Adachi 772 June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 (edited) Sorry if this is in the wrong board. I didn't think this belonged in Debate Pit, since this is more for people to talk about who their favourite Phantoms. And there were only 1-2 movie adaptations I think, and it's a fairy old musical, so I wasn't sure if it would fit in Media either, since people talk about new movies there. Anyways, I think Mark McKerracher and Gerard Butler are my favourites. They seem to really sell the tortured aspect of the Phantom character. Then again, Brad Little and David Shannon seem more forceful. In the end, I think most of them were very good at playing as the Phantom. Although I did hate how a lot of them sounded too happy during part of the "Final Lair" part (I always thought of that part as their chance to empathize the Phantom's pain and suffering, those parts should be dripping with hatred and maybe sarcasm, with a bit of sadness and longing). Edited June 20, 2015 by Kirby 1 “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I used to be a stranger 7,994 June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 (edited) I apologize for not having a preference; I've only seen the 2003 movie adaptation. Regardless, I think the Phantom's tragedy is a comedy due to the extreme oddness of the perspective the audience is supposed to take over the course of the play. The Phantom of the Opera ("Opera Ghost") must be one of the most arrogant characters in fiction: no other artistic genius is so audacious in his hopes that his singing abilities would make others overlook the fact that he kills three people. Thank you for bringing up Phantom"" though. It's a great musical, and I wish more people enjoyed it. It's just to me, the character of OG makes me chuckle. Edited June 20, 2015 by Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adachi 772 June 20, 2015 Author Share June 20, 2015 (edited) I apologize for not having a preference; I've only seen the 2003 movie adaptation. Regardless, I think the Phantom's tragedy is a comedy due to the extreme oddness of the perspective the audience is supposed to take over the course of the play. The Phantom of the Opera ("Opera Ghost") must be one of the most arrogant characters in fiction: no other artistic genius is so audacious in his hopes that his singing abilities would make others overlook the fact that he kills three people. Thank you for bringing up Phantom"" though. It's a great musical, and I wish more people enjoyed it. It's just to me, the character of OG makes me chuckle. I can see your point, although he has never known love or sympathy, he was abandoned when he was a child, forced to live in one small room. He kidnapped Christine because he wanted someone to spend the rest of his life with IMO, he built her up to be his Angel of Music. I haven't seen the movie or any of the musicals in ages. I loved the part where Raoul (I think that's the name of the male protagonist) says "Show some compassion!" and the Phantom says "The world never showed any compassion to me!!". Also, I loved the part where he said "Pity comes too late! Turn around and face your fate! An eternity of THIS, before your eyes!". And of course, I loved the 3 way song between all 3 main characters. Edited June 20, 2015 by Kirby “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I used to be a stranger 7,994 June 20, 2015 Share June 20, 2015 And of course, I loved the 3 way song between all 3 main characters. One Day More from Les Mis' does poly-counterpoint even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adachi 772 June 20, 2015 Author Share June 20, 2015 One Day More from Les Mis' does poly-counterpoint even better. I haven't seen that in ages. Another thing to add to my to do list “I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man’s reasoning powers are not above the monkey’s.” — Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Justice 70 June 21, 2015 Share June 21, 2015 I haven't seen that in ages. Another thing to add to my to do list I got to see it in London back on 2009. It was wonderful. Les Mis is my favorite. I used to like Phantom and I still do, but it's just more ridiculous now that I've matured a bit since my high school days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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