So fast forward to Christmas 2012. A great opportunity. Usually when a movie is over hyped in the media, I tend to be turned off as such, that I do not waste my time seeing it. I'm glad I broke my rules this time.
I really loved this flick. And despite the garage band sound of Russell Crowe's voice taking a risk of turning the film into an SNL parody, that did not stop me from enjoying the rest of the casts harmonious ensemble of treasure. Anne Hathaway & Hugh Jackman were able to make me cry as soon as they hit that first note. I thought to myself, maybe the director wanted us to be repulsed & sympathetic at the same time w/Crowe's character by using his poor vocal range to make us cringe each time.
I will not give it away to those of you who do not know the historic story line... it does make one weep throughout though. I heard a few people around me, which didn't help me hold it together whatsoever. And the visuals were a mixture of cool visual cinematography but throwing in the look that it was indeed a play sorta speak. At some points I did feel as though I were looking at stage props in a theater & not a movie screen.
Introduce you children to a new world of movies minus the obnoxious 3D effects, Imax & vibrating chairs & give them a little taste of culture. There are war scenes, some violence & yes death (including of youth). But if you give them the back-drop of what war really is, w/a little history of the French Revolution.. maybe they will possibly be more inclined to open up a book. Or at least Wiki what the French Revolution was on Google.
