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also quite honestly (sorry i'm watching lindsay ellis's rent video essay) i disagree with her idea that les mis (the musical) is meant to have a revolutionary call to action. like it is about a revolution and it focuses heavily on how Poverty Is Bad but it chooses to focus more on the christian message & the arcs of specific main characters. i would argue the brick is more revolutionary and its huge cast of characters actually serves to aid this point, as it focuses on how everyone is suffering from the current political and economic system in france. plus the brick was specifically written as an examination of the current societal issues whereas the musical was. not produced in 19th-century france (not that the same issues don't still apply but it's less obvious/direct, and therefore easier to write the musical as a period piece rather than an examination of current events)
#my opinion kind of changed while writing this post tbh sorry if this doesn't make sense#obvs people have *used* les mis as a call to revolution but that doesn't mean the musical itself is meant to be#like they sing a whole two songs about how the revolution is pointless and meant nothing. come on now#from what i understand the brick has a slightly more optimistic outlook on the barricades but i can't speak to that personally#as i haven't gotten to the part where they die yet. SAD!#also i forgot both idina menzel and adam pascal were in rent. jump fucking scare#.txt
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