Contrast

Interesting to see the contrast between the theatrical French version of a scene as opposed to the Disneyfied English version of the same scene.

First off here's why I was impressed with the French video:

the words (if you read the captions) are very ...blunt. straight forward and sometimes almost hintingly graphic. the words talk about how this woman got them all mad with desire and the words definitely paint a vivid picture.


also, the characters are guys, three people from 3 completely different walks of life. one is a handicapped beggar who lives inside a church tower, one is a cleric, a priest, well regarded and such, and the third is a plain boy who is engaged to a girl. they seem to have nothing in common, yet the passion for her unites them into the same story. now, cool thing is this, they are not just three completely different walks of life, theyre also Bass, Baritone and Tenor, the three main voice types. and the fact that the passion for her binds them is symbolized by them singing together in the end harmonizing so nicely since each sings their own voice type and they dont clash that way.


the acting. i think we both agree the hunchback guy is a genius. he'd do the part well even without makeup the way he moves and moves his lip. the priest also almost embodies his character of sombre seriousness in the way he speaks. you can also sense the despair in his mind but of course in character with the seriousness and hold-back-ness that goes with it.

and of course the themes that show up. they all say basically the same thing going through the same stages. they proclaim that theyre driven mad by her beauty, then they wonder what on earth they could pray for to escape this, and eventually ask Lucifer (satan) to allow them to stroke through her hair just once. epic

French video:

English Video: