Slowly, the camera followed the soul of Jean Valjean to another world of Paris, where red flags and ribbons filled the sky, and the dead souls sang "Do You Hear the People Sing" on a barricade out of sight. There were already applause in the theater at this time. At the end of the movie, many people were immersed in the main theme and reluctant to walk away. Many men also began to hum softly:
Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again
When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life About to start when tomorrow comes!
In my opinion, the movie version is just an image for this great musical. The directors, actors and photographers have done a great job on this point. There are many shots full of dynamics: you can see Jean Arjean filling the entire screen while singing "Who Am I", the lyrics seem to be carved with vicissitudes in one sentence; you can see the bullied Xiao Kesai Hidden behind the back of the wooden chair, only his eyes and lips were exposed in the slit, singing:
Please do not send me out alone
Not in the darkness on my own!
Some shots even intend to solidify the truth, as if you can As you can see in battlefield photography, the characters are in a corner of the screen, their expressions are frozen, the background is frozen, and a large shadow hits your heart.
In addition, all the actors are said to sing in real life-even live recording, singing while performing-the sound and the picture are perfectly blended together, the shooting of this movie version makes me understandable.
In terms of music, the processing of the main songs is very distinctive. Like Hugh Jackman, he is not a Broadway singer after all. It is not easy to sing "Lord On High", so many of his songs in the film are more emotional, choking in his throat several times, out of nothing. Like the last sentence of "Who Am I", "I am Jean Valjean!" Most singers roared out like thunder, but Jackman chose to moan thoughtfully. Although it is rough and hard, it does not lose the taste.
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Ting/Anne Hathaway: Hathaway’s mother, Kate, played the first in the American tour of Les Misérables in 1987 Fantine. According to reports, when Annie auditioned for the film for the first time, everyone on the scene sang and cried.
Bishop Milière/Colm Wilkinson: If you haven't seen the cast beforehand, you will have a blast of enthusiasm as soon as Bishop Milière's voice sounds. Yes, the bishop is played by Colm Wilkinson in the London and New York version of Valjean. It was he who finally interpreted this role at the tenth anniversary concert of the musical "Les Miserables". Wilkinson is also the first "ghost" in "The Ghost of the Opera". His vocal range is extremely wide, and the treble and bass are unforgettable.
Mr. Thenardier/Sacha Noam Baron Cohen: Baron Cohen is Aladeen in "The Dictator"! The Thenardiers played by him and Helena Bont made me feel that it is not inferior to the musical version. I don't know if Baron Cohen is really stupid or fake, just one mouth, and there will be a burst of laughter in the theater.
Cosette/Amanda Seyfried, Marius/Eddie Redmayne, Ai Penny/Samantha Barks: This love triangle combination became the mainstay of the original soundtrack of this movie. Eddie Redmayne is a British actor of Andrew Garfield's generation. When he was acting in an infamous cowboy film, he used his iPhone to record his sing "Empty Chairs and Empty Tables" and was photographed by the crew. (In the theater, after singing this song, you can hear many audiences lamenting.) Amanda Seyfried is not a professional singer, but she had good vocal training when she was a child, which made her cosette collection beautiful and beautiful. All in one. The last Samantha Barks is probably the one who sang the most audience in the movie. No way, this one is professional. She is the one who played Epanny in the West End and 25th Anniversary Edition, Mark.
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But-there is still a "but"-Javert played by Russell Crowe (exactly Said it was his singing) Unfortunately, it became the rotten egg in this pot of fresh soup. (To be more ruthless, a handful of sputum from the sweet spring is fine.) When the trailer was released, I felt that Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe should be switched. The former Angel in "Deadly Magic" is a role like Javert who can't die in the Yellow River. In order to perform a great shift in the world that is better than his opponent, even clones are used; in "Scoops" The second generation of official & rich created by Jackman has a heart-hardened heart that is no worse than that of Javert. After the murder, he still looks like a gentleman. And Russell Crowe's works are full of Jean Valjean-type tender iron men, like "Iron Fist Man", like "Gladiator".
However, in fact, if you are a director, only these two men are for you to choose from above, and you can only choose the one who sings well to play the male number one, and singing reminds you of the red neck in the K room. The one of the masters who don't have a high pitch, please play the villain. Please be gangly beaten by revolutionary magnates. Please be hated by the audience. Please jump into the river to commit suicide. Please break your spine and die when you hit the concrete riverbed with a "crack".
Finally, putting Tucao aside, I am still thinking about "Do You Hear the People Sing". This song has been used for some other purposes several times because it was written too venting, and it feels very appropriate to certain situations. At the time of the French Revolution, it is estimated that there would be no room for "Marseille". But times like the French Revolution have passed, and future generations can only write songs like this to recall certain sentiments. However, the song is always too short, just like the girl you have a crush on saying "hi" to you, if you are coquettish enough, you can still be high for a while, but after all, it is not what you want most. Think about what song Hugo heard when he was writing "Les Miserables"?
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