I like giant majestic things so the moment the ship appears and the loud, deep, base comes in, it always makes my little nerd heart happy and gives me goosebumps all over
Here is a fun fact. The structure they are pulling the ship into is called a grading dock. Hence the lyric "... you are standing in your grave." It is a fun double entendre.
Yessss! I saw the broadway version first without hearing any of the soundtrack or seeing the movie. I was completely confused as to what was going on cuz I thought the mayor was a completely different person, and we had never seen that Valjean was strong 😂 still was amazing tho
@@KorsarNikHe's my favorite character of the story. Tragically flawed, but human. He came from nothing but he still did "the king's work" because it represented order and discipline which were sacred to him. Pretty heavy to think how his undoing came when he realized that by doing the morally right thing (letting Valjean go) he could no longer be "incorruptible."
Slate Crowe as much as you want, this was a movie, not a concert. His acting was fantastic. The condescending and evil tone of the word ‘no’ really sets his character up with just the delivery of a one syllable word.
It goes into the list of "opening music number that didn't have to go that hard" but we all know it wouldn't have been made the rest of it as iconic if that wasn't there.
Jean was strong, like a beast. A remarkable once in a lifetime mutant. It plays into the story. The scene tells the viewer that this is Jean without any question.
I don't know what people are complaining about. I've never seen the musical but I believe that Russell Crowe did an excellent job as the Inspector. I also enjoyed the singing.
My guesses: 1) Though the first part is fine, because it's made as a song, the second part when Javert acts like an asshole towards Valjean is basically a standard dialogue that is sung and that sounds weird as hell. Done once it's fine, but done throughout the entire movie it becomes annoying. 2) If you want to turn dialogue into music, you can't just throw a melody and call it a day, the dialogue itself should be changed to fit the format. Again, compare the first part, which is an actual song, with the second pat, which sounds weird. Had they made the sung dialogue more melodic and musical instead of just being poorly sung conversations I don't think people would have complained so much. 3) The final thing, which ties into the other two, is that they discarded all known techniques that go into the making of a musical, supposedly to make it more authentic, but ended up throwing away the very things that the makers of musicals learned to do to make good musicals, so not only is the producer's attitude pretentious, the end result is a weird, annoying mix of professional AAA+ acting performance and second rate amateurish musical production. Here's a better video about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1ikqU6G6Xgs.html
@@Diego-zz1dfwaa waa waa, someone call the whambulance. If I was a director and Russell Crowe (a non singer) said, "I don't and really can't sing all the gd time" I would have said, "fine, do whatever suits you Maximus" than kowtowing to a bunch of theater nerds about how they are not singing 100% of the time
Una amiga me invitó a ver esta película al cine y recuerdo haber ido a regañadientes porque “no me gustan los musicales” pero al final de esta escena estaba absolutamente rendido a la película y fan a ultranza hasta el día de hoy.
People criticize Russell Crowe's singing, but I honestly enjoyed listening to and watching him 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.
The ship as a symbol of the State. Powerful, huge, majestic, intimidating: but also vulnerable, wounded… and without the small men pulling it, the ship would founder and sink.
SpetsnatzLegion 336 it really shows how brutal this time period is, and how brutal the French monarchs were, valuing there boats more then the lives of hundreds.
The visuals are so impressive that enjoy this scene every time albeit the oral performance is lagging behind dramatically. Hugh Jackman has an impressive physical presence what makes him the perfect Wolverine - as young man, but also as broken anti-hero. But he can't sing. Period. And his has not the acting class of Russel Crowe. His acting is sufficient, also for this role, but maybe they should have used the singing voice of a professional singer instead of his. Crowe's singing voice is also rather limited, but his style matches his character, and in this movie version, his acting skills are more important than his singing skills. That's why his interpretation of Javert is one I really enjoy. It a character you love to hate, but the more you learn about him, the more things are shifting. He is not evil, but his poor upbringing made him bitter. The medal he attached to the dead body of Gavroche is the highest honor which can be bestowed on an officer of the French army. It tells you you, how it was possible for him to overcome his low birth - through valor and competence -, but also why it mattered so much that he gave it away. And Crowe brought this Javert, his complexity, his broken nature, his contradictions, to live.
There was no standardized painting, and it was up to each individual captain's taste in what color scheme to use. Nelson did preferred the "yellow and black" and started a fashion trend how to paint ship.
No it is based on the June Rebellion in 1832 in Paris the actual French Revolution happened in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille on July 14th of that year and lasted until 1799 roughly
Les Mis timeline is from 1815-1832. It covers the June Rebellion in 1832. French Revolution did not happen in the movie, musical, or book, however the I think the impact of the French Revolution was discussed in the book.
Have you ever actually lived in America? Cuz if you have you might want to see a doctor about your delusions, and if you haven't then you probably shouldn't be commenting on how it feels to live in America.
alice he looks, and behaves like Javert, but his singing just isn’t good enough for such a massive role (especially when you compare him to that legendary voice of Philip Quast).
Baja la mirada no los mires a los ojos,estarás aquí asta morir, no hay ningún dios arriba, solo un infierno abajo, aun faltan 20 años, yo no he echo nada malo,querido Jesús escucha mi oración,baja la mirada al querido Jesús no le importa. Se que ella espera se que será fiel,todos se han olvidado de ti , cuando sea libre, cuando sea libre no me volverán a ver, no me verán reducido a polvo, baja la mirada+++
This movie was almost perfect - with the exception of Russell Crowe. Think how perfect it would have been if Rufus Sewell played Javert (think Adamar from A Knight’s Tale). He can even sing!
I swear these sing alongs can get pretty annoying real fast and I mean fast like a snap of a finger there only good for a intro for instance pirates of the Caribbean at worlds end that’s it move along lol
Don't worry bro, there's a saying in spanish that says "honey's not for the donkey to taste". It's ok you don't like this. There is plenty of reaggeton for you to enjoy out there.
