Rachel Draper

Rachel Draper

Wife to TJ and mother of three, Rachel graduated college at Bradley University, with a Bachelors in Mathematics, but has always also had an affinity for the arts and is a great student of culture. In high school she developed an appreciation for classical literature, film, and stage plays. She even directed a couple of plays. In addition to her mathematical studies in college, she took film, Shakespeare, Tolkien, and sci-fi literature classes, and now considers herself an advocate for fine art, classical literature, and high culture.


Recent Reviews by Rachel

Les Misérables (2012)
4 of 5 stars
1-4-2013

Recent Entries by Rachel

Les Misérables (2012) — Review

4 of 5 stars

For a film such as this, I felt it necessary to bring in a female perspective. While I enjoyed this film for what it was, I felt inadequate to really talk about and review this film. My wife, being a lover of classical literature, stage plays, and such like things, seemed like a good fit to review this film.

Enjoy.

TJ

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Les Misérables (2012)

When I first found out that Les Miserables The Musical was coming to the big screen, I was overcome with excitement. Ever since I saw the musical on stage around 12 years ago I have absolutely loved it. It has definitely been the best adaptation of the book that I have seen. Already being familiar with the musical, I was greatly anticipating the movie as I felt they would do it justice. And I must say that it lived up to my expectations. I greatly enjoyed it and felt that it both was true to the book by Victor Hugo and the stage musical.

Because this is a movie version of a musical, this…

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