Les Miserables: morality

Philippines
April 15, 2008 1:32pm CST
I've seen the movie Les Miserables a long time ago, the 1998 version. And recently it was shown again on the tube, and it made me remember what my philosophy teacher said. Who was morally right? Was it Jean Valjean? The criminal who was imprisoned for life because when he was younger he stole a piece of bread because he was hungry? and why was he hungry? because he was poor. but later on of his life, he made a good living, became mayor and helped everyone that he knew. Or was it Inspector Javert? A law enforcer who has always followed the rules who came looking for Jean Valjean to bring him back to prison but nearing the end killing himself and setting Jean Valjean free? So what do you think?
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Jemina
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1 May 08
Unfortunately this world where we live is not a perfect place to be in. There are so many anomalies, disparities, irregularities with the law, the enforcer and the citizens. This movie Les Miserables seems to me is blaming the criminal whose name is Misery who goes around killing people but he doesn't get caught. People are victims of anyone of these so-called ideologies such as misery, depression, hatred and things like that.