| Nominated for 3 Academy Awards and 3
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| | Onscreen, The Phantom Of The Opera is
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| Golden Globes, including Best Motion
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| | weak by the standards of a traditional
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| Picture - Musical or Comedy, The Phantom
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| | film. The cast does its best to make the
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| Of The Opera was one of the most talked
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| | most of a screenplay peppered with rigid
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| about movies of 2004. Taking the smash
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| | dialogue - a script designed to sell "the
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| commercial success of Andrew Lloyd
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| | music of the night". The supposed
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| Webber's stage production to the big
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| | magnetism between Christine and Raul is
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| screen is no easy task, but long-time
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| | non-existent and not really believable.
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| Hollywood director Joel Schumacher is
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| | As such, the audience is forced into
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| more than able to get the job done. He
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| | believing that the phantom (who, by
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| takes an otherwise poorly written
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| | contrast, is quite charismatic in this
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| screenplay (minus the awe of a live
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| | rendition) would end up playing second
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| performance no less) and manages to
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| | fiddle to a man who makes Al Gore seem
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| thrill the audience with the visual
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| | animated. Overall, however, other aspects
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| aspects of a film chiefly intended to
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| | of the film make up for this flaw...
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| rehash a successful stage musical. The
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| | Based on Gaston Leroux's 1925 novel of
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| costumes and set are simply magnificent,
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| | the same name, The Phantom Of The Opera
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| and Art Director John Fenner (Raiders Of
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| | loses much of its original edge given the
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| The Lost Ark) helps Schumacher put
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| | phantom's transformation from a
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| together a fabulous production that's
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| | frightening and mangled lunatic to a
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| well worth a movie-goer's time...
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| | watered down half-scarred
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| The Phantom Of The Opera centers around a
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| | half-babe-magnet figure complete with
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| mysterious character who dwells
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| | likeable characteristics. But inevitably,
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| underneath the Paris Opera House,
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| | that's the mark of an enduring franchise
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| imbibing himself on the music that
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| | - its malleability in the realm of
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| emanates from above. Known as The Phantom
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| | numerous genres and the public's
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| (Gerard Butler), he wears a half-mask to
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| | willingness to embrace such changes. But
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| cover the hideous facial scars that have
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| | arguably, the small changes in the
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| plagued him since birth. A musical
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| | original novel's plot were necessary to
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| genius, the phantom is infatuated with
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| | achieve Lloyd Webber's goal of a
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| the opera, and when he falls in love with
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| | melodramatic and stirring Broadway
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| the voice of a young chorus girl named
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| | musical boasting mass commercial appeal.
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| Christine (Emmy Rossum - The Day After
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| | In a year in which the Oscar nominations
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| Tomorrow (2004), Mystic River (2003)),
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| | were mostly dominated by lower-budget,
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| this love of the opera morphs into an
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| | surprise hit films (such as Sideways,
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| outright obsession. The phantom provides
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| | Million Dollar Baby, and Finding
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| Christine with one-on-one voice lessons,
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| | Neverland), The Phantom Of The Opera
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| while during his spare time, he
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| | holds its own in many aspects (given its
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| terrorizes the opera house in an effort
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| | pre-production designation as a
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| to land his protégé the opera's leading
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| | commercial success). But those who have
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| role. When Christine finally rises to
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| | not seen the stage version are unlikely
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| that position, however, she is reunited
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| | to be won over to the ranks of the
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| with childhood friend Raul (Patrick
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| | franchise's numerous fanatics. My advice
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| Wilson), and the two begin a torrid love
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| | is to definitely see the film if you've
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| affair. Vengeful and jealous, the phantom
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| | ever seen the stage performance or
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| kidnaps Christine and holds her prisoner
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| | listened regularly to the soundtrack -
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| in his underground lair, and Raul is the
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| | otherwise, you might be disappointed.
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| only one who can save her...
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