cain saying “am i my brother’s keeper” right after he killed him is so funny. it’s GOD. he SAW THAT
#why did they do that to jean valjean
because they’re afraid that strong gentle men who struggle internally with being good while succeeding externally (for the most part) aren’t ~cool to watch~
good fathers are “boring” and men who don’t need to be invested in a sexual relationship with women in order to help them are “unusual”
that’s the only explanation i can think of
i feel like i would be kinder to bbc’s musketeers if bbc hadn’t just dropped that horror of a les mis adaptation but they Did That and now i’ve gone feral and cannot return