Reaction Paper on Les Miserables
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 opening had been rather grand. The actors and actresses had played their part and portrayed the characters in a way that the audience could really relate to. While I was watching it, I can’t help feeling so engrossed, as if I were on a time-travel or something. I felt like I was actually there when it happened. It was longer than I expected but I hadn’t been really bored. There’s always something to look forward to with every changing of the scene. The props (musical score, costumes, etc.) hadn’t really been magnificent but I think they were able to make the people visualize the scene. The lights and effects were superb. I really
Illustrating the saga of Jean Valjean - a man who faced reality no matter how unpleasant it may be, trying so hard to alter things, fighting for what he believed was right, standing still though bleeding, with his head unbowed, preserving his dignity as the hero of the story, made Victor Hugo reached the peak of his powers in this far-reaching novel of 19th century France. Here are the combined dramatic skills of Hugo the playwright, the rich imagination of Hugo the poet, and the compassion of Hugo the man. It had been said that movies are the mirror of life. The character of the society was ingeniously exposed by this show. The story as a whole is the plight of Jean Valjean a.k.a. Monsieur Madeleine portrayed by Liam Neeson, the stigma of an ex-convict, the interminable search of police officer Javert played by Geoffrey Rush and his craving to put the latter behind bars, and of course, the love between
Some topics in this essay:
Jean Valjean,
Victor Hugo,
Jean Cosette,
Claire Danes,
Liam Neeson,
Thenardier’s Fantine,
Geoffrey Rush,
Les Miserables,
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jean valjean,
Monsieur Madeleine,
victor hugo,
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Approximate Word count = 612
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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