The Eponine Appreciation Post
After a failed attempt (that ended with a not-so-nice-but-memorable experience at the mall) and my constant bugging to my friend for us to watch it, finally I was able to see Les Miserables, Wednesday night and man, was it really good. We arrived 15 minutes late but just in time for the Fantine moments of which I must say was given enough justice by Anne Hathaway. I must admit I shed a tear or so with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream. It was heartbreaking.I knew some of the songs; I am aware that Les Miz is one of those profoundly celebrated musical all over the world, and that our very own Miss Lea Salonga has graced on it a couple of times but that's about it. Watching Les Miz to me is another case of I'm-not-an-avid-fan-but-I-am-aware-of-it kind of admiration. Neither I nor Jobie know how the story would go (which is probably a shame but nevermind) but we came to enjoy and we did. All in all, whether you've been a fan for years or just a forcefully persuaded company, the film is far from giving you disappointment. Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean is a character to love. Not to mention he's the only good-looking (in my eyes. And Jobie's haha) man in there. (Sorry, not sorry)
The one thing that's got me hooked into it (that has made me decide to even blog about it) is Eponine. A scene-stealing performance, in my honest opinion, and I like it. On My Own is a well-known song but I swear I have never really appreciated fully how deeply touching that song was until that rain scene with Samantha Barks. As for Eponine's contribution with the story itself, I cannot help but be sad for her situation and I felt bad about her death that I thought she deserved someone better than Marius who's obviously in love with someone else. Unfair (haha). But at least she gets to tell him about her feelings and helped him in the best way that she can even though it cost her her dear life.
A friend gave me a copy of the movie and I saw it for the second time yesterday plus the scenes that I missed at the theatre.
Oh the joy of hearing the people sing... All the feels.. The tears.. Haunting...
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And now I'm all alone again nowhere to turn, no one to go to
without a home without a friend without a face to say hello to
And now the night is near
Now I can make believe he's here
Sometimes I walk alone at night
When everybody else is sleeping
I think of him and then I'm happy
With the company I'm keeping
The city goes to bed
And I can live inside my head
On my own
Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him till morning
Without him
I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way I close my eyes
And he has found me
In the rain the pavement shines like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him
The world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere
The streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day I'm learning
All my life
I've only been pretending
Without me
His world would go on turning
A world that's full of happiness
That I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own.
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