I came back and read the comments, and they all said that the 25th anniversary musical version was much better, so I went down and watched it. Because there are subtitles this time, coupled with the professional singing level of musical actors, I feel a lot better all of a sudden! And it turns out that the same person who played Epney in the movie was the same person in the 25th anniversary: Samantha Bacchus. Watching her performance in the musical, she fell in love with her at once. Decided to go to the cinema again to see her.
So went again last Wednesday. This time I have a clearer understanding of the plot, so I seem to be moved. In addition, I watched the movie after watching the original version of the musical and became familiar with the songs, and suddenly felt that many of the songs in it were very good. When I came back, I edited the songs from the 25th anniversary into mp3 and listened to them repeatedly. The more I listened, the better they sounded.
At this point, I seem to like the whole movie. After watching all kinds of tidbits about the Les Miserables movie on youtube, and then listening to the original soundtrack, I feel like I can't stop. In order to enjoy the movie better next time, I checked some new words in the lyrics text, and then watched the whole musical again.
Then, last Sunday, I went to the cinema for the third time. In addition to enjoying the music this time, I was completely immersed in the plot. Every character in the play moved me: Jean Valjean's self-redemption, Fantine's tragic life experience, Eponine's sacrifice to love, and the youth's passion for revolution. At the end of the credits, I took the lead in applauding.
But at this point I started to get confused. There is no doubt that I like the movie more, but it is also less and less clear. I love so many aspects of it, the beautiful music, the gorgeous set, the power of humanity in the plot, the actors themselves, etc. But I can't tell which ones I like the most, they seem to be coming and going in my chest. I can't tell what kind of feeling this movie gives me as a whole. These aspects seem to be isolated from each other, and I always feel that there are many things I haven't seen where they are connected. I felt like a child walking through a beautiful labyrinth; full of gorgeous views, but not knowing where I was going. I don't even know if I prefer musicals, movies, or the original? The original works provide rich connotations, while musicals and movies express the text in a three-dimensional manner, giving people a perfect audio-visual enjoyment. The three intertwined in a giant torrent that drowned me in it. I felt dizzy and had to let myself drift with the waves.
I don't know how many times I'll go to the cinema again, just as I don't know how this love came to be so out of nowhere. It's as if you hated it one second and fell in love with it the next. You know you love it, but you don't know where that love comes from. It seems to be everywhere, and it doesn't seem to be. Because every encounter it brings you new and better feelings. You don't know what it is, you don't know how it will end up. Maybe this is the most wonderful love.
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