Boycotting the new Les Misreables film

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I still uphold my decision to boycott this film...

Anne Hathaway sucks.

Accually it was Anne that CHOOSE HERSELF to have her hair cut. The studio did not make Her. Dumb reason to boycott a movie IMO. Plus if you know anything about the novel or stage show, you'd know how important the scene is.

From my understanding, the scene was a moot point. They overdramatize it in this movie, probably because the producers wanted to compete with V for Vendetta to see whose haircutting scene is more shocking.

When I was in school they made us read a book with a scene where a character with long hair got it all cut off. I stopped reading at that point and never finished it. It was too upsetting.

As a female with long hair, the idea of anyone hacking off my hair against my will is horrible. However, seeing somebody else's hair being cut off with her consent is entirely different.

Remember Anne Hathaway was acting. She agreed to have her hair cut off. That's her job and she chose to actually have her real hair cut off to make the whole thing be more realistic and shocking. It's her hair and it's her business, and if she wants to cut it off, she can.

Hair is just hair. It does not have any nerve endings in it. Cutting it doesn't hurt. Therefore I do not agree that a scene where a character's hair is cut off is anywhere near as disturbing and horrifying as the scene where they pull her teeth out or, say, the blinding scene in Slumdog Millionaire, where a child was blinded by having acid poured into his eyes.

Again, that was just acting. It wasn't really happening. However it was reflective of the reality of street life in India, where children are kidnapped and maimed deliberately so that they will earn more money as beggars due to attracting more sympathy. Those kinds of things really happen.

Now, which of those things is worse? Having acid poured into your eyes, or having your hair cut off?

It is obvious that hair grows back, but eyes do not. Eyes have nerve endings in them, but hair does not. Being blinded is painful, but having your hair cut is not. Therefore I do not see why you are making such a fuss about a film that cuts off a character's hair (involving no pain) but do not mention boycotting films that cut off or maim their characters' body parts (inflicting pain and permanant disfiguration).

Trust me, the producers of Les Mis could have cared less about V for Vendetta and more about making a decent adaptation of the stage show. The character that Anne plays gets Her hair cut in the stage show, too. But they use hair extendions that the actress puts on.

It's tragic because:

a) She needs to pay the Thénardier family because they are looking after (well, that's what they said) her daughter, so she have to sell her hair to get the money.
b) She is a prostitute, and she knows that with short hair she'll be considered less attractive, she'll attract less men, so she'll earn less money.
c) And it's tragic because cutting her hair she loses definitely all the innocence and dreams she had when she falled in love with that man that left her pregnant and ran away. It's very symbolic.
You know, "long hair = youth and innocence". With short hair she was "marked" and "rejected". The scissors destroyed definitely her hope.

I've not seen this movie so I don't know how "dramatic" is that scene, but I understand why they wanted it as a dramatic scene because it is. I don't know if it appears in the movie, but she sells some teeth some other time.

What other movies should I avoid? I made a list:

Les Misreables
V for Vendetta
Kingdom of Heaven
Jane Eyre
Any movie with Rapunzel in it
The Messenger
GI Jane
Edward Scissorhands
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein
Drop Dead Fred

Just because you find hair cutting to be shocking, doesn't mean everyone else does, let alone that movie studios are trying to outdo each other with shocking hair cutting scenes. It is entirely possible that the producers of Les Miserables never watched V for Vendetta, its a different style of film that may or may not appeal to them.

Most people find it a perfectly normal event, and many commonly go out in public and pay to have their hair cut. Seeing it on film is not an issue. For most people, the only way a hair cutting scene would begin to approach shocking is if it involved pubic hair, because 'oh noes, privates!'. More people would be prudish about that.

I've turned down job offers because they told me I had to cut my hair in order to get/keep the job. It might seem silly and arbitrary to a lot of people, but having long hair is very important to me.

That being said, these actors/actresses are consenting to having their hair cut for these roles, so I don't see the issue.

That and hair always grows back. Hair grows even after you're dead.

I am a dude and I have long hair too, I would probably be able to handle a major haircut, it would be very difficult though. I got in trouble for having hair too long back when I was in 8th grade(I had bangs that were too long in the front, doesn't mix well with woodshop). My hair was a bit longer in the front than it was here:http://www.wrongplanet.net/postxf16892-0-8250.html on forum page 551.

Get some perspective.

In real life, every day, real people get *body parts* cut off against their will. Those don't grow back.

Feel better?

I used to like the film adaption but I have seen the actual stage play now and the acting in Phantom (film) feels a bit wooden. I'm hoping it won't feel like that in Les Miserables. Just have to wait until 11th January to find out

The main difference between the two though is that POTO sang their songs in a studio then mimed throughout the film, whereas the cast of Les Mis sang live during a take. I've always felt that the miming ruined POTO for me

You should hang around with some ordained Buddhist nuns, that should help you get over it. I bet you couldn't watch Monkey?

Men are weird. They can be put off stunningly beautiful females just because of short length of hair. I like women way too much for that to put me off.

Getting your haircut doesn't substantively change your personality (or the way the rest of your body looks - including the sexy bits).