First, they cut "Lovely Ladies". I don't think that's going to be the case
Neither do I; I saw a flash of what looked like a scene from it. Lots of women best described as "drabs" launching angrily from doorways - I don't think that's The End of the Day.
I hope they stay true to the spirit, if not the letter.
Thiiiisss. IDGI when purists whine and cry about things ~changed~ (in any medium). If I want it exactly the same, I'll go experience the source again. There's no point in that. The point is seeing what a new mind brings to the source. For that matter, I'm loling at everyone whining about the ~blasphemy~ of making this movie. They can do Les Mis In Space With Zombies for all I care, and my username comes from the damn book. Reinterpretation is all in good fun! The original didn't go away! (And the musical isn't even the ~original~, lulz.)
I couldn't watch it for a few hours because all my links were broked, but it looks really cool!
My main hesitation is with Anne Hathaway's voice...which sounds quite weak here. I was actually cringing in spots. In part, there is a "reality" angle to Fantine sounding a bit broken, but more than anything else it reiterated for me how frustrating it is that Hollywood always casts the big-screen-name actress in the musical role rather than a Broadway actress who'd be more suited to it.
Yeah, she's definitely not Broadway-caliber. While she has a nice voice, I don't know if she'll have the power necessary to really sell that number in its entirety. I'm not worried about Valjean; Hugh Jackman has the chops. Nor am I worried about Cosette, since she doesn't have any songs to herself, or the Thenardiers, since they're character parts rather than "singer" parts. Marius and Eponine are both played by actors straight from the stage, and I have no doubt they'll do well.
My main worry, at this point, is Javert. I know Russell Crowe has a rock band and all, but that role requires a near-operatic baritone. I just don't know if he's got it.
I read the book in high school and saw the movie with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush (which made me realize I hadn't finished the book; it got toward the end and I was like "I don't remember this part..." lol), but I've never seen the musical. I've probably heard songs from it here and there and haven't realized what they were. Oh, except for Do You Hear The People Sing, I've heard that one. So I'm excited for this and don't have any expectations.
I will say that so far I like what they're doing with Valjean. Hugh Jackman is a ridiculously handsome human being, but they seem to be playing that down and it suits the character.
I give it a squee! I hadn't heard much of anything about this movie, so its mere existence makes me happy, and nothing in the trailer managed to derail that. (I'm reserving judgment on Russel Crowe until I hear him sing, since I tend to dislike him but he can act.) I totally agree that deviations from the exact plot of the original are often wise and necessary in film.
I'm interested in the choice to make the first trailer "I Dreamed a Dream" rather than "Do You Hear the People Sing" or maybe "At the End of the Day." I would have expected them to go with a rousing ensemble number. Were they trying to convey that the movie will focus on character, not just cinematic crowds of people in the street? Were they trying to reassure people than Anne Hathaway can actually sing? Will the movie's tone lean towards bleakness?
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Neither do I; I saw a flash of what looked like a scene from it. Lots of women best described as "drabs" launching angrily from doorways - I don't think that's The End of the Day.
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Thiiiisss. IDGI when purists whine and cry about things ~changed~ (in any medium). If I want it exactly the same, I'll go experience the source again. There's no point in that. The point is seeing what a new mind brings to the source. For that matter, I'm loling at everyone whining about the ~blasphemy~ of making this movie. They can do Les Mis In Space With Zombies for all I care, and my username comes from the damn book. Reinterpretation is all in good fun! The original didn't go away! (And the musical isn't even the ~original~, lulz.)
I couldn't watch it for a few hours because all my links were broked, but it looks really cool!
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I would watch that movie so many times. Just saying.
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My main worry, at this point, is Javert. I know Russell Crowe has a rock band and all, but that role requires a near-operatic baritone. I just don't know if he's got it.
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I will say that so far I like what they're doing with Valjean. Hugh Jackman is a ridiculously handsome human being, but they seem to be playing that down and it suits the character.
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I'm interested in the choice to make the first trailer "I Dreamed a Dream" rather than "Do You Hear the People Sing" or maybe "At the End of the Day." I would have expected them to go with a rousing ensemble number. Were they trying to convey that the movie will focus on character, not just cinematic crowds of people in the street? Were they trying to reassure people than Anne Hathaway can actually sing? Will the movie's tone lean towards bleakness?
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