only successful product. His newest undertaking has been the classic musical‚ Les Miserables‚ which won several Oscars. Yet‚ this jaw dropping production earned mixed reviews from various critics. While critics all agree on Les Miserables plot and unsuccessful camera techniques‚ they differ on director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the famous Broadway musical to the movie theatre and the actors live singing. Les Miserables’ plot is based on the novel written by Victor Hugo‚ set in 19th-century France
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Les Misérables “Whether true or false‚ what is said about men often has as much influence on their lives‚ and particularly on their destinies‚ as what they do.” Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film produced by Working Title Films and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg which
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For my AP World History Movie Review‚ I chose to watch Les Miserables; a movie based on the inspirational novel by Victor Hugo. I selected this movie because i had a summer assignment on it for ADV English and also because i thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie before reading the book and compare the two afterwards. Watching this and reading the book has helped me in starting out this school year more prepared with my schoolwork. Just like the book‚ the movie was set in the early
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Class Conflict Between Characters In Les Miserables‚ by Victor Hugo many different themes and important lessons arise. Hugo goes into great depth and portrays the feelings people went through‚ during the revolution. Jean Valjean‚ a character convicted of stealing bread‚ goes from running away from Javert most of his life to being a changed man and taking in Cosette and raising her as his own. As he encounters this rebirth of his life‚ he tries to cover up his dark past. Through Eponine‚ who
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“Man Made Evil by an Unjust Society” Social Injustice in Les Miserables Social injustice is not a new concern by any means. Victor Hugo’s 19th century novel‚ Les Miserables‚ addresses social injustice caused by both society and the legal system. This novel tells the story of a man condemned due to attempting to steal a loaf of bread for his starving family. The story follows this man as he recreates his new life‚ for his old was brutally taken away from him by an unscrupulous nation. Through this
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Throughout the whole plot of Les Miserables‚ Hugo develops a variety of themes: love‚ redemption‚ good and evil‚ charity‚ suffering‚ societal inequality‚ justice All of them are tied together‚ and every theme has its significance for the novel. However‚ in my opinion‚ the theme of justice is central in the book. It covers the development of every single character and fully reflects the whole point of the book called "Misérables" rejected‚ the bottom of society; moreover‚ justice is also the primary
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"And then‚ do you know‚ Monsieur Marius‚ I believe I was a little in love with you." (Hugo‚ et al. 244). Victor Hugo’s‚ Les Miserables‚ is not just another story to tell and catch the reader’s attention‚ it is so much more. It portrays many people’s lives during the 1800’s and the attempt to change their lives for the better. One of them is a young woman named Eponine and her family. In pursue to find love and purpose‚ Eponine showed to be the most sacrificial and resilient woman in this novel
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the movie Les Miserables (1998) The movie is a potent social document of poverty‚ ignorance‚ and brutality of man by Victor Hugo. Les Miserables is also a rousing adventure of the hapless victim of French society - Jean Valjean‚ and his valiant struggle to redeem his past. The movie had been so well done. The actors and actresses had played their part and portrayed the characters in a way that the audience could really relate to. It was shorter than the adaptation of 2012 Les Miserables but the characters
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Movie Review I. Introduction Les Miserables‚ as a theatrical enterprise‚ was always about sweeping sentimentality and the grandiose 1862 Victor Hugo novel‚ which translates to‚ “The Victims‚” was never short on ennui either. This film version is a particular tearjerker because of the much-discussed live action singing and some excellent casting. II. Characters Jean Valjean - Cosette’s adopted father. Valjean is an ex-convict who leaves behind a life of hatred and deceit and makes his fortune
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Hugo’s concern with social reform in Les Miserable includes his development of Fantine to illustrates his points. Hugo’s concern for the plight of society’s outcasts can be seen in the character of Fantine. Through the development of Fantine‚ Hugo adequately illustrates his concern with social reform. During her life‚ prostitutes were treated with no respect‚ this can be seen when Fantine has snow thrown down her back by a man she did not even know‚ Hugo states‚ “He crept up behind her with the
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