Phantom of the Opera (spoilers)

[lynx1986]

After watching Phantom of the Opera for the second time and having some time to collect my thoughts about what I think of the play, I have some comments and questions.

Overall, I liked the play. Watching it a second time allowed me to understand it a lot more... or maybe because I've listened to the CD so many times. I picked up a lot more of the

Comments

[amistupidenough]

1. pride and prejudice is 10000000 times better =)
2. the phantom did have a name. it was erik.
3. the phantom was not a ghost. he was a deformed human genius who had once been showcased in a zoo. he escaped and it is believed that he made his home beneath a french opera house. he was human. i think the carlotta toad voice part was fictional and added in the end- not too shure, but the phantom new all the ins and outs of the opera house, and used this knowledge to terrorize the owners and actors. i remember the book mentioning that there were a lot of trap doors and secret passageways and stuff. for more info, read the book The Phantom of the Opera. supposedly, the story is true and happened in the 1800s. i must warn you though, the book is different and more graphic.
4. i think erik was 30ish. but not sure. he was somewhat older than christine and raoul.

[lynx1986]

1. haha, don't think I should argue with you on that one
2. was the name ever mentioned in the play?
3. yeah... the toad part doesn't seem like something a human, even a deformed one, can do
4. okay

wow, thanks for all the information :)

[babalo]

amy's information is basically correct, but missing alot. read the book PHANTOM (it's kind of a modern book). It's really evocative and passionate, good good read. talks about erik from his birth to his childhood to a traveling freak show stint to his apprenticeship to a famous mason to his adventures and Persia. IT'S REALLY GOOD, AND ALL PHANTOM OF THE OPERA FANS ARE NOT FANS UNTIL THEY READ IT~

[kildy]

I was somewhat disappointed by the ending too... I guess when I listen to the CD and read the libretto along with it I really can let my imagination take me through and experience all the emotions slowly. When I saw it it was somewhat shortened and the acting really didn't convey as much as it did when you just imagine it. Dunno how to describe it really...

Yeah, if not the book at least read the libretto :))

[lynx1986]

I agree
after all, Phantom of the Opera was all about the music
I think the play climaxed at Introduction and "Phantom of the Opera" and then it basically crashed and burned after Masquerade
the whole second half of the play was like a quickened ending :\
...but the first half was really good though :)