History Headscratchers / LesMiserables2012

**** I do agree. "Dog Eat Dog" is the absolute lowest point of the musical, and it serves a really important purposes, showing the worst and most vile that humanity can be.

*** I was going to mention that about Do You Hear The People Sing- I just watched the movie today after reading the book multiple times and falling in love with the soundtrack, and I was horrified when I didn't hear it immediately after Red and Black. Then came Lamarck's funeral and it was just so unbelievably perfect. (There are enough other issues with cuts, like cutting half of Red and Black, Turning, A Little Fall Of Rain, and Drink With Me (Grantaire's part basically MAKES the whole musical), cutting the ENTIRE Dog Eats Dog [I get it's not Sacha's style but then maybe cast someone whose style it IS], and messing up Beggars At The Feast, that having one or two that actually WORKED was nice.)

** I agree that switching the order of "Lovely Ladies" and "I Dreamed a Dream" was extremely effective, so that she sings the latter when she's in genuine despair. Moving "Do You Hear the People Sing?" to much further on in the script, so that it's actually at the moment that begins the revolution, also worked very well; it's not possible in the stage musical (where there's a break between acts to allow time for the barricade to be built offstage), but in a film where we see the revolution's start and the construction of the barricade it's highly effective.

** I agree that switching the order of "Lovely Ladies" and "I Dreamed a Dream" was extremely effective, so that she sings the latter when she's in genuine despair. Moving "Do You Hear the People Sing?" to much further on in the script, so that it's actually at the moment that begins the revolution, also worked very well.

* This is just a personal anecdote, but the order of Fantine's first three songs in the stage version is "At the End of the Day," "I Dreamed a Dream," then "Lovely Ladies." Here, the order goes "At the End of the Day," "Runaway Cart," "Lovely Ladies," and "I Dreamed a Dream." I personally think that "I Dreamed a Dream" actually makes more sense when placed ''after'' "Lovely Ladies" because Fantine is too far past the point of no return once she becomes a prostitute, as done here. Does anyone here also think that rearranging the order of some of the songs made their lyrics suddenly make more logical sense?

* In the "Master of the House" scene, at one point a customer's bag is replaced with a basket containing a baby. The customer then walks off with the basket. Could that baby be Gavroche? In the book, he's the youngest Thenadier child, and he's about ten or eleven at the time of the revolution. So he's the right age...
** Probably would fit better in WMG.

* In the "Master of the House" scene, at one point a customer's bag is replaced with a basket containing a baby. The customer then walks off with the basket. Could that baby be Gavroche? In the book, he's the youngest Thenadier child, and he's about ten or eleven at the time of the revolution. So he's the right age...

** Anne Hathaway described Fantine as burning with the same fire that consumed the Christian martyrs. In that light, her shorn head is a sign of her martyrdom, of everything that she was willing to give up for love. Martyrs are depicted with the weapons that killed them as a mark of pride and strength. It would be wrong, then, for her to be given her long hair back in heaven.

** And Eponine would be occupied with looking out for Marius - she doesn't appear to care a whit for the rebellion beyond the fact Marius was there.

** Maybe he didn't get a very good look at him during then. They were busy building the barricade at the time.

* Gavroche outs Javert when he spies on the revolutionaries, but why didn't he say anything earlier? Also, why didn't Eponine say anything? She was there at the building of the barricade, and she knew who Javert was.

** I know, but he didn't know her until after her haircut, so it's more likely that he'd remember her with short hair. Or maybe she just didn't care to grow it back. She was at peace and her daughter was happy; I'm sure she was over the shame of selling her hair (and teeth, and body).

** I know, but he didn't know her until after her haircut, so it's more likely that he'd remember her with short hair. Or maybe she just didn't care. She was at peace and her daughter was happy; I'm sure she was over the shame of selling her hair (and teeth, and body).

** Well, there's a bunch of other people too there in that scene who he's never seen. And he's seen Fantine with long hair before.

* Why did Fantine still have short hair in the final scene of the movie? She didn't happy about having to cut it, since she was crying during that, and in Heaven she should have the opportunity (and time) to make it long again. Additionally, Valjean in the same scene still looks old.
** My guess is because that's how Valjean remembers her.

* Why did Fantine still have short hair in the final scene of the movie? She didn't happy about having to cut it, since she was crying during that, and in Heaven she should have the opportunity (and time) to make it long again. Additionally, Valjean in the same scene still looks old.

* I love that the movie includes the scene where Valjean buys Cosette the doll, but why doesn't he buy her new clothes and shoes too (like in the book)? You'd think he'd be more concerned about the fact that she's barefoot and undoubtedly freezing.

* I love that the movie includes the scene where Valjean buys Cosette the doll, but why doesn't he buy her new clothes and shoes too (like in the book)?. You'd think he'd be more concerned about the fact that she's barefoot and undoubtedly freezing.