by Mickey (December 28, 2012 (06:47pm))
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