The film pays more attention to the form of expression, but it fails to fully demonstrate the essence of the original work. Compared with musicals, the movie version gets rid of the limitation of the stage, and it is more difficult to reflect the background and characteristics of the original work. In this movie version, although the main plot in the original work is still retained, but due to the deletion of the original musical, the story develops too fast, and the audience has no time to experience the details and reflections, so they hurriedly follow in the continuous singing. The plot moves forward, weakening the understanding of the original work, especially for the understanding of human nature and the power of redemption that Hugo endowed in this work, which is a pity.
Les Misérables Negative Evaluation of
2021-10-20 17:21
Extended Reading
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Javert: Now Prisoner 24601, your time is up and your parole's begun. You know what that means?
Jean Valjean: Yes, it means I'm free.
Javert: No.
[hands him a yellow paper]
Javert: Follow to the letter your itinerary, this badge of shame you wear until you die. It warns that you're a dangerous man.
Jean Valjean: I stole a loaf of bread. My sisters child was close to death, and we were starving...
Javert: And you will starve again unless you learn the meaning of the law!
Jean Valjean: I've learnt the meaning of those nineteen years; a slave of the law.
Javert: Five years for what you did. The rest because you tried to run, yes 24601...
Jean Valjean: My name is Jean Valjean!
Javert: And I'm Javert! Do not forget my name. Do not forget me, 24601.
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Jean Valjean: To love another person is to see the face of God.