The lonely heart of the monster

Nella 2022-03-22 09:01:47

For me, an opera novice, I couldn't help but feel sleepy halfway through this film. But in the second half, it gradually attracted me. A man known as "The Phantom of the Opera" grew up in the darkness of society, and his inner world has such a strong desire for love. When he sings while wearing the mask, his voice is strong and powerful. The heroine's voice is gentle and far-reaching, and unlike the mighty, shrill-sounding woman, she is surrounded by and loved by two men. "The Phantom of the Opera" lives in the underground of the theater. He is a lonely monster. The music he hears in the underground reaches his ears through the dark world. What kind of excitement and the beginning of love!

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  • Savanna 2021-11-20 08:01:42

    8/10. The world is completely different from the silent film version. The music version chooses bright artificial light. As the circuit of the large chandelier is turned on, the reverse spatiotemporal montage transforms the dusty and broken theater into a luxurious multicolored costume, golden hall, and red curtain. Past. The silent film only has the stage-sensing chasing light highlighting the position of the characters in the pitch black, and the phantom's face is completely destroyed, rendering a strong Gothic horror. In contrast, the music version uses a half-face mask and wild singing to interpret the phantom, full of aristocratic temperament. When Christie follows the phantom into the secret door, white smoke rises and the underground passage full of candles, highlighting the details, is like a deep scene Palace-like gorgeous. The relationship between sound and picture is even more majestic. When the manager insists on not letting Christine be the protagonist, the cheerful opera and the horror of the Phantom chasing and killing the screen controller form a sound and picture opposition. On the stage where the Phantom took Christie, the flaming flame symbolizes fear. The image of the devil in the black cloak and black riding boots overwhelmed a musical angel in a white dress. The use of the pair sing in the Phantom’s night eavesdropping on the two confessions, sword fighting in the graveyard, and other scenes, creating the ups and downs of the Phantom’s inner melody. The details of the black rose are well received.

  • Marcella 2021-11-20 08:01:42

    So, what about soulmate, she loves his soul deeply! Not yet marrying another ordinary person.

The Phantom of the Opera quotes

  • The Phantom: You have come here, in pursuit of your deepest urge. In pursuit of that wish which 'til now has been silent... SILENT! I have brought you, that our passions may fuse and merge. In your mind you've already sucummed to me. Dropped all defenses, completely sucummed to me. Now you are here with me. No second thoughts. You've decided... DECIDED! Past the point of no return. No backward glances... our games of make-believe are at an end! Past all thought of if or when. No use resisting... abandon thought and let the dream descend! What raging fire shall flood the soul? What rich desires unlock its door? What sweet seductions lie before us? Past the point of no return. The final threshold... what warm unspoken secrets will we learn? Beyond the point of no... return!

  • The Phantom: Seal my fate tonight. I hate to have to cut the fun short, but the joke's wearing thin. Let the audience in. Let my opera BEGIN!