Sometimes
we get lucky in our home movie watching. We may have wandered off to
watch a bit of "A Team" or we wander on to this, Les Miserables, if we
are lucky.
This
is history, bloody and messy. The whole story is about surviving, being
in love, fighting for beliefs, and having some tremendous music.
Big
scene, sets up the conflict and the students manning the barricade.
The poverty of the poor is a shock for our sweet society.
Of all the songs to watch, this one is a lynch pin.
As
is expected, people will die tragically, lovers almost miss their
window of love opportunity, the villain throws himself into water, the
hero rescues the lovers. The music grabs a hold of the audience and will
not let go until the curtain falls.
Victor Hugo was the author, THE author. There is so much that can be told about him and what he wrote.
There
are movies that are worth watching, several times.Okay, I could not
leave this song, which every one in the music world enjoys.
Colm Wilkinson is the famous performer that
sets the whole tone of the musical.
This segment is 7 minutes long.
I know, long. This song was written for Colm Wilkinson, specifically. But
Please
listen to some of this song.
So,
there you go. I did not want to make this a movie review, and it is now. This
is a review of how awesome the actors are and pure music can be.
