The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

  • Director: Joel Schumacher
  • Writer: Gaston Leroux,Andrew Lloyd Webber,Joel Schumacher
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Italian
  • Release date: December 10, 2004
  • Runtime: 2h 23min
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera
  • "The Phantom of the Opera" is a romantic movie directed by Joel Schumache and starring Gerard Butler , Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson . The film is adapted from the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" created by British music composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, which was released in the United States on December 22, 2004   .
    The film describes a love story that took place at the Paris Opera House in France in the 19th century. It tells the phantom of a disfigured musical genius. After he fell in love with the lovely young actress Christine, he decided to spare no effort to make Christine a dazzling star   .

    Details

    • Release date December 10, 2004
    • Filming locations London, England, UK
    • Production companies Warner Bros., Odyssey Entertainment, Really Useful Films

    Box office

    Budget

    $70,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $51,268,815

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $4,001,890

    Gross worldwide

    $154,649,125

    Movie reviews

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    • By Fabian 2022-06-21 11:05:42

      The Phantom Of The Opera--Love Is Colder Than Death

      The film was in black and white at the beginning.

      I knew it would turn into color in a few minutes.

      I was still amazed after the lamp of fate rose slowly.

      The scene was too luxurious and extravagant.

    • By Jaleel 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      Phantom of the Opera

      "The Phantom of the Opera" is about a love triangle, but Kristen and The Phantom feel like two immature children.

        Why do you say that?

        First, let’s talk a little bit about character relationships. In the 19th century, deep underground in an opera house in Paris lived the humble, masked genius Phantom, who mastered architecture, designed the opera house, and wrote plays for its actors. He is also a musical genius, but because of his face, he can't show himself in front of...

    • By Cristina 2022-04-23 07:02:02

      Love is not possessing, it is giving.

      Every time I see the end of this movie, I will cry, especially when the point of no return is sung at the end, the delicate and tangled feelings between P, C, and R are revealed: Phantom's desperate and strong love, Christine's sympathy and intolerance, Rauol's shock and heartache.

            When Phantom sang "the power I'm over you" in The phantom of the opera at the beginning, and finally sang "I love you, Christine". Exactly the same words, the same tune, he should understand:...

    • By Merl 2022-04-23 07:02:02

      The Phantom of the Opera--Resonance from the Deepest Soul

      It seems that all of a sudden, I have a deeper understanding of opera, an existence that is always so elegant and noble in my impression. Whether it's the classic "Cat" that I once enjoyed in high school, or the "Phantom of the Opera" that I enjoyed in a sunset opera appreciation class, they all left a deep and even indelible impression on me, and I was fully intoxicated by the Among the great spiritual pleasure and fulfillment that opera brings to human beings, it is the shock from the deepest...

    • By Brice 2022-04-23 07:02:02

      Staggering between ideal and reality

      I think this movie has a lot of depth, far beyond the scope of love. The Phantom is the incarnation of the ideal, and Raul is the incarnation of the reality. These two men represent the entanglement between the ideal and the reality in Christine's heart. As for Christine's singing with the Phantom at her father's grave in the play, she has a line: "Although my heart is frantic against you, my soul is submissive; musical angel, I resisted you and turned my back on true perfection. "From this, we...

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    • By Waylon 2023-09-22 05:40:55

      Stripped of a gorgeous opera, it is a tangled love story and a miserable life of an ugly genius... I really can't appreciate...

    • By Davonte 2023-08-05 23:14:14

      When I first read the novel, I was indifferent to the plot, and when I watched the movie, I was still indifferent. The props, the costumes, the sets, the arias, and the arias are all pretty good, so extra points. Here are some good...

    • By Harmon 2023-05-30 14:45:51

      The music is perfect, the Night Wish version of The Phantom Of The Opera is as...

    • By Jayme 2023-05-22 03:26:27

      I've never liked listening to opera and I don't feel like I can enjoy it at all but I love this opera so much from the bottom of my heart I've always felt that Kristen is deeply fascinated by the Phantom, maybe that's the love she didn't...

    • By Pedro 2023-05-01 02:01:35

      The heroine's love is from shamless! ! It's kind of bad in this movie...

    Movie plot

    In 1870, in the depths of the opera house, it is said that there lived an ugly, masked, but knowledgeable musical genius. For many years, he appeared and avoided the horror and contempt of the world. He was called a "phantom" by everyone. " ( Gerard Butler ) . He often creates chaos with ghosts, drives away singers he hates, and even interferes with the selection of the protagonist of the opera house and the arrangement of the drama.

    Filming Highlights

    Both Gernard Butler and Patrick Wilson didn't like shooting water shows. 
    The kissing scenes of Amy Rosen and Patrick Wilson were taken many times, so that Amy Rosen had to tie his lips with ice cubes to prevent swelling of the lips. 
    Of all the actors in the film, only Minnie River did not sing in person. Although she is a well-trained singer, she has no experience in opera...
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    The background of the phantom of the opera

    As early as 1988, Andrew Roy Weber, the creator of the musical, wanted to use the original crew to make it into a movie, and Warner Bros. bought its copyright. However, in 1989, Weber and his wife Sarah Brightman had a relationship crisis and divorced in 1990. Sarah Brightman's resignation as the heroine caused the filming of the film to be repeatedly delayed. It was not until 2000 that Weber picked up this dream that had been hidden...
    more about The Phantom of the Opera The background of the phantom of the opera

    Filming process

    The movie version of "The Phantom of the Opera" retains a large number of movements from the musical, and also includes new music specially composed by Weber for the film. Whether it is an old song or a new one, Weber has borrowed heavily from the artistic processing techniques of movie sound. The director Schumacher also requires that all songs be sung by the film actor who plays the role in person, so as to vividly express emotions...
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    Evaluation action

    From the perspective of tragic conflict alone, "The Phantom of the Opera" does not seem to be so strong and typical, which gives people a less "tragic" feeling. Perhaps this is the reason why the musical itself is limited in terms of expressing the plot. However, the tragic nature of "The Phantom of the Opera" is not inferior because of the simplicity of the plot. On the contrary, the complexity caused by the atypical character of the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Raoul: There is no phantom of the opera.

    • The Phantom: [singing as he descends the staircase at the Masquerade Ball] Why so silent, good monsieurs? Did you think that I had left you for good? Have you missed me, good monsieurs? I have written you an opera! Here I bring the finished score - Don Juan Triumphant! Fondest greetings to you all. A few instructions now before rehearsals start: Carlotta must be taught to act, not her normal trick of strutting 'round the stage. Our Don Juan must lose some weight; it's not healthy in a man of Piangi's age. And my managers must learn that their place is in an office! not the arts. As for our star, Miss Christine Daae... no doubt she'll do her best. It's true her voice is good; she knows, though, should she wish to excel, she has much still to learn, if pride will let her return to me, her teacher... her teacher.

    • Crowd: [singing] Track down this murderer, he must be found! Hunt out this animal, who runs to ground! Too long he's preyed on us - but now we know: the Phantom of the Opera is there deep down below...