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* How the anger and disappointment on Eponine's face disappear when Marius touches her arm and pleads with her to track Cosette down
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*** Also Gavroche lived inside the Elephant in the Bastille, which NapoleonBonaparte had built and in death is given a medal that was issued by the Emperor himself.

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*** Also Gavroche lived inside the Elephant in of the Bastille, which which NapoleonBonaparte had built and in death is given a medal that was issued by the Emperor himself.
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*** Also Gavroche lived inside the Elephant in the Bastille, which NapoleonBonaparte had built and he in death is given a medal that was issued by the Emperor himself.

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*** Also Gavroche lived inside the Elephant in the Bastille, which which NapoleonBonaparte had built and he in death is given a medal that was issued by the Emperor himself.
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*** Also Gavroche lived inside the Elephant in the Bastille, which NapoleonBonaparte had built and he in death is given a medal that was issued by the Emperor himself.
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** Perhaps there is a bit of Fridge Logic in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.

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** Perhaps there is a bit of Fridge Logic Brilliance in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.
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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, the highest honour bestowed by the French governmwnt. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.

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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, the highest honour bestowed by the French governmwnt.government. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, the highest honour bestowed by the French governmant. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.

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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, the highest honour bestowed by the French governmant.governmwnt. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.

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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France.honour bestowed by the French governmant. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
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** No so much heartwarming when [[spoiler: the reason Marius says the above line is because he's mourning the fact that the woman he fell in love with (in only a couple hours) is now leaving for England, presumably never to return, which has made him suicidal, more or less.]]
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** And the little moment where he swings her up on his arm. [[{{Squee}} SO CUTE!]]

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Chronological order. Also, the bit about the Communards isn\'t clear from the film (and was in 1871, and wouldn\'t make sense anyway as that revolution failed too - it created the Third Republic, but not the socialist state that the people in it fought for.) There\'s three different mentions of the ending scene, but I\'ll let someone else decide which should be kept.


* After Valjean stops Javert from arresting Fantine, he carries her to the hospital himself.



* In the film, when Valjean and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage to escape with the help of Fauchevelant, the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.
* A serious PetTheDog moment for Javert in the film version. When he searches the bodies of the revolutionaries for Valjean, he spies the corpse of Gavroche, the very boy who ratted him out, endangering his life among the revolutionaries. He bends over, takes off a medal he wears, and remorsefully puts it on Gavroche, as if symbolic of his growing humanity.
** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
** Perhaps there is a bit of Fridge Logic in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.

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* In the film, when Valjean This exchange:
-->'''Valjean''': ''Where I go, you will be.''
-->'''Cosette''': ''Will you be like a Papa to me?''
-->'''Valjean''': ''Yes, Cosette! This is true! I'll be father
and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage mother to escape with the help of Fauchevelant, the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.
* A serious PetTheDog moment for Javert in the film version. When he searches the bodies of the revolutionaries for Valjean, he spies the corpse of Gavroche, the very boy who ratted him out, endangering his life among the revolutionaries. He bends over, takes off a medal he wears, and remorsefully puts it on Gavroche, as if symbolic of his growing humanity.
** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
** Perhaps there is a bit of Fridge Logic in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.
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* In the film, when Valjean and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage to escape with the help of Fauchevelant, the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.
* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"
* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.



** Worth noticing is that the soldiers allow this moment. They could've shot both on sight but instead allowed this final moment.

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* A serious PetTheDog moment for Javert in the film version. When he searches the bodies of the revolutionaries for Valjean, he spies the corpse of Gavroche, the very boy who ratted him out, endangering his life among the revolutionaries. He bends over, takes off a medal he wears, and remorsefully puts it on Gavroche, as if symbolic of his growing humanity.
** Worth noticing Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.
** Perhaps there
is a bit of Fridge Logic in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.
* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than
the soldiers allow this moment. They could've shot both on sight but book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead allowed this final moment.refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if he takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]
* Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
* Fantine kissing Valjean's forehead after she thanks him for raising Cosette with love.
* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.
* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end.]]



* After Valjean stops Javert from arresting Fantine, he carries her to the hospital himself.
* This exchange:
-->'''Valjean''': ''Where I go, you will be.''
-->'''Cosette''': ''Will you be like a Papa to me?''
-->'''Valjean''': ''Yes, Cosette! This is true! I'll be father and mother to you!''
* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.
* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.
* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if he takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]
* Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
* Fantine kissing Valjean's forehead after she thanks him for raising Cosette with love.
* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we've seen either of them so happy.
* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"
* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end, watching on as the Communards in 1860 march to battle the government, reminding us that their [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] were not in vain.]]

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* After Valjean stops Javert from arresting Fantine, he carries her to the hospital himself.
* This exchange:
-->'''Valjean''': ''Where I go, you will be.''
-->'''Cosette''': ''Will you be like a Papa to me?''
-->'''Valjean''': ''Yes, Cosette! This is true! I'll be father and mother to you!''
* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.
* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.
* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if he takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]
* Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
* Fantine kissing Valjean's forehead after she thanks him for raising Cosette with love.
* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we've seen either of them so happy.
* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"
* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end, watching on as the Communards in 1860 march to battle the government, reminding us that their [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] were not in vain.]]
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* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end, watching on as the Communards in 1860 march to battle the government, reminding us that their [[Heroic Sacrifice heroic sacrifices]] were not in vain.]]

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* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end, watching on as the Communards in 1860 march to battle the government, reminding us that their [[Heroic Sacrifice [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]] were not in vain.]]
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* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"

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* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"you!"
* [[spoiler: Seeing Marius and Cosette, happy together, surrounded by the ghosts of Valjean, Fantine, and everyone who died at the barricade during the June Rebellion at the end, watching on as the Communards in 1860 march to battle the government, reminding us that their [[Heroic Sacrifice heroic sacrifices]] were not in vain.]]
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** Perhaps there is a bit of Fridge Logic in this- Gavroche was truly brave, risking his life to get ammo, continuing to retrieve it during the fighting and facing his death defiantly. He really does deserve that medal.
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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we've seen either of them so happy.

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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we've seen either of them so happy.happy.
* Enjolras's smile in "One Day More" when Marius says, "My place is here, I fight with you!"
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*Fantine kissing Valjean's forehead after she thanks him for raising Cosette with love.
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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we see either of them so happy.

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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's the first time we see we've seen either of them so happy.
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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's beautiful to see these two characters who've suffered so much finally happy and at peace.

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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's beautiful to the first time we see these two characters who've suffered either of them so much finally happy and at peace.happy.
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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's beautiful to see those two characters who've suffered so much finally happy and at peace.

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* Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's beautiful to see those these two characters who've suffered so much finally happy and at peace.
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* Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.

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* Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.story.
*Valjean and Fantine's expressions of sheer joy when they join in the final reprise of "Do You Hear the People Sing?". It's beautiful to see those two characters who've suffered so much finally happy and at peace.
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** Not any medal, but the Legion d'Honneur, one of the highest honours you can get in France. At its creation, it was meant to reward outstanding bravery on the battlefield.

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* Whilst Marius and Cosette's relationship is [[SatelliteLoveInterest rightfully polarizing]], seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick her up and spin her around at their wedding]] is undoubtedly adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.

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* Whilst Marius and Cosette's relationship is [[SatelliteLoveInterest rightfully polarizing]], seeing Seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick her Cosette up and spin her around at their wedding]] is undoubtedly adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
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* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]

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* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if he takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]
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* Whilst Marius and Cosette's relationship is [[ShallowLoveInterest rightfully polarizing]], seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick her up and spin her around at their wedding]] is undoubtedly adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.

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* Whilst Marius and Cosette's relationship is [[ShallowLoveInterest [[SatelliteLoveInterest rightfully polarizing]], seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick her up and spin her around at their wedding]] is undoubtedly adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
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* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]

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* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]]]
* Whilst Marius and Cosette's relationship is [[ShallowLoveInterest rightfully polarizing]], seeing Marius [[spoiler: pick her up and spin her around at their wedding]] is undoubtedly adorable. Even moreso considering how much they had suffered during the rest of the story.
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* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.

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* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.present.
* The scene where Valjean rescues Marius is slightly different than the book or musical. [[spoiler: Originally, they came across Javert, who agreed to let them go if Valjean agreed to come into jail after he dropped off Marius at the hospital. In the movie, Javert instead refuses to let them go, points a gun at Valjean, and says that if takes one more step, he'll fire. Valjean looks Javert in the eyes for a good ten seconds, turns around, picks up Marius, and starts walking forward. Javert doesn't fire.]]
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* In another nod to the novel, when [[spoiler: Enjolras]] is cornered and about to be shot, [[spoiler: Grantaire]] appears in the doorway. He doesn't even look at the soldiers but goes straight to [[spoiler: Enjolras']] side, where they share a [[HoYay meaningful look]] before facing the soldiers together. If you look closely, at the moment before they are shot, you can see [[TakeMyHand them clasp hands.]]

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* In another nod to the novel, when [[spoiler: Enjolras]] is cornered and about to be shot, [[spoiler: Grantaire]] appears in the doorway. He doesn't even look at the soldiers but goes straight to [[spoiler: Enjolras']] side, where they share a [[HoYay meaningful look]] before facing the soldiers together. If you look closely, at the moment before they are shot, you can see [[TakeMyHand [[HoldingHands them clasp hands.]]



* The final scenes of the film have the deceased characters singing as the French rises up in revolution. It's also a nice reminder that all their deaths were not for nothing.

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* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.

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* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.Heaven.
* When Enjolras discovers that their barricade is the only one left, he urges anyone who wants to leave to do so. Cue Gavroche starting up a short reprise of "Do You Hear The People Sing" which, as it did before, spread through the people present.
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* In the film, when Valjean and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage to escape with the help of the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.

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* In the film, when Valjean and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage to escape with the help of Fauchevelant, the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.
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* When Valjean finds Cosette in the woods, she is terrified of him. To ease her fear, he takes off his hat, gives her a warm smile (all the while looking remarkably like [[TallDarkAndHandsome Hugh Jackman]]) and addresses her as "mademoiselle." Up until this point Cosette has been treated as little more than dirt by every adult that she knows, so his sincere display of kindness instantly wins the little girl over.
** And then (in a nice nod to the novel) he buys her the most magnificent doll in the toy store window--the first Christmas gift ''ever'' for a little girl who up until that point was making do with a bit of twisted-up rag for a toy.
* In the film, when Valjean and Cosette are cornered by Javert, but manage to escape with the help of the man Valjean rescued from the cart earlier.
* A serious PetTheDog moment for Javert in the film version. When he searches the bodies of the revolutionaries for Valjean, he spies the corpse of Gavroche, the very boy who ratted him out, endangering his life among the revolutionaries. He bends over, takes off a medal he wears, and remorsefully puts it on Gavroche, as if symbolic of his growing humanity.
* The composition of a new song for the film, 'Suddenly', which was added to show the wonder of Valjean and Cosette quickly coming to love each other. It is ''beautiful.''
-->''Suddenly the world seems a different place,''
-->''Somehow full of grace, full of light.''
-->''How was I to know that so much hope was held inside me?''
-->''What is past is gone, now we journey on through the night...''
* In another nod to the novel, when [[spoiler: Enjolras]] is cornered and about to be shot, [[spoiler: Grantaire]] appears in the doorway. He doesn't even look at the soldiers but goes straight to [[spoiler: Enjolras']] side, where they share a [[HoYay meaningful look]] before facing the soldiers together. If you look closely, at the moment before they are shot, you can see [[TakeMyHand them clasp hands.]]
** Worth noticing is that the soldiers allow this moment. They could've shot both on sight but instead allowed this final moment.
* The final scenes of the film have the deceased characters singing as the French rises up in revolution. It's also a nice reminder that all their deaths were not for nothing.
* After Valjean stops Javert from arresting Fantine, he carries her to the hospital himself.
* This exchange:
-->'''Valjean''': ''Where I go, you will be.''
-->'''Cosette''': ''Will you be like a Papa to me?''
-->'''Valjean''': ''Yes, Cosette! This is true! I'll be father and mother to you!''
* The Bishop appearing to greet Valjean as he enters Heaven.

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