Strange subject? Perhaps. But. Ooooh, but.

I just watched the concert version of the musical 'Les Miserables' - just the music - and I have fallen in love with it all over again. I have sitting here for the last HOUR downloading songs. WOAH. MY. GOD. I. LOVE. JAVERT. (and as I listen to a *cough*very specifically titled song*cough* OH MY GOD I cry. I cry SO MUCH. If you don't know what I'm talking about....! /weep)

I've vowed for the past year or so that I would read the complete, unabridged (i.e. 1200+ page) 'Les Miserables' by Victor Hugo. After watching the Liam Neeson / Geoffrey Rush movie, I desperately wanted a better insight on the character of Inspector Javert - because, woah my god, he is beautiful in the complex character aspect. (Before I made this vow, I started in on the abridged version, and made it to where we're first introduced to our beloved Inspector.)

See, you can only ge so much character development in a movie. Espeically with someone as complex as Javert. And here is where I get into the biggest argument with my friends: is Javer a 'bad guy,' or a 'good guy?'

I say he's a good guy to a fault. We're talking, he takes the law SO FAR, he's coming out THE OTHER END. We're not even talking a corrupted "My Own Version Of The Law," we're talking text-book readings. The law to him is absolute. Not in and of itself always a bad thing; when an inforcer goes as far a Javert does for it, however - and overy petty crimes - the lines start to blur. And though he is portrayed as the antagonist in the book/movie/musical, I *do not* believe him to be a contemporary 'bad guy.' (Comment added while listening to the musical song 'Stars') All he wants to do is save Valjean from the life that he believes is bad! It's...It's...OOh, I can't DESCRIBE!

....This rant probably meant nothing to anyone. If you don't like the idea of reading a 1200+ page book (or an 800+ page abridged version), at least watch the musical - the next closest thing to the book. Or, if that isn't possible, watch one of the MANY film reenactments (I would refer the one previously stated.) Get hooked - and see what I mean.