Phantom of the Opera was made in 2004 and is based off the musical that was written in 1984. The movie was directed by Joel Schumacher, and is staring Gerald Butler, as the Phantom, and Emmy Rossum, as Christine. This story is set in the 1870s. There is a love triangle which contains Christine, Raoul, and The Phantom. In the story, the cast is preparing for the opera, Hannibal. The main lead in the opera is very upset at her salary and causes a lot of fuss about it. Suddenly, the backdrop falls onto the back of her head and you see that it is done by the Phantom. She is very angry and storms out. Christine now takes over and is the lead singer for the opera. Once the show is over, the Phantom lures her into a hidden dungeon. The Phantom sings for her and she suddenly faints. Then Christine removes the Phantom's mask and he becomes very angry and storms back upstairs to the opera house. He threatens the owners each week to leave pay for him and a certain box empty. Drama keeps escalating when Christine starts falling in love with Raoul, all while The Phantom's love is increasing for Christine.
Interpret
It was very interesting to watcht the way the love triangle was playing out. Christine was not in love with the Phantom but also did not hate him even though he was obsessive and full of rage. She was the only person who ever had interaction with him and did not think that he was full of evil. After a while, she realizes that they could never work out and sees that he is turning jealous and murderous. Raoul realizes this and starts to fight for her. The Phantom takes her back to the dungeon but Raoul saves her again. They go to the cemetery where her father is buried where the Phantom tries to seduce her again. A sword fight starts between Raoul and the Phantom but Christine begs the both of the to allow each other to keep their life.
Analyze
The love triangle symbolizes a girl who must chose between a man who is great for her, and one that is mysterious and pulls her in. Raoul is the handsome one who is kind and romantic to Christine. The Phantom loves her just the same but is scarred by a childhood of abuse. I really enjoyed the movie and watching Christine struggle to figure out who she really loved. It does make you wonder though what would have happened if she would have choosen the Phantom. I wonder if he wold have turned into a good person. If I had been in the same situation, I would have made the same decision because who would want to be with a murderer.
Evalutate
I was very excited to see this movie because I had always heard great things about both the movie and opera. I had seen pieces of the movie but was curious to see the whole story line. Gerald Butler is one of my favorite actors and it was great to see him in this role. I had never seen him do a role that was this different but he did a great job. Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and thought it was produced in high quality.
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