What's the Difference between Les Miserables the Book and Les Miserables the Movie?
Les Miserables Book vs Movie
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It is explained that Javert was born in prison to a fortune teller whose husband was in the galleys. |
Javert casually mentions that he, like Valjean, was born among poor people and criminals. |
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Fantine is fatally shocked when Javert yells out Valjean's true identity, which leads to Valjean claiming Javert murdered her. |
Fantine passes away peacefully while thinking about Cosette.
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Valjean accompanies Javert when the latter rearrests him, but escapes by breaking a bar in his cell window and dropping from the station roof. Before leaving Montreuil, he returns to his old quarters, where Javert looks for him but a colleague named Sister Simplice helps conceal him. |
Valjean jumps out of a window after his confrontation with Javert, and swims away. |
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Valjean is recaptured in Paris a few days after fleeing Montreuil and brought back to the Toulon galleys. He escapes by pretending to drown after saving another prisoner from falling into the sea. |
This is not shown, as Valjean seemingly goes to Montfermeil immediately after fleeing Montreuil.
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Cosette first meets Valjean when, while carrying the bucket of water back to Montfermeil, he grabs hold of the handle and helps her carry it. She feels at ease around him. |
Cosette hears Valjean approaching while carrying the bucket back and runs to hide behind a tree before Valjean assures her that he means no harm and offers to help her. |