Alright so I can make some really lame,lazy intro
Saying Les Mis and tying it with the wrestler The Mis
I think I'm above that. I'm above that
Right, Les Mis. Now this is one I was kind of excited for
Because I'm kind of a history buff, and I love movies out there that have touched a little on history
Maybe even twist it in any way you want to do it. Lik Abraham Lincoln, Vampire hunter/slayer, whatever it's called
I was even interested in that just 'cause it touched history
Obviously then this is a go-to for me
For those who don't kno the story, I think there was a movie a musical, a broadway .. all kinds of different forms that this came out
But it originated as a book by Victor Hugo
If you don't have time to go through this "War ad Peace" 2000page-translated from French, version of massive chuck of phone book
Then I'll kind of shorten it for you here
Jean ValJean, who was a slave, because he'd done something wrong.
Basically in order to help sombody out. So kind of a grey area, yes he was wrong and caught for doing it
But there was a reason behind it, like an honesty taht fell behind what he was trying to do.
This all happens during the tinme of the French Revolution, or the build up to it.
The movie takes us during and after the revolution
Jean ValJean, played by Hugh Jackman, this entire time is trying to lean from huis misdeeds
By trying to be a better person. All the while we have Javert played by Russel Crowe
He's out there as a military person, back in the time they didn't really have police officers, so the military inforced the law
He knows only black and white, there's no grey area, no excuse behind why you're doing things
He has a real contrast with Jean ValJean, Hugh Jackman's character
And that's where we get a development througt, with these two characters
I can touch on the rest of them, but ultimately the big story behind this is the French Revolution
The little peices with Amanda Seyfried and others, basically just help Hugh Jackman do right in some things he's done wrong in the past
I'll go ahead and caution all guys that are going to this
This is not going to be your standard musical that you'll get dragged to
Yes there are a couple times where you get some laughs.
Tim Burton's wife is kind of creepy, and alongside Sacha Baron Cohen, which together they make a really good duo actually
They make me laugh a few times, but that's an aside the majorit of this movie is huge hardcore drama
It's really, really slow. So again for those being dragged.. guy or girl, it's going to be a really long play for you
And on that note
Yes it is a play
It's taking from its roos of it being a broadway play, and it's going with that
Every single line in this movie has been sung.
Plus it's 2.5 hours long, so your in set for a broadway musical or a stage play or theatrical event
That's what's being grought to you here
To touch on the musical side of things, they've done so much different with this, by singing live
And them being able to act while doing it. That's the huge key
No matter what anyone else tells you, that is the important part
They can actually act while singing, and it's actually them singing during the acting.
That breaks all boundries, and I think we won't see any more High School Musical
Or any off those tutsi frutsi, la di da, Disney musicals
I'm sure that this is the way to go, and this has broke boundries. Moves musicals into a new stream
Something 3D has done to Sci-Fi. This is a whole new era for musicals
Any one out there that loves musicals, the way they capture this in a live performance, is beyond astoniashing
And what they can do while they're acting, with the actors that are in this movie, is amazing
Now we have a lot of actors in this movie, I don't really pick on them too often.
But I'll comment on one, the new guy, "the rookie"
Don't really know his name, let's throw up a picture.
Now this guy reminds me
of this
A.. yeah... you're starting to see the similarities
yeah
It annoyed me, it's the first thing to come to my mind. It took me away from the film
Rating time,
Going to get 4 / 5
Cry notes. On to the next review