"Her voice became his passion. Her love became his obsession. Her refusal became his rage..."
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Screenplay by Joel Schumacher, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Simon Callow, Ciaran Hinds
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cinematography: John Mathieson
Edited by Terry Rawlings
Production company: Really Useful Films, Joel Schumacher Productions, Odyssey Entertainment, Scion Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: 10 December 2004 (UK)
Running time: 143 minutes
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Budget: $70.000.000
Box office: $154.648.887
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a drama musical romantic thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and adapted from Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which is based on the French novel "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux. The story is about a spectre-like entity who lives somewhere within the opera house and is believed to be a ghost. He watches every show and one day he notices singing of beautiful Christine with who he falls in love.
- Gerard Butler as The Phantom
- Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé
- Patrick Wilson as Viscount Raoul de Chagny
- Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry
- Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli
- Margaret Preece as Carlotta's singing voice
- Ciarán Hinds as Richard Firmin
- Simon Callow as Gilles André
- Victor McGuire as Ubaldo Piangi
- Jennifer Ellison as Meg Giry
- Murray Melvin as Monsieur Reyer
- Kevin McNally as Joseph Buquet
- James Fleet as Monsieur Lefèvre
The film is directed by Joel Schumacher whose other works are "Falling Down", " The Client", "Batman Forever", " A Time to Kill", "Batman & Robin" Phone Booth", "Veronica Guerin", and "The Number 23". It's important to mention that "The Phantom of the Opera " was also produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber whose musical had served as base for the movie. The film turned out properly beautiful and splendid, and it's full of music which would be desirable to listen again and again. However, "The Phantom of the Opera " received mixed reviews.
The Phantom performed by Gerard Butler is revengeful, evil at the beginning but understanding and loving at the end. The actor showed his character quite well but I doubts his vocal abilities as some song could be sung better. Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé is amazing. All her movements reflect her heroine and her voice charms in the right way. The role of Patrick Wilson is a little trite: a lover of Christine. But his singing surprised me, frankly speaking, as the actor coped with all his voice parts.
Advantages
- Gerard Butler as The Phantom
- Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé
- Patrick Wilson as Viscount Raoul de Chagny
- Music
- Visual effects
Disadvantages
- Not the screen version of "The Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber or "Le Fantôme de l'Opéra" by Gaston Leroux
"Strangenesses"
- Why Raoul?
Clue Moments
- The monkey
- The voice
The story touches a topic of true love. The book treats this subject in detail in contrast to the film but it doesn't impede to understand the film. Christine loves both The Phantom and Raoul. I believe that it can be so. Christine is a real pure soul who doesn't judge by appearance. This way she sees in The Phantom not his mutilated face but him as personality. Christine is one of few people that accept him. And The Phantom knows it and therefore he lets her go because when you truly love someone, you will do everything what he or she needs or wants. So does The Phantom.
- Prologue
- Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Opera Chorus - Overture/Hannibal
- Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson - Think of Me"
- Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, Gerard Butler - Angel of Music
- Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)
- Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - The Phantom of the Opera
- Gerard Butler - The Music of the Night
- Miranda Richardson, Kevin McNally - Magical Lasso
- Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It
- Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, Victor McGuire - Notes.../Prima Donna"
- Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Ellison, Emmy Rossum, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Kevin McNally - Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto
- Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum - Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There
- Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson - All I Ask of You
- Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson - All I Ask of You (Reprise)
- Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Miranda Richardson, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - Masquerade/Why So Silent
- Miranda Richardson - Madame Giry's Tale/The Fairground
- Emmy Rossum - Journey to the Cemetery
- Emmy Rossum - Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
- Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - Wandering Child
- Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum - The Swordfight
- Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - We Have All Been Blind
- Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum - Don Juan
- Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler - The Point of No Return/Chandelier Crash
- Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson - Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer
- Minnie Driver - Learn to Be Lonely
* * *
Christine: But his voice filled my spirit with a strange, sweet sound. In that night there was music in my mind. And through music my soul began to soar! And I heard as I'd never heard before. Raoul: What you heard was a dream and nothing more.
Christine: Yet in his eyes, all the sadness of the world. Those pleading eyes, that both threaten and adore...
* * *
The Phantom: But Christine - fear can turn to love. You'll learn to see, to find the man behind the monster, this... repulsive carcass who seems a beast but secretly dreams of beauty secretly... secretly. Oh, Christine.
* * *
Christine: In sleep, he sang to me. In dreams, he came. That voice which calls to me and speaks my name. And do I dream again? For now I find the Phantom of the Opera is there, inside my mind.
* * *
The Phantom: I shall watch the performance from my normal seat in Box Five, which *will* be kept empty for me. Should these commands be ignored, a disaster beyond your imaginations will occur. I remain, gentlemen, you obedient servant. O. G.
* * *
Christine: Angel of Music, you've deceived me. I gave you my mind blindly.
* * *
The Phantom: Too late for prayers and useless pity!
* * *
Meg Giry: Where in the world have you been hiding? Really, you were perfect. I only wish I knew your secret. Who is your great tutor?
* * *
Firmin: Gossip's worth its weight in gold.
* * *
The Phantom: You alone can make my song take flight. Help me make the music of the night...
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Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 6/10
Acting: 6/10
Originality: 6/10
Music and Sound: 9/10
7/10
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