In the book we learn that he was born disfigured and his mother was disgusted with him and made him a mask to wear. For starters, in the book his name is Erik! I could not believe that lol, it is just such a normal name. Whenever they happen, it just ruins the flow! I’m fine having it start with the present day, and end with the present day, but those parts in the middle I did not like at all. My only complaint would be the flash-forwards throughout the movie. This is an amazing production though, the sets, the wardrobe, the singing. Watching it this time around, I noticed how much humor is in this movie and it seems Driver in particular was having a good time with this. She is the only one who doesn’t do her own singing. Minnie Driver plays Carlotta, who has a bigger role in the movie I would say, then she did in the book. Emmy Rossum is superb as Christine and she was only 17 during filming! I was also shocked to realize Cirian Heinz plays one of the new opera owners! He looks so different! He his younger, plus just his hair and everything is so different.
I have always loved the music, and this is a great movie adaptation! Gerard Butler doesn’t have the most amazing voice, but he certainly isn’t the disaster of Russel Crowe in Les Mis. I grew up listening to the soundtrack from the Broadway play and saw this movie shortly after it was released. I usually assume that older books will take a bit to become accustomed to the older writing style, but this one was an easy read. It is also written in a simple, direct way. It therefore has a lot of chapters that end in cliffhangers. This is a quick read and was originally published as a serial. So, it is sort of based in some truth, but the story of Christine and the details of the Phantoms past and all that is made up. While there really was a tragedy of the chandelier falling leading to some people dying, as well as rumors of a ghost, plus the underground of the opera house being full of tunnels and having a river. This book is also written as if from the perspective of an investigator or journalist who is trying to uncover the truth of what happened at the Paris Opera years prior. I was surprised as I read, how dark the book is and how disturbed the Phantom was. I didn’t know until recently that Phantom was a book! I knew there were older movies, but the only adaptation I was familiar with was the musical.
The Phantom of the Opera directed by Joel Schumacher (2004) original musical written by Andrew Lloyd Weber in 1986 Book review The Phantom of the Opera directed by Rupert Julian (1925) The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (1909)
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