The Phantom of the Opera
These past few weeks I have been really busy with work that I didn't have time to go out with my friends, or even with myself. Yesterday, after church I decided to take some time out for myself, just to unwind and relax. I went to Robinson Ermita, and while I was eating my merienda, I thought of watching a movie. Last week I saw a commercial of the movie The Phantom of the Opera and told myself that I'm going to watch that movie, but since I don't have much time to go out, I thought that yesterday was the right time to watch that movie. It's weird to watch a movie alone, though I have tried it so many times, but since I just wanted to relax and unwind yesterday, I did watch the movie by myself. I love watching musicals that’s why I knew that I’m going to enjoy this movie. The first part of the movie, there’s really nothing much to be excited about but in the middle and towards the end, it gets more exciting, more suspense and you would not want to miss any of the scenes. I love how the dialogues are delivered, how the actors sing it with the right feelings or emotions because I think it is hard to deliver a dialogue when your not suppose to say it, instead you have to sing it. I enjoyed the conflict between the three main characters, Christine, the chorus girl, Raoul, the patron that fell in love with Christine and of course, the Phantom of the Opera who also fell in love with Christine. Compared to other musical or novels, what’s good about this movie is that you don’t really have to think hard to understand the story; the music itself will make you go in the flow, there’s not too many characters to remember, it doesn’t need a tragedy to make the story interesting and most of all, you don’t have to expect a happy ending nor a tragic ending for you to appreciate the movie. Overall, the actors, the story, the set, the effects made this movie a good movie to watch. I would love to watch this movie over and over again. Of course there’s 1 song that I really loved the most in this movie:
All I Ask Of You
from The Phantom of the Opera Written by: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart~ Michael Crawford (Phantom), Sarah Brightman (Christine), Steve Barton (Raoul)
Raoul: No more talk of darkness,
Forget these wide-eyed fears.
I'm here, nothing can harm you - my words
will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears.
I'm here with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you...
Christine:
Say you love me
every waking moment,
turn my head with talk of summertime...
Say you need me with you now and always...
Promise me that all you say is true -
that's all I ask of you...
Raoul:
Let me be your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe:
No-one will find you -
your fears are far behind you...
Christine:
All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night...
and you, always beside me,
to hold me and to hide me...
Raoul:
Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime...
let me lead you from your solitude....
Say you need me with you here,
beside you...
anywhere you go, let me go too -
Christine, that's all I ask of you...
Christine:
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime...
say the word and I will follow you...
Raoul & Christine:
Share each day with me, each night, each morning...
Christine:Say you love me...
Raoul:You know I do...
Raul & Christine:
Love me - that's all I ask of you...
Anywhere you go let me go too...
Love me - that's all I ask of you...
Phantom:
I gave you my music...
made your song take wing...
and now how you've repaid me:
denied me and betrayed me...
He was bound to love you
when he heard you sing...
Christine...Christine...
Raoul & Christine:
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime...
say the word and I will follow you...
Share each day with me, each night, each morning...
Phantom:
You will curse the day you did not do all that the Phantom asked of you...!
