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Published: 2012-03-01 22:39:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 2985; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 0
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All Enjolrati I've seen live so far, in order of preference.From left to right: Tuukka Leppänen, Rune Sæter, Samuel Harjanne, Richard Olsen (none of them are particularily accurate, but I'm afraid especially Richard doesn't look anything like himself. I'm sorry!), David Thaxton, Liam Tamne and Anders Gjønnes.
Okay... Tuukka hasn't played Enjolras. Not yet. But he's one of my favourite actors and my dreamcast Enjolras - I'm certain he'd be no less than perfect in the role. One day. Please.
I could talk about them lots, why they're in this order and what I liked and didn't like about them. But this is an artist comment, not a blog. I can't really write an essay here... Instead, I wrote it here . Check it out if you want to know what I thought about their performances!
Continuing with watercolours. I'm starting to like them! I found a hidden stash of Copic paper, though, so I'm not forced to use them anymore...
I promised my friend Sara that, after finishing this, I'll refinish two pages of The Hero for my art school project before drawing anything else. So, see you after that's done!
Les Mis is not mine.
Partial idea credit goes to ~TheAxel
Texture: Texture: Notebook Paper - 3 by ~djsoundwav
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The blonde fist-bumping Enjy is meant to be David Thaxton - universally agreed to be the most Enjolraic Enjolras ever to perform anywhere... So even when trying to draw a little sketch of him, the enjolraic-ness simply drips from the page and screen.
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Also -- AAAH! AAH!! AAAAAAH! I finally found some clips of other parts of the Spanish performance!!! OMG OMG OMG. Must... download... for... posterity...
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JOY!
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[link] (I WISH they'd managed to show more of the interaction; they only catch about half the center stage, but you can still see an eensy bit of the Grantaire/Enjolras/Gavroche interactions.)
[link] <-- which leads to this sadness...
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[link] <-- Just the Spanish one again -- gotta keep plugging Daniel Diges as the best Enjolras I've ever, ever seen! He seriously looks the part -- right build, right age -- and he acts it SO well; definitely like an angel of justice, and not a wasted motion. 
...I should try to draw him, perhaps...
And now I will have to go watch loads of YouTube videos of David Thaxton, too!
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Well, judging by the videos, I like him a lot! I also think his Final Battle has the best "IS FREE" I've ever heard, on the cast recording. 
The funny thing about David Thaxton, to me, is that I saw him twice as Enjolras (my first and second time seeing Les Mis) - and can't remember anything about him at all. I guess I'll just have to believe the many, many people who tell me he's the best!
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Ohhhhh! *clapclapclap* That's way neat! Wonderful!
I shall do my own Enjolras fanart and add ONE MORE DAY BEFORE THE STOOOOOORMMMMMMMM, my favourite thing said by him, on it.
Hey, it sounds like a T-shirt quote, too! It'd be good, yeah! Or maybe I'll just create an avatar. Yep... much cheaper LOL~
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Hmm, I don't know if Enjolras is my favourite character, actually - but he's certainly the funniest to draw, for whatever reason!
Aww, too bad you don't have a good Enjy (or a good audio/video of him, for that matter!)... Well, then again - the ÅST ones weren't my national Enjolrati, per se, since they sung in Swedish and I'm Finnish... But they're the closest thing I have (I don't count the audio of one of the actual Finnish guys from 2000, the quality is too bad), and luckily they were all good!
Eek, can't wait to see that!
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Shall I think you like Javert better, then
I guess Enjolras is just too serious about being revolutionary and that makes him pretty funny. Or at least it's much fun to draw him with a "..." face. That too.
I think I always liked Enjolras because I like the romantic side of wars and revolutions. I like to see passionate people that takes ideas to the ground and try their best at it. While the revolution thingie may have been pretty hopeless for many, I kind of admire his blindness concerning it. He strongly seemed to believe in it and he had the guts to become a leader. Maybe it's all because I'd want to have the same guts for some things, too, and due to that, I like him as a character.
We can talk about if his sacrifice was stupid or worth, but that's not the reason why I like characters like him.
As I said, maybe it's just me about my national Enjolras. I just didn't like him thaaaat much (at least not as much as I liked Ramin Karimloo as Enjolras 
Really, I shall do something with that quote. It's just too tempting ^^
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Hehe, Team Enjolras vs. Team Javert... All depends on actors. In the book, I think I prefer Javert, but onstage it varies depending on who's playing them!
Seriousfacejolras is the best... jolras.
Yeah, I see where you're coming from with that... Beautifully put!
Well, I have heard and seen worse!
Is Karimloo your favourite Enjy, then?
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Hahahaha, I think I do not belong to any team
SRSBSNSJolras for the win. But he'd been pretty much HAPPYN'HIGHJolras when he heard Lamarque died. "I can has revolution PLZ!!! 8D"
Did you see and hear worse? hahahahaha That'd be fun to hear. Anyway, like I told you...crappy video and audio is crappy. Horrible quality OTL... I so hope they actually film upcoming revival e__e
I shall say Karimloo is my favourite because the very first time I heard him in the role I thought "Oh, wow, I believe it!". He has a recognizable voice and I liked that you could guess who Enjolras was just closing your eyes and no matter if you really knew when his part came, just because his voice has some kind of different touch. I liked that about the 25° Anniversary... that all barricade boys seemed to have voice with a touch, so they didn't seem "all the same". Anyway, I still stay with the "I believe it!" of my first time watching the 25° Aniv, so I guess I can say Karimloo is my favourite And his 'who cares about your lonely soul' face to Jonas was priceless. Ah yeah... I guess we better do not start with the Jonas subject lol. But there are so many wonderful Enjolras out there!! It's just my national one is not so wonderful for me XD...hope the new one will be better or at least recognizable (since he's the barricade leader, duh lol
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True that!
Also, true, Javert's Suicide is one of the easiest Les Mis songs to mess. It's so easy to make it pretty singing but nothing else. I think I've only seen one or two Javerts who have fully convinced me with their Suicide... It's an amazing, hard scene.
Haha, yeah... Lamarque is dead, THIS IS BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS MORNING!
I've certainly seen worse Enjolrati... The one I saw in Malmö, Sweden comes to mind. In the first act, their Enjolras had less chemistry and leader qualities than Grantaire. In the second act, he went all nuts: shouted and paced around, totally not a calm leader! He seemed to be the most afraid of them all. (Maybe luckily, no video exists.) So yeah, after that, seeing an Enjolras who's a little bland doesn't really bother me that much...
I've seen Karimloo live twice, in Phantom and then in Love Never Dies... He was pretty good at both, and true, his voice is lovely! His Enjy is not my favourite though, but that's maybe just because I'm so fixated on Rune!Enjolras from ÅST... 
Here's to hoping your new Enjolras will be better than the previous one!
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al sdkfj asd;lkjf ;asldkjf ;lst this is beautiful and I want every single one of their outfits and this is beautiful and awwwww so beautiful ♥
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I think I would let them keep the blingy vest - but tricolor jeans would be a fun add to my wardrobe.
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And the Liberty shirt! I'd kill for a Liberty shirt, man.
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Haha, someone noticed the Liberty shirt!
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Arrendry is right! He looks similar to the Spanish one!
(if you haven't seen it, here's the Spanish version of One Day More 
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Wow, looks like a beautiful, huge production! Too bad I haven't seen that live - I'd actually loved to draw the Spanish Enjy, too!
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Yeah, I'd liked to see it so much too
Wow, I'd love to see Spanish Enjy drawn be you! I'm sure it'd look great. Perhaps you could try ^^
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Maybe I'll do a combination of Enjolrati I didn't see, one day...
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I love this! Haha, seeing the different costumes together really points out how silly the original vest is... ah well!
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Yeah, not the most sensible-looking piece of clothing out there... But hey, then again, this also features tricolor jeans! So West End is not the only one to go for something that catches the watcher's attention!
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The third from the right!
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Hmm, I guess there's a bit of similarity there! Aww, too bad I can't see the Spanish version, I've heard so many good things about it (and the CD's nice)!
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Wow, if the CD's nice, imagine the musical 
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Maybe you'll see it one day - it doesn't seem like it's closing anytime soon!
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I love this - I can hardly decide which Enjy I adore most.
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So awesome!
You're really good with watercolours, by the way. It gives it a rather adorable feeling, if you take my meaning.
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Indeed! I would've added the DVD Enjolrati too but ran out of space!
Aww, thanks so much!
I haven't been doing any watercolour stuff in ages, and it always used to turn out horribly. I'm actually very surprised I can make this okay things with it! Of course, there's a lot to learn, still... But I guess using actual watercolour paper for once helped a bit here.
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You do realize you are really talented, right? 
Yeah, the paper probably did help.
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But seriously, don't underestimate the power of good paper. There's a reason why I only use two specific sorts.
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Okay, I'll take your word for it. I guess I can't really say much since I'm not an artist.
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RUNE.
Ja sitten eteenpäin: Mä näin Tuukka Leppäsen sillon kerran Wickedissä! Mut näin jälkeenpäin ei ois tullu ajatelleeks kuvitella sitä Enjynä, uskon kyllä, että se vois olla hyvä. Ehkä joku päivä oikeesti nähdäänkin?
Samueljolras! Olet hyvin vanginnut hänen SERIOUS BUSINESS -asenteensa.
Ja Thaxton-Enjy ON söpö tässä!
Malmön Enjy näyttää päällepäin tosi hyvältä - siis oikeesti, noi vaatteeeet!
Tässä on tosi ihana asettelu!
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KYLLÄ. RUNE.
Mä olen nähnyt Tuukan Wickedissä kaksi kertaa, Next to Normalissa kolmesti, Maija Poppasessa kerran ja silloin aikanaan Catsissa kahdesti (jessus sentään miten ihastunut olin, oikeesti, se oli kyllä fanityttörakkautta sadanteen potenssiin silloin)... Ja tavannutkin kerran!
Mutta siis Wicked ei tehnyt Tuukalle oikeutta. Niin tympeä rooli, ettei siitä saa kukaan irti oikein mitään. Mutta vähän paremman materiaalin kanssa...
Ei pentele. Mullahan on niitä käyttäkää-näitä-taiteenne-mallikuvina-Samuelposekuvia. Miksen kopioinu yhtä niistä tähän!
Malmön Enjy on oppikirjaesimerkki siitä kaunis kakku -sananlaskusta...
Kiitti!
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RUNEEEE
Vautsi, oot päässy sit vähän useemminkin näkemään!
Uskotaan.
En tiedä! XD Se olis ollut loistavaa! Mutta ehkä ensi kerralla sitten.
Uskotaan tuokin.
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Stalkkaan kaikkia suomalaisia musikaalinäyttelijöitä oikeastaan, alkaa vähän tuntua siltä...
Aluksi ajattelin, että mitään Samueljolrasta piirrellä, Runejolras on se ainoa oikea! Muuutta Samueljolras onkin astetta viihdyttävämpi taiteen aihe... XD
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Näin kuuluuki!
And you're right. Vaik Samueljolras oli se seriousbusiness, niin... XD
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Koska syistä x ja y, päätin olla pitämättä lupaustani himputin pitkästä kommentista seuraavaan työhösi (voin antaa siitä Herbert-kuvasta pitkän arvioinnin kunhan sekin musikaali on nähty!), tehdään se nyt.
Neljä ensimmäistä Enjyä saavat minulta lämpimän halauksen. Ihan vain koska A) Tuukka Enjyksi ja as soon as possible! B) RUNE. C) Samuel on ääneltään mahtava, ja se takkikin taidettiin kaventaa ennen vikaa esitystä (kun se silloin istui, toisin kuin 21.1.). Oikeastaan Samuelista o jäänyt ristiriitainen kuva, mutta omalla tavallaan hänenkin Enjynsä oli loistava. D) Richard on Richard, ja koska ÅST oli loistava, annan kaiken ÅST-rakkauteni hänellekin.
Thaxton on minulle ristiriitaisempi Enjy kuin kukaan muu. Ihan vain, koska minua ärsyttää se kuinka paljon ihmiset vouhottavat Tahxtonin loistavuudesta. Varmasti oli hyvä, muttei paras aina ja ikuisesti. Toisaalta, en ole nähnyt, joten en tiedä millainen loppujen lopuksi oli. Ja en pidä Thaxton-viiksistä, vaikkeivat ne liity mitenkään Enjyyn.
Liamilla on hyvä ääni, mutten oikeastaan tiedä hänen nejystään. Johtuneekohan siitä, ettei tyyppi ollut huono muttei loistavakaan-
Ja Malmö on aina Malmö. Kaikki kunnia Fred Johansonille ja Glennille, siitä että heissä oli ainesta.
Väritys toimii ja on noista erotettaviss ketä tarkoitetaan. Paitsi ehkä Richardissa, mutta Richard onkin aika unfamous. Ja Samuelkin on tarpeeksi pallopää.
Pitäisiköhän sanoa muuta... Samuel on ihanan muodollisesti pukeutunut, rusetit kireellä ja kaikki.
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Et olis sanonu, mä en muistanu koko lupausta tässä vaiheessa enää...
A) Vapauttakaa Tuukka, jne!
B) EXACTLY
C) Olen varmaan ainoa, joka ei niinkään kiinnittänyt siihen takkiin huomiota, mutta hyvä, jos näin!
D) yessss
Ei Thaxtonissa vikaa, mutta se sen fanikerho toisinaan...
En muista Liamin äänestä mitään, en ole tarpeeksi kiinnostunut ottaakseni selvää... Uskon siis mukisematta!
Fred!Javert! Oikeesti, kyllä! Ja Glenn noin niinku ylipäätään. Söpöin Granttis ikinä!
Sit kuule ku Richard on famous ni voidaan sanoo et me piirrettiin siit fanarttia ennenku se oli mainstream!
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