Phantom of the Opera Review
Philadelphia High School
High School Department
S.Y. 2012-2013
The Phantom of the Opera
A Movie Review
Submitted by: Stephanie Pauline Dico
Submitted to: Mrs. Velasquez
September 24, 2012
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is a romantic-horror movie directed by Joel Schumacher while the screenplay was written by the joint forces of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel Schumacher. The music they used were eventually put into a soundtrack and there were two versions released, the normal 14 disk version and the 2 disc deluxe version. The main actors in this play are Gerard Butler as the Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine, and Patrick Wilson as Raoul. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is actually a film-adaptation to the musical The Phantom of the Opera. It is about Christine Daae, a back-up ballerina turned star being the Opera Ghost’s one love. Not many know but the Opera Ghost or also known as the Phantom is also Christine’s tutor ever since she lived in the Opera Dorms at the age of 7. The Phantom seemed more like being obsessed to her rather than loving her. He wanted Christine to be given all the lead roles and he wanted his people or the staff to follow what he wants for he acknowledges the opera as his. Usually accidents happen whenever he doesn’t get what he wants. Thus, the staff follow him to prevent further accidents. Things get worse though when Christine meets her childhood sweetheart, Raoul and things become a ruckus as the Phantom and Raoul fight for Christine’s heart.
The main characters of the movie are Christine Daae, The Phantom, and Raoul de Chagny. The protagonist of the story, Christine Daae was said to be born outside the Swedish town of Uppsala making her Swedish. Her biological mother died when she was just six years old while the her biological father died when they were in Paris. Her adoptive mother was Madame Valerius, the wife of the late Professor that discovered them in a fair with her father playing the violin. It was also said that
High School Department
S.Y. 2012-2013
The Phantom of the Opera
A Movie Review
Submitted by: Stephanie Pauline Dico
Submitted to: Mrs. Velasquez
September 24, 2012
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is a romantic-horror movie directed by Joel Schumacher while the screenplay was written by the joint forces of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Joel Schumacher. The music they used were eventually put into a soundtrack and there were two versions released, the normal 14 disk version and the 2 disc deluxe version. The main actors in this play are Gerard Butler as the Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine, and Patrick Wilson as Raoul. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) is actually a film-adaptation to the musical The Phantom of the Opera. It is about Christine Daae, a back-up ballerina turned star being the Opera Ghost’s one love. Not many know but the Opera Ghost or also known as the Phantom is also Christine’s tutor ever since she lived in the Opera Dorms at the age of 7. The Phantom seemed more like being obsessed to her rather than loving her. He wanted Christine to be given all the lead roles and he wanted his people or the staff to follow what he wants for he acknowledges the opera as his. Usually accidents happen whenever he doesn’t get what he wants. Thus, the staff follow him to prevent further accidents. Things get worse though when Christine meets her childhood sweetheart, Raoul and things become a ruckus as the Phantom and Raoul fight for Christine’s heart.
The main characters of the movie are Christine Daae, The Phantom, and Raoul de Chagny. The protagonist of the story, Christine Daae was said to be born outside the Swedish town of Uppsala making her Swedish. Her biological mother died when she was just six years old while the her biological father died when they were in Paris. Her adoptive mother was Madame Valerius, the wife of the late Professor that discovered them in a fair with her father playing the violin. It was also said that