Not that there’s anything to be said that hasn’t been said before. And better. And no, I haven’t seen the movie yet. (One day more!) Just to philosophize:
1. Never, ever, ever cut Eponine. (Ahem.) The point of life is to love, not necessarily to be loved.
2. Javert is right: Justice is absolute, so absolute that God Himself cannot set it aside.
3. Javert is wrong: Mercy is not opposed to justice. Justice gives mercy its meaning.
4. Life is pain: “At the end of the day you’re another day older.” See also: title of musical.
5. Life is joy: “Your world may be changed in just one burst of light.”
6. Ah, but Love Himself did die:
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