![]() ![]() From the elaborate exploration of the labyrinthine opera house to the stark winter backdrops, the film has all the spectacle one would expect from a Broadway adaptation. Joel Schumacher’s films are a mixed bag, and though Batman and Robin still lives in infamy, The Phantom of the Opera redeemed his skills as a director, at least to my mind. Webber has pulled off such a feat several times over, and no film captures that lavish musicality like The Phantom of the Opera. It’s one thing for a musical to have a few catchy songs spaced at opportune points throughout a play or film it’s another to weave a soundtrack in which the songs flow together with such pervasive melody that listeners disregard where one ends and the next begins. His musicals have an immersive quality that has garnered multitudes of fans and myriads of awards. He grasps the upper hand for passion’s sake, But even he must recognize love’s truth, Despite heartache. ![]() The Phantom’s latest play Is brought to stage His mask is torn away To fear and rage. Christine believed she heard an angel sing, But now she sees the Phantom’s just as mad As ravishing. The opera owners won’t Obey the ghost And soon see, when they don’t, He’s felt the most. Between her singing coach and childhood friend, Christine does not know whom she ought to love, Till threats portend. She’s drawn to his allure, This charming ghoul, But soon is made unsure By suave Raoul. She sings, impressing all with splendid voice The Phantom of the Opera won’t leave Her any choice. The Phantom softly calls To dear Christine. (Best sung to the title song) Within the opera’s walls, He lurks unseen. ![]()
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