The film didn’t belabor the tragedy by showing blood even so, the sight of a young child being shot and killed was disturbing. Corina and I looked at each other after it was over and said, “Unbelievable.”Īfter the tragedy in Connecticut, it was especially difficult to watch the little boy Gavroche get killed at the barricade. His rendition of “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” was so authentic that, for a moment, I felt as if I were in the room with him, feeling the same wave of anger and grief he was experiencing. What surprised me most was Eddie Redmayne’s performance as Marius. Likewise, Hugh Jackman did a fantastic job capturing the progression of Valjean from sinner to saint. She lived up to the hype, but didn’t exceed expectations (perhaps because expectations were so high). Also powerful is the deathbed scene where Fantine longs for her daughter.īecause Hathaway has received so much buzz, I can’t say I was surprised by the emotional depth of her performance. Her gut-wrenching version of “I Dreamed a Dream” rescues the song from the sentimentality of Susan Boyle and reminds viewers of the despairing lyrics that work against the soaring melody. Hooper deserves accolades for pulling it off.Īnne Hathaway’s performance as Fantine has gotten a lot of buzz, deservedly so. By telling the story musically, the composers capture the spirit of Hugo’s novel without slavishly following every detail. ( Even Liam Neeson.) It’s simply too hard to pack the emotional punch of Hugo’s masterpiece into a two-hour film. Directors and screenwriters have tried and, in my estimation, failed. If you’ve read the book, you can imagine the difficulty of translating such a sprawling piece of literature to the big screen. How does one judge the faithfulness of a screen adaptation of Les Misérables?ĭo we judge it based on its fidelity to the book? To the musical? To the spirit of both?
We were not disappointed, but we were surprised in ways different than expected. Last weekend, Corina and I went to see it. Ever since the trailer for the new Les Misérables movie made the rounds online, I’ve been highly anticipating this film.
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