I went to the movie hall to see Les Miserables today. I totally enjoyed the movie, while my friend, Cherry, and was totally bored by it. I just loved the musical. It put a smile on my face as easily as it put tears in my eyes. I could feel Anne’s pain and could also sense Jacks dilemma. Russell’s unflinching sense of duty and also blind faith in laws set by monarchy was brilliant. Brilliant Story. Brilliant Performances. Brilliant, that it was a musical.
The movie got over but my mind kept on lingering ....Russell ensured law by the rule book. A classic Monarch servant! He was all might to ensure things are right. How many such people do we meet in our lives? Plenty of them ....just come to power, make some laws and then hire someone who will keep on ensuring that they are followed. Make them pledge that service is religion and religion deserves highest reverence. Whether or not the law is good for public in general is never considered or debated enough. Russell never once questioned his instructions. So don’t most civil servants.
Jack showed he never held any grudge for Russell. Dint he make sense? After all Russell was doing his duty. But he did prove that love can change all. He was himself a changed person. Stealing a loaf of bread for a hungry child made him a criminal. And till his dying day, he had to justify why he did what. But what did he do apart from stealing a loaf of bread and escaping parole? He earned a decent living. He tried helping fellow people. Raised a foster child. And all these acts failed to change his impression in the judicial eyes. He only gave love.
The realization that a criminal could grant him his life as a favor was not something Russell could accept easily and this turned out to be a reason for him ending his life. Think of it. Isn’t it the perfect example of people who just cannot think of their own accord as to what is right and wrong? It’s ok that Russell realized that Jack was a changed person. But that a thief granted him his life was what caused him to cringe. Had it been a king who would have granted him his life, he would have happily lived! This shows that he was not ready to accept that something good can also come from someone he thought was incapable of good. Damn such people. They are not programmed correctly!!
Anne’s helplessness was very disturbing. And the words hit hard when she said "The world is no longer the song it used to be" .There is a time in everyone’s life, when they hit the bottommost pit. These are the times when your dreams are over and all hopes crushed. The music the love the fun, all jus dies. Anne was without money, family. But there was still hope... to see a bright future for her daughter and do whatever in her power to ensure that. That kept her going. But then when law did strike again, and without its ability to use even little bit of artificial intelligence!!! It put her in such a helpless despair, that she died. Her only hope was to raise her child. But being in prison she wouldn’t have been able to do it. And nothing will kill a parent more than the knowledge that he she can’t do anything for the child. Tragic :(
The fight of the youth against the monarch and the purest of pure love between cozzet and Merriam were also amazing. All in the entire musical was a great.
Les Miserables is set in 1820s. Funny thing, it reminds me of the movie back to the future! Please allow me to explain this not so obvious link. Back to the future is all about time travel. And we all know there is no time machine. But frankly, i feel we have one!
Just travel from a developing country to a developed nation. And voila!!!! You have travelled time. As we see the waves that run in a developed. Country at some time, are running again in the developing country after one or more decades. These waves can be social or economic or both. Once a country removes monarchy, we see one by one, all removing monarchy. So you can always go back in time by going to countries where it is not removed. There will be a social reform and democracy will be introduced. Ditto for econimics.If i consider industrilization, it was. First introduced in Great Britain and then spread across the world. So people who must have travelled from GB to RoW...must have felt they trvaled back in time.
Don’t most of the businesses do this today? Money by time travel? Ponder over...: D
The movie got over but my mind kept on lingering ....Russell ensured law by the rule book. A classic Monarch servant! He was all might to ensure things are right. How many such people do we meet in our lives? Plenty of them ....just come to power, make some laws and then hire someone who will keep on ensuring that they are followed. Make them pledge that service is religion and religion deserves highest reverence. Whether or not the law is good for public in general is never considered or debated enough. Russell never once questioned his instructions. So don’t most civil servants.
Jack showed he never held any grudge for Russell. Dint he make sense? After all Russell was doing his duty. But he did prove that love can change all. He was himself a changed person. Stealing a loaf of bread for a hungry child made him a criminal. And till his dying day, he had to justify why he did what. But what did he do apart from stealing a loaf of bread and escaping parole? He earned a decent living. He tried helping fellow people. Raised a foster child. And all these acts failed to change his impression in the judicial eyes. He only gave love.
The realization that a criminal could grant him his life as a favor was not something Russell could accept easily and this turned out to be a reason for him ending his life. Think of it. Isn’t it the perfect example of people who just cannot think of their own accord as to what is right and wrong? It’s ok that Russell realized that Jack was a changed person. But that a thief granted him his life was what caused him to cringe. Had it been a king who would have granted him his life, he would have happily lived! This shows that he was not ready to accept that something good can also come from someone he thought was incapable of good. Damn such people. They are not programmed correctly!!
Anne’s helplessness was very disturbing. And the words hit hard when she said "The world is no longer the song it used to be" .There is a time in everyone’s life, when they hit the bottommost pit. These are the times when your dreams are over and all hopes crushed. The music the love the fun, all jus dies. Anne was without money, family. But there was still hope... to see a bright future for her daughter and do whatever in her power to ensure that. That kept her going. But then when law did strike again, and without its ability to use even little bit of artificial intelligence!!! It put her in such a helpless despair, that she died. Her only hope was to raise her child. But being in prison she wouldn’t have been able to do it. And nothing will kill a parent more than the knowledge that he she can’t do anything for the child. Tragic :(
The fight of the youth against the monarch and the purest of pure love between cozzet and Merriam were also amazing. All in the entire musical was a great.
Les Miserables is set in 1820s. Funny thing, it reminds me of the movie back to the future! Please allow me to explain this not so obvious link. Back to the future is all about time travel. And we all know there is no time machine. But frankly, i feel we have one!
Just travel from a developing country to a developed nation. And voila!!!! You have travelled time. As we see the waves that run in a developed. Country at some time, are running again in the developing country after one or more decades. These waves can be social or economic or both. Once a country removes monarchy, we see one by one, all removing monarchy. So you can always go back in time by going to countries where it is not removed. There will be a social reform and democracy will be introduced. Ditto for econimics.If i consider industrilization, it was. First introduced in Great Britain and then spread across the world. So people who must have travelled from GB to RoW...must have felt they trvaled back in time.
Don’t most of the businesses do this today? Money by time travel? Ponder over...: D
Nice one. Just didn't like one thing here, your statement "Brilliant, that it was a musical" Bullshit :D
ReplyDeleteAnyway, very nice read.. Waiting for your next blog :)
Too bad you don enjoy musicals :)
DeleteGood one !
ReplyDeleteLiked it way better than the movie :P :)