I watched Les Miserables the day after Christmas and also on New Year's Eve. I was so impressed with the film and fell in love with the music! Going into the movie, I had only been exposed to "I Dreamed a Dream" and "On My Own" from a couple of Glee episodes, and I had only seen the movie version with Liam Neeson and Geoffrey Rush. While I was excited to see this 2012 version, I had no expectations, and I was completely blown away by the story (the 1998 version's plot was incredibly lacking without music), the intense emotions, the themes about life, love, forgiveness, equality, honesty, passion, desire, regret, God, etc., and the beauty of the music that portrayed these themes. I wanted to write a paper about it all! I wanted to be 10-15 years younger, so I could pursue a career in Broadway. I wanted to marry Marius. These past few days, I have been talking to others who have also seen the movie but found it disappointing. Their disappointment wa