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Les Misérables (2012) Movie Reaction! FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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@sleepyoctopus8
@sleepyoctopus8 2 жыл бұрын
God, this movie is so beautiful. People love to hate on it, but you cant deny how beautifully acted and put together this film is. So powerful.
@cloudwatcher608
@cloudwatcher608 2 жыл бұрын
Granted I’m a cryer, but I cried at least 4 times just watching this reaction video. Especially the story of Fontine. I cry for the amazing performance of Anne Hathaway for sure, but I also find myself crying for all the woman throughout history that has found herself selling herself to provide for herself or her children and not knowing how to deal with that trauma.
@Middleman0000
@Middleman0000 Жыл бұрын
Oh believe me I can deny it because this is film bastardises the perfection and beauty of the stage show on so many levels. Maybe if they didn't make the actors belt for 10 hours a day AND NOT DEPRIVE THEM OF WATER then maybe this could have been good. But from dry and flat vocals, (some of which are even wrong- looking at you end of 'stars') Attempting to do everything live and jt ends up with the music and actors out of sync (such as when valjean tears the papers) and poor cinematography with (except for Marius, cosette and eponine)weak singers to perform it results in a shitshow that shouldn't have to be endured for one day more
@oki__
@oki__ Жыл бұрын
@@Middleman0000and I’m sure that’s why you’re watching a reaction video to after watching the original
@Middleman0000
@Middleman0000 Жыл бұрын
@oki1135 I'm watching it to see others reactions to this film to see how they differ to my own views, I think I'm allowed to do that. Also I watched this film in 2012 when it came out
@briannapinkney4966
@briannapinkney4966 11 ай бұрын
I watch the musical live and didn’t cry once. I LISTEN to Anne’s I Dreamed a Dream and I sob. This cast really did a phenomenal job.
@hotsauce69247
@hotsauce69247 2 жыл бұрын
16:35 “Why you out here singing?!” - What all the side characters in every musical must be like 😂
@Ninaofthe90s
@Ninaofthe90s 2 жыл бұрын
Anne Hathaway won the oscar as Fantine. She has so little screentime, but what she does in this short time is just amazing. Her singing "I dreamed a dream" always makes me cry. Hell the whole movie made me cry.
@amberlynYT
@amberlynYT 2 жыл бұрын
Musical theater actress/singer here: This is such a phenomenal musical, the movie did a fantastic job at portraying the story. As much as I love this movie, I HATE that the director was borderline, if not completely, abusive to the actors and their voices. 12 hours a day live singing the scenes over and over, instead of using a pre-recorded soundtrack. It makes me angry to my soul. Yeah, they got the shots, but the damage done to their voices from extreme use is inexcusable. The priest at the beginning was the Original Jean Valjean on stage, for theater nerds it was a beautiful addition to the cast.
@NemedPhoenixMagic
@NemedPhoenixMagic 2 жыл бұрын
Must have watched the movie a dozen times, and I saw the original cast show, but only in this reaction did i recognise the original Valjean! :D
@reader2012
@reader2012 2 жыл бұрын
I have to say I really prefer the live singing, because nothing takes me out of a movie musical more than when it is so obviously a pre-recorded and over produced track they are playing over the actors. It is why I gave up on Glee, and part of why I didn't like In the Heights. And it is why I am worried for Wicked. I think The Last Five Years also did live singing too. I don't think the pre-recording is horrible though if they don't touch up the voices and can synch it with the performance on screen so that it seems like they are actually singing. I'm hoping West Side Story handles it well, they have so much actual broadway talent, it would be a shame if they played with the audio too much
@amberlynYT
@amberlynYT 2 жыл бұрын
@@reader2012 Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against live singing being used over a lip-synced performance at all! I generally prefer live performances over studio Master's, with a few special exceptions lol. My issue with the movie has nothing to do with the movie as a film experience. It rightfully won a bunch of awards because it is masterful. My issue is in the behind the scenes production, specifically with the behavior of the director. Theres a bunch of interviews with the cast talking about how badly their voices were effected by 12 hour days of basically non-stop gut wrenching performances and the pain and damage it caused them physically. So much emphasis and care is taken for the actors bodily safety while on set, ie stunt doubles for dangerous physical scenes, and everything is so carefully monitored so that the risk of harm is as low as possible. Unfortunately, in this particular instance, the same care was not taken with the actors voices. They could have had permanent damage to their vocal cords, which not only could potentially ruin any future singing roles, but could have also altered their speaking voice. The ability for self-care for the actors voices was so neglected, and it breaks my heart.
@Gwenhwyfar7
@Gwenhwyfar7 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen the original production live, have most of the songs memorized, my choir did a 7 song ensemble in JUNIOR HIGH and seen the movie quite a few times, and I somehow didn't notice the priest was the original Jean Valjean!😆
@Alex-gr8lv
@Alex-gr8lv 2 жыл бұрын
Colm Wilkinson is the og Jean Valjean....he is amazing in the role but loved him as the Bishop
@jmcg2246
@jmcg2246 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you about the 3 songs but I also love Eponine's On My Own. Samantha Barks killed it. She's so underrated.
@thomasbradley4505
@thomasbradley4505 11 ай бұрын
I think Samantha Barks was the highlight of the movie. She released a cd of mostly showtunes and it is amazing
@boilerdawg
@boilerdawg 2 жыл бұрын
Here are my notes If you'll notice, Valjean still had the silver with him at the convent. He never sold it. The silver itself didn't change his life, it was the priest's actions. The silver was his daily reminder. Javier wasn't a bad guy. Yes he was the antagonist and maybe enjoyed the authority a little too much, but all he really cared about was upholding the law. That's why he killed himself. He let his emotions make the decision to let Valjean go and he couldn't live with the guilt. Eponine's 'On My Own' for my money is the best performance.
@craigmarriott6759
@craigmarriott6759 2 жыл бұрын
I read this in a comparison between Les Miserables and the Discworld novel Night Watch "Both Javert and Vimes are obsessed with justice; Javert interpreting that to mean the punishment of the guilty, which eventually leads to his suicide when he can no longer reconcile his beliefs with the reality of capturing a good man. Vimes, on the other hand defines justice as the protection of the innocent. "
@ohauss
@ohauss 2 жыл бұрын
Actually, I'd characterize Javert somewhat differently. When the Bishop gives the silver to Valjean, Valjean feels everything he believed about the world to be upended. Everything he believed he'd have to live by was taken from him. All the premises he had based his live on were gone. He could not go on living as he did - so he decided to literally become a different man, change his life, take on a new identity and live the life of not just an honorable citizen but someone who took care of others. Conversely, when Javert saw everything he believed in turn into smoke, every premises that he based his life on being turned into question, he did not manage to make the turn into a new life - he was too set in his way. So instead, he just ended the life that has lost all of its foundation. And Javert didn't simply "care about upholding the law". For him, anyone who ever committed a crime, no matter how small, was irredeemably corrupt and evil. The notion that someone could turn his life around was inconceivable to him. He expected someone who had offended once to continue being a criminal, and even more, he considered any petty thief to be just as corrupt and evil as any violent criminal out there.
@sirnoobs8098
@sirnoobs8098 2 жыл бұрын
yeah having a kid die under the attack he was a part off, it was disobeying the law that drove him to kill himself not the injustice in the system so yeah lol
@umbradens6129
@umbradens6129 2 жыл бұрын
@@sirnoobs8098 hmm you have to remember that their faith is the core part of him and val Jean. one believes in grace because of the bishop the other doesn't from stars we see he believes that once you fall you've fallen. they both have that spiral moment (whirlpool of my sin) but 24601 rallies out of it while Javier falls.
@hallieharvey4073
@hallieharvey4073 Жыл бұрын
@@ohauss you also have to look at what he says in The Confrontation “I was born inside a jail. I was born with scum like you. I am from the gutter to.” I think he has so much self hate and need to prove himself by separating himself from the evil, corrupt, and poor people and by Vajean sparing his life he proved that just because I did bad things and grew up poor doesn’t mean I am a bad person. Putting all that hate and disgust in Javier’s face making him question who the real villain is. We see the change start when he sees Gavroche’s body where it’s not just his views being challenged but the very establishment he gave his life to killing a child who hasn’t had a chance to be “better”. First his view of Valjean is attacked, then the very thing he has spent his life defending is tarnished, then lastly his inability to continue hunting a man he spent his life trying to find all leave him feeling hopeless.
@Mark_E_M
@Mark_E_M Жыл бұрын
The two saddest songs, in my opinion, are “A Little Fall of Rain” and “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”.
@lukeschroeder6112
@lukeschroeder6112 2 жыл бұрын
Wow I was not expecting a reaction to something like this nor your reaction after watching the masterpiece that is this film! As always, love your reactions, Primate!
@robertobecco7718
@robertobecco7718 2 жыл бұрын
The best book I've ever read...BY FAR! Victor Hugo is a literary monster. The story is so vast and well written! Just an example: The monsenhor just appears in 3 or 4 scenes of the musical, while in the book, the first 100 pages are about him. Really reconmend the book.
@DaphneQueen
@DaphneQueen 2 жыл бұрын
I read the book after seeing this movie in 2012 and I totally agree. I 10/10 would recommend. It is so powerful as a depiction of France at the time and I commentary on the criminal justice system in general. Absolutely beautifully written
@MarkWick
@MarkWick 2 жыл бұрын
I should read the book in English. I have only read it in French.
@Me-wk3ix
@Me-wk3ix 2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkWick It makes me wish I knew French. I bet it would add such a dimension to the story to read it in its original language.
@Polo-wk7zl
@Polo-wk7zl Жыл бұрын
@@Me-wk3ix lol no it wouldn’t, you sound really pretentious. The content of the book doesn’t change depending on the damn language you read it in.
@themightyempire3511
@themightyempire3511 Жыл бұрын
@@Polo-wk7zl bro who pissed in your cereal?
@nickloschen2717
@nickloschen2717 2 жыл бұрын
Hugh Jackman was nominated for best actor at the 2013 Oscars for thus and Anne Hathaway won Best supporting Actress that year. Those two are amazing!! Russell Crowe's singing gets a lot of hate in this and yeah its not great but its not as awful as some people say
@ohauss
@ohauss 2 жыл бұрын
The thing is simply that Crowe is more of a rock singer, which means his voice isn't suited to this type of singing.
@boki1693
@boki1693 2 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is Russel Crowes singing is just very average. It only looks bad compared to the professional Broadway singers that played all the other roles.
@matthewcollins4157
@matthewcollins4157 2 жыл бұрын
I've only seen this movie in full from beginning to end in one sitting twice. It was the last movie my mom and I watched together before she died of pancreatic cancer. At the time we watched it, we had done everything the medical community could do for her and we were mentally and emotionally coming to terms that she only had a few weeks or maybe a couple months left. As we watched it, the fact that every character was miserable in some way, from loving someone who didn't lover her in return, or the inability to completely escape one's past, to not being able to find a husband to care for her and her kid, to not having your plans work out for you, etc. all resonated with me (and I think for my mom) because I saw so much of our lives reflected in some way in those characters and I know the film echoed thoughts and feelings I had heard her express throughout her life. It is painful to watch and I can only watch it in small parts here and there because these actors put so much feeling and expression into their performances. This movie holds a special place in my heart and I can't watch it without crying.
@FreakDaMIghet
@FreakDaMIghet 2 жыл бұрын
This musical makes me cry SO much. I cry when the bishop gives Vanjean his silver. I cry when Vanjean saves Fontine at the docks. I cry when he adopts Cosette. I cry when the boys get massacred at the barricade. I cry when Vanjean dies and Fontine and Bishop take him to heaven. I just none stop cry!! 😭
@forbiddencolor
@forbiddencolor 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and it hits just the same as the first time you watched it because the emotion and performances are SO strong. Such a powerful movie. One that sticks with you. Fantine's "I dreamed a dream" and Enjorla's death always get me.
@fettstea
@fettstea 2 жыл бұрын
You know I watched this movie for Eddie Redmayne (Marius) because I loved him so much in Fantasic Beasts. And after watching Les Mis I became a musical theatre nerd 😂
@craigmarriott6759
@craigmarriott6759 2 жыл бұрын
Miss Saigon is a great musical.
@fettstea
@fettstea 2 жыл бұрын
@@craigmarriott6759 definitely on my list. Need to finish Hadestown first 😂
@nolanhewitt2563
@nolanhewitt2563 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact the Bishop was played by the original musical actor for the lead jean valjan ((colm Wilkinson))
@MonsoonGeek
@MonsoonGeek Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this musical and this movie a billion times and I have made it through without crying zero times, ever.
@Ninaofthe90s
@Ninaofthe90s 2 жыл бұрын
I might be the only one...but I don't care: I loved Russell Crowe as Javert. And Javert has always been my favorite character. The Confrontation (when Javert and Valjean meet at 11:40 ) is my favorite song.
@peterlewis2178
@peterlewis2178 2 жыл бұрын
I agree. I don't really understand why people hate on singers in movie musicals so much. I mean, if someone is singing out of tune or clearly had to be auto-tune pitch corrected, that definitely takes me out of the experience, but as long as they can accurately sing the part and are a good actor, I really don't care if they're an insane Broadway-level talent or just a good casual singer.
@silentassassin47
@silentassassin47 2 жыл бұрын
SAME SPECIALLY WHEN JAVERT SAYS: YOU KNOW NOTHING OF JAVERT
@jonathanbrintnall7131
@jonathanbrintnall7131 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite of ja vert were twofold, my favorite song of his was by far stars, I used to practice and memorize it. My favorite scene of him was putting his medal on gavroche, honoring the boy
@alexanderburroughs5375
@alexanderburroughs5375 2 жыл бұрын
I agree, despite his rough voice, his role wasn't really about the singing and more about the emotion throughout the movie.
@mitzloo1933
@mitzloo1933 9 ай бұрын
You aren’t alone. I thought he was great. He plays a person of authority really well. He was awesome.
@coryspang7548
@coryspang7548 2 жыл бұрын
I really love this film's representation of the 1832 June Rebellion, and I love the costume design for the film.
@merenwen4495
@merenwen4495 2 жыл бұрын
If you ever have the change, please go see it in the theater. The stage version is absolutely incredible.
@FeaturingRob
@FeaturingRob 2 жыл бұрын
3:15 - A full circle moment. The old Bishop who has invited Jean Valjean in is the original stage Jean Valjean from London's Barbican Theater and West End productions as well as the Broadway production, Colm Wilkinson. He passes the torch to Hugh Jackman as Valjean. 7:38 - Anne Hathaway...Here's your Oscar!!! Everybody else this year was biting your dust! The man who wrote the novel 'Les Miserables' was Victor Hugo...who, even today, is considered a national hero of France. One of his other novels also is really famous...'Notre Dame de Paris' which in English is more often called 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' (which is a LOT different than the Disney version...A LOT!!!!). This is not a favorite film adaptation of a stage musical for me. I like it...but there are so many that have done it better, more that have done it worse. Many people really love it, I am not one. However...watching you enjoy this was amazing.
@fRo0tLo0p
@fRo0tLo0p 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute joy it is for me to see that you loved this show! I remember when Les Miserables first came out in the mid '80s. I have seen the stage show at least four to five times. Jean Valjean is probably my favorite literary character of all time and the fact that you connected with him just makes me so damn happy, Primate. Here are some things I think you might like to know: Colm Wilkinson, The man who played the bishop who gave Valjean the silver, was the original Jean Valjean in the play. All the singing in this movie was recorded live on set. None of it was re-recorded in post-production. If you can believe it, the stage play is even better than the movie. The movie cuts some things that really hurt my heart. If you ever get a chance to see this show live on stage, I beg you to take it. It's even more mind-blowing live. There is a non-musical version of this movie starring Liam Neeson as Jean Valjean and Geoffrey Rush as Inspector Javert. It is absolutely brilliant and I know you would love it! My only criticism of your reaction is that you left out the one song, Bring Him Home, that I wanted to see you react to the most lol! I understand, it's a very long movie and you had to cut out some parts, but I really wanted to see look on your face when he sings that amazing song.
@ItsAPrimatee
@ItsAPrimatee 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry about that man!
@fRo0tLo0p
@fRo0tLo0p 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAPrimatee No worries, brother! Like I said, it's a big movie and you had a lot to react to.
@Alex-gr8lv
@Alex-gr8lv 2 жыл бұрын
Not as much a fan of the Liam Neeson version because Eponine is absent...she is one of the most tragic but heroic figures in a musical...to be in love with a man but to step aside because he loves someone else and then chose to sacrifice yourself for him even without knowing that he will survive is heartbreaking but very rare
@reddwarf9422
@reddwarf9422 2 жыл бұрын
That's what Patreon is for!
@MysteriousMose
@MysteriousMose 2 жыл бұрын
Great to see you watching a musical! I definitely didn't expect that. Anne Hathaway's performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" is the reason I cannot watch this movie more than once every couple years or so. It is so powerful. Worth seeing the movie just for that. I hope you'll check out some other musicals in the future - maybe Evita or Moulin Rougue or my favorite, Chicago.
@meaganmcclanahan578
@meaganmcclanahan578 2 ай бұрын
I grew up with Les Miserables. I have seen it on the stage countless times and have loved it just as much every single time I've seen it. But this movie was the last version that I ever saw and it is the most powerful. There's no other movie that will make me feel this way even after watching it for the 20th time. And I never watch reaction videos but this movie and this story means so much to me that I just want to see everybody else and their reaction to it
@A23457
@A23457 2 жыл бұрын
Once saw someone who had starred in every musical out there say this was the only one he never got tired of singing the music for. That says it all
@jeanbutinfrench
@jeanbutinfrench 2 жыл бұрын
ever seen sweeney todd primate? its has an imersive and messed up story (which you should not spoil to yourself) great perfomances by johnny depp and helenna bonham carter, and a great direction by tim burton
@ItsAPrimatee
@ItsAPrimatee 2 жыл бұрын
I have not!
@jeanbutinfrench
@jeanbutinfrench 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAPrimatee check it out, I watched it again recently and it held up pretty well
@Bbqsauced11
@Bbqsauced11 2 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who cuts onions during this musical or?
@bessonnet
@bessonnet 2 жыл бұрын
Gavroche, little brother of Eponine and Azelma, dyed on the barricades. Gavroche became a common name in France.
@Endlesshadowsxoxo
@Endlesshadowsxoxo 2 жыл бұрын
Les Misérables is a masterpiece on stage and off. Never fails to make me sob
@eclecticdog2k901
@eclecticdog2k901 Ай бұрын
I tear up at that last scene every time, even when it’s just a little clip in a reaction like here
@morcellemorcelle618
@morcellemorcelle618 Жыл бұрын
I read the book two years ago. My copy is 1460 pages long and it took me 4 months to finish. Unbelivable. The grandest story I've ever read.
@bessonnet
@bessonnet 2 жыл бұрын
The Inn keeper, Thénardier, was a catering man during Napoleonic wars. He saved the life of Marius 's father on the battle ground.
@TheAlmaward
@TheAlmaward 2 жыл бұрын
There are a few film adaptations of the book Les Miserables, but this is the only movie adaptation of the musical play (there are a few recordings of the actual musical play on stage, but those weren't released as full-length theatrical release movies, as this version was). The book is amazing, if you get a chance to read it. I recommend a hardback copy, because the paperback is so thick it starts to fall apart while you're reading it! The Bishop (the priest at the beginning who gives Valjean the silver and the chance) is a minor character, his actions take all of maybe 5 pages to describe, right? But Victor Hugo takes 25-30 pages (depending on translation and hardback v. paperback) to describe the Bishop, the people in his household, and to tell his backstory - which is totally irrelevant to the main story, but it's interesting in and of itself. Hugo's an amazing writer, and his descriptions of people and their thought processes are so gorgeous and rich. If you felt the emotion watching this version, reading the book will have you in tears for days.
@masterblaster848
@masterblaster848 9 ай бұрын
I agree, peope should read the book! It is wayyyy better!
@claytonsackett8237
@claytonsackett8237 2 жыл бұрын
It’s great to see people that have never seen the musical being impacted by the story that this film/musical tells.
@craigmarriott6759
@craigmarriott6759 2 жыл бұрын
One of Eddie Redmayne's characters friends is played by Fra Fee who is in Hawkeye as Kazi.
@sallycriss353
@sallycriss353 2 жыл бұрын
How much do I love Les Miserables? I named my daughter Cosette. That much.
@The_Lettr_T
@The_Lettr_T 9 ай бұрын
I cried so hard at the end when I found out that javert got sent to hell. He was my favorite character
@tzarsar
@tzarsar 29 күн бұрын
God man i feel you. I know that it was for the way he ended but i genuinely think that it was a man with good intentions.
@andii.d
@andii.d 2 жыл бұрын
love this movie!! 🙌🏽Anne Hathaway’s performance always gets me! she literally lost her mind playing this role, w her intense weight-loss and chopping her real hair off in the movie! it def paid off i’m pretty sure she won an oscar🤩🤩
@kevincarvalho5054
@kevincarvalho5054 2 жыл бұрын
Anne Hathaway brought me to tears in this movie. And the fact that they sang live the whole movie is mind blowing to me.
@Nicoleapanda
@Nicoleapanda 2 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see this in theatres when it first released and watching this on a big screen with the theatre sound system was amazing , the opening song blew me away let alone the rest of this incredible movie
@GregPappasJr
@GregPappasJr 3 ай бұрын
Anne Hathaway broke me with her performance. Among the very best I've ever seen.
@mic7504
@mic7504 Жыл бұрын
7:58 and the Oscar goes to... Nice to see you agreed with the Academy.
@andyleclerc3600
@andyleclerc3600 2 жыл бұрын
Only 2 movies made me cry in the theater...E.T. In 1982, and this 30 years later...curse you Hugh Jackman for reducing me to an emotional puddle😅. This was the musical that got me into musicals back in 1989. Once this door opens, it never closes (loved HAMILTON, too, and I'm many years removed from the hip hop era, lol)
@mrbeckles1980
@mrbeckles1980 2 жыл бұрын
The man who plays the holy man who give Juan Val Juan a second chance. He played Juan Val Juan in the original(I think) Broadway play.
@nihildark
@nihildark 2 жыл бұрын
Slightly obscure musical recommendation: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
@DivaQuinzel
@DivaQuinzel Жыл бұрын
Love this movie so much. Sad that my two faves songs didn't make it into the reaction 💔 "Do you hear the people sing" and "On my own"
@beltingtokra
@beltingtokra 2 жыл бұрын
Les Mis will always have a special place in my heart, I have a love hate relationship with the movie, but in the cinema everyone was crying at the end! Your reactions are amazing and I have to admit, the shot where you see cosette realise valjean is dead really broke me in a way it had never before. It's a tiny moment, but it's so tragic, the person who saved her and gave her a new life. As well as the OG valjean colm Wilkinson as the bishop, there are several famous les mis actors in cameos, incl the original eponine Frances ruffelle who won the Tony award for best supporting actress. Thanks for reading 😀
@ClauMaiari
@ClauMaiari 2 жыл бұрын
It's a story about redemption. It's my favourite musical and book. I watched on Broadway, west end, all the movie versions hahaha...I'm a fan hahahaha
@shainewhite2781
@shainewhite2781 2 жыл бұрын
Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture. Won 3 Golden Globes including Best Picture, Musical or comedy. It made $441 million dollars against a $62 million dollar budget. It won 3 Oscars: Best Sound Mixing Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress, Anne Hathaway.
@boki1693
@boki1693 2 жыл бұрын
Victor Hugo wrote this. He also wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame. If you cut out the middle part with Napoleon, the book is amazing as well. My favorite play of all time. I mean not even close. I saw it 4 times on Broadway.
@janzuarramadhany5936
@janzuarramadhany5936 2 жыл бұрын
The actors sang live, not at the studio. Live at the set, with only piano. The music were added later.
@staceyjess8712
@staceyjess8712 2 жыл бұрын
Went to see this on stage tonight. Was the first time been back at theatre in almost 2 years. Was incredible, seeing it live is just somthing completely different. I've missed theatre so much.
@ilsaruthen5478
@ilsaruthen5478 Жыл бұрын
Now that you've seen the film where the focus is on the acting, treat yourself to the 10th Anniversary Concert (available on YT) where the focus is on the music. The cast of the original London production returns for a stunning performance, and every one of the voices is glorious. You won't weep, but you will be thrilled. (You can also try the 25th Anniversary Concert, which is also amazing if you make allowances for Nick Jonas being sadly miscast.)
@Balladenkind
@Balladenkind 2 жыл бұрын
I am crying like a baby everytime Jean dies..by far my favourite character in this movie
@iliasmathioudakis7835
@iliasmathioudakis7835 2 жыл бұрын
You should react to the 10th anniversary Broadway show for the best music performances but this is a beautiful movie
@eleniasimop
@eleniasimop 10 ай бұрын
The only reason H. Jackman lost the Oscar that year was he had against him Daniel Day Lewis with "Lincoln".
@embran8486
@embran8486 2 жыл бұрын
You will relish Chicago. Both has great songs and flow in the story but also just a fun ride instead of emotional one. No tragedy, just pure entertainment.
@aidankretzschmar6181
@aidankretzschmar6181 2 жыл бұрын
This is a little late, but fun fact: the priest at the beginning of the movie was the original Jean Valjean from the Broadway cast
@michelmorio8026
@michelmorio8026 2 жыл бұрын
I usually don‘t like musicals that much, but this one is really good, especially since it is a very creative adaptation and very original compared to all the other adaptations of the book
@jp3813
@jp3813 2 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the Disney Renaissance?
@michelmorio8026
@michelmorio8026 2 жыл бұрын
@@jp3813 na, I stopped to watch most „newer“ Disney movies around the time of Toy Story 2 and The Emperor‘s new groove! But I‘m still a big fan of all the classics till the early 2000‘s
@jp3813
@jp3813 2 жыл бұрын
@@michelmorio8026 The Disney Renaissance lasted from 1989 to 1999, featuring mostly animated musicals: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, & Tarzan. Imitators of the trend from other productions include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Anastasia, & The Prince of Egypt.
@michelmorio8026
@michelmorio8026 2 жыл бұрын
@@jp3813 that’s no musicals to me... that’s simply Disney classics! With musicals I mean a real movies... like High School Musical, Camp Rock etc.
@jp3813
@jp3813 2 жыл бұрын
​@@michelmorio8026 Many of them actually have stage versions due to being musicals. Disney non-musical animated films during the same era aside from The Rescuers Down Under were mostly by Pixar: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, & Toy Story 2.
@tomderuiter2254
@tomderuiter2254 2 жыл бұрын
This is a great reaction!! Cool you did something so different than your usual stuff!
@ItsAPrimatee
@ItsAPrimatee 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@andressarampazzo5152
@andressarampazzo5152 2 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie on the theater and it was a amazing experience. Really love the reaction and of course it made me cry. If you enjoyed this musical you should react to de 2004 the phantom of the opera, it's a great musical too.
@mereteisaksen7698
@mereteisaksen7698 11 ай бұрын
I just love ann hathaway and russel crowe in this fantastic movie . I can't get enough of them.
@Billionviews516
@Billionviews516 2 жыл бұрын
Next musical better be greatest showman with hugh jackman.
@chumkrimson8161
@chumkrimson8161 2 жыл бұрын
that's a terrible movie
@Billionviews516
@Billionviews516 2 жыл бұрын
@@chumkrimson8161 what are you being serious,very great meaning of everyone is important no matter how ugly you are.
@chumkrimson8161
@chumkrimson8161 2 жыл бұрын
MR Best the “meaning” of a movie doesn’t matter it the movie itself stinks.
@Billionviews516
@Billionviews516 2 жыл бұрын
@@chumkrimson8161 such a great storyline (with not singing every second,but rather we’re it was necessary.
@kevinchiquet7174
@kevinchiquet7174 5 күн бұрын
It can be said that Victor Hugo was not particularly kind to his characters, and it can be said that Tom Hooper has made a magnificent film adaptation of Claude-Michel Schonberg's theatrical musical (despite what the French press said at the time, which was that it was a very good film but destroyed the essence of the novel), which itself is an adaptation that is both free (removing many of the digressive chapters written by the author) and yet so faithful to the original 1862 work.
@justchill5702
@justchill5702 2 жыл бұрын
This movie really made me cried. All the actors were so damn good and I heard that they sing live too. Loving this musical movie reactions. Hope you do more like my favorite ones The Greatest Showman.
@RV11KH30
@RV11KH30 2 жыл бұрын
Recommend you watch the west-ends 25th jubilee. "Les Miserablés 25th anniversary" . The singing is truly 10 times better! And be sure to watch the Valjean quartet at the end. You might recognize the priest from this version as the original Jean Valjean.
@Justhppy2behere
@Justhppy2behere 2 жыл бұрын
Finally!! some respect for the best live action movie musical 😤😤😤 les mis truly is a masterpiece, like there’s a reason it’s been around so long and has SEVERAL live anniversary specials.
@GamecontrollerYT
@GamecontrollerYT 2 жыл бұрын
I never watched this movie, but I do remember watching the anime and enjoying it a lot.
@spunkymaniac9312
@spunkymaniac9312 2 жыл бұрын
Man I watched this movie several times and watched the anime and I'm about to read the f*ckin novel because damn I love this story
@lisamarieligreci-newton7804
@lisamarieligreci-newton7804 2 жыл бұрын
@@spunkymaniac9312 The novel is beautiful but just fair warning - books back then weren't as concerned with tight pacing, and there are many, MANY digressions in the book that are basically the author going off on his favorite pet topic, haha. (This is similar to some of the great Russian novels that also take a bit of stamina to get through but I do believe are really rewarding in the end).
@k--music
@k--music 2 жыл бұрын
Wow what a great surprise - this is my favorite musical for sure and the movie (though it's hard to recreate something like this in film) really did it justice as far as a film adaptation can do for me. I would 100% recommend seeing a live version or one of the anniversary concerts recorded on YT too if you end up having the time someday
@Majoofi
@Majoofi 2 жыл бұрын
Musicals: Victor/Victoria, All That Jazz, Hair, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cabaret, Fiddler on The Roof, Sweet Charity, West Side Story (1961) Singin' in The Rain,
@Dannydarko27
@Dannydarko27 2 жыл бұрын
Man even with the songs left out I still loved this reaction. The musical still gets me so emotional
@bessonnet
@bessonnet 2 жыл бұрын
The songs have been written in the eightiee by 2 French, for the Musical, played for more than 25 years in London and elsewhere. Based on the novel of Victor Hugo
@tree6787
@tree6787 Жыл бұрын
This movie is absolutely heartbreaking. But so beautiful at the same time. I feel so bad for everybody. The music is incredible.
@TheLucaspotter2010
@TheLucaspotter2010 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite movies! Thanks for reacting to this one, I think no one else did a reaction for it before. Another musical with half the Harry Potter cast is 'Sweeney Todd', you should check it out. And I also recommend you 'The Da Vinci Code' for a good mystery and plot-twist movie.
@spiderfingers86
@spiderfingers86 2 жыл бұрын
The actor who played the Bishop was the original actor who played Valjean
@BigMike246
@BigMike246 Жыл бұрын
"To love another person is to see the face of God." This show could not be better. You've seen the story. If you get a chance, there is a 10 or 20 year anniversary concert with the original Jean Valjean (who plays the priest in the movie). The best orchestra you may ever see and about half the population of England singing in a massive choir. The best stage. performers reprising their roles. there are songs in this play that open my tear ducts better than fresh chopped onion.
@hermanubis7046
@hermanubis7046 Жыл бұрын
The book is one of the greatest ever. Read it! It's such a great story with so many characters, so many events and you learn so much history, too. The musical does a good job at going to the essential, but it's a super-short version nevertheless. The songs are great and have very good lyrics, too. It me some time to like it, though, I had read the book several times and was so used to the story... There is a good mini-series with John Malkovitch playing Javert, and an international ensemble cast that's good at telling the story if you don't like reading.
@mxnolis
@mxnolis 2 жыл бұрын
Some of this was filmed where I live, in Winchester and Portsmouth. Some of the alley scenes in Winchester and the docks at the start in Portsmouth
@cloudwatcher608
@cloudwatcher608 2 жыл бұрын
The story of Javert vs Valjean is such an apt allegory of the difference between law and grace in Christian theology. The law says that a crime has to be punished, that redemption and renewal is irrelevant, while grace brings new life that allows one to rise above the old man and no longer partake of the sins of the past. Valjean was shown grace and he therefore became grace to the weak, lost, and innocent.
@HankD13
@HankD13 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful reaction bro. Loved the musical since it came out on the stage (London) and loved the movie. Nice to see this story still being appreciated.
@jpjordan90
@jpjordan90 2 жыл бұрын
One of the reasons I watch your videos is because you react to (and appreciate) a whole range of movies. Its awesome 👍 Btw the 25th anniversary stage show of Les Mis is very good too
@wrorchestra1
@wrorchestra1 2 жыл бұрын
I'd be interested in seeing your reaction to Phantom of the Opera!
@kwashingtonl
@kwashingtonl 2 жыл бұрын
It makes me so happy that you enjoyed this so much. This is my favorite show by far. And the movie did a really good job with it.
@thalascheffer6446
@thalascheffer6446 2 жыл бұрын
I love this musical so much and the movie did an awesome job portraying it! I would recomend watching the 10th anniversary of this musical, either a reaction or just in your free time. It's phenomenal! This is the one where the priest in this movie plays Jean Veljean. You can find it on youtube: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpSVpKtqbNVmZ68
@terrylewis_
@terrylewis_ Жыл бұрын
I have never done Christmas day movies before, but my husband's family got us tickets when Les Miserable came out. We were all in tears! Such a wonderful movie. It's not perfect, but I love that its made a musical I love more accessible. I own the concert versions as well.
@againstallodds15
@againstallodds15 2 ай бұрын
As far as this musical goes, my favorite version is the 10th anniversary edition with Colm Wilkinson and Philip Quast, Quast as Javert is 1000x better than Crowe
@colinbell2983
@colinbell2983 2 жыл бұрын
Crowes singing chops aside, I really really like this movie, and Javert is still my favourite character cause Ive heard worse singing
@eleniasimop
@eleniasimop 10 ай бұрын
I'm glad you liked it because I love it. There's a reason the movie went to the Oscars, a reason the musical was played in west end and Broadway for decades, a reason the book is an all time classic translated in all languages: it is a masterpiece!
@spiderfingers86
@spiderfingers86 2 жыл бұрын
This entire movie is sung
@luisenriqueporraz2806
@luisenriqueporraz2806 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite musicals, but it has not choreographies, I suggest you to watch The Greatest Showman, also with Hugh Jackman
@rhyanshelby6572
@rhyanshelby6572 2 жыл бұрын
Favorite Les Mis trivia: The color code 24601 is an emerald green, the same as Valjean's green coat
@lisaleyendekker8305
@lisaleyendekker8305 2 жыл бұрын
favorite quote from this musical: To love another person is to see the face of God
@gidonbezborodko4324
@gidonbezborodko4324 6 ай бұрын
I’ve loved this musical even before the movie came out. And I have a pretty good opinion about musicals, after all I am a theater kid. So, you have a good opinion. Edit: The place that I perform at just did that show, I wasn’t in it. It was a great performance of this show.
@zacharyobrien7328
@zacharyobrien7328 2 жыл бұрын
the 1998 version with Liam Nelson is also a enjoyable film too
@doobernow
@doobernow 2 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@vannahedits
@vannahedits Жыл бұрын
i just watched it and felt i wasted my time. the movie dragged the plot, eponine's story was completely left out, some things that were supposed to happen didn't, and the rebellion got no screen time! important parts vital to the story were left out and so it fell flat for me :/
@lisamarieligreci-newton7804
@lisamarieligreci-newton7804 2 жыл бұрын
Okay, since you have done Baseketball, and you have done musicals - you absolutely have to do Cannibal! the Musical. It's...something else :) Okay, more seriously - I've read the book, I've seen the stage play, and I LOVE this movie. In fact, the epilogue of this I think is superior to the stage play version because of how bringing the bishop back in makes the themes of mercy/redemption come full circle and how the bishop's small act changed Valjean's life, which then helped Fantine and saved her daughter. In the stage play, it's Eponine, which is beautiful (especially when it's Lea Salonga) but not really relevant to Valjean. I also like that they placed I Dreamed A Dream where they did (It's before she turns to prostitution in the stage play). I LOVE this musical and the themes of law/mercy and the contrast between Valjean/Javert and how it's all against an ultimately failed (if not justified) revolution and in the end it's also the small actions that have the greatest impact. I really, really love this movie. I also think the ending reprise of Do You Hear the People Sing is an interesting turning on its head of the version everybody usually sings, which is looking forward to a better world (either in this or the next) where we will turn from violence. Even if we never see it here, it is still worth striving for. (Although I also listen to the epilogue on All Soul's Day because to me it's also a metaphor for death/Purgatory/heaven). I tear up every time! I don't hate Russel Crowe here - he's a good actor - but I definitely reccomend you look up Philip Quast's rendition of Stars which is the best one. (In fact, I reccomend the 10 year anniversary cast recording which is one of my favorites, and also has a few additional songs that didn't make it into the movie).
@ZTM12
@ZTM12 2 жыл бұрын
The greatest showman pleaseeee
@chumkrimson8161
@chumkrimson8161 2 жыл бұрын
that's not even a good movie
@ZTM12
@ZTM12 2 жыл бұрын
@@chumkrimson8161 everyone's entitled to their opinion. I'm not the only one who gave this suggestion anyway.
@nooneofconsequence1251
@nooneofconsequence1251 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful story, props to Victor Hugo. Wonderful musical, props to Schönberg, Kretzmer, et al. Wonderful film adaptation and performances all around. Only regrettable bit is that Russell Crowe can't sing for shit.
@noahmarshall8464
@noahmarshall8464 Жыл бұрын
If you ever find the time to watch the 10th anniversary it’s on KZbin in 4k. It is arguably the greatest performance of this story and is considered to be a “dream cast” of actors and actresses.
@yamikage8826
@yamikage8826 2 жыл бұрын
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) with Johnny Depp
@jamesmoyner7499
@jamesmoyner7499 2 жыл бұрын
Some good musicals I would recommend that are not normal ones people think of: Xanadu, Popeye, The Happiest Millionaire, Flower Drum Song (first Hollywood film with a completely Asian cast), And Guys and Dolls to name a few.
@TheAn9el
@TheAn9el 2 жыл бұрын
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