The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall

I was shocked throughout the whole process, and there was no urine point in the whole process. My emotions fluctuated with the frowns and waves of the actors. I can't remember when the last time such a lasting shock

was
. The meaning of the Viscount's
phantom of love to Christine, as she herself said, "is both a teacher and a father, both an angel and a close friend". In fact, there is reason to believe that if the phantom is not overly paranoid and immersed in inferiority complex, if he is closed to the world, Christine may fall in love with him, and even develop to the end, I would like to believe that she has Some fell in love with him. And Viscount Raoul may be the opposite of Phantom to a certain extent, one is light and the other is dark, one lives well and grows happily, and has a good vision for the future, one has been abandoned since childhood, and even his own mother can Disgusted by his appearance, although he was talented, he was imprisoned in the circus like a plaything because of his appearance. After escaping, he could only live in a labyrinth by the icy lake, living in isolation.
Christine once abandoned Phantom and chose Viscount Raoul. In my opinion, it is not only because of appearance (of course, under the concept of universal values, appearance will definitely have an impact, but if it is just ordinary appearance, it is also It won't have such a big impact, but after all, the phantom's appearance is so ugly that even his mother hates it, so it still needs courage, which is human nature). In fact, it may only be said that Christine is just an ordinary girl. What she yearns for is only a very simple love, as long as she can accompany and follow her lover all the time. When she didn't really fall in love, she didn't have the courage to "make an enemy of the whole world", to make a break with everyone, but the phantom has formed a very distorted personality because of her life experiences. His appearance is extremely inferior, and he has also separated himself from the world, and he demands absolute possession of Christine. This creates a contradiction between the two. At this time, Viscount Raoul, a childhood sweetheart, reappeared, sunny, happy, and full of affection. With him, Christine can imagine a stable and happy life in the future, so if it is my words , may also choose Viscount Raoul. After all, no one has the obligation to "sacrifice" himself to save another person, unless you no longer feel that this is a sacrifice out of deep emotion, or even contented with it. .
After that, the Phantom also changed from only wanting to possess Christine, to this love so deep that she was willing to let her go, even if she knew that she would lose the only light in her life, even if she sacrificed herself, she was willing to let her go. Beloved to get happiness.
The tragedy of the Phantom lies in his face, but also in the intolerance of such a "face-seeing society" and the distortion and torture of his soul. If he really has the appearance of an ordinary person, or the world will not completely deny him because of his face, then he is so talented, he must have achieved something long ago, then when he just met the girl he liked, He will bravely reveal his heart, instead of only hiding behind a mask and secretly loving. There will be no more tragedies to follow. So from a more in-depth look, it is actually this society that has caused the distortion of human nature.

2. Why is appearance so important?
At the end of the musical, Kristin confessed to the Phantom, although she was no longer afraid of his face, but "it's not your appearance that distorts, it's your soul", which caused the tragedy of love between Phantom and Kristin The main reason is also rooted in such a "face-seeing society". Because of the beauty and ugliness of a person's appearance, he completely ignores his inner self. Even if Phantom is an outstanding musician, architect, even if he is a genius, he is still circled by others. Imprisoned in a circus cage, as a plaything for entertainment, just because he looks ugly.
There are social survey data showing that appearance does have various definite effects on people's employment and social interaction. People are generally willing to judge people by their appearance, and they tend to have more favorable impressions and trust more easily with people who are good-looking and beautiful. Relationship, more willing to take the initiative to get close to more beautiful people.
The nature is undeniable, but the acquired decision should not be purely instinctive, but should be an intelligent decision made by the brain. In addition to the poignant love story, an important reason why this opera has spread so widely is that it inspires people to think about the relationship between appearance and inside, and what is the relationship between love and wider interpersonal and social relationships? Is the appearance more important or the inside.
In addition, in my opinion, this opera is definitely not just about appearance and appearance, but can be extended to all external conditions represented by this, and even more broadly, it can include family, work, social status, Wealth, etc. Perhaps the matching of these external conditions can make it easier to achieve harmony in communication, or in other words, compared with other groups and types of people, homogeneous groups have a higher probability of mutual absorption and integration, but This does not mean that there is no possibility of integration between heterogeneous populations. There is also the possibility of integration between different classes and even classes. This possibility does not come from the external conditions that are already close to solidification. It comes from the exceeding of internal conditions, which is the fundamental cause of changes in external conditions. To a certain extent, the fundamental distinguishing point of different classes or classes is not the absolute amount of production materials and wealth externally, but the inner richness of the soul and the spirituality and wisdom of people themselves. I don't think that external conditions can fundamentally affect the internal, but on the contrary, internal conditions can fundamentally cause external changes. further depreciation.
Speaking of "The Phantom of the Opera", the Phantom is hated by people. The background lies in a blind society that only pays attention to the outside. The fuse lies in its appearance, and the direct reason is that he is isolated from the world. Opportunity, of course, may be unfair to Phantom, because it is really difficult, especially in such a blind age. The tragedy of the Phantom mainly lies in the objective social environment. In such a cold environment, he can only use a cold mask to cover up his inner desire for sunshine and love, and even only dare to "secretly" desire. He will subconsciously hide when his beloved looks at him, and when a beam of sunlight finally shines on him, he will cherish it so much at any cost, and even want to grab this beam of light. So when he sings softly, full of joy and grief, only in the dark, only in music, only then can you belong to me, only then can you belong to me, only in the dark . So when other people are happy because of the masquerade, people feel that "when I put on a mask, other people don't know who I am", which is so heartbreaking for him, only with the mask, he can Appear in front of people, and bring only terror to others. He will never be tolerated by the world.

I almost cried several times while watching this opera.
Christine and the Viscount exchanged heartfelt words, sang love me is all i ask of you, but this was seen by the phantom, when his voice was mournful i give you my music, made your song take wing, and now how you repaid me, denied me and betrayed me. He was bound to love you when he heard you sing...I can feel his heartbreak, so when he couldn't ask for anything, and even turned to hate, I didn't Not complaining about him, just full of sympathy.
In the last scene. The Phantom decided to let Christine and the Viscount go, and shouted to tell them to go, but he shouted leave me, but I always felt that the voice in his heart was don't leave me. He knelt on the ground, choked and sang "Masquerade Ball" by himself beside the little monkey-shaped music box, trembling and imitating the ridiculous appearance of the little monkey wiping the cymbal. At that moment, the tears couldn't stop at all.

2. Digression
Because it is the 25th anniversary edition, after the musical itself is over, the main creators will
still
appear When the staff came on stage, they were very moved when they sang the phrase "Submit to his music" to the creator together.
When the five Phantom actors sang the same excerpt with different voices but with the same affection, the mood was agitated.
I don't know how grateful they are for their efforts to bring such a wonderful experience to us ordinary viewers.
Music and art are beautiful

2. Real skills and the current Internet celebrity little fresh meat
The actor's acting skills are all online, and every word and sentence he sings is full of affection. Every subtle expression on his face vividly depicts the character's psychology. The pause and connection of the tone, subtle vibrato, choking, and sighing are all so attractive. People are watching and listening, Phantom's face is almost blocked by the mask, but all his psychological changes can be seen with just one pair of eyes. I almost burst into tears several times.
All of a sudden, I remembered that more and more old artists have criticized Xiaohuaer and Xiaoxianrou recently. They only have a temper but have no real skills and no respect for art. They regard art as a tool to make quick money, and they are willing to give up the basics. Do the so-called "traffic niche".
"The drama is bigger than the sky" hung by Beijing Renyi may be the attitude towards art. As a disseminator of art, you should have stricter requirements on yourself and put more burdens on yourself. Art is to spread, educate, nurture, and build a beautiful environment. This is not an ordinary job, and art practitioners should have more The sense of responsibility to enter the industry
Well, waiting for Hu Ge to settle down and return from his studies, waiting for countless people who can calmly observe themselves to appear in this restless and swollen entertainment circle, waiting for me to grow into a person who is not impatient and knows how to take root. people