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The Phantom of the Opera lives under a famous opera living a life of total darkness. A mere chorus girl, Christine Daae, becomes--under his guidances--a well known singer with a beautiful voice. But her old child good sweetheart, the Vicount Raoul de Changy, has also entered the picture. The past comes back to haunt her, the future ahead is uncertain, and the present is undecided. Who will win the heart of Christine?; the handsome, rich Raoul or the masked Angel of Music? A story of romance, murder, sacrifice, and sadness, this riveting, seductive tale will keep your emotions high until the very last page of the shocking conclusion. ~ Submitted by child of the wilderness

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The phantom (has anyone noticed?)

Has anyone noticed,that Gaston was alive when Erik was.No,I guess not...It is also clear that Gaston and Erik did not know each other as far as I can tell, cause if they did then maybe there wouldn't be so many questions.There is someone on here who say's he is the real phantom and then you have someone who lived it on here in that lifetime with Erik on here,what a mind trip. Allow me to clarify myself to those who do not understand me, I am not bashing the phantom in anything I say in this or in any of my posts.Do not read inbetween the lines I am a very forward person.Thank you and good day

Posted By Ydfkdy at Mon 28 Jan 2008, 4:25 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 3 Replies

Singing dreadful in "Phantom" movie

I rented a DVD of the movie & returned it to the store with the comment that quite possibly it was/is the worst movie I've ever seen that was intended to be taken seriously. Butler cannot sing, Rossum is barely on-key most of the time & off key-for the remainder. The atrociousness of the Andrew Lloyd Webber score is fully revealed here.

Posted By Sonetto at Sun 30 Dec 2007, 1:17 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 2 Replies

I'm the real Phantom

If you want to discuss "The Phantom of the Opera", how about discussing it with a real "Phantom". If you want to learn what makes Erik's psychology so dark you need to talk to someone who has lived through what he lived through. My personal "Phantom" was born in 1960 when I was a victim of an unscrupulous plastic surgon who was experimenting with new "plastic surgury techiques" to correct a small facial defect. Needless to say it didn't work. Ten operations later left me with life long facial scars and deformity. From then on no one would look at me without gazing into that deformed area ( as they still do now ). I became the laughing stock of the neighborhood/school. Friends and especially girls avoided me.The punishisment I took from name calling and beatings was relentless/endless. But it taught me how to fight. Soon I was so good no one dared call me a name or put a hand on me. Girls, as a whole forget it. There were a small few however, one or two really, who were attracted to my dark nature ( remember this was a time before Gothic was "in" ). But receiving real love from someone who was able to look past ( to quote the movie ) "this damnable carcass which is this face", was never a question. It didn't happen and I didn't expect it to. But what I wanted and needed I took. All gave in willingly as by then I acquired a reputation of being someone how could release your inhibited passion without effort. My conquests were still to few to mention but they were very satifying as these few would come back again and again provoking the "gods of love" to the extreme. My main interest in my early adult years ( you guessed it ) was music. Specifically rock-and-roll. I even played ( in the back ) keyboards for a few years for a band from my town. If you want to talk about how it truly feels to be an "outcast", having to fight almost everyday to protect himself and ( I could write a book about this )-unrequented love ( and yes there was a "Christine" in my life too ) then I will be open for discussion. As for the movie, I consider Erik as mildly heroic in the sense his blood lust was protrayed as mild and acted only in defense of others ( with the exception of Roaul )and only after they had done some ultimate wrong. Unlike the "Phantom", in my case I was able to successfully abate my violence towards people and society ( which I felt was entirely justifiable as a teenager as well as into my early adulthood ) by learning how to meditate using Zen Buddhism. As as side note,after viewing it for the first time, I felt that old rage I had long forgotton beginning to boild inside me once again. And yes I would have severely hurt anyone who would be as unforutnate to be around me at that moment. But I was smart enough not to leave my bedroom room which I had locked as a precaution should such an episode arise. As I lay crying in my bed barely able to hold on to my sanity, my beautiful ( and she is truely beautiful physically as well as in every other aspect) wife Pamela ( who is aware of my tragic life history ) entered with her key and held me softly and sang to me and was able to calm me until the rage at last subsided. She above all is "my angel", "my Christine" who unlike the movie,did choose the phantom over Roaul ( but that is another story for a different time ). After further viewings this has not happened again. Now. let us discuss this supposed piece of fantasy fiction for any other truths we may find if you dare . The real phantom~Zenji

Posted By Zenji at Fri 26 Oct 2007, 2:59 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 5 Replies

Am I the only one...

Am I the only one who REALLY dislikes the new "Phantom of the Opera" movie? I saw it and thought it was a gigantic disappointment!!! It's not much like the book in my opinion, and I hate the way that they can't say a word without singing it!!!

Posted By booklvr90 at Tue 21 Aug 2007, 3:51 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 11 Replies

Books like "The Phantom of the Opera"

I was wondering, can anyone suggest any books that are similar to "The Phantom of the Opera" but not sequals?

Posted By booklvr90 at Sun 19 Aug 2007, 9:39 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 9 Replies

Poll

Which genre do you think should The Phantom Of The Opera belong to? Romance Horror Classic

Posted By SecretUmbreon at Sat 28 Apr 2007, 7:24 AM in The Phantom of the Opera || 19 Replies

How long did it take you to finish the book?

It took me five days. I'm obsessed, and i'm even scared of Erik now...

Posted By emilysweety at Wed 21 Feb 2007, 3:49 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 9 Replies

I'm scared...

I love Erik, I mean, I really love him. But I just feel a little bit...anxious at night. Oh! And I also had this feeling of Erik was going to come to my bedroom, and stare at me for the rest of the night, but without hurting me. Like what he did to Raoul. I'm so scareddddddddd!

Posted By emilysweety at Wed 21 Feb 2007, 3:48 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 4 Replies

Is this REALLY a novel??

Personally, I think maybe Gaston Leroux actually did investigate the legend of the Opera Ghost inside the Opera House, and he didn't just make things up. But how come our teachers told us that this is just a classic FICTION, and nothing more. What do y'all think???

Posted By emilysweety at Wed 21 Feb 2007, 3:41 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 0 Replies

I just bought the DVD of the movie of the Phantom of the Opera, but...

The DVD player couldn't read it! This is called TORTURE!!!!!!:bawling:

Posted By emilysweety at Sat 23 Dec 2006, 6:09 PM in The Phantom of the Opera || 3 Replies

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