EventualMinute.: There Is A Castle On A Cloud...

AliciaEmmie, 15th December, University, Biomedical Sciences, Current, Makeup, Vintage, Family <3

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LES MISERABLES

The Guardian: Tom Hooper's film is a colossal effort – after 158 minutes, you really have experienced something. It's just not clear what. 4 STARS!

From a young age I have been bought up around a family who is obsessed with the theater production of Les Miserables. My Mom and Dad saw it when I was about 5 and I remember listening to the CD in the the car with them and admiring all of the Les Mis merchandise Dad had bought and made a display out of.

'He spent a summer by my side... But he was gone when autumn came.'

When I was 8 I auditioned for a local pantomime and part of the audition involved singing a solo. I had never had singing lessons, but I remember practicing the song 'Castle on a cloud' which is sang by young Cosette in the production. Although my passion for the song was there... my singing ability wasn't, so I wasn't picked for the pantomime.

'Look down, look down, you're standing in your grave'

When my brother was old enough to understand the story line of Les Mis, my Mom and Dad took him to Machester to see it. I was so jealous and had to wait another 5 years until they would let me go and see it.

'I dreamed that love would never die, I dreamed that God would be forgiving'

Mom and I had a long weekend in London in 2009 where we saw numerous musicals on the West End, including my favorites; Wicked, Oliver and Les Mis. We didn't book tickets in advanced for the shows so we didn't get very good seats; especially Les Miserables where we were on the back row!

'...and you will keep me safe, and you will keep me close, and rain will make the flowers grow.'

I have also seen the school production of Les Miserables performed by New College Telford. Some of my friends acted in it and I must admit I enjoyed it more than I did the West End performance. I felt I was able to connect with the performance and found myself streaming with tears; and I mean streaming when Fantine died.

'Cos little people know, and little people care. A fly could fly around because fly's don't care...'

A few Christmases ago we went to see Les Miserables at Birmingham Hippodrome as a family. We had really good seats! yaay! This production was amazing!!!! Literally spectacular! I was mesmerized at the performance!

'Every day you walk with stronger step, you walk with longer step; the worst is over...'

So after seeing Les Miserables 3 times, and my parents seeing it 5 times, you can guess that there was lots of excitement in our house when it was announced there would be a film, and when Anne Hathaway was announced to be playing the role of Fantine I was SUPER excited as absolutely love Anne Hathaway.

'You know nothing of Javert. I was born inside a jail! I was born with scum like you, I am from the gutter too.'

Image from Vue Website.

So last night my boyfriend took me to see the film, on opening night at VUE in Plymouth. We watched a late showing as it was on a Vue Xtreme screen (the size of two Double Decker buses). WOW!

'Here they talked of revolution, here it was they lit the flame. Here they sang about tomorrow, and tomorrow never came.'

IT WAS AMAZING! Believe all of the outstanding reviews and go and see it!

'Do you hear the people sing, signing the songs of angry men. It is the music of the people who will not be slaves again.'

I found myself filling up of tears at different point in the film than I have done when watching the stage production. I guess this is because the film is more in depth so you see things as a whole picture and you are a lot closer to the action than when sitting in a theater.

'What have I done? Sweet Jesus what have I done? Become a thief in the night, become a dog on the run...'

My boyfriend who was a Les Miserables virgin loved it too and now wants to see the stage production.

'Everybody raise a glass, WOO, Raise it up the masters ass, WOO, Everybody raise a glass to the master of the house.'

There is something for everyone, action, comedy, romance, the lot!

Here are some shots from the film taken from www.lesmiserablesfilm.com