‘Les Miserables’ Movie Review- Tanmay Dubey

 

 

Starring: -  Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

Director:- Tom Hooper

 

Les Miserables in French means The Miserable. It is a musical and is reportedly based on 1862 novel by Victor Hugo with the same name. The book was very well appreciated in the then literary circles and is considered to be one of Victor Hugo’s master-piece in world literature.

This Film is a unique film, by the very fact that it is based on a musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg the dialogues are more like long poems. It is like watching an Opera on Screen. The Story of the film is set in the early 1800’s and takes you through the social fabric of France which existed at that point of time.  The film tells the Story of Jean Valjean brilliantly played by Hugh Jackman. Jean who is a prisoner, gets released on parole from jail and how his life goes through different changes, when his past devils returns to haunt him. He has a choice to make in his life. He listens to his conscience and succumbs himself to the inner Gods.

Les Miserables boast of an ensemble cast. It is astonishing to see the transformation every actor and actresses had made from their usual appearances for this film. Be it the getup for the role, body language, and dialogue delivery everything is par excellence. Hugh Jackman doesn’t look like a hunk, Anna Hathaway is not in her charming self, yet they win over your heart by their brilliant performance. It was difficult for them not only on the physicality of the role but also on dialogue delivery as the entire films is like a collection of poem sung by the protagonists themselves recorded live during filming.

In a swordfight scene  between Jackman and Russell crow it is little funny to see them sing their lines while they would be used to hurling abuses while filming a similar scene in their respective earlier movies.  This movie is definitely for classes. Even in Hollywood it is liked by a very select few.  Watch it if you have a taste for European History and Opera!

 

Score Stack Up:-

 

 

+ ive:-  brilliant Performance,  great cinematography and editing.

 

-  ive:-  singing dialogues may not appeal to the mass.

 

 

Box Office, Paisa Vasool Rating:- 2 out of 5


Tanmay's Rating : 2.5 out of 5

 

 

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Scores Classifications- 

 

(5)  Very Good, Must Watch 

(4)   Good, Should Watch 

(3)   Not Bad ;

(2)  One Time Watch ; 

(1)  On your own risk ;