Really great! I first watched it at Her Majesty's Theatre in London, and then I painted this 25th anniversary edition that night. Having subtitles helps a lot to understand the plot, and seeing the actors' expressions at close range finds a lot of new laughs. For example, the couple Carolita and the pair of theater managers are all treasures hh. Phantom's disfigurement makeup is also done very well, no wonder it will frighten the 16-year-old naive Christine.
The underground labyrinth in the first act is so dreamy, the live effect is first-rate, the best of the whole! The slowly rising gothic candle holder, the lights dangling on the misty water, a small boat wandering on the water, and the soulful duet of Phantom and Christine on the boat really brought romanticism to the extreme. At the beginning, Think of Me and the main melody Phantom of the Opera really made me cry, and I shuddered every time it sounded. Every sound of Phantom of the Opera means the presence of Phantom's body or voice, and I can't help but stare at the stage from my chair hahh.
It can be said that The Phantom of the Opera is enduring for a long time, and almost every performance in London is sold out by three magic weapons: romanticism, mystery, and connotative lyrics.
Romanticism is evident in the entanglement between the heroine and the male one and two males. Before watching The Phantom of the Opera, I thought it was a love that was short-lived like the Titanic because of worldly reasons, but after watching it, I found that Christine's love line has always been quite stable and obvious. Christine's longing and admiration for Phantom from the very beginning, taking Phantom as an angel of music, to using Phantom as a replacement for his father to place his thoughts and emotions, to the disgust after Phantom's murder and the connection with P's ugly appearance After listening to P's painful life experience and sympathy from his inner confession, he still rejected P's love. This emotional line is probably the closest to love is when P was still an angel to C, but unfortunately, the cruelty to human life and the desire to control Christine brought about by P's distorted personality made C and P become the only ones who can only live in Two people from completely different worlds, one light and one dark. R should really love C, which can be seen from the fact that R insisted on taking pictures of the monkey after 49. As for C's feelings, at least in this drama, I can't tell. For a 16-year-old girl who is not involved in world affairs and is addicted to singing and dancing, is R's childhood sweetheart and then love, or is it because of fear P And it coincides with R's confession and escaped into R's shelter, maybe I will answer later if I know more about love haha. Therefore, it can be said that The Phantom of the Opera is to some extent Phantom's love one-man show. Love can't be obtained, but he can't control his lover and let go. Phantom's various changes in his mind may be the core of this drama's romanticism: a powerful Isn't the painful and unrequited love of a man like a god very attractive?
Then came mysticism. Regardless of his identity, Phantom can enter and exit the theater as freely as no one is in. He does not show up and threatens other theater personnel for Christine's sake. The classic silver-white half-face mask deeply strengthens the man's body. of mystery. In fact, until the end of the play, the audience still knew very little about Phantom, only the years of pain after Phantom's naturally ugly appearance, his genius-like creation in the fields of architecture and opera, and his deep love for Christine. In addition to the often humble confessions of Christine's prayers, Phantom is full of high-spirited confidence and control in front of others, making it easy for audiences to become addicted to Phantom.
Finally, there are the lyrics. It is worth noting that each of the scenes in the play does not exist alone, it is in line with the theme of this scene, and the specific meaning is hidden in the lyrics, which implicitly expresses the heart of the protagonist, which is worth repeating. And it is said that there are many sexual hints in the play, although I really didn't find much lol. . Looks like I'm too tender haha
There is also a huge easter egg at the end of this 25th anniversary edition. Five generations of P players are in the same family, so wonderful!
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