940 emotional peak
“Yes, Cosette." Jean Valjean showed a slight smile, but the voice almost disappeared in his throat, echoing dullly in his chest, and it seemed that he could clearly feel that the power was increasing bit by bit. Disappeared, “Did you order me not to die? "That thick nasal voice, with a hint of smile and a hint of pampering, nodded gently, "I listen to you..”
However, the smile only had time to stay for a moment, and then it turned into a painful struggle, "I will try my best." The wrinkled features were so heavy and struggling. In an instant, his voice and breathing could not help but be held. , seeming to use all his strength to try to suppress the overwhelming emotions in his body..
It was just a moment, but Cosette and Marius captured it. The muscles of the two young people's bodies couldn't help but tense up. They straightened their bodies slightly and got closer to Jean Valjean, fearing that he would slip from his fingertips like this. disappeared. That kind of panic made the body begin to tremble uncontrollably..
Exhaling gently, a smile appeared on the corner of Jean Valjean's mouth. Without opening his eyes, he seemed to be comforting: Don't worry, I haven't left yet. However, this little smile, under the hazy halo, However, it aroused more stormy waves, as if he could see with his own eyes that his vitality was slowly passing away, but he had given up struggling and resisting..
Mark was stunned like this. He was stunned, looking at Jean Valjean under the spotlight, and involuntarily closed his fingertips, as if such an action could catch Jean Valjean's life. With force, Try harder. Not only for Jean Valjean, but also for the man who has been burdened with the shackles of sin all his life, for the man who used his own life to atone for his sins, and for the man who was insignificant under the torrent of that era..
“On this paper, I wrote my final confession." Jean Valjean tried to take out the paper from his arms, but his hands had no strength. He raised his head and looked at Cosette and Cosette in front of him. Marius.
Cosette, who was crying uncontrollably, was at a loss; so, he looked at Marius and signaled Marius to pull out..
Marius was stunned for a moment, his reaction was a little slow, but he still straightened his legs and carefully took out the letter from Jean-Jean's arms.——
Just from such a small movement and cooperation, Alistair could tell that Renly was experienced and Joe was unfamiliar. Relatively speaking, Charlotte was in the middle, and the whole scene was under Renly's control. , there seems to be an invisible thread pulling the young actors' performances and emotions. This powerful control is not reflected in one link, but in all aspects..
Jean- Valjean signaled with his eyes that Marius put away the confession, then his eyes fell on Cosette, and he gently retracted his chin, "Careful, after I fall asleep..." Cosette moved forward. He leaned forward and tried to persuade him to say something, but this time, Jean Valjean shook his head gently and stopped him with his eyes, leaving no room for refutation..
“In this story, a man awakens from hatred, and a man finally learns to love..." Jean Valjean chuckled, but his vision was blurred, and he gently raised his right hand and used his fingertips He tapped Cosette's forehead, then tilted her head slightly, showing a loving look, "It's all because of your arrival..”
“I understand, daddy." Cosette was already sobbing and couldn't express what she meant, so she could only nod her head repeatedly..
Everything was so real that Renly's age was completely ignored. Even Alistair's thoughts were just a fleeting thought.：
Why can the twenty-two-year-old Renly interpret the mentality of a fifty- or sixty-year-old man, and look at the twenty-year-old Charlotte with the expression of a father facing his daughter? Moreover, it is still the regret and regret at the moment of death. This is not just a performance, but also an experience. But now, Renly has broken the shackles of age and did it just by relying on his performance.！
Immediately, Alistair temporarily put aside his distracting thoughts and entered the world of Jean Valjean wholeheartedly, the world shaped by Renly..
“The melody of "On-My-Own" sounded again, the plaintive and sad notes were flowing slowly, a halo of light slowly moved over on the left side of the stage, and Fantine's soul bypassed Cosette and Marius came to Jean Valjean. The time has come.
“Come with me, there will never be chains in the clouds." Fantine hummed softly..
Jean- Valjean slowly raised his head and leaned back, his eyebrows slowly stretched out, showing a look of relief, and he murmured in a low voice, "I'm ready, Fantine.".”
Mark clenched his fists and clenched his teeth, but the cry still escaped from his teeth; Kristen, who was sitting next to him, had already broken down and covered his mouth firmly with both hands to prevent himself from crying. , but her shaking shoulders and hazy tearful eyes still revealed her vulnerability..
Why, why, why. Why do good people never end well? Why does redemption end in death? But, after thinking about it again, I felt relieved. This man has really worked too hard. He has shouldered too much, endured too much, and given too much. Now, it’s time to be relieved..
After realizing this, Mark understood the relief and relief between Jean Valjean's eyebrows, but the sadness surged up uncontrollably, continuously, and hit his chest hard. He could only cry bitterly, and was helpless. He Accompanying Jean Valjean through a long life, and now accompanying Jean Valjean to the end of his life.
“All your sadness will eventually go away." Fantine's voice was so gentle and light, as if it could soothe all the pain on Jean Valjean's body, and that tired and old face was a little lighter. Unfolding bit by bit, even the tight shoulder lines relaxed, and it seemed that the loose clothes were slipping off..
The process of death is so clear and touching.
“Lord in heaven, please have mercy on him." Fantine sang, and a smile appeared on the corner of Jean Valjean's mouth, and he sang, "Please forgive all my sins and guide me to your glory..”
Jean-Valjean opened his eyes. Those cloudy eyes were full of tears, and slowly, slowly, a ray of light bloomed. The hazy light caused the smile at the corner of his mouth to rise slightly, and even the eyebrows Every moment became brisk and bright. The brilliance of the moment released all the energy, and it seemed that even the surrounding lights became eclipsed, bursting out the brightest, most dazzling and hottest power of life..
But, immediately, it was extinguished.
Suddenly disappeared, suddenly dimmed, suddenly darkened, and he froze in his movements. His eyes still didn't close, his body still didn't relax, he just kept moving, and time seemed to have stopped at this moment. However, the expression in those eyes The light disappeared completely, and it seemed that the soul was slowly dissipating, turning into a wisp of smoke. Life also stopped..
Mark's eyes widened, shocked and shaken, and tears kept falling. Jean Valjean passed away. He knew that Jean Valjean's life had come to an end like this. After all the light suddenly burst out, he completely Extinguished. Death, so magnificent and so gorgeous.
Then, Jean Valjean's shoulders and head drooped, and he fell on the recliner. He closed his eyes. All life disappeared completely, and everything was cold..
“Dad, dad." Cosette gently shook Jean Valjean's right hand, but received no call. She looked at the colorless face, froze in place, and then collapsed, even Even the tears and crying can no longer be vented..
Marius hugged Cosette tightly, but Cosette was completely numb, as if her time had stopped forever at that moment, refusing to move forward without warning. On the ground, Marius's mood completely collapsed. He gritted his teeth tightly, clenched his fists tightly, and hugged his wife tightly, but he still could not stop the tears from bursting out..
Marius pressed his lips hard, confining all the sounds deep in his throat, but the sadness still flowed out uncontrollably; and Cosette, who had forgotten to cry and cry. The intertwining of sadness, But at this moment, endless energy burst out.
Fantine took steps, bypassed Marius and Cosette, and stood in the center of the stage, singing holy and high-pitched, like an angel's hymn, "Take my hand, and I will guide you to salvation; Hold my love in your heart, because love never stops……”
Slowly, Jean Valjean stood up again, his movements were so slow and so difficult; however, after standing up, his rickety back gradually straightened, his weak shoulders gradually became stronger, and his majestic vitality gradually became stronger. Overflowing. It’s like... it’s like it’s never been sick, it’s like it’s never been close to death..
That tall and majestic body, like a giant standing tall and tall, supports the whole world; even the large burqa seems to have become fuller. This visual illusion brings a shock like a heavy rain, a waterfall of light. Sloping down, the entire Almeida Theater is overflowing.
It's not rebirth, it's the Holy Spirit.
No words needed, just an action of standing up, from the mortal world to heaven, from life to death, passing through the curtains of light, Jean Valjean took steps, getting rid of the shackles of age and illness, slowly , slowly becoming strong and energetic again.
Alistair's pupils trembled slightly. This was his favorite moment, even more than the end of the first act and the "take him home" just now, on that body and between those eyes. , he captured the moment when mortals completed their transformation after bathing in the holy light. It was as if time and space had completed their flow at this moment. With Renly's footsteps, reality entered illusion, entered the Bible, and the mortal world entered heaven..
This effect can only be created on a movie screen, but it is displayed on those holy eyes and that noble face. Every believer with religious beliefs can deeply feel it at this moment The breath of the Holy Spirit was not only shocking, but the slight trembling of the soul reached an unprecedented peak at this moment..
Oh, God. This performance is so beautiful, this performance is so moving.
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