I watched this movie a few days ago and it's amazing. I would suggest, having an adult watch it before, because there are a few cuss words and a few inappropriate parts. And, don't go in expecting people to talk. Everything is a song. Only about thirty words are spoken in this three hour movie. Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to save his sister's child who was starving and for his "crime" he was sentenced to slavery for 19 years. When he's finally free, he's on parole, meaning that the government knows where he is at all times and he can't get a job and people treat him as a criminal. Finally, after discovering Jesus, he breaks his parole and starts his life anew. In doing so, he has Javert, a government soldier, chasing after him. Still, somehow he manages to become successful and becomes the mayor of Paris. Fantine is a single mother and struggles in her job to send enough money to take care of Cozette, her little girl, who is staying with someone, while her mother works to feed her daughter. But when the headmaster finds out about her daughter that she's not allowed to have, she's fired from her job and she has to find a way to send money back for her daughter. So, living on the streets, she sells her hair and her teeth and becomes a prostitute so her daughter can eat. Jean Valjean finds her, later on the streets, sick. As she is dying, he promises her that he'll take care of Cozette and love her like his own. Just as he promises this, though, Javert catches up with him and finds out who he is. Jean Valjean finds Cozette and runs away with her and finds a place where they can be safe, for at least a few years. Years later, Cozette is grown up and there are many people talking about a revolution. Then she meets a young man, Marius--who is involved in the revolution that the people are leading--and they fall in love. What Marius doesn't know is that his childhood friend Eponine is in love with him as well. But will Marius survive the battle? This movie has such a complicated plot, so writers everywhere will love the way everything plays out. Also, don't expect this to be a happy movie. It is really, really, really, really sad.
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Elisabeth
6/1/2014 03:24:02 am
Glad you liked it! I'm going to see it in a couple weeks...hopefully when I finish the book.
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Jesus girl (aka Hannah)
6/1/2014 11:46:18 am
Is the book good? I want to read it, but there were somethings in the movie that make me hesitate.
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Elisabeth
6/4/2014 01:08:17 am
The book is amazing! I'm absolutely in love with it. I can imagine, and I think it'd be worse, seeing the things on screen. They suggest what happens, but don't really go into detail. Besides, you can skim whatever you want; which you probably will mostly be doing, because Victor Hugo likes to go on lengthy divergences and rabbit trails that don't appear to have any relevance to the story. ;)
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About Me!Hannah writes to satisfy her imagination. She's written six books so far--five of which need to be rewritten--and is working on a seventh. She ranges through a variety of genres, but favors contemporary YA, fixing broken characters. She wants to use her writing to change people and bring hope. She's currently going to college for Nursing and that takes up most of her writing time. She's a rather stereotypical writer, talking to imaginary friends, eavesdropping on people at the store, secretly being nosy, stashing herself away in her room with a paper and pen and chocolate and her teddy bear. She loves Jesus, the way the morning smells, her family of seven (four siblings), old movies, fairy tales, candles at night and helping people. She writes on another blog at nerdywriter.blogspot.com to hopefully build her chances of publication. My Author Site:Archives
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