Les Misérables | Look Down (Full Hugh Jackman Performance)

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

Y'all gotta try to remember they had the music playing in ear, but no orchestration, no live feedback. No audience feedback. Every time I watch this I'm reminded that work like this is truly a labor of love, regardless of how much is paid.

[@mickys8065]

worse, they had a piano and a click track.

[@TimmyJay02]

@@mickys8065 Russell Crowe is a terrible "singer."

[@AStarkofWinterfell24]

So they were stupid

[@camerapasteurize7215]

​@@AStarkofWinterfell24 The point was that the singing would be far more authentic. You would be able to hear imperfections, voices straining, etc., specifically to give it a true feeling of authenticity.

[@AStarkofWinterfell24]

@@camerapasteurize7215 you know what would accomplish that while also sounding palatable? Good acting. These people can act and sing the stupid direction dampened their talent

[@designbookInc]

I am very grateful for this film. He made me overcome my prejudice towards music movies.

[@morgdaforg]

bro you gotta watch the stage version, literally the movie but just like a good 3 times better. also the Chicago movie is probably the best movie musicals out there

[@designbookInc]

@@morgdaforg If I go to the US one day i will definitely watch it, thanks for the suggestion. And about Chicago my friend... WHAT A MOVIE!

[@morgdaforg]

@@designbookInc for real. i recently played Amos in a production of Chicago, by far the most fun I've had performing a musical, and theres so many productions of les mis all around the world. i dont believe it has a longterm home in the US, youre better off going to see it on the West End in London.

[@FletcherWilbury]

Now THIS is how you start a film!

[@G.S.Productions]

And keep in mind, this is directed by the same guy who will later bring us that terrible cat musical 7 years later.

[@jeromedelali2280]

Exactly what I thought the first time I watched it

[@G.S.Productions]

@@jeromedelali2280 I have yet to see it just to see how bad it is, but I cannot wait to talk crap about it!

[@cuckywucky]

​@@G.S.Productions the actual cat musical isn't bad, the movie is horrifying though

[@Zhm6802]

The opening of the film is great-one of the best film openings.

[@KarlFrajja]

Watch more films, please

[@Zhm6802]

@@KarlFrajja Okay rookie.

[@KarlFrajja]

@@Zhm6802 😂

[@Imperials3nate]

​@@KarlFrajja He took your advice without hesitation or anger. How can you have the right to mock them for being so loyal and kind? Says a lot about you.

[@iseeyou1312]

Except for the dreadful singing.

[@allthingsmovies10164]

The musical cue as he lifts the flag is great!

[@스라최]

Yeah its like you can feel the weight

[@Gaming4Justice]

No wonder he can lift so much, his form is immaculate. Quite impressive for 19th century peasent. Straight back and everything.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

His strength is an unusual quality, it's why years later it sparks a memory to his true identity when he's mayor and lifts the cart off a man by himself

[@nothingandnothing]

​@@the98themperoroftheholybri33i think it was a joke xD But yeah in the books, there is a whole chapter about Jean's unreal strenght :)

[@ChrisThomson-y7l]

He’s a Wolverine for Christ sake

[@John-xd7jg]

It was the forgiveness that changed him , wise priest x

[@Wolffur]

That's the power of forgiveness.

[@Wolffur]

That's the power of forgiveness.

[@onurbillevirt3434]

I LOVE THIS OPENING SO MUCH!!!!

[@siomhe8539]

except that this opening, while harmonically beautiful was not faithful to the script

[@ZephyrsOfficial]

@@siomhe8539 except that, despite that, I still love this opening so much tl;dr no one cares and Im not watching the version thats older than my parents.

[@cosettefauchelevent5495]

I knew the stage showed the galley, which was inaccurate and had only meanings for the punishment. But 2012 film showed the accurate method of how they treat prisoners, since there was no rowing galley ships at that time. Still I prefer the stages but the film's Visual Effect was great.

[@스라최]

@@cosettefauchelevent5495I think they should do this in present prisons😂😂

[@cosettefauchelevent5495]

@@스라최 The French Carrier Charles de Gaulle, currently stationed in Toulon weighs 42,500t, while the Man o' Warships like in this film weigh around 19,000 up to 27,000t. It's up to you think that it is possible to move those double-sized up and sophisticated warships only with human power.(This is the reason why modern navy crews are more specialized than the past.)

[@elibailey3761]

I just realized that the guy who plays the bishop is the one who played Jean Valjean in the 10th anniversary.

[@DrewonTube210]

And, he also played The Phantom of the Opera for many years at The Pantages Theater in Toronto. Also, as Rocal said, he played Valjean on Broadway for a very long time. One of the very best, a true O.G.

[@truelionofhylia8152]

@rorcal7203 Not the first ever Valjean 'cuz one dude in France performed as Valjean at the Palais des Sports in Paris in the year 1980. Colm was one o' the first English speakin' Valjeans since 1985 West End. The musical's long journey (based on the novel) started w/ its first performance at the Palais des Sports AND the French language concept album in 1980. So Colm wasn't the first Jean Valjean, but he was one o' the most iconic Valjeans.

[@ivalicetifalucis]

@@truelionofhylia8152 well, the original english version of les mis then

[@The_stargate_command]

He also played wolverine

[@TheLesMiserablesCats24601]

@@The_stargate_command Colm never played Wolverine that was Hugh Jackman.

[@Alezyy]

"We were starving!" "You will starve again!" "LOL!" "LOL!"

[@mouthfullofbeesseppl9507]

AND I'M JAVERT!

[@goughrmp]

A man of culture

[@richardsorgo8600]

lul

[@kalebmulugeta8866]

​@@mouthfullofbeesseppl9507 do not forget my name

[@MasterSanders]

DO NOT FORGET MY MOM!

[@camerapasteurize7215]

So many people hate this movie, but it was my introduction to the story of Les Misérables and as such has a special place in my heart.

[@spookypooky1362]

My introduction was the Seinfeld episode where George keeps singing a snippet of "Master Of The House" and I decided I NEEDED to know the rest of the song or I would explode.😂 So glad it brought me to watch this great movie! I especially love Gavroche!

[@taitia8619]

I don't see why anyone would, I think it's beautiful

[@daRiddler32]

Hugh should have won the Oscar!

[@LukeLovesRose]

Hugh deserved the Oscar nomination for Les Miserable but he also deserved to be nominated for Logan

[@artloverandgeek]

Victor Hugo got it right. Victor Hugo got it absolutely right. The heart of the law is mercy!!!

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

And the quality of mercy is NOT strained.

[@cmm5542]

Amen ❤

[@akhenatenwasawesome]

I watch/listen to this whenever I am angry at my managers at work.

[@emmettwoodward7631]

😅

[@Ryuuu6581]

The Desk Job Revolution

[@rhiannonbagley212]

Same omg!!!

[@bman3794]

Do you work for Amazon?

[@ulvschmidt7174]

Personaly i listen to that "red the colour of angry men" song they sing before revolution

[@gdragonstan]

I love Les Miserables. This movie is so well done, and the acting and singing are remarkable. I have seen the musical on stage, and the songs are what make this story so incredible.❤

[@Reubenhubert]

We saw this movie when it first came out and we were so impressed we went back and saw it again. We saw the stage version a few years ago and we have tickets to see it again next year. The story was so powerful I bought the book and read it too.

[@Highkey-Loki]

My parents are taking me to see the stage show for my birthday and I am so excited. And I was so thankful for the first time in my life that I grew up in Québec, because I could read the book in the original French.

[@InafuneTaka]

¿Que te parecio el libro?

[@markkelly6305]

Wait, where is it touring!? I want 2024 tickets so badly but i can't find anything in my local area.

[@Highkey-Loki]

@markkelly6305 I'm seeing it in Montréal where I live, but on their official site, they have tour dates. It's the first time they're back in my area in 8 years, so I got lucky.

[@Reubenhubert]

@@markkelly6305 I Googled Les Miserables tour to find the dates.

[@Flav-100]

Greatest preformance from hugh jackman

[@Flav-100]

His own country men turn like dogs because of the government’s judgement. Stop, look, and evaluate

[@Flav-100]

Do u know why we can’t be forgiven for our sin’s universal? The lack of ignorance! we know what we do is wrong and we still commit them, you choose to ignore your heart

[@Ryuuu6581]

@@Flav-100 coming from a dude with a dababy profile picture looks weird lol

[@Flav-100]

@@Ryuuu6581 yerp

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

"And I'm Javert!"

[@70snostalgia]

"What a shame I can't sing!"

[@seanstuckey4849]

“Get me a SANDWICH!!”

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

​@@70snostalgia He can sing. He's been directed to place his voice further back to contrast with Jackman's forward placement. It's a comment about integrity and is employed by the director to trigger us. It's a brilliant choice. The fact Crowe can and did do it as directed is a demonstration of his ability, his integrity, and his professionalism. That's what sux about being a truly talented and well trained actor: If you do your job with love and integrity you often go unrecognized. Your only consolation is rededication to your craft. How much it must suck to be so famous and yet unsung for your real achievements--chiefest of which is voluntarily placing oneself under others and in the public eye. I couldn't do it. I doubt anyone commenting here could. But here's the real Mind Eff of it: In filmmaking and celebrity there's no such thing as bad press.

[@70snostalgia]

@@ImogenC-rt3fm No offence but forward or back, to the side of Jackman, behind him, up his butt, wherever his voice is "placed", it's a quarter-tone flat, utterly without tone and similar to listening to a ruptured moose whose insurance just got cancelled.

[@playsauce]

@@70snostalgia Owned

[@empoytekyo6981]

this is the only Musical that i'm 100% familiar with because of our college play. i was both the bishop and marius because we're too few in our class and had to take multiple roles. lol this is why this movie and all its theatre performances will always have a place in my heart.

[@jskerrt9431]

The fact that he said don't forget my name and I still forgot his name 😂😂😂

[@ngairachris6016]

Same😂

[@anglerstube8021]

IQ 27

[@didiii_iri]

Literally me

[@katlynwebb8474]

Javert

[@aztro4010]

I'm not really a fan of musical movies, but this one is just amazing.

[@thatoneafkfarmer]

the fact that comments still come here to this day

[@cmm5542]

I love musicals, but Les Miserables is in a class of it's own. Even The Phantom of the Opera and The Sound of Music cannot touch it. Nothing else has ever expressed the plight of humanity so powerfully through music.

[@ollietrevorrow7671]

please watch more movie musicals. if you ask anyone who works in musical theatre they will all tell you the same thing: this film is NOT a good adaptation. At all.

[@johnweaver311]

It's weird seeing Wolverine and the Gladiator have a singing competition.

[@freemakerthings4518]

Aka Wolverine and Zeus

[@Saint_nobody]

Wolverine battling a Hulk no less. 😅

[@darkwhite073]

Wolverine won that competition 😬

[@SynaleefaithGano]

😂

[@朱澤淵]

Wolverine 24601

[@youraveragedissapointment4979]

High school: your time is up and your parole’s begun you know what that means Student: yes it means I’m free University: NO

[@fildaosabdulai1169]

This! This right here😭

[@KiwiImpactSaint]

😂 no law forces you into tertiary studies. If you hate education so much, just go and find a more crude occupation.

[@youraveragedissapointment4979]

It was a joke bruh @@KiwiImpactSaint

[@CptnMango9108]

Your job: NO

[@gdragonstan]

University: "Now you must pay forever"

[@boubla1794]

Sometimes some movies touch my heart with the power of their plot❤

[@cmm5542]

Me too 😊

[@sharzilkhan9150]

when you realize that things like this happened in the past and still this kind of injustice happens in one form or another. sad reality of world we live in.

[@draculabird3305]

This movie is beautiful. I loved it.

[@DimLight-c2k]

Impressive performances from great actors. I was amazed

[@mobilegames3389]

A wonderful, indescribable masterpiece

[@jderhind97]

The opening of the film is very great wonderful

[@mouadmahmoud3586]

احد اعضم الافلام التي شاهدتها على الاطلاق قصة رائعة❤

[@taitia8619]

I randomly get "LOOK DOWN LOOK DOWN" stuck in my head and I'll be muttering "you're standing in your grave~" at work

[@Gaming4Justice]

2:44 Me squatting my last rep in the set. Literally this piece starts playing in my head haha

[@stevecooper7883]

SHOW YOUR STRENGTH. LIGHTWEIGHT BABAYYYYY

[@stevegardner8878]

Wonderful! Best line: to love someone is to touch the face of God. I tear up every time I think of it. ❤️

[@trinaq]

Russell Crowe's singing wasn't that bad, in my opinion, he actually has a music background in real life.

[@HBarnill]

Chad Kroger has a musical background, too. Does that mean he can sing?

[@SmeagolTheGreat]

@@HBarnill Like it or not, yes, he technically can.

[@SkyHighGaming88]

Seen Russel Crowe saying they didn’t sing the parts

[@sergeant_ruh_rh8537]

Not in Musical Theatre. Until he went through the process of four different vocal teachers (you should only see one.) and singing for over 10 hours. It’s not his fault, but the singing is bad.

[@kotryazzedine]

j'ai vu Russel Crow dire qu'il n'avait pas chanté les parties❤

[@samsmith2635]

"I have saved your soul for God." A real Christian, wish there were more of them.

[@trionoide2559]

We've all fallen short of the Glory of God. But yeah, I agree with you. That Bishop epitomises what it means to be a Christian.

[@robjus1601]

Perhaps the most important, significant and humbling moment of this or any literary work is the last few minutes of this play. Remember this my brother……..I have saved your soul for God.

[@billymcnasty05]

The more I think about it, Les Mis might be the single best work of fiction that represents what Christianity is all about

[@shindean]

The laws of man representing shame and punishment, while the laws of god are meant to show compassion and mercy? I can see that.

[@itsallgoodman4108]

I could see and argument for Tolkein but yes i agree, Les Mes is pure

[@willchitty1826]

C.S. Lewis?

[@itsallgoodman4108]

@@willchitty1826 screwtape letters is excellent👊🏻 Narnia is a bit much though imo

[@willchitty1826]

@@itsallgoodman4108 Narnia (at least TLTWTW) potentially the best work of fiction that represents the gospel tho no?

[@khalilelouardi984]

Impressive acting and music. I love this opening so much 😍

[@soufianharachi8878]

It's one of the best films I've ever seen It's amazing❤❤

[@karenjanusch7978]

Tbh i watched this every night until i fell asleep for at least a year

[@cliffordhammond7641]

This movie is a masterpiece!

[@LoneWolf-mh6cw]

i remember my grandma taking me to see this as a kid when it came out. I didnt want to see it because as a kid in during that time i was thinking about spider-man movies and transformers movies, plus i wasnt a big fan of musicals. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be an interesting, inspiring and enjoyable movie, so much to the point that i have to revisit it every now and then to this day. To this day i thank my grandma for taking me to see it. it was different, but it was amazing

[@abdellahchakouch8488]

I love thus opening so much

[@Suaan-q1z]

Oh my goodness can Hugh Jackman act and sing in this movie 🍿

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

Lotta ill informed comments here. The singing was filmed live on the day, not voiced over. This was as close to a filmed live musical as any of us will see. The only caveat is they were afforded multiple takes. Sure, lotta press around this "fact"... and lotta mixing to do to mix out ambient sound. But this production had a lot of integrity. And hey, haters: Crowe can effing SING! The rough edges here are intentional, the artists' choices. That's what makes this an important and undersung production.

[@morgdaforg]

Crowe can sing, but he couldnt sing Javert. thats the issue. get someone who can actually sing the part well, cast from the stage show, get norm lewis or phillip quast or something idk

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

​@@morgdaforgHe was directed to sing this way. In order to highlight Jackman's delivery. If you listen carefully you'll notice Jackman's voice and delivery are deliberately cleaner, more obviously "trained"--dumbass suited to the character. Likewise Crowe's rough edges. Dramatic, directed and rehearsed choices both. Good guy-Bad guy="good voice - bad voice."

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

Undersung cinematography, too. To have worked so faithfully and to be so blandly received. This was a tragically unsung film. GOOD WORK ALL! Thank you.

[@prodbywheels]

No..people know and it SHOULD NOT have been done these guys were singing for 8-12 hours a day on set and that could have been detrimental to their vocal cords it’s a complete miracle nothing went wrong

[@deadxaim]

Singing in character is what creates immersion

[@kathrynbrown7864]

Is there a version of the soundtrack that has the unabridged version of Look Down (roughly 4:30 minutes)? The Deluxe Edition Soundtrack cuts out the verses sung by the convicts.

[@omarmrhraz4301]

I love this opening so much!!!❤

[@Dreigonix]

I love how after Hugh Jackman goes “shtowaAoOoaAaloafahbreAaAaAd” he glances down at his script and looks baffled at how his own take of that line could have been so bad.

[@moadelkhouzimi5464]

Wow I love this type of movie

[@managerialtheory6000]

I'm back from vacation, this is how I feel.

[@IsmailDahbi-ol7mk]

A beautiful movie worth watching❤️

[@markhettenbach3141]

Funny I was just saying the other night I wanted to rewatch this 😁

[@Skyree101]

I LOVES THIS MOVIES SO MUCH I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE WHO HASN’T WATCHED IT YET🍿❤️

[@legioinvigilata]

We need a musical or play about Napoleon and his marshals or their aftermath of this style

[@sterlingdecarie]

Count of Monte Cristo, look it up! There's a fantastic book, and they did make a decent movie based in it

[@CameliaPhi]

Watching it for the 1000 time in live with it ❤

[@EvelineRodriguez]

This scene make me cry 😭

[@samsmith2635]

same

[@simorahal2993]

Incredible acting love that ❤

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

Why don't people get this? Director's choice. Val Jean is the designated criminal, but his voice is "purer" than the voice of the LAW, aka Russell Crowe. The same lot dissing Crowe here would drunkenly devour one of his band's concerts. What is wrong with people?! That dislike of Crowe's voice is PART OF THE FILM. You are meant to compare his delivery with Jackman's and find fault. Duh?!! It's INTENTIONAL. It's meant to provoke specious debate. It's a very deep part of the "art of it". And FYI, Crowe IS a singer, has a successful band (or did, dunno, don't keep up)! You don't like his voice? WELCOME TO CASTING 101. And welcome to artistic integrity. Sorry it offends your naive sensibilities. Grow up soon. We're rooting for you.

[@TheCommunistColin]

Love this movie and this song, but I can't help but expect the song to become the YTP version. "My name is Jaaj Valjaaj" "And I'm Jaajvert!"

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

"Do not forget my name! Do not forget my name! Do not forget my mom!"

[@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462]

"2fort!"

[@MackeyBigBoy4014]

@@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462 "Get me a sandwich!"

[@FatimaezzahraElmghari]

من افضل الافلام التي شاهدتها انصح بمشاهدتها ❤❤❤❤❤

[@entertainer1987]

Listening to and watching Russell Crowe sing in this film in a theater back in 2012 was much more enjoyable than watching and listening to Phillip Phillips singing "Fat Bottom Girls" and "Time of the Season" on 'American Idol' that year.

[@mohameddahbi6267]

A very nice movie and worth watching. I enjoyed it

[@KhayatiHalima]

I like this pub so much

[@PauloGiovanedeSouzaGiovane]

Esse filme é uma obra de arte incrivelmente fantástico.

[@Nihil_Vult]

incroyable le film!

[@robertofulton]

It’s so cute. The french didn’t have enough ships left at the end of the Napoleonic wars for this beginning to make sense. They were either at the bottom of the sea or more likely in the hands of the British.

[@musicalaviator]

To be fair, the ship they're hauling is a wreck. The plot of the stage musical puts it at 1815 - so the restored King Louis 16th (second restoration) would have recently returned to power in France, essentially placed there by England literally escorted to France by Wellington's Army. Under the restored Bourbon monarchy, France started commissioning ships again. Seems in dry dock here, they have a damaged, listing ship that seems to have been taking on water and shedding its jibboom being pulled in, and a new ship under construction in a different dock. Places it right about the first year of the Bourbon Restoration nicely. The only oddity is the wrong flag, but given it's soiled and on a broken bowsprit, maybe it's just an old flag from an old ship that hasn't been disposed of yet. The French flag in 1815 was of course white with 50 gold fleur de lis (national flag) or a plain white ensign with no detail (Naval Ensign). It might be surprising to realize how quickly the French navy was rebuilt after 1815 - but this was because the restored King of France had a load of help from the other Kings of Europe who were keen to put France back in the hands of a proper royal family and stabilize their economy to avoid future revolutions. The fact that there were literally dozens of uprizings, up to and including another Emperor Napoleon (III) within the next 40 years ... gives us the backdrop of this musical.

[@mohammedslimani2610]

هذا الفيلم من الافلام الرائعة التي شاهدتها 😊😊

[@SimoProD]

Its a great movie to watch

[@ma.reeda1]

A beautiful movie worth watching alikd

[@bouchraaithammou3075]

I've watched this movie so many times I recommended

[@ImposCoE]

The priest is awesome!

[@dial3720]

The priest in this movie was actually the original Jean Valjean on Broadway! Fun how things can come full circle!

[@ImposCoE]

@@dial3720 Really!? That's pretty cool!

[@mohssinetv3645]

An exciting film that lifts the viewer's morale🎉🎉😊

[@sirpancho]

That overture is amazing, epic!

[@souhailbayoud4424]

I like the opening and the song

[@john808080]

A masterpiece

[@yousseftoulouste7620]

شرا جزيلا على هذا الفيلم

[@IBrahimIBrahim-pf2ms]

هذا الفيلم رائع للغاية احبه

[@randomfish2054]

This is what I watched in honors history class

[@salas0727]

I’ve tried to watch this movie a few times but I’m just not a musical guy, never made it passed this scene lol

[@joewhitehead3]

I’ve only learned in last few years that many people dislike musicals

[@salas0727]

@@joewhitehead3 ironically the king and I was like a staple for me growing up but somewhere along the line I just lost the musical bug. I blame Disney musicals 😂

[@joewhitehead3]

@@salas0727 Which ones?

[@gdragonstan]

You can watch the 2000 French version in English without any singing. The acting is phenomenal.

[@ashleymarks3726]

the bishop was played by the original Jean Valjean from the West End, and Broadway production.

[@nerdknight111]

He reprised the role for the Dream Cast concert at the Royal Albert Hall

[@Oussama_ouadia]

It is truly a wonderful film and is highly recommended ❤

[@khadijaomayman]

A wonderful and very well done film that I enjoyed watching

[@mouradfarih5436]

فيلم رائع جدا يعطيك إحساس جميل بالراحة النفسية 😊

[@zinebtabbt3099]

اتارة تشويق مميز مشاء الله دمتم متالقين

[@suewilliams4555]

This film was fabulous awesome beautiful gorgeous fantastic amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@drago1149]

The monsignor was the actor who played jean Val jean in the previous movie from 1998

[@Katechon1349]

3:15 does no-one talk about that transition? Why didn't javert use his teleportation powers in the rest of the movie?

[@john_karpov]

Perfect story! Love it so much!

[@Kojo2338]

They left out one of the best notes in the musical. The Flighhhhhhhhhhhhhht note. When Valjean runs with the silver. IYKYK

[@kimmalouka9719]

A more than wonderful movie

[@catherinesvbialosh7260]

Perfection!!

[@nasserhaddar6866]

Its a wonderful movies I like it

[@simon4858]

Love the opening of this movie its so good

[@羽賀恵-j5p]

このオープニングで 鷲掴みにされるの🎉

[@barsislamoglu3156]

Wow that so amasing

[@Imadito]

I LOVE THIS OPENING SO MUCH!

[@rayanborki887]

فيلم رائع و مميز انصح بالمشاهدة ❤❤

[@Rijkjbv23]

Beautiful beautiful!

[@ayoubafifi3094]

I love the way this movie is acted and exciting

[@youssefrobal]

Beautiful film im so happy