Director Ladj Ly makes an attempt to provocatively ask “who’s in the right?” with the movie’s explosive ending, however Les Misérables ultimately pales in comparison to films which have explored the same themes much better, like Do the Right Thing and La Haine. Two motion pictures are harrowing documentaries about Syrian hospitals, two are based mostly on magazine articles. Three films revolve around impending matrimony, and one around divorce.
In the movie’s ultimate scene, Frankie Fane is on the Academy Awards, up for Best Actor. Sinatra”—Fane begins clapping psychotically, his face a masks of bewilderment, a GIF in every frame. A 1920’s actor is on the peak of his career, but whereas working on his latest movie, he finds himself falling in love with an ingenue, although he’s married. He is reluctant to cheat on his wife, and because the potential lovers comply with careers increasingly defined by the recognition … Read More