Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

An epic drama about two French families who struggle, hope, suffer and ultimately find love and friendship in the face of nearly insurmountable odds.
Les Miserables
I still remember when I watched this movie for the first time so long ago, I remember I had good expectations for it but never thought those expectations would be so highly exceeded, normally is the other way around, is easier for a movie not to be as good as I'd like, but in this one you're transported to a different form of filmaking, storytelling, and it all falls into place so flawlessly you may end up believing that kind of harmony is easily achieved, but I haven't seen it very often, maybe its me but I think this movie is one of a kind.

Les Miserables

There are other great reviews here so I don't have much to add but my own opinion, the other thing is I WOULD LOVE to get the DVD for this one, I have it on VHS but my VCR has died and I don't want to buy one just for this movie, I haven't found it online either so if anyone has a hint where to find it please let me know. I really want the DVD, Blu-ray or Digital service that could rent it or buy it.

Thanks
Les Miserables
Update: I'VE GOT THE DVD !!!!!
Even though its in french and I don't speak any, I still love watching this film, I may be on my way to learning the language. I don't get why people complain in the review area about it not having subtitles or alternate languages, the reviews should be about the movie and it states in the description all along that the movie is Region 2 with no extras or subtitles.
Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

I know it's scary. It's probably one of the longest and hardest to read books you've ever picked up (or at least it was for me). Hugo goes into painstaking detail with his history, his scenery, and his character development. Reading on can be frustrating sometimes because you just can't see where the author is going. Minute descriptions of people, places, and political views abound. But you come to trust in Hugo...because you realize that no lengthy discussion is wasted with him. It has a purpose and a place and provides a richness to his story that I have never seen in any other work.

Les Miserables

The scope and depth of the story is UNBELIEVABLE. The characters are so completely flesh and bone that you know them. You know who they are and exactly how they will react in a situation before it ever happens. The scenes are so masterfully laid out that you can envision every detail in your mind. And oh, believe me when I say the storytelling is breathtaking. Les Miserables is about poverty and the human condition, set against the backdrop of decades of French history. But it is so much more. It's a story of the redemption of man, despite everything the world can throw at him. It is a story of fear and sadness, but most of all, hope. The hope that we can do better. The hope that religion will not lead us down a path of self-righteousness, but to true righteousness, which to quote the book of Isaiah is "to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke". There is so much to be learned about forgiveness, love, happiness, and life from this story.

Les Miserables is not just a book. It might be the best book ever written. It is a LIFE CHANGER. Don't be afraid of it. Experience it for yourself.