I know we like to talk about R's perspective on him and Enj's death a lot, but I feel like we should acknowledge Enjolras' perspective as well because think about it. Enjolras represents all that is belief and faith and passion, and yet is at one of his lowest points in where he is losing hope, his friends are dead and his rebellion went up in flames. So when R, the one who represents all cynicism and doubt, declares he is one of them [the rebels] and dies beside Enjolras when he could have easily ran away? Enjolras smiles in this scene because he convinced the one man who had faith in nothing to believe for once. And if he could do that, he knew that his efforts were at least worth something.

Why this deleted scene from Les Mis (2012) would not have fit well in the film:

I have some feelings about this little bit of the Les Mis 2012 commentary.

I feel like if anyone were to have killed the soldier who murdered Gavroche, it should and would have been Courfeyrac or Grantaire.

Marius is not the type of character to react in anger, and that's what's special about his character.

Marius is a character that is full of passion and strong emotion, but what makes him special is that he isn't vengeful or short-tempered. He's calm and compassionate in a way that sets him apart from other characters similar to him or his archetype.

Marius is the type to be less concerned with vengeance and more concerned with the grief of the loss of Gavroche. Revenge would certainly not be the first thing on his mind when faced with Gavroche's death, but shock and grief would be.

Courfeyrac or, more fittingly, Grantaire in this case, seem like they would be more concerned with vengeance than Marius. Courfeyrac less so because he would be so shaken with the loss of Gavroche. However, he was the most attached to Gavroche in the film, and more likely to act in anger than Marius would be. However, Grantaire would be a fitting choice for this action because firstly, Grantaire is attached to Gav in the book and the musical. Secondly, Grantaire would be the most likely to seek vengeance in any case. He's petty, vindictive, cynical, moody. He would seem, when looking at his character, that he would be the most likely to do this. (However, after looking through some of your comments, It's possible that Grantaire was asleep during this part of the battle. At least, in the book he certainly was)

Whilst I'm not sure if it should have been included at all, it is an interesting concept, and thanks for reading this post, I know it's long but I wanted to blab about my funny little guys and how they act.

thank you for coming to my ted talk

valjean in the book: I can't believe I have to drag this bitch through the fuckin sewers...unreal.

valjean in the movie/musical:

im sorry but this is what the gillenormand-pontmercy family looks like in the book actually

gillenormand: + theodule:

marius: