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I thought it was very good.
Would you let an ex-prisoner live at your house? What about the Mayor of Vigau? Or would you let a loving father who makes his living as a gardener live in your house? What if I told you that one man was all of these things and more.
Les Miserables is a fantastic movie. It keeps you on your toes the whole way through. You never know if Jean Valjean will get captured, or escape by horse. Les Miserables is a famous novel written by Victor Hugo in the 19th Century. It was later turned into a play, which is still running to this day. The last thing they made the book into was this enjoyable movie.
The move is about a man by the name of Jean Valjean played by Liam Neeson. He was an ex-convict, who became the Mayor of a city in France. This is where he takes in a woman from his factory, (Uma Thurman) who had a daughter, Cosette, out of wedlock. But when a guard from the prison camp, (Geffory Rush) recognized him, he escaped Vigau, and fled to Paris where he became a gardener at a Catholic Church. He picked up an orphan on the way to Paris, and he raised her as his own daughter, Cosette, whom Claire Danes plays. Cosette falls in love with a man by the name of Marius who is the leader of the rebellion against the government in France. Jean has to save Marius and bring him back to his daughter. All while facing many challenges and he even faced death in the eyes.
The climax of the movie doesn't hit until the end, but Jean Valjean's betrayal from the French police will keep you interested in the movie. Since the book was written in the 19th Century, the movie setting was also from that period of time. The clothing of the characters fit them well for it being the 1800's. The guns looked like guns from back then, rather than the guns from now. They even had a scene where the people of the rebellion were making their own bullets, just like they would have done during that time.
Over all, I really enjoyed watching this movie. Liam Neeson who plays Jean Valjean is also the main character in Shindler's List. He keeps his character so alive; I just want to watch his movies over and over again.

i didnt like it
I seen this Movie in English. and i didnt like it at all. i found it boring and the guyz hittin faintain and it isnt right. my friends and i didnt like it at all. it had a story... buh it was kind of jumpy. we only watched the first part, i would like to see the second part just to see how it all ends and everything. but to be honest i didnt like the movie at all. i am a grade 9 student and i dont think i know anyone who likes the movie. other then the teacher (maybe)

Les Miserable - The Protagonist
It was a rare saturday (last night) when I got to stay at home just to watch HBO and as luck would have it, at 4 in the morning this movie, which seems to be set in the old times somewhere in Europe, starts and catches my attention. I had not heard of 'Les Miserables' ever, but now after seeing what I saw I can't wait to get my hands on the book and also experience the musical.
I found the movie a beautiful peice of art. Set in the old times in France, the movie tries to show the hardships faced by this man, once a convict followed by being a generous mayor then a caring lover of a woman, who spits on his face (I got to say Uma Thuran looks absolutely fabulous in the movie), a caring father-like, and then the saviour of an infamy (among the cops) revolutionary for his daughter.

There were two parts in the movie which which particularly left an impression & which I shall never forget:
1) when he lifts Uma in his arms and brings her to the table for having a meal with her;
2) after the inspector tells him, he's free and kills himself, you could see the expression on his face that for the first time in his life he feels free and doesn't having anything to fear...

I wish I could read the book forst, so i could judge the adaptation more critically.. but currently, i am high on the performances and the imagerry.

Real Nice!!!

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