Les Miserables:
Alright, my mom
really wanted to see this movie. All my friends really wanted to see this. I
didn't really have a strong desire either way (please don't hate me). It was
definitely a beautiful movie cinematically speaking. The cinematography was
beautiful. Production design, costuming and makeup, cast, visual/special
effects, everything was wonderful....It just didn't do it for me.
It was just sooo
depressing. I know what you're thinking, "Becca, it's called Les
Miserables....The Miserable Ones...." Yeah, yeah, I know. But
two-and-a-half hours of depression is a lot. I lean more towards happy movies
(rom-coms, comedies, Disney, etc.) or movies that are mostly happy with some
sadness (basically your dramedies and cancer movies, and as I'm typing I
realize how bad that sounds but think about it: A Walk to Remember, Griffin
& Phoenix, and A Little Bit of Heaven are all super
sweet/tender movies...even though some people died of cancer).
Also, all the singing
involved was exhausting to watch. I know what you're thinking, "Becca,
IT'S A MUSICAL!" Yeah, yeah, I know. And I'm totally down for a musical. I
love me some Sound of Music and High School Musical (no
judgements please) and ALL Disney animated features. I like having more
dialogue interspersed with the songs and songs that are easy to sing along to
(I love singing to movies; I'm not good at it, but I do it anyway). HOWEVER, I will
note that I can like musicals of the Les Mis variety in which it seems
like every single line of the film is sung. Example: RENT. I liked that musical
movie adaptation, and they sang practically the whole time. Maybe I liked it
more because it was modern. I don't know; it's all just preference.
Essentially, Les Mis
was a beautifully done picture, it just wasn't for me.
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