tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post8465266000484526817..comments2024-01-03T00:10:48.783-08:00Comments on The Wild Blog in the West: Les Miserables the Movie: Finally, the Big Show!Wild Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-1591193268785539022013-01-13T11:04:01.320-08:002013-01-13T11:04:01.320-08:00Thanks, mlktrout, and sorry for the delayed respon...Thanks, mlktrout, and sorry for the delayed response! <br /><br />Another couple of things that I really liked, that I realize I never mentioned:<br /><br />1. The opening was fabulous. Of all the many, many times I imagined the opening, I never pictured anything like the French flag in the water. I really wish I hadn't been spoiled beforehand, because that was one of the best scenes of the movie.<br /><br />2. Some of the musical changes were really inspired. For instance, in "Javert's Suicide," the violins playing as Javert stepped along the ledge, mimicking the sound of rushing water.<br /><br />And one tiny nitpick: I was thrilled to see Colm Wilkinson, and he did a fabulous job, but I really wish he had sung the "I have saved your soul for God" line in his falsetto voice. I guess it would have looked strange, since he sang everything else in a normal voice, but still, chills! Wild Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-56110465051614064402013-01-01T01:26:48.015-08:002013-01-01T01:26:48.015-08:00Lots of great observations. I've been checking...Lots of great observations. I've been checking every day since Christmas to see what your thoughts would be, and this was worth the wait--a thoughtful analysis of everything that was golden and everything that was problematic about the movie. Favorite moment--when Tveit sang "until the world is freeeeeeeee!" I saw the stage version in the West End 3 times in 1996 and the Enjolras at that time, one David Bardsley, took "free" up several notes, if not an entire octave. He's the only Enjolras to do that out of the many that I've heard. Now Tveit did it exactly the same way and it brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />I hope there will be a director's cut with some restored footage, especially in the areas you mentioned, which all affected me much as they did you. I heard somewhere that the editing on this movie was very much done at the last minute, and it shows. Here's hoping they'll put some stuff back by the time it goes on sale as a DVD.<br /><br />Thanks for such a great blog.mlktrouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09900032424684064965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-20890689488197505122012-12-31T14:01:12.197-08:002012-12-31T14:01:12.197-08:00Thanks for the comments, Lily S, as always!
Re: c...Thanks for the comments, Lily S, as always!<br /><br />Re: characters appearing without context: My concern is more about smoothness and aesthetics than that newcomers won't understand what's taking place. In the scene where Madame Thenardier shows up, for instance, it's clear pretty quickly who she is. However, I would have preferred to see a wide shot of her walking into the room first, rather than just an instant close up. It would have provided a better sense of space, of where these characters were in relation to one another.Wild Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-34996343532546522342012-12-29T20:15:00.468-08:002012-12-29T20:15:00.468-08:00Thank you for a such a good and in-depth review! A...Thank you for a such a good and in-depth review! As always, I did really enjoy reading your post. My thoughts are:<br /><br />For "Characters Appear Without Context", I agree that you have a valid point since the movie should target the audiences who probably do not have a solid idea on what's really going on with the story. But, as a person who read the book and was completely impressed on how the original author portrayed the charterers and their inner emotions, I could not stop crying during the movie as I ended up relating the scene with the story elaborated in the book. So for me, I thought there was enough detail (at least for me)<br /><br />For "It Honors the Stage Performers", I DID LOVE TO SEE a lot of west-end musicians(that I do worship :) )! I was so glad that the movie did pay their "DUES" to west-end performers!! Even though, I was shocked with Fraser's appearance(I hardly recognize him). Only person I did not recognize was Katie Hall and I will make sure to spot her when I go back to theater next week!!. <br /><br />I was pleased with Eddie as SOMEONE dropped my bar sooooo low with 25th concert! But, I need to admit that I missed Ball during ECET! <br /><br />Great posting. A lot of details that I have not thought of during the movie! I enjoyed it! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com