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So I just finished Phantom ( the book ) and I'm a bit confused...
Erik just wanted to be a normal person, who can go outside without judgement, who can have a wife and live outside. He was just too ugly for that...
He had to hide himself and his genius when he could have been one of the best person of the human race if he had a normal face.
Gaston Leroux think that he deserve pity so why not ? He spoke with people who saw Erik but he yet pray for God to have pity for him...
I think I can't forgive what he have done but I think I can have a little bit of pity...
Still, I'm really feeling strange and maybe I have to have a big reflexion for this !
Sorry for the long post and thanks to read it all !
Here's a potato 🥔
Gaston handsome and the joker crazy and Harley quinn pretty
> gets kissed once
> fucking dies
for my PotO fans
A Leroux Erik paper sketch
Someone take Erik to Kidnappers Anonymous
yesterday i saw the phantom of the opera for the first time ever and honestly i will need 5-10 business days to recover.. yes i cried during the overture.
Bonus:
All of the above is in accordance (in a manner of speaking) by the original text. Voilà.
More Phantom of the Opera Cats here and here!
HISTORICAL REFERENCE IN A CHRISTINE DESIGN AAHHHH -
I'm treating this rationally. I am. Honest.
(Original meme by @blackforrestpunk )
@forever-and-whats-left ,a Christine Daaé for you. I hope she fits the bill. I gave her an earring and some hair accessories based on some pictures of Christine Nilsson, widely believed to have been an inspiration for Gaston Leroux.
Phantom of the Opera (1925), what did you do to poor Erik?
The 5 stages of watching POTO 1925:
1. Beautiful set design. Mouth of Hell, giant skull for sitting on and decapitated head automaton -- peak Gothic atmosphere.
2. He's here! The Persian at last.
3. I want to live in this Erik's basement, that gondola-inspired bed is gorgeous.
4. Oh la vache, who let Erik drive?
5. THEY YEETED HIM INTO THE RIVER?
(Meme is originally Interview with the Vampurr Lestat's corpse yeet.)
I am not happy that they made this a 'monster film.' The greatest part of POTO is how it never denied Erik's crimes, but also never portrayed him as a mindless monster. But other than the ending, I did enjoy the film.
HOWEVER, now I'm in a mood and want to write a whole essay in complaint of the other silver screen adaption I've seen thus far, Phantom of the Opera (2004). That one I sometimes wish to roast with the heat of a burning opera house. See that and rambles about other adaptations here
C'est le 💅🏻Fantôme💅🏻
I’m reading the Le Fantôme de L'Ôpéra. Here are some highlights of my Kindle highlights:
The correct translation is actually something like 'she was reading a book with gold edging,' tranche meaning both 'edge (of a book)' and 'rasher (of bacon.)'
(As a walking, talking dictionary, I am morally obliged to mention that the translation is actually ‘dandies’ not 'gentlemen.')
You can probably guess that the last word means ‘unmask.’ And we all know how well that goes down with Erik.
Poor Persian, though.
This segment was cut out of De Mattos's English translation, so I don't have an explanation for this. (See replies for Vlad's traslation!)
Being a Goth has really improved my French. First I kept writing French captions for my Interview with the Vampurr comics (examples here and here), and now I'm reading a French classic despite only understanding around 1 word in 5.
he was really made for this role 🎭
Costumes and Set Design so lethal, I can almost forgive the character abominations
— Reworked (Australian) Costumes and Set Designs by Gabriela Tylesova
The Indian audience is glad to finally get to experience The Phantom of the Opera in Mumbai 🫶🏻✨
♡ Hope this paves the way for more Broadway productions to be staged in India!
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Andrew Lloyd Webber and AR Rahman collaborated on Bombay Dreams (2002), a musical produced by Webber with music composed by Rahman. Blending Bollywood with Western musical theater, the show premiered in the West End before making its way to Broadway in 2004.
AR Rahman is an internationally acclaimed Academy Award-winning composer, producer, and musician renowned for his innovative approach to music across films, theatre, and global collaborations.
Athough ALW couldn't attend the premiere, he was graciously represented by Lady Madeleine Webber.