tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post1229624561309332359..comments2023-11-21T00:44:57.716-06:00Comments on Making the Write Connections: Les Misérables: G is for GavrocheJarm Del Bocciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-8529898982191560002021-04-01T20:21:45.218-05:002021-04-01T20:21:45.218-05:00I love gavroche and I saw the movie and I think ...I love gavroche and I saw the movie and I think javert was feeling guilty and he was a peasant.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807527474581624564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-70042940560871159332019-04-14T00:19:45.817-05:002019-04-14T00:19:45.817-05:00I know this comes very late, but I thought I might...I know this comes very late, but I thought I might be able to provide some insight for anyone who is still looking for an answer. In the film adaptation, Javert pins his own medal on Gavroche because he sees himself in Gavroche. Remember that Javert came from nothing, born in a jail, and would have grown up poor like Gavroche. Gavroche recognises Javert as a detective at the barricades, just as Javert himself has a knack for spotting his quarry. Javert recognises the unfulfilled potential in Gavroche's death; pinning the medal on Gavroche recognises that potential as well as providing the first sign that Javert is questioning his own strict legalistic code of ethic, presaging the complete subversion of that code and the resulting unresolvable conflict, when he next meets Jean Valjean.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153401059972970062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-41985602247008337032013-04-12T09:13:30.995-05:002013-04-12T09:13:30.995-05:00Ohhhhh. . . good insights! We have that version o...Ohhhhh. . . good insights! We have that version of the DVD. I need to watch the directors comments...Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-39034986676220551572013-04-11T20:25:15.831-05:002013-04-11T20:25:15.831-05:00The gift to the dead boy is the beginning of Javer...The gift to the dead boy is the beginning of Javert's heart change. I watched the movie with the director's commentary, and he explained that Javert is beginning to feel sympathy for others...he is beginning to feel compassion, even though he thinks it's weakness. The mercy he has experienced repeatedly by ValJean is starting to penetrate him. It is initially felt when he realizes this young child has been killed. Sadly, the transformation of his heart makes him uncomfortable, and when he confront ValJean the next time...he realizes he can't live with a weak/compassionate heart and commits suicide. <br /> <a href="http://adventuresintheballpark.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">from The Dugout</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-79637033784034234292013-04-09T13:18:03.258-05:002013-04-09T13:18:03.258-05:00Yes, I think you are exactly right, Tina. He admi...Yes, I think you are exactly right, Tina. He admired things that he either wished he could do, and those he did do, like fighting for his cause . . . keeping the law. Good thoughts. Thanks for contributing!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-83469711690419335862013-04-09T00:02:45.445-05:002013-04-09T00:02:45.445-05:00I think Javert recognized this boy's courage, ...I think Javert recognized this boy's courage, bravery, and standing up for something he believed in. Maybe Javert wished he could've done that more instead of always following the law, his work, and what he had to do rather than what he wished to do. ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-49898106078200821202013-04-08T21:38:04.630-05:002013-04-08T21:38:04.630-05:00If you get the chance, Alex, see the latest film o...If you get the chance, Alex, see the latest film of Les Mis...spectacular! Thanks for stopping by...Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-82759959579629715582013-04-08T19:03:53.073-05:002013-04-08T19:03:53.073-05:00It's been so many years since I saw the play, ...It's been so many years since I saw the play, I don't remember.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-77848271312093493612013-04-08T16:40:37.750-05:002013-04-08T16:40:37.750-05:00That's true, Joy...he sounds more like a Cockn...That's true, Joy...he sounds more like a Cockney accent from a London suburb, rather than a French accent. I rely on the libretto to decipher the words! Thanks for stopping by to comment..Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-6910955520719886422013-04-08T14:48:32.984-05:002013-04-08T14:48:32.984-05:00I've always liked the song Gavroche sings. Wh...I've always liked the song Gavroche sings. When I first got the soundtrack I played that song over and over to get all the words. It took me a while. Some of them were hard to understand! <br /><br />Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355279439488892399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-73380497125372967602013-04-08T13:50:40.693-05:002013-04-08T13:50:40.693-05:00Great, PK, but be ready for a good cry! I have see...Great, PK, but be ready for a good cry! I have seen two movie versions and a play, and by far this latest film is the absolute best.Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-12907844472969845442013-04-08T13:46:41.220-05:002013-04-08T13:46:41.220-05:00I think you are absolutely right, S.L....thanks fo...I think you are absolutely right, S.L....thanks for stopping by!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-28737106586543334852013-04-08T13:37:14.055-05:002013-04-08T13:37:14.055-05:00I have the movie on my table waiting to be watched...I have the movie on my table waiting to be watched. First play I ever saw on Broadway. Such a great story! Looking forward to applying your questions when I watch it!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-40060607225105140072013-04-08T11:53:45.290-05:002013-04-08T11:53:45.290-05:00You're doing a Les Mis theme for the challenge...You're doing a Les Mis theme for the challenge? That's amazing. I love Gavroche. Total underrated character. <br /><br />Happy A through Z posting!<br />http://pensuasion.blogspot.com/S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-12979258782398341622013-04-08T11:22:01.688-05:002013-04-08T11:22:01.688-05:00Seems so, Lee, but there is always room for others...Seems so, Lee, but there is always room for others. Thanks for stopping by...happy A to Z!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-19528229785740044482013-04-08T11:13:46.043-05:002013-04-08T11:13:46.043-05:00Melch certainly has a complete answer to your ques...Melch certainly has a complete answer to your question--a better one than I could have given. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-87430654700437894492013-04-08T09:23:08.500-05:002013-04-08T09:23:08.500-05:00It is a tear-jerker, Melch, but I'm glad you h...It is a tear-jerker, Melch, but I'm glad you had a chance to watch it. What great observations you've make...they hit the mark! Thanks for stopping by!Jarm Del Bocciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734893974122730211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264413312316404904.post-70360620995180425782013-04-08T08:37:09.608-05:002013-04-08T08:37:09.608-05:00I just watched the Les Miz movie yesterday (bawled...I just watched the Les Miz movie yesterday (bawled loads!). I thought that Javert put a pin on Gavroche because of his courage and his innocent, unconditional belief in the cause. In many ways, Javert is a very idealistic man (hence why he got so obsessed with Jean Valjean) and morally, Gavroche was probably a hero in his books. But I also think that's the breaking point for Javert when he begins to see shades of grey in the whole us (government, law protectors) vs. them (revolutionaries, convicts) frameworkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com