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Critical Analysis 4

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        In the videos that I have watched the events are shown effectively.  In the film, the atmosphere is tense and the French horns being played in the background integrate well with the marching.  It was staged in the streets of Paris.  The costumes were very graphic and showed what people would have worn.  The gala production that we watched was performed on a stage with music and song.  Costumes were used for some characters and they did not really differ from those used in the film.  The barricade was built in the middle of the stage.  We saw the productions today on a TV (through the video).  None of the videos are aimed at any particular age group; they are for everybody; young and old.  It is not reminiscent; nobody from that time is alive today.  I feel that the video is suitable for anybody because it has a range of characters that children and adults alike can relate to.  There is a comedy theme brought in by the Thernardiers for children, and for older people there is the love theme and the interest of world history – the French Revolution.  The piece is successful with its target audience because it is realistic and believable, and gives out a feeling that people can understand.

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        Throughout this performance I liked everything about it, but my favourite parts were the singing and the music, and the fact that I could relate to the plot’s involvement in the French Revolution.  I like this because the music was played by a top-class symphony orchestra, and created the appropriate moods (tension, anger, sorrow etc.) perfectly.  The music made is so much easier to relate to the dying characters.  I like the songs/lyrics because they are very graphic and make it very easy for you to follow the plot of the story.  It is hard for me to comment on ...

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