Apologies to Victor Hugo, and all musical productions of Les Miserables. Thus, in the sprit of the the PhD Comics parody, I present a PhD student version of “Look down, look down”. Jean Valjean, known as Prisoner 24601, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading. The decision changes their lives forever. The song’s parallels with PhD student life were striking. In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The work song, “Look down, look down” is quite dramatic and the whole scene is cinematically spectacular and a powerful opening to a great film.Īfter reading the latest edition of PhD Comics’ parody of Les Miserables, I thought back to the opening scene in the movie and the prisoner work song. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And - from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.In the opening scene of the new Les Miserables movie, Jean Valjean (played by Hugh Jackman) is one of many shackled prisoners trying pulling a large ship into a dry dock during rough seas. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. As he was suffering and dying on the cross for our sins, he was thinking of his mother. There is someone else who DID ' looked down' in compassion and mercy. Valjean begs Javert to look down in mercy, and let them pass. Gavroche asks the aristocrat to l ook down at the beggars with compassion. The cast sing a variety of songs at the end of the movie.

They are not worthy to look up at Javert on the wall. Amanda Seyfried, Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Hathaway, Colm Wilkinson & Les MisÃ©rables Cast. The slaves are looking down in humiliation. Look down, Javert, he's standing in his grave I can see why this version for some is the death of musicals, and movies for that. Jean Valjean to Javert when caught carrying Marius to a safe place: I fell in love with this movie, and then Les Mis the broadway show.

Look down and see the beggars at your feet In three scenes throughout the film we see folks being told to ' look down'.

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