Fireflower and watered candle

The Phantom has so often been affiliated with fire and strength and anger that sometimes, we forget his softer side, though when I think about it, I am blown away that I can actually think (or not think) such a thing.

Of course, we all know his Down Once More side, where he lets all his anger go in yelling with all his might and dragging Christine along (though I dare say she deserves it), and at that time we are a bit overwhelmed by that image of him. And the overwhelming images seem to stick with us, no matter how hard we try.

What's some of the first things that come to mind when we go to describe the Phantom? "He's a murderer, he went insane, he writes dark music, he yells." I mean, really? But we can't forget his Music of the Night side, can we? Are we really capable of forgetting his sad past and his longing and love for a girl who turns him down?

Listen to me, I'm pleading. With a group of people who all love him, too. Resonating in his love for Christine and imagining I was in her place is one of my favorite pass-times. ^^

Oh well, I just thought that these two pictures, these two complete opposite things (both in and of themselves and contrasted) somehow fit this subject.

I was also wondering if you thought that the Fireflower (as I named it) would be good as a header, if we worked with it a little.

Well, I suppose I shall take my leave of you for now.

Be blessed in your endeavors,

Nahla.

"You alone can make my song take flight...

Help me make the Music of the Night."

The Red Death

Which do you like better? The original, or the one from the movie?

I must say I personally love the one from the movie. :)

-tinydancer

"Why so silent, good monsieurs?

Did you think that I had left you for good?

Did you miss me, good monsieurs?

I have written you an opera!"

Photos from The Philm

I looked up on the Internet, google images from "The Phantom of the Opera". I liked these two immensely :)


Masquerade columns!


The Poster.

~Rach~

Matches and Heroes and Poll Results

Here are the results of our latest poll:

Your Favorite Matches?

... and Christine/Erik is the clear winner with Erik/Meg close behind. Looks like no one is too keen on Christine and Raoul together, myself included. Hmmm...

Also, if I can direct your attention to the sidebar, there is a new poll for you to vote on and the question is:
As a Girl- Do You Prefer Erik or Raoul?
 This should prove itself to be interesting, though I am already pretty sure that I know what the results will be. =D

I have been thinking a lot about the two heroes of Phantom and the contrast between them and pretty soon I am going to write a character comparison between the two of them after the poll, so you have that to look forward to!

Oh, and there was a great discussing going on in the comments of the below post, so check it out and don't forget to take part just because I've posted on top of it!
 


Pitiful creature of darkness,
What kind of life have you known?
God give me courage to show you,
You are not alone...

A favorite excerpt of the Book~

From Chapter 4, Box Five.

He recognized the clumsy childish hand. He opened the letter and read:

DEAR MR. MANAGER:

I am sorry to have troubled you at a time when you must be so very busy, renewing important engagements, signing fresh ones and generally displaying your excellent taste. I know what you have done for Carlotta, Sorelli and little Jammes and for a few others whose admirable qualities of talent or genius you have suspected. Of course, when I use these words, I do not mean to apply them to La Carlotta, who sings like a squirt and who ought never to have been allowed to leave the Ambassadeurs and the Cafe Jacpuin; nor to La Sorrelli, who owes her success mainly to the couch builders; nor to little Jammes, who dances like a calf in a field. And I am not speaking of Christine Daae either, though her genius is certain, whereas your jealousy prevents her from creating any important part. When all is said, you are free to conduct your little business as you think best, are you not?

All the same, I should like to take advantage of the fact that you have not turned Christine Daae out of doors by hearing her this evening in the part of Siebel, as that of Margarita has been forbidden her since her triumph of the other evening; and I will ask you not to dispose of my box today nor on the following days, for I can not end this letter without telling you how disagreeably surprised I have been once or twice, to hear, on arriving at the Opera, that my box had been sold, at the box office, by your orders.

I did not protest, first, because I dislike scandal, and, second, because I thought that your predecessors, MM. Debienne and Poligny, who were always charming to me, had neglected, before leaving, to mention my little fads to you. I have now received a reply from those gentlemen to my letter asking for an explanation, and this reply proves that you know all about my memorandum-book and, consequently, that you are treating me with outrageous contempt. If you wish to live in peace, you must not begin by taking away my private box.

Believe me to be, dear Mr. Manager, without prejudice to these little observations.

Your Most Humble and Obedient Servant,

Opera Ghost.

I love that part. :) and to finish this post up, I think I'll quote a completely different book which seems, in some way, to contribute to this letter. It is from The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, and reads as follows:

"His ability to portray a world of threat in so few words was amazing."

- Gen.

anyway, I think my work here is done for the present!

-tinydancer

"No more talk of darkness.

Forget these wide eyed fears!

I'm here, with you beside you,

To guard you and to guide you..."

How the different actors portray the Phantom...

I think I'm truly writing this in response to the last post by ivorydancer, so I'll be using the same pictures (which also saves me the time that I would have to spend looking up pics).

And yes, it pains me to say it, but... the Phantom is ("Phantom, forgive me")... hideous. That's why the original Phantom looks like this:

*sniff*.

I mean, according to Joseph Buquet, he isn't supposed to have a nose! He's supposed to look like walking Death.

That's why, in the last song "Down Once More," he says, "This face, which earned, a mother's fear and loathing, a mask, my first unfeeling scrap of clothing..."

Now what kind of a mother would "loathe" this, I ask you?

So, while I agree with everyone on the matter of Gerard Butler's looks, I don't think he plays the sort of Phantom he could play. The Phantom is supposed to be hideous. That is not hideous!

Everyone share their thoughts!!! tell me what you think and who you think the better Phantom is... :)

tinydancer

"Turn your face away

From the garish light of day,

Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light

And listen to the Music of the Night..."

The 'Evolution' of the Phantom...

It's funny to see how drastically the phantom's physical appearance has changed over time. The first time Phantom was made into a motion picture was 1925. Here is what the phantom looked like then:

Yeah, pretty scary! The mask is missing I know, but in the book, the mask wasn't what we picture today. It was a full, life like, wax mask that he would wear when he went out, or didn't feel like giving Christine a heart attack :) lol

Now, the first Musical was the Ken Hill version in 1976. The phantom was played by Todd Alan Johnson:

Cweepy...

The second version of the musical that we are all much more familiar with was by Andrew Loyd Weber in 1986. The Phantom was played my Michael Crawford:

Vonderful...

The musical Haley (tinydancer) and I went to see was AWESOME! The Phantom was played by Jason Mills who did a magnificent job:

He he he...

The movie that is featured in most of the pictures on our sidebar are from the 2004 motion picture. The phantom was played by Gerard Butler:

Notice that they get less scary with each picture and the mask gets smaller... My personal favorite is Jason Mills. His voice was almost exactly like Michael Crawford! Michael Crawford has one of those voices that could make me cry if he wanted me to... Anyway, I will enjoy hearing your thoughts!

~Ivorydancer