Recently I watched Into the Woods while I was babysitting and that sparked my want to watch Les Miserables for like the hundredth time. Each movie is directed by a different director but both movies are musicals that have been turned into movies with big movie stars instead of broadway stars, but though they share a commonality in music, they are drastically different.
Les Miserables is the darker of the two movies taking place during a time of great turmoil. Through out the entire movie the lighting is dim and the mood is kept quite serious with emotion evoking songs and a bit of death. It's beautiful music and its emotion evoking nature that captivated audiences everywhere is reflected in the movie receiving the Golden Globe for best motion picture
The movie with fewer awards to its name, Into the Woods, is a light hearted movie taking place after the "happily ever after" in fairytales such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Jack and the Bean Stock. Being much more giddy and funny than Les Miserables many people seemed to like it more, but in my opinion the satyrical nature of the musical took away from other things such as the cast's singing and wardrobe.
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