Raoul stole the show

After a few years of watching operas, I solved some of the blind spots in watching movies. The emotional tendencies of the film are quite obvious, probably because they want to rationalize Diane's final choice, and repeatedly describe Raoul as an "infatuated rich and handsome", such as defeating the Phantom in the cemetery, which is incredible. At the same time, it also weakens Phantom's talent and "the sadness, love, and threat of the world in the eyes of the world". Its ghosts are only faintly passed by Mrs. Gery's memories, and do not constitute the strange feeling of a regular male number one (face Ugly and treacherous but with a strong sense of art due to loneliness and autism).
In the movie, Raoul was too gentle when he reunited with Diane and invited her to have dinner for the first time, so I couldn't understand why the Phantom seriously injured his "fashion of slave" when he appeared on the scene. They all felt that his scolding was too light: a rich second-generation seduced his own work through childhood sweethearts. Thinking about the current relationship between Weng's husband and wife, we know that he has more than love for Di An.
In short, the movie has too much preference for Raoul, and after watching it, I also thought "if I had to choose him too". Of course, the love between Diane and the Phantom's teacher-student, father-daughter, and man and woman was made clear by the final kiss. No matter what, Raoul lost in an instant. It's called a spiritual partner. It is estimated that the Phantom also feels that This is enough. If you don't let go, everything will burn. This move planted eternal pain in the hearts of Diane and the audience. Raoul really felt weak at that time.
Diane has always been in a daze in the play. For many years, the scene where he met his spiritual mentor in a dream and fell in love with Raoul was always very romantic to me, and the more I watched it, the more subversive I felt. My first impression was that Diane was suffering and helpless at that time, and was in the stage of mental breakdown when the mentor in the dream came to reality, and the appearance of a prince charming was the straw and shelter of this young girl. Later she understood.
In the opera, Raoul should be a young, rich, handsome, a little arrogant and a little bossy. In the movie, he is more gentle, considerate, and infatuated. This change is a fatal shock to the absolute male lead. Let the ending be a little less regretful, at least in the eyes of viewers who have a complex of princes and princesses.
The Phantom is outstanding in the opera, and is absolutely superior to the second male lead in terms of temperament and ability. He is the designer, composer, and playwright of the opera house, and he is the real behind-the-scenes operator, occupier, and audience of the opera house. After he heard Diane's voice for the first time, he knew that he "must be by her side", and from then on, there was a passion for people in his destiny. This kind of contradiction between genius and crazy is a classic in the history of literature all over the world.
So Raoul in the movie, although perfect, really grabs the scene.

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