Last night, my dad and I finally got to see Les Miserables. It was by far one of the best movies I had ever seen and the music, as expected was phenomenal! From the beginning, I was literally drawn into the French Revolution and sat wide-eyed for the entire movie, never even touching my snack or drink because I was so connected to the film.
My love of Les Miserables started in eighth grade when I first read the classic by Victor Hugo. For a 14-year-old the book should have been intimidating but I was fascinated by the characters and the plot lines and the music, which we heard in the special anniversary video that our teacher played for us to help us understand the book better.
From the moment I finished the book, I wanted to see the musical. The next year it came to Pittsburgh and I used my hard-earned library paycheck to buy tickets. I went with my friend Kristin and we sat up in peanut heaven but just to hear the music was amazing. Unfortunately, I have never had the opportunity to see it again but some day.
Since then I have just been listening to the music a lot...especially when I had long drives. When I found out their was going to be a movie last summer, I can honestly say I COUNT NOT wait wait until Christmas Day. Just watching the commercials I got chills and very excited! I knew my dad wanted to see it too, so I gave it to him as part of his Christmas gift and then I got to go to!
If you haven't seen it, I would highly recommend it. I know its not for everyone but just to hear the music or see the story or say you saw an Oscar-worthy performance or to make fun of Russell Crowe singing. Ha ha! It's worth it! Then go to the library and get the book and the musical CD! Those are free and totally worth it as well!
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