Every story is like that, though, unless it’s pure propaganda. Are you saying we can’t ever talk about the political aspects because every movie is really about the characters? Even when the political aspect is so obvious and in your face as with The Miserable?
No, I am not saying that. What I was saying is the revolution is used as a backdrop for the characters, much as our revolution was used in The Patriot. While there is an intermingling of how one impacts the other, the story could use just about any period in history and the interaction between the characters would be the same.
I just thought Medved was letting the Revolution become the primary focus rather than the characters. The story of Valjean’ s redemption , duty, (his inner conflict when the innocent is arrested) and his raising of the child of one who he wronged is the theme. The conflict of Marius ‘ new found love or his friends ...”do I stay or do I go...” Is secondary.
I guess I didn’t think that every movie had to be looked at in the political sense as some are suggesting. If that is true, then Annie would be a good case for the Democrats position of screwing the 2%.