The role performances are uneven
. A "King's Speech" made the British people's profound and solid dramatic skills once again shocked the world film industry, and also made director Tom Hooper a new favorite in the film industry, so the budget of 65 million US dollars was made. Palace-level giant system. The main actors in the film are basically Hollywood's first-line acting stars, and there are musicals behind the scenes. Many supporting actors have starred in this enduring musical. The magnificent atmosphere presented in the film is breathtaking, but behind the light is a flaw that is hard to ignore.
The performances of the actors in the film are obviously uneven. Fantine, played by Anne Hathaway, sang amazingly in just one and a half minutes, fully expressing the character's heart and personal experience. Although the role of Fantine is very famous, it does not occupy much space in the original book. Hathaway's performance makes the most of every frame, bringing the role to perfection. Compared with Fantine, the two leading actors, Jean Valjean and Javert, are far from satisfactory. At first, the director used a shipyard coolie to present the conflict between the two people, and he explained the life experience of Jean Valjean by the way, which was a good opening. After Jean Valjean was released from prison and ran into walls everywhere, the long shot of Hugh Jackman tearing up his ID in anger made people see the angry image that was never shown in the original novel, and also made people see Jackman's amazing explosive power. However, after this finishing touch, the rhythm of the film became faster and faster, and the relationship between the characters was submerged in a gorgeous song and dance.
When the incognito Jean Valjean appeared again, there was no vicissitudes in his eyes. Instead, his eyes were bright and strong. This appearance was shocking. No matter how focused Jackman's singing is, his expression lacks the exaggeration that a musical should have, and cannot be organically connected with the previous exaggerated expressions. Javert played by Oscar-winning actor Crowe is not as good as a game after the opening. The lack of inner drama and the pseudo-bass with a single expression make this role useless and bleak.
Among the supporting roles, Marius and Enzola are full of bright spots, and sometimes even steal the edge of the protagonist. The image of the Thenardiers makes people feel that they are too stylistic and weird, and have a feeling of chaotic into the "Harry Potter" and Tim Burton movies. Helena Carter and Sacha Cohen's performances lacked the typicality of the French underclass prominent in the original and the musical, and felt too offbeat.
The director is slightly out of control
The 2013 version of "Les Miserables" is a little out of control in the director's approach. Because the film too pursued the restoration of the great original musical, and failed to make a drastic adaptation, many times the connection between the bridges was very problematic. Some singing passages are not obvious in promoting the plot and portraying the characters, but they occupy a lot of space. On the contrary, a large number of songs and dances occupy the director's narrative time, and also compress the performance space of the two leading actors. In addition, the actors themselves are not suitable for the performance form of musicals, so the songs and dances did not give enough points to the film. The film doesn't look as touching as Liam Neeson's version.
Unlike the musical version, the adapted film version is not 100% singing and dancing, which makes the overall style a bit twisted. If the director makes drastic improvements to the musical, it will surely have a better performance.
Technology is the highlight
The biggest highlight of the 2012 edition of Les Misérables is the French old world carefully crafted by the technicians. Stylized makeup, costume modeling, set design, etc. create a unique world, and the use of many wide-angle angles also makes the whole world more distorted and unique.
The film won Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Best Sound Effects, and was technically recognized by the Academy.
Finally , the
2012 edition of "Les Miserables" is difficult to be regarded as a classic despite its classic temperament and excellent quality. It's a pity that the film's dramatic conflict and character relationships don't focus much. The performances of the two Australian male stars are very regrettable. They are quite different from the standards of the two British male stars in "The King's Speech", and the gap is as far as from Australia to the United Kingdom. The film stylized to reproduce the grand atmosphere of the stage play, with a high audio-visual level. (The movie is crazy/irritating, please indicate the source for reprinting)
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