Les Misérables <3

[alee_grrl]

I saw the movie version of Les Misérables tonight. I was absolutely gorgeous and I am very glad I remembered to pack tissues. I will admit to never having seen the play performed. I had heard some of the music and was vaguely aware of the story line. The novel is sitting on my shelf (in two volumes) but I have not tackled it yet. I wasn't sure what to expect of a nearly three hour musical and was a little nervous it might drag on or be tedious. It did not. I could have been in the seat longer and I likely wouldn't have noticed. I have a feeling this will be a movie that gets added to my collection and one I watch when I know I need to have a good cry.

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[sulien]

"Les Miserables" was the first book that ever made me cry. We were assigned to read that the first semester of my freshman year of high school and I finished it the day after I started it the first weekend of the school year. As much as I loved the book, I doubt I'll bother with the movie, just because I do not like musicals. I watched "Phantom of the Opera" and thought that it would have been a great movie, except for all of the damn bursting into song that happened. :-p

[alee_grrl]

Definitely skip the movie then. It is very similar to an operetta where almost the entire dialogue is done in song.

[sulien]

Thank you for that heads up! I love the cast and the book is one of my favorites, but I just can't deal with the singing.

[alee_grrl]

Very understandable. Musicals are not everyone's cup of tea.