"Phantom of the Opera" (2004)

Originally posted by Ananbelle
I still don't think I understand why exactly Christine took the phantom's mask off in the middle of Don Juan. Was she under some hypnotic phantom spell and finally come out of it, ripping his mask from his face? Hmmmmmm.........someone help me out here!!

I think that she was simply playing his game and acting as though she was seduced by him at that point. Then when she got close enough she removed the mask to confirm it was him to Raoul and the police. That part's amazing. I love the entire Don Juan scene...it's so strange and detached.

Personally I find the casting of Emmy Rossum to be perfect. Christine should've been younger and more innocent. Sarah Brightman was far too mature and wouldn't be so naive. Emmy was perfect (and what an amazing voice).

Yes that makes sense...its just so sad that she would do that. But she was pressured into it by everyone, that we see in the scene with her and Raoul in the chapel. Sometimes I just want to boot him out of the scene!! *kick* but Erik had noo problem dealing with it! hoo hoo hoo

yeah I choose A no questions. Some of my friends said b...but come on....the Phantom deserves her!!!

As much as you mull it over they both have their reasons. With Raoul you feel as though it's safe and he'll always protect her. It's this innocence that's conveyed through the fact they were childhood sweethearts. But with the Phantom--- as weird, obsessive and dangerous as he is--- you feel sympathy. He knows nothing of love or compassion and yearns to feel it. It's hard to decide (especially since the movie really made him a sympathetic character by including the gypsy fair scene).

ya, its hard to choose if you look at it that way, but I really like the Phantom hes seems so much cooler I don't know hes just so cool!

Oh exactly. It's not just the fact that he yearns to feel it, he does! With Christine! And I feel like she's betraying that when it seemed so decided. Gurr! such a stupid desicion to make. Throughout the whole movie, you saw their growing relationship, and then she just denies it and picks Raoul. It seems so wrong!

ya i know! its so mean, its like she lead him on making him think that she did love him

My dad bought me the new DVD today! I'm so happy I love it so much!

This movie was so good, but who were the people in the black and white?

Raoul and Madame Giry when they were older

I knew Raoul but wasn't sure about the woman

ohh, really? it looked so much like her tho

In the black and white wasnt the girl meg because Madame Giry would have probably been dead by then...because Raoul and Meg were around the same age...thats just what one of my friends told me...and it makes sense at first I thought it was Madame Giry though...I also have a question...does anyone know why Madame Giry tells Raoul to keep his had at the level of his eyes or whatever????

I thought it was Meg too

I think they should get a new director because the movie sucks!!!!

yeah I think that it is Meg

no it wasn't meg, it was madame Giry because if the Phantom is still alive then Madame Giry is still alive and who ever said the movie sucked can die, Becuase it rocks and I love it!!

does anyone know why the they say to keep your had at level of your eyes though?

if you keep your hands at the level of your eyes the phantom can't put his lasso around your neck as easily and you can get away

It was Meg. Christine is dead and Raoul is very old. It's gotta be Meg. Madame Giry would be long dead. The Phantom is different...he has this immortality to him...

Originally posted by ~AngelOfMusic~
if you keep your hands at the level of your eyes the phantom can't put his lasso around your neck as easily and you can get away

So if this is true then wouldnt they say not to keep your hand at the level of your eyes...I thought that they were saying to keep your had at the level of your eyes