遲遲都還未看,就是怕失望。看了三次舞台劇的我,很難不抱著憧憬入場看電影版。我就是這樣子,還未發生,心理已經做了最壞打算,等到真的大失所望的時侯,跌得沒那麼痛 。但是,當結果有如今次出人意表時,我的喜悅亦比一般人大。
Meet expectation
先談Hugh Jackman,當我知道由他來做Jean Valjean,已經覺得選角正確,因為他在澳洲時已經有豐富的舞台劇唱歌跳舞經驗。不過,在他唱Bring him home的時候,我都有點替他擔心上不到高音呢。總括來說,他的表現合乎要求,完全達標。很多人對他的印象一直停留在狼人,難以將狼人變成囚犯24601,因為一連幾集的X men形象太過深入民心。但其實他在《The Prestige》,《Real Steel》的表現都十分好,可能比較少人留意吧。雖然曾經輸給Daniel Craig,做不成James Bond,但就算做了James Bond,只會重複做一個憂鬱寡言的角色,練大隻做動作片,跟Wolverine差不多,不大有突破。今次《孤星淚》他一展歌喉,足以使他的事業更上一層樓。
Below expectation
有點意外飾演Javert的 Russell Crowe聲線不夠霸氣,記得他是Rock & Roll出身,唱歌應該應付自如,但他令我有一點失望。我心目中,一個只依法律,不顧人情的警察,多年來對一個囚犯窮追不捨,要有一把硬淨和雄厚的歌喉才表現到那份執著,那份嚴苛。他自己一人在天台邊緣獨唱的時候還過得去,因為沒有比較,跟Hugh Jackman或大夥兒一起唱就變得遜色了。
Above expectation
因為故事內容關係,我一直都不太喜歡Marius和Cosette,覺得他們是富二代,只顧兒女私情,但Amanda Seyfried簡直是天生是做Cosette這個角色,唱功一流,加上甜美樣子,演技好到令我突然覺得這對小情人並不是太討厭。之前看《Mama Mia》已經知道她的水準,但能將我本來討厭的角色演到我覺得她可愛,實在不簡單,完全超出我的期望!
Beyond expectation
但無論如何,都不及Anne Hathaway!我從前總覺得這個女孩在《穿Prada的惡魔》,穿著最漂亮的衣服都不美麗,就真的是很不美麗。但從《One day》,《The
Dark Knight Rises》,開始對她刮目相看,覺得她不再是《The Princess Diaries》那個女孩,一曲‘I dreamed a dream’在預告片中已經一鳴驚人,雖然Fantine戲份偏少,她卻成功將角色烙印在觀眾的心內。
Dark Knight Rises》,開始對她刮目相看,覺得她不再是《The Princess Diaries》那個女孩,一曲‘I dreamed a dream’在預告片中已經一鳴驚人,雖然Fantine戲份偏少,她卻成功將角色烙印在觀眾的心內。
從小到大,我最喜歡的當然是Eponine。在已知劇情的情況下,一樣在Eponine臨死的一幕哭了。發現大部分人都喜歡這個角色,可能是因為容易代入,有感同身受的感覺吧!另外有些角色,一向都是贏盡掌聲的,演員們都演的不俗。Master of the House Thenardier可以更好,或許是Helena Bonham Carter做Madame Thenardier太搶鏡了。小演員通常都是使人拍爛手掌的,革命小孩Gavroche跟Cosette小孩兩位都不負眾望。Enjolras與Marius一眾兄弟如果可以再有型一點,就更吸引了。哈哈!我是否要求很高?
我覺得音樂劇嘅 les miz好睇 d好聽 d。尤其係大合唱。
ReplyDelete當然我知道電影版算好好。
我覺得小cosette做得真係好好。我覺得如果大合唱可以好d,就wonderful
我也愛看戲,很開心認識你,以後可得多交流,很佩服你這blog 只寫影評,我已把你列入關注朋友了,多好!
ReplyDelete[海沙回覆03/11/2013 20:31:59]多謝鼓勵,但工作忙,放假才寫
[版主回覆03/11/2013 15:10:43]thanks a lot. I thought of writing short stories but my chinese is simply not good enough. i think your standard and writing skills are high and should write more! add oil!
很專業的分析,但想問下最後男主角点解死呢?對不起,有此愚笨問題,有朋友說是病死,但劇情沒有交代,你看了三次舞台劇,它們是如何處理此位呢?
ReplyDelete[版主回覆03/11/2013 15:07:43]i think he actually died of senile.
It is so well known, it is hard to make it bad. I still like the play better. It is so much harder to do it right day in and day out.
ReplyDelete[版主回覆01/14/2013 11:37:20]I think so too. It's not disappointing because it was written by Victor Hugo!
Anne Hathaway下屆Oscar真係冇得輸!~
ReplyDelete[版主回覆01/10/2013 08:16:00]她跟從前形象已不同,現在揀戲或角色都好好,有實力
謝來我的卜
ReplyDelete[版主回覆01/10/2013 08:13:09]謝謝
On My Own breaks my heart. By the way, the singing at the beginning seems unnecessary. The lyrics do not go well with the melody, so the result is that it sound weird.
ReplyDelete[版主回覆01/08/2013 21:17:56]I love the song 'on my own', but later, I realize the part Eponine sang in 'one day more' is even more heart breaking!
Oh do u mean the song 'look down, look down' sung by all prisoners at the beginning? Those r beautiful lyrics! 'sweet Jesus hear my prayer, sweet Jesus doesn't care'. I think this is exactly what Victor Hugo had in mind towards his religious belief.