idc what anyone says, compared to the rest of the actors and considering the terrible conditions for the actors of this movie, Russel Crowe killed it as Javert. Also Javert has one of the best and coolest villain defeats of any villain EVER
I will defend Russel Crowe for trying, and I will defend his acting in this movie to the grave. But I cannot, have not, and will not defend his voice. It is not his fault however. He was forced to rapidly switch between vocal coaches, shoot for 8-10 hours at a time, and was often dehydrated on set. For the shitty conditions that ruined his voice, he still gave my favorite performance of Javert ever done. That says a lot given how terrible his voice is in this movie. He can sing well, they just wouldn't provide the training or conditions to do so. Years later, him, Anne Cathaway, Hugh Jackman, and a few other noteable actors from the movie came back and spent 7 or so months training, and put on a concert of thier songs from the movie. I have not seen it, but I have heard Russel Crowe sounded beautiful in it.
Hey people there are so many international Javert actors who have learned to sing years over years! It is a great job of (only) an movieactor to did what Mr. Crowe has done... Ja, do better by yourselfs!!! look over your noses before saying bad words. By the way he has a very rich melodic voice. Thats my oppinion!
Wow crowe looks and sounds so half assed in this. I mean look at the end of stars, it's so flat, though to be fair to him they had them belt out these for hours a day. That is an absolutely horrific idea for any vocalist
So one thing I like more about the movie than the show (which is rare for me) is how Javert suspects him but then thinks he was wrong and is apologetic
I really like how this film humanizes Javert and makes him see the error of his philosophy more clearly. In the musical, it's only Valjean's capability of mercy that causes Javert to forsake his ideals and jump off the bridge, but in the film we have scenes like him putting his medal on Gavroche, which show his philosophy to be incorrect in contexts outside of Jean Valjean.
This video doesn't show the whole scene, but the one that starts at 2:30. Javert grabs Gavroche, sings straight into his face "I am Javert", one of his men keeps hold of Gavroche until Javert decides to let everyone go at 3:46, Gavroche could be seen in the background throughout. Later Javert goes to infiltrate the barricade. Gavroche, "liar!"
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What people consistently misunderstand about Russell Crowe's portrayal of Javert in this movie is that he was not cast for this role because he is a fantastic singer; he was cast for this role because he is a fantastic *actor*. And he is. He is one of the best actors of this generation. Like him or loathe him, he's bloody good. There are so many tiny, subtle bits of his performance as Javert, his facial expressions, his body language, that you couldn't have in a stage production because you don't get that close up with the performers; you are not sitting near enough to pick up these things in theatre, which is why emotion is more portrayed with the singing primarily. Everything has to be more overt and obvious to ensure it is seen and understood by even the folks in the cheap seats. One of the reasons they stick Javert in an oversized hat is that even those squinting from the gods can go 'oh, there's the baddie!' However, when you make a movie like this, you have the ability to get very up close and personal on the actors faces, and to pick up things that you just can't pick up in live theatre. Of *course* his portrayal in a movie is going to be different to how the character is portrayed on a stage; they are very different types of art, and anyone that had worked in either would know that. Aside from the fact that *his singing is fine* (seriously, hes fine. There are far worse vocal performances in this movie than Russell Crowe's) he is intentionally putting a different spin on the character, a spin that works better in a movie format. The stage Javert is brash, confident, arrogant, determined, and self assured, largely because thats what works well on a stage in front of an audience that are far away from the performer; it is not necessarily required in a movie that you watch at home 4ft from your tv set. If people wanna nitpick, the Javert of the stage show is really not all that accurate a portrayal of the character in the book; again, they took liberties in order to make it work as a stage show. Javert is a mentally weird character; he literally kills himself because his world view is challenged. He realises that if he arrests Valjean, he is acting legally, but not morally. And if he lets him go, he is acting morally, but not legally. Those two clashing concepts throw him, because he sees the world in black and white, and something being within the law but immoral (or conversely, outside the law but still the right thing to do) does not compute in his brain. To the degree he throws himself off a bridge. Russell crowe brought a vulnerability to the character, a relatability , a human-ness to the character that I have found to be lacking in any other version of Javert to date. He made you LIKE him, and feel for him, which is absolutely vital if there is to be any emotional impact from his death. I've been listening to this musical for 25 years, and never felt much of an interest in Javert until Russell Crowe played him. And I know Im not alone in that. This character needed a fucking *good actor* to portray him first and foremost. Someone who knows how to use subtlety and how to portray a troubled soul. There could be no-one better for this role. And if all people can do is go 'OMG I DON'T LIKE HIS SINGING!!!!' then you've entirely missed the point.
And that's precisely the problem. It's a freaking MUSICAL!!! Cast vocalists who can also act the character. There's no power or tension in his voice making the execution of all of his lines boring. you understand now?
@@K4Cubing I love how you present your opinion as if its a fact. What am I supposed to 'understand', exactly? I worked in musical theatre for 13 years, I've seen more 'Javerts' than you can possibly ever imagine; Russell is still my favourite by a country mile, specifically because he brought a vulnerability to the character. This is a damaged, mentally ill man, fragile man who ends up topping himself. His performance WORKS. You don't have to like it, but don't come in here with your narcissistic, patronising bullcrap, as if the rest of us are supposed to learn something from you.
