Les Misérables ,as defined by Wikipedia, is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables follows the story of former prisoner Jean Valjean who, after being released from the watchful eye of police officer Javert is unable to find work because of his status as an ex-convict. He eventually steals from a local church, but when apprehended, the priest claims that Valjean was given the valuables. This triggers a change in Valjean, and he constructs a new identity for himself as a pillar of society and a local businessman. Years later, he adopts a young girl named Cosette, whose mother Fantine, a former employee of his, became a prostitute and died a horrible death in the gutters after being fired. As the years progress and the French Revolution begins to foment, a grown Cosette falls for a passionate revolutionary named Marius, while Javert begins to close in again on Valjean's secret past.

Les Miserables, as I’ve thought, was just another movie about revolution and rebellion. But I was completely dumbfounded when I saw the twist and turn of events. At first I found the movie a bit strange and queer, mainly because of the portrayal of the character’s lines through singing but, nevertheless, it made the whole story more enticing and interesting especially as the story develops. The movie made me growl internally upon watching the suffering of the characters from social and political injustice. I was also moved by the sacrifices that each character gave just to pursue their belief that change or reform must be done in the French social structure. I was also amazed by the will that Jean Valjean has to continue with his life despite the hardships that he has been through