History Awesome / LesMiserables

* When most people think of Valjean being awesome, their minds jump to the cart rescue. This editor's favorite moment from him, however, comes much later, during the final battle. LaResistance, who are at this point pretty sure they're all going to die, decide to send the five among them with children home. Problem is, there's only four disguises. Just as it looks like they're going to have to leave one guy behind, another disguise falls from the sky, and there's Valjean, who just overheard the conversation and sacrificed his only way out for the last man.

--> ''Viva la France! Viva la France!''

For being a highly philosophical novel about human nature, the evils of poverty, and the benefits of just revolution, ''LesMiserables'' sure has a lot of straight-up badass in it.

* From "Look Down:"

--> There was a time we killed the king
--> We tried to change the world too fast.
--> Now we have got another king
--> And he's no better than the last.
--> This was the land that fought for liberty.
--> Now when we fight, we fight for bread.
--> Here is the thing about equality - everyone's equal when they're dead.
--> Take your place! Take your chance!
--> Viva la France! Viva la France!

--> Viva la France!/ Viva la France!

--> There was a time we killed the king/ We tried to change the world too fast./ Now we have got another king/ And he's no better than the last./ This was the land that fought for liberty./ Now when we fight, we fight for bread./ Here is the thing about equality - everyone's equal when they're dead./ Take your place!/ Take your chance!/ Viva la France!/ Viva la France!

** The first time "Do You Hear the People Sing?" was done, period. It's saved for the funeral procession of General Lamark. As the casket is carried past, the students start singing it softly, then the other people join in, and then they all belt it out while climbing on the casket. It's ''epic''.

** Valjean [[spoiler: carrying the man who was going to deprive him of Cosette, who he had every reason to hate, on his back, in the sewers under Paris, through quicksand]].
** Valjean's crowning moment may have been far earlier... five words partway through: [[spoiler: "You have killed this woman."]]

** Valjean [[spoiler: escaping the Rue de Petit-Pictus]] in a coffin.

* Monsieur Mabeuf. When Enjolras hesitates to sacrifice himself [[spoiler: by putting the flag back into place on top of the barricade, this octogenarian takes the flag and stands at the top of the barricade, waving it and shouting "Vive la République!" This SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome is recognized by Enjolras, who says, "There now is our flag," referring to Mabeuf's bullet-riddled jacket.]]

* Combeferre's simple response to Marius' long-winded Napoleon fanboy speech: [[spoiler: "To be free."]]

* "Stars" and "Javert's [[spoiler: Suicide]]."

* Gavroche collecting supplies and the middle of a battle OUTSIDE the barricade.Just to elaborate a prepubescent kid is going with a bag and collecting ammo in the midst of gunfire [[spoiler:until he's dead]]. Is he scared? Yes. Will he let that stop him? No!

* The Confrontation between Javert and Valjean is a CMOA for Valjean where he tells Javert that there is power in him yet and that he will save Fantine's child even if he has to kill Javert to do it.

* [[spoiler: Gavroche's death]] in the film is less tearjerker, more DefiantToTheEnd. Part of this may have to do with the fact that [[spoiler: this is the first time he actually sings Little People in the film]], but regardless, staring the man who's about to shoot you in the face and snarling out your last words is pretty badass.

* Javert: "Would you like hat?" Again, to Thénardier, who I'm starting to believe exists solely to make other people look awesome.

** "[[OhCrap Good evening there inspector]], lovely evening my dear..."

* Javert: "Would you like to borrow my hat?" Again, to Thénardier, who I'm starting to believe exists solely to make other people look awesome.

** "[[OhCrap Good evening there inspector]], lovely evening my dear..."

** His ShutUpHannibal to Javert in Drink With Me: "You are wrong. And always have been wrong. I'm a man. No worse than any man. And you are free. And there are no conditions. No bargains, or petitions. There's nothing that I blame you for. You've done your duty - nothing more." Bad. Ass.

** And when Mme. Thenardier is threatening to throw a huge stone at his face. He ''mocks'' her, saying, "What a grenadier! Mother, you have a beard like a man, but I have claws like a woman." She throws the stone, he ducks, and the stone ricochets off the wall and lands at his heels. He doesn't even flinch.

* M. Mabeuf [[spoiler: opening a can of whoopass on Montparnasse]] before telling him to get a job.
** That wasn't M. Mabeuf.