The Candles of the Opera and More (Candles Can Kill You) — Page 2

oh! i noticed that when he takes off his mask theres alot more uhm...'disfigurment' than when he has it on :S- because when he's wearing the mask it doesn't cover up very much, just a small portion of his face- but when he takes it off- its convering half of his face....hmmmm perhaps a major 'stress outbreak' or something :P

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"What I don't understand about the movie is how when he removes his mask, there is like this giant piece of his hair missing in the front on the side and then the mask goes back on and his hair is back to normal. Did anybody else notice that?"

I heard it is like that because it represents the trance over Christine. When the mask is on, he looks decent (maybe sexy?), but when it's off he looks nasty and the trance is broken.

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my new favorite thread right here


god I love you ppl

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ally_kay, that's exactly what I was trying to say. I don't think I was very clear though. The mask is small and when he takes it off it seems like he's disfigured in areas that the mask didn't cover.
But the trance things makes sense, chinkie azn jai. That part of the movie always confused me.

there was something really sexy about gerard when he had is mask off...uhh..is that wrong?

but even SEXIER with it on...i LOVE the mystery...

about the candles..i thought it was cool about how it wasnt a special effect and how the ignited when they hit air...and it only worked once. lol.

I thought the horse was added because of the novel itself. There's no horse on stage from what I can remember so I guess the stuck it in there for kicks. Or trots.

"The mystical stuff probably would've been less obtuse if Schumacher hadn't gone so far out of his way to make the phantom less magical. It doesn't help that when the candles come out of the water it just looks like a plastic prop being pushed up by hydraulics, there's nothing magical about how it's shot."

Amen. Amen. Amen. Amen.

I do love the movie. The story is beautiful and the music is just amazing. The movie had its weak points; the above for starters. I also cringe during when the Phantom is noosing up Raoul to the gate and they both just stand there and sing at Christine. It's such an awkward shot. Maybe that's just me though. As much as I love it (and that loves grows each time I watch it) I just feel like some parts could have been done much, much, MUCH better.

I'll step off my soapbox now.

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i think you guys would like this:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/m15m/6231.html#cutid1


and avatars to go with it:

http://photobucket.com/albums/v118/cleoicons/phantom/m15m/

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maybe he had some middle eastern blood in him.


but it looked like sunless tanner to me. did they have it back then?


he also could have sunbathed on the top of the opera house.

why am i putting so much thought into this?

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Updated On: 6/2/05 at 12:26 AM

the french version is HILARIOUS.

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GOD DAMMIT! why didnt i think of that?

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yes.

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lol excellent point light- and as for the arm candle...i completely agree with you..wow there were a couple dozen'of'em eh?? :P

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