I don't know if you have found that, at the beginning, under the white mask, black cloak, handsome appearance with a tall horse and gorgeous residence, there is actually a boy who is extremely inferior, disturbed and lonely. Although geniuses are more likely to be born in the soil of some extreme environments, how can a person who has experienced severe childhood trauma, grew up underground in a theater, and is semi-isolated from the world, have a normal heart. So when Christine took off his mask for the first time, the graceful gentleman before disappeared instantly from the air, becoming ferocious, manic, timid, vulnerable and vulnerable like a curled up hedgehog. He even used "Pandora's box to be opened" to describe the result of his mask being taken off. With the addition of the mirrors covered by the curtains, it can be seen that he is actually multi-faceted and unwilling to face the self in the mirror. Such a genius can only be admired, admired, and fascinated, but cannot be loved.
In fact, Christine's feelings for him were clear and clear from the very beginning. The young Christine grew up with his singing. In Christine's heart, he is the image of music of angel (music angel) and great tutor (great tutor), and her feelings for him are an idol worship and obsession, There is even a little surrender, but it is not love. A girl's eyes can tell a lot of things, and when Christine looks at him, it is a look of joy and curiosity, as if being brought into a whole new world, rather than a look of friendship and love. However, he misinterpreted Christine's reaction as acquiescence to him and the interaction between the lovers, and got deeply involved. When Christine and Lowell confirmed their love relationship on the open-air flat roof of the theater that night, hiding behind the stone statue, he could imagine the painful process of the heart that was burning with the fire of love cooling down rapidly until it shattered into powder.
The flames of vengeance began to consume him. "I gave my music to you, now you betray me and harm me." A strong feeling of being betrayed, especially by a loved one, can bring great anger. "let revenge up on both of you", looking at their happy backs, he was filled with the desire for revenge to destroy. At this point, a saddle point "anti-hero" in Jungian psychology has been established in his mind. Both love and hate are strong emotions, and the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. When a man's heart is stabbed by the woman he loves, time will scab over the wound, but the pus is still under the wound. When entering into the next relationship with such a seemingly healed heart, one becomes more and more cautious. The wounds caused by strong emotions can only be healed by the same strong emotions, and the heart is truly healed by tearing the scab, letting the pus drain out and then scabbing again.
When he forcibly kidnaps her on Christine's show, the revenge plan is officially implemented. Desperate to rescue his lover, young Lowell falls into his trap and is tied up. Christine faced a choice: love or freedom? His purpose is very clear: whichever you choose is pain, and now let you taste the pain I experienced. This is typical "anti-hero" behavior. Psychologically speaking, the essence of aggression is to obtain satisfaction through the loss of others. If a movie with the same theme is shot today, the possible ending is either someone dies, or a third party suddenly intervenes to cause a miracle to be born. But there are so many miracles in life! Many of these moments can only rely on the strength of the ego.
Classics can be called classics because at critical moments, the power revealed by human nature is far more high-end than a bullet or an arrow to solve problems. At this time, Christine finally realized that living in this man's body is actually a very lonely boy, sensitive and fragile, feeling abandoned by this world. At this time, she no longer feared him in her heart, but felt deep pity for him. She put on the ring he had given her: "God gave me the courage to show you that you are not alone." She stepped forward and kissed him. This kiss is not a kiss in love, but a bit of self-sacrifice, while showing him that you are not abandoned. Religion means a lot. Ignoring the religious flavor of this line, the huge emotional impact of this action quickly tore the scab in his heart. Maybe he didn't realize that Christine would behave like this (reminds me of the scene where the bishop gave Jean Valjean a silver candlestick in another film "Les Miserables" that I saw). Looking at the scene of his crying tears, he knew how much emotional energy the kiss had generated in his heart, how he could only roughly understand the complex psychological activities at that time, in short, the ice of hatred in his heart melted, The shadow of the "anti-hero" in my heart disappeared, and the scar in my heart was finally healed.
The complexity of emotion is that it is a collection. Love has many meanings, but love has only one meaning. Many people spend their entire lives trying to find what love is. Some people are fortunate enough to experience it, but the pain is unbearable; some people have not experienced it, but they do not feel regret in life. Some people mistake friendship for love, some people mistake touching for love, and some people mistake dependence and friendship for love. When I wrote this, I suddenly realized that "All I ask of you" should be followed by "is love". The meaning of this love is different in Christine, he and Lowell, right?
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