I have always loved the play Les Miserables. It has been one of my favorite soundtracks to listen to, and my favorite play of all time. I have never seen the movie before, but decided to read a review about the 1998 film. I read one comment in particular that dealt with the movie. It read:
"A beautiful testament to the strength of the human spirit. This version of Les Miserables is a triumph for everyone involved."
This review makes me very happy, because I felt the play was exactly like this, and am excited that this version of the movie can capture the feelings of the famous play. This review makes me think that it is worthwhile to watch the movie, the writer of this comment is probably trying to convince readers to watch it. They analyze this piece in a very elegant way.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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I love Les Miserables is a great play. it is probably my second favorite. I think that it is cool you found such an old review on it.
I have never seen Les Miserables but the review you found definately makes me want to see it. They worded perfectly.
That analysis definitely talked mostly about the appeals that Les Miserables made to pathos. I bet they cried during the movie.
The movie Les Miserables was great. It opened my eyes to the corruption that France dealt with during its revolution. I watched in French which made for an interesting experience.
The review is written perfectly for an audience that would be interested in Les Miserables. The author did a good job of appealing to pathos.
This review really seems to play on the pathos of the reader. The line "A beautiful testament to the strength of the human spirit" just makes you feel all happy inside : ) The writer is definitely trying to get us to watch the movie and obviously they think it is pretty good.
I have never seen the play, but I love the movie of it. I don't know anyone who didn't enjoy it. I didn't realize it came out in '98 I still watch it every once in a while because it is a great story with great characters.
I have read the book several times and seen the play at least 7 times on Broadway. Needless to say, it is my absolute favorite book and play. However, the movie with Liam Neeson was AWFUL. It had nothing to do with the actors and everything to do with the screenplay. The person who "adapted" the story for the screen did not understand who Jean Valjean was. If he had, he NEVER would have written it so Valjean walked away from Javert knowing he was drowning and dying because of him. It would have killed the character to know that, let alone have him do nothing to save Javert. I was willing to allow all of the other things changed (for the worse), but this one was the ultimate crime against this wonderful story by Victor Hugo. I hated this movie so much, I wrote a 3 page letter to the editor about it.
I have never seen or had a desire to see Les Miserables, but with this review, I sort of want to see it. The author did a wonderful job appealing to pathos.
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