I think its very important to know what the intentions for this movie were. And the music here is nowhere near as good as the stage versions. However, ultimately, it is not as emotionally affecting as the musical because (despite some great acting) you can't get a way from the fact that it is largely through the music that the emotional heart is portrayed. But for those who have an understanding of what came before, I think this is a really bold and commendable attempt at converting the musical to a movie format. I also understand why newcomers to Les Mis might be disappointed in this, because on its own it is an incomplete rendering of Les Mis, there is so much depth and context that I feel you need in order to piece it all together and truly appreciate the tragedy and the themes within it. So I totally understand why fans of the musical would be disappointed in this because it features actors rather than singers, so the singing is nowhere near as good as in the musical. Then, once you are familiar with the musical (there are 3 famous recordings of it available), then you can understand the movie remake of the musical and what it was trying to achieve. Then, I think you can appreciate the musical in its totality because it brings the themes and emotions of the story alive through music and musical theatre. The 2018 BBC series a a great 6-hour in-depth version if you don't want to read the 1500 page novel. Les Mis is absolutely fantastic, but I recommend to people that they understand the story in its entirety before seeing the musical. All of these cannot be crammed into a 2.5 hour movie, never mind a 2.5 movie version of a musical version of the story. Les Mis is such a huge epic vast story that features many characters and covers many years and has many important grand themes. Therefore, I think that attempting to watch this without any prior knowledge of Les Mis is going to leave you confused or feeling incomplete. This is a film version of a the musical adaptation of a novel. Its place in the Les Mis repertoire is confusing to newcomers and the reviews are polarised which is also confusing, but I understand why. This is a really tricky one to talk about.

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