Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Les Miserables
Hi everyone. You should watch the film Les Miserables in the next few days. (I really like the 1998 version with Liam Neeson, available for viewing instantly at Netflix.) The author of the novel upon which the movie is based, Victor Hugo, is one of our authors in the Literary Paris book. It's a very modern story in a sense about the conflict between the law, government, and the individual. In particular, I find Javert's "solution" to the quandry that he finds himself in at the very end of the movie to be especially interesting.
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How awsome is "Les Miserables"!!! I ate every second of it. The ending did confuse me a bit, i will have to ponder more,as i just finished watching it...let it sink in.
Javert's is a man who fully believes in the law. Through his adventures with Jean he sees a man outside of the law, how can this convict help so many people, he becomes rich, gives money to to poor, helps a whore, and her child. Jean even spares his life at one point, Jarvert has lost some faith in the law, and somthing he believes in like a religion, he becomes lost.
Yes Jacques. It is like a religion to Javert, a fundamentalist religion in which there is only ONE right answer to every question. Javert can't make the leap to relativism. He can't live with paradox, though he comes to understand that it exists. Perhaps this is why he has to kill himself. He knows his view of the world is flawed, but he is unable to change. Or perhaps he finally sees himself as a criminal and therefore has to "punish" himself for his crimes. He becomes his own executioner.
this movie was AWESOME. i want to read the book! i loved jean valjean for his pure honesty and kind heart. i cannot believe he spared that horrid police officer's life...i mean COME ON that guy was out to ruin his life over some measly loaved of bread! oh and i'm kind of in love with Marius, hehe.
Jean is a sort of robin hood though i dont remember robin hood commiting suicide at the end. i beleive he could have righted his wrongs without taking his life he was a smart man, what a waste. I definantly agree with Jacques Javerts definantly becomes confused and lost with jean. Jessie, i can definantly see why he spared his life because he was too kind to be a murderer! too bad he couldn't spare his own! over all good movie though kept me interested
robert jean didnt commit suicide at the end that was javert. DUH...
ANYWAY...
while i was in paris i no i said i didnt like the movie but i watched it again when i was home...twice actually. IT GREW ON ME!....it might just be because i think the character marius is adorable.
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