#INSANE. to use that kind of story as copganda and yet we cannot fucking escape it!!! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fellhellion · 1 year ago

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It’s fascinating to me how so many modern les mis adaptations see a story where THE titular cop is forced to face the fact he’s been the arm of a cruel and unjust system for the entirety of his life because he’s a cop, and this realisation is SO soul crushing that he submits his life to the only moral authority he sees left (God) via suicide; people see THAT story and go wow I can’t believe les mis is about one bad apple cop who we will also imply was just this weird because he’s gay

#like. he IS a gay weirdo don’t get me wrong. but hes textually the ‘best’ cop it’s possible to be -#in that he adheres to authority with utter subservience because that’s what a ‘good’ cop is - and the narrative goes #it’s still fucking cruel and unjust #AND BEING FORCED TO RECOGNISE THAT CRUSHES JAVERT. HE LOSES ANY SENSE OF HOW TO OPERATE HIS LIFE BUT FOR THE IDEA THAT HE CAN SUBMIT HIS #RESIGNATION TO THE ONLY HIGHER MORAL AUTHORITY HE SEES LEFT FOR HIS OWN UNJUST CONDUCT AND LIFE #INSANE. to use that kind of story as copganda and yet we cannot fucking escape it!!!#tunes talks brick

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