Les Miserables review

Once seen Hugo's “Les Miserables", and now look at the "Les Miserables" musical. I believe that the people who read the “Les Miserables” will understand that this book strikes the most vulnerable part of the soul, and the musical is so full that it can not be forgotten. We've got a chance to watch it in Hartford on Oct. 7th.

          "Les Miserables" music of the whole magnificent, grand and magnificent epic, rich color (fancy words to show how good I think the music is). In the prelude, the ears are always "Mi", "La" / "do", "Fa", the two sound jump four degrees. The melody is simple, but it can immediately create a heavy and oppressive atmosphere. You will hear the bell sound, it is like a horse on the bell, also implies that the people are oppressed, lived a miserable life of the dog, this is the portrayal of the dark society at that time. The Thenardiers "house" theme exposes them to a windfall in the war and the villain countenance; Jean Valjean and Javert, and poor people, their student uprising theme are intertwined themes in "one day more", the expression of each class, the position of the people in this place battle of expectation. Although the theme of this song is numerous, but it is more than chaos, clarity, and catchy tunes, memorable.

In many arias, one of my favorite aria is Aponin’ duet with Marius "a light rain". Aponin, secretly loves the student Marius, and Marius has a sweetheart, Cosette, who only regards Aponin as a good friend. Aponin for love and follow him in Jieleizhan, unfortunately, in order to protect Marius and shot sacrifice. Before his death she leaned in lover's arms, sing this song very beautiful and heartbreaking "a light rain". She knew she was going to die, but she felt so relieved and satisfied that she could die in her beloved's arms. But the last sentence is not finished, Aponin closed his eyes. The song was moving, but Aponin was miserable. How could Hugo be so cruel that let her died? Just let her stay with Marius (totally my own opinion). But the more tragedy, the more moving people. Of course, the scene is not only reflected in the revolutionary passion, affection between people, love and moral will have to keep moving. Like Fantine's "I dreamed a dream", her dream is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. When the Fantine dying, Jean Valjean's duet to two people also can not help but heartache. She didn't want to die, more reluctant to let Cosette lonely and helpless. When she sang "tell Cosette I love her, I will wake up after seeing her" cry, only this one, it will be a man, a woman, a mother died of sadness and begged the sentiment was most incisive, really heartbreaking!

In this play, the new music is not much, and the melody is very simple. It is therefore, show more composers extraordinary creative talent, with very little material will be able to explain Hugo's masterwork so delicate and profound. Melody is simple for good singing, good listening, so that the audience easy to understand and remember. Some people disdain to say that this is far less than musical music language rich. Yes, I admit it, but this is a popular culture, if like musical, will cause to be highbrow, not affected by the majority of the audience favorite, so the producer where to make money? What is the most fundamental commercial attribute of musicals?

I think music is not expressed, such as "Les Miserables", the language of music, not only makes the language more attractive, also make music become easier to understand. After all, music is not for the music itself, but for the content it expresses. Melody is meaningless, but if the melody touches a chord, that's what it means. In the tragic world, every character has a character, which can be expressed in music. Jean Valjean after suffering and honed to God deep admiration, Fantine’s pure and soft, Javert's majesty and cold. These characters are expressed in different themes and melodies.

The plot is very complex, the play shows many topics, involving many aspects of social reality, in the cruel reality, greedy nature, loving motherhood, devotion to the enthusiasm for the revolution, a dedication to love, self sacrifice moral. The miserable world tells about the war initiated by the three classes for their freedom and equality under the background of the French revolution. In reality it is to create a fresh role for their freedom for their own ideals at the expense of all business million strong, as a mother with infinite care Fantine for children, for the revolutionary cause of the sprinkling of blood, warm love clinging to Maris and so on, and some negative roles are also in the struggle for their own ideals. The plot develops step by step, the music is sometimes excited, sometimes low, feel a depressing atmosphere, faint sadness, indicating the final result of tragedy. In the revolutionary times, Jean Valjean, Javert, and the poor student uprising appeared one by one, to expose the darkness of society portrayal, expression in various sectors of the position and the desire for victory in the battle of the revolution, the expectations of success. Many characters without chaos, the level of clear, catchy tunes, make it easier for people to accept, ears do not forget. One of the more love fragment is Aponin died in the arms of Marius, Aponin fight for love, even Marius already had a person that he likes, it can not stop her strong pace, how great is the sacrifice to protect her own love! The songs that died before death were miserable and sad. It was not easy for Marius to get together with Cosette at the end of this tragic love!

In characterization, the musical successful shaping the unique personalities of each character, the musical highlights the characters of different backgrounds, personalities bring a different fate, character and distinctive features, there is no duplication, let more magnificent wonderful musical. Jean Valjean through forgiveness after the new loyalty respect for God, have a deeper understanding and practice of kindness; Fantine's pure and soft, in the cruel social reality so helpless, and a step toward death; Javert's majesty and cold, showing the law society of people at the bottom ruthless, he is ambivalent, a convict saved by tangled, finally because of good and evil "enemy" can not move forward "and" save me and kill me ", ultimately Dutch act more people with emotion; and the Thenardiers greedy and ruthless, people have a deep loathing; love pan Minnie to Marius deep love and die for love the image of Marius and Cosette bumpy love. This kind of everything, in music and singing show, deeply engraved in my mind, also shocked me. 

I really like the “Les Miserables” musical, shocked by the soul in the music, in the story to expose the society, the characterization of exposing all kinds of human nature, give me a multi-level, all-round experience. I definitely will watch it again. It also makes me know a little bit more of musicals. That's the best musical I've ever seen.