"Let's say that for someone who doesn't know much about the opera... I never knew it could be so funny!" Mark thy words. Actually, this is a comedy! Who would have guessed. But, "with ghosts, deaths, bad acting and all?" one would ask.
Yep yep Appa! The death scenes are HILARIOUS. The phantom's death mask, the first one, is SO kitch. I'll wear one next time I'm in the mood for crocodile zoophilia.
The ending is actually beautiful, especially the duet between Eric and Catherine. If you feel in the mood for a chill, just listen to it, mate.
Yep yep Appa! The death scenes are HILARIOUS. The phantom's death mask, the first one, is SO kitch. I'll wear one next time I'm in the mood for crocodile zoophilia.
The ending is actually beautiful, especially the duet between Eric and Catherine. If you feel in the mood for a chill, just listen to it, mate.
Characters:
Carlotta: She's is a ridiculous character, but she doesn't sing out of tune (would people really come to her opera shows if not?). To compensate, she makes a fool of herself on stage. No, wait. She makes a fool of herself, dot.
Personnaly, I don't like when actors don't interiorise they playing... when they show explicit emotions all the time and don't let us the joy to guess what's going on inside. I a word, subtlety. Which often translates in movies as: deep nothing. Such as the confrontation between Carlotta and Christine... But well, people seem to think that one needs to be raw to be fun.
Carlotta's epic quote: "I am not a buffoon!" Oh yes, yes you are.
Personnaly, I don't like when actors don't interiorise they playing... when they show explicit emotions all the time and don't let us the joy to guess what's going on inside. I a word, subtlety. Which often translates in movies as: deep nothing. Such as the confrontation between Carlotta and Christine... But well, people seem to think that one needs to be raw to be fun.
Carlotta's epic quote: "I am not a buffoon!" Oh yes, yes you are.
Eric (the Phantom): Eric... ah, Eric... *sighs*... Stalks like a pidgeon (if pidgeons stalk), harasses as a tyrant... "And if you're unlucky enough to see his face... you die." He's a smart pain in the arse, to say the least. Sometimes, his voice is mesmerizing. Especially his ghost voice. "Ladies... this box is mine..." He sounds almost like a sadist on the verge of slowly, painfuly murdering people...
One might wonder if he really is a ghost... Actually, [SPOILERS].
He might appear at some point as a muse, the heart of the Opera, its puppet master, or music itself ("You must sing for song and joy, not for gain"), who choses one to be endowed with great talent ("Where do you live? -Hearing your song I'm in the heavens; when you do not... down below").
Eric's epic quote: "RATS!"
Eric's epic philosophy: One should not comes to the Opera for the wrong reasons. One should not come to the Opera for the beauty of faces but for the beauty of music.
One might wonder if he really is a ghost... Actually, [SPOILERS].
He might appear at some point as a muse, the heart of the Opera, its puppet master, or music itself ("You must sing for song and joy, not for gain"), who choses one to be endowed with great talent ("Where do you live? -Hearing your song I'm in the heavens; when you do not... down below").
Eric's epic quote: "RATS!"
Eric's epic philosophy: One should not comes to the Opera for the wrong reasons. One should not come to the Opera for the beauty of faces but for the beauty of music.
What's under my mask?A pretty smile!
Christine: The only, lucky one to have a name aside from Carlotta. At first, she's the typical female loser who blossoms in worth without losing her purity ("isn't that Christine? -Oh, my, it's Christine!"). Then she becomes the nice woman who saves the day (just after ruining it by her sillyness -but who cares, silly women are cute, aren't they? -Oh, wait, no. No, they're not.)
Frankly, she's too dumb for my taste, but I've heard that's how men love them... All cooked up! I don't like my chicks cooken, nor roasted golden from the oven. I like them wild and free, flying in the wide wide skies. Like a falcon. I'm not that into poultry. She was funnier as a child.
... Wait, wait. Why was she dishevelled after this little ride over the river? Learn how to comb your hair, woman! People might get the wrong idea!
She gets the man, she gets the glory... and of course betrays Eric, and lies to him to get both men instead of just one... God she's good. Run Eric, run for dear life! The woman's evil!
Count Philip: M. le Comte is pretty... so he gets the girl. Classic. Wasn't this movie supposely about loving what's behind the mask? No, wait. It's a movie. Looks win.
Fun facts:
Frankly, she's too dumb for my taste, but I've heard that's how men love them... All cooked up! I don't like my chicks cooken, nor roasted golden from the oven. I like them wild and free, flying in the wide wide skies. Like a falcon. I'm not that into poultry. She was funnier as a child.
... Wait, wait. Why was she dishevelled after this little ride over the river? Learn how to comb your hair, woman! People might get the wrong idea!
She gets the man, she gets the glory... and of course betrays Eric, and lies to him to get both men instead of just one... God she's good. Run Eric, run for dear life! The woman's evil!
Count Philip: M. le Comte is pretty... so he gets the girl. Classic. Wasn't this movie supposely about loving what's behind the mask? No, wait. It's a movie. Looks win.
Fun facts:
- One of the mindless singers looks like exactly french humorist Anne Romanoff! And, guess what... That's her!
Roumanoff Staring as "Fleure".- Monsieur le Comte looks like Ben Barnes...
Adam Storke
VS
Beny
VSBeny
- Christine and the Count scene on a boat was stolen from Disney's Little Mermaid:
"Sha la la la la my oh my..."Vs
"Hey, I've seen you before, have I?"
Or, in grown up terms: "Kiss the girl" vs "Fuck her hard in the trees"
And he gets the name right! Without Sebastian even helping out!- The proof that the producer likes Disney? He even copied the infamous line of Cinderella: "What time is it? Oh Philip, I've gotta go!" And of course she then flies away in her whity white dress!
- And, oh come on, the tragic separation... Cheesier than cheesecake!
At this point, I like the 1990's movie best because, even if it differs from the book and original anecdote that inspired the book, it describes very human souls. However, the 2005's version is very aesthetic, the 1943's one is well mastered and the 1925's one is simply hilarious (try watching a girl despair while listening to joyful classical music...)
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