So saw this movie last night and just had to rant somewhere about it because I can't believe this was nominated for a Oscar, it was awful. I mean, what, as long as you sing all your lines in a movie that makes it good?
Yes, I specifically recall all of the positive reviews being for signing all of their lines.
I can't believe the praise this got, there's not even a real plot until halfway into the movie, none of the characters are given clear motivation,
Except for the entire prologue about Valjean looking for escape from a life of persecution and that simple act of mercy from the Bishop that guides him through the rest of the story. Nope, nothing to see here.
outside of Russell Crowe, the worst cop ever, who's been chasing Hugh Jackman for 17 years and he can never catch him, the guy set up a company and Russell Crowe doesn't notice?
He did. As soon as he arrived in town, which was that day. What movie were you watching?
"It seems to me we may have met," is what he said during their first conversation. Then he definitely recognized him when he saved the man from being crushed by the cart a few minutes later, so much so that he even sent a letter to Paris about his suspicions about who he was.
It's not like there was an 800 tip line that people could call in the 19th century, its pretty easy for someone to stay hidden if they needed to. Or that Javert worked the 'find Jean Valjean' beat for his entire career. Also, the closest he came to catching him was saved by the man Valjean rescued from the cart accident...which goes back to that whole 'goodness that comes from acts of mercy' theme established at the start of the film that you missed.
Anne Hathaway who goes from working girl to prostitute to dead within the span of what looks like in the movie a couple days at most, her big song didn't move me at all because I didn't even get to know her and she slipped into hooking pretty quick.
Did she needed to be sexually assaulted by drunken sailors a few more times before it became sad. We did get to know what was happening to her...she was abandoned with a child that she was forced to give up. She was fired for being an unmarked mother. Told in a letter that her daughter is very sick, she sells her locket, her hair, her teeth (which become infected), and finally herself to send money to help her.
By the time she gets to her song, it's at a point where this character cannot possibly have to sink any lower. It's awful, and devastating, but all for the love of her daughter, which really makes her a beautiful character and her ordeal even worse.
And again, she's shown an act of mercy that leads to her daughter being saved. Again, with the redemption thing.
Then there's Amanda Seifried and the guy who have an epic love affair before even saying one word to each other.
Go dig up Victor Hugo and yell at him for a little while, that's how he wrote it.
Damn, this movie was just crap. No, I have never seen the play and after watching this would never buy a ticket and I'm really not opposed to theater, I liked Spamalot, Rock of Ages and Book of Mormon. Those did something Les Mis didn't though actually took the time to develop the characters so you actually cared about them.
Spamalot had
character development?
And I loved Spamalot, but seriously...
OK, I stand corrected. I thought it was still in practice. My apologies.
