"When Joseph Was a Yong Man, A Young Man Was He..."

[psalm_onethirtyone]

God, I feel so much in love with the world to-day. I love everything so much.

Notre-Dame de Paris is a wonderful book, too. I remember the Cour de Miracles from watching the animated film, but I can't remember if Gringoire was in it. I shall have to rent it, for my silly, Soujinish pleasure.

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[erinpuff]

Gringoire is not in the Disney movie. :( I think Clopin sort of fills both roles. Sigh. Gringoire rocks.

I've never actually seen the Disney movie -- it was on in the background once at a sleepover or something, but I wasn't paying attention and also it was way long ago -- and I'm sort of afraid to. O_o

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Damn! *blinks* But... how can Clopin be Gringoire? That... doesn't work. O_o

Heh. Mum says I'll hate it because it won't end the same way. But I say unto ye, I have survived many Les Miserables adaptions, and twice that number of Jekyll&Hydes, and I do this sort of thing as an extreme sport. So I shall see it anyway.

[erinpuff]

Hee! *sporfles*

Then you have to see the sequel. O__________o I looked at the back of the box in a video store once and was disturbed just from that.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

^^

Oooh, yes, yes. I heard about that when it came out! (*gasp!*) Yes, I would have to see that, too.

[bewareofitalics]

That's another book I really need to reread. And I know there's at least one movie that has Gringoire, but it's a purist's nightmare - there's no Phoebus! Esmeralda and Gringoire are in love and live happily ever after! Mandy Patinkin plays Quasimodo, which means the role was beefed up! But at least Gringoire is rather adorkable.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

*makes Lillie read all the books she hasn't read in a million years*

*stares at movie* Wait--Dude. That doesn't work even more than Gringoire/Clopin. O_o People are weird.

[bewareofitalics]

Ack! You just made me think Gringoire/Clopin! My brain!

And I think my friend is giving me a copy of Notre Dame de Paris for Hanukah. If she remembers. *g*

Oh, and in the Disney one? Phoebus is the hero. And he and Esmeralda live happily ever after, as does Quasimodo. And there's a sequel, which I fear too much to watch.

[mmebahorel.livejournal.com]

Well, the last total asshole handsome prince hero they had was Eric in The Little Mermaid, and that wasn't exactly PC in 1989, or at least i hope not (god, he was an ass), so they can't have Phoebus be, well, Phoebus, and they can't assault the church (even though Claude didn't actually rape Esmeralda, so he's already better than some priests), and they can't have good characters die of broken hearts or miscarried justice, so the whole thing just begs the question: why did they bother? (I do think the gargoyles and Clopin the clown annoy me more than all the rest - they are the icing on the cake of WTF-dom.)

I want to write a sequel to NDdP - Gringoire/Djali 4EVA!!eleventy!!

[bewareofitalics]

Hm, I never thought Eric was that bad. It's been quite a while since I've seen The Little Mermaid, though.

And yeah, what's the point of adapting a story if you're going to adapt it out of existence? I live in fear that Disney will attempt Les Mis. Probably the best Victor Hugo book for Disney would be Toilers of the Sea - all that potential for happy sea animal sidekicks! And Evil Mr. Octopus! And Deruchette would be right there beside Gilliatt!

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha!

Oh, lovely! ^_^

*snerks* I know, and I am far, far too amused.