Les Miserables

Movie Analysis Guide Question

Title: Les Miserables

Genre: This movie is a Fiction and has a  sub-genre of a Historical Fiction.

Characters:                                                                   

Jean Valjean-a prisoner who broke his parole.

 Javert-the man who is hunting Jean Valjean.

 Fantine-mother of Cosette.

Cosette-the daughter of Fantine.

Marius-a man who came from a rich family but hides his true identity and fought side by side with his friends in the revolution he is also the love interest of Cosette.

Eponine-a friend of Marius who is secretly in love with him.

Thenardier&Madame Thenardier-parents of Eponine who owns a small inn also the foster parents of Cosette before Jean Veljean adopted her

The Priest- who helped Jean Valjean to change his life and become a better person.

Setting:The story took place in France right after the French Revolution.

Plot: the story talks about the person who was encountered so many incident later than the revolutions.A person who stood up to so many incident just to give his family a better life.

 

Theme: Life offers so many hardship and justice and injustice us will us poverty that sometimes will lead to the loss of hope to every individuals. But with those hope and challenges will help you to reach your main goal in life.

Symbolism: 

Myriel’s Silver Candlesticks

M. Myriel’s candlesticks are the most prominent symbol of compassion in Les Misérables, and they shed a light that always brings love and hope.

Snakes, Insects, and Birds 

When describing the novel’s main characters, Hugo uses animal imagery to accentuate these characters’ qualities of good and evil. The orphaned figures of Cosette and Gavroche are frequently referred to as creatures of flight: Cosette as a lark and Gavroche as a fly.

1.What does the title mean in relation to the film as a whole?

            Life is full of challenges, struggles, pain but on the end you will end up with hope and you reach your goal. “Les Miserables” this movie tells us that even how hard is the life we are able to do good and God really lift up us on the misery that we are facing.

2. Among the characters, to whom can you relate to?

I can relate myself to jean Vajean’s life because life always surprised us with so many challenges but we tend to hide it always as if that we can managed everything but on the other hand we are always doing something just to reach out our goal in life. Always to put up a hope to evething.

3. Which part of the presentation struck you the most? Why?

The death of one of the character which is Jean Vajean because he really fought for what he want and end up with everything.

4. What is the movie’s message?

Keep on believing on your faith, never give up to the challenges and struggles that you are facing with and us human person never ever lose hope.

5. Did I like this in general? Why?

Yes, because it really reflects to us on what really life brings us, it simply show on how you can handle it.

6. Did I agree with the main theme/purpose? Why or why not?

Yes, because even life has a struggle we always use to face it with confidence and never be affected with your past and never let your past makes you feel blind on what really is good to you and to the whole country.

7. What specifically did I like/dislike? Why?

As Valjean sits dying in a local convent, he perceives the spirit of Fantine appearing to take him to Heaven. Cosette and Marius rush in to bid farewell.

8. Are there any aspects of theme which are left ambiguous at the end? Why?

None, everything was stated clearly.

9. How does this film relate to the things that are happening in your life?

We cannot escape life which has all the struggles and pain I experienced downfall and somewhat others step on my dignity as a person but still I stand with hope and confidence and keep on believing that I can really handle things very well.