The Most and Least Successful Production Elements of a Movie the Phantom of the Opera

When it comes to the Phantom of the Opera, I would like to describe it like a magnet, a puzzle, and love. Firstly, the performance is like a magnet. In other words, it has the power to attract audiences. The composition of this performance is very splendid. The story is based on the opera house, which allows for other performances in the one performance. It offers a wide range of attractions and unique experiences for the audience. An extraordinary stage set, which can only be seen in this production, steal the show. Secondly, the performance is like a puzzle. As you know, it is made up of many pieces and worth a lot when those things are combined and create a single picture.

This performance was also harmonized with actors, music, lighting, stage equipment, props, etc. and this improved the overall quality of the performance. Plus, it takes a lot of time and effort to complete the puzzle. The performance with high perfection must have taken a lot of time and effort, too. Thus, it made me feel the effort of countless people who tried to make flawless performance. Lastly, this performance is closely related to love. Phantom, Christine, and Raoul, the main characters, are all connected and conflicted around feelings of love, and everything that happens from this affects the development of the performance. Especially, Phantom's psychological portrayal of a craving for Christine's love creates a terrifying and mysterious atmosphere.

Many elements make up the performance. Among them, the actors' acting performances are indispensable. Phantom and Christine, who were central figures in the performance, played their roles well. They were completely immersed in their roles and created complete Phantom and Christine. First of all, Phantom mostly appeared in wearing a mask that covers half of his face. It was an element that could interfere with the actor's ability to act, but his half-face, gesture, and voice alone proved him to be enough for the Phantom role. For example, there was a scene that Phantom felt grief and anger when he found out that Christine and Raul were in love. In this scene, he acted a moment in the change from a man in despair to a scary man who was jealous. This showed that he fully understood Phantom's feelings.

Next is about Christine. Christine is a role that requires excellent singing and dancing ability as well as acting. Given these things, she, who played Christine, was cast for a role that suited her. For instance, there was a scene where Christine was auditioning. In that scene, Christine was shy about singing but became confident and perfectly singing, which connected to the next scene where she sang on stage. At that time, the actor who played Christine well expressed Christine, who grew up from an amateur to a professional singer. Her acting ability naturally led to the flow of the play. There was also a scene where Christine took off Phantom's mask in the basement. Through her acting skills, she delivered Christine's nervous and fearful mind well to the audience.

The two most successful production elements of the production were the set design and props. Firstly, the stage design was the best part of the production. It was like passing the limitations of the stage. The revolving pillars instantly created an opera theater and the stairs from the wall made it feel like it was going down into the underworld. Also, an office was created and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The time and space that changes quickly due to stage set have improved the quality of the performance. Furthermore, the effects of various props were great. The most impressive prop in the Phantom of the Opera was the chandelier. Uniquely, a chandelier was placed on top of the audience at this performance. Thus, the chandelier fell toward the audience in the scene where it fell. This brought the phantom's fear directly to the audience and made the audience feel that they were participating together in the performance. The statue, which was in the scene where Christine and Raul talked on the roof of the opera house, was also interesting. The impression given by the massive statue, which seems to be made in real size, gave the feeling that the characters in the play were outdoors.

The two least successful production elements were costumes and makeup. There was only one thing to criticize in terms of clothing. It was about a scene in which Carlotta changed her costume in the center of the stage. It made it impossible to concentrate on the songs by Carlotta and other actors. Moreover, makeup did not perform effectively when compared to other factors. An example of this was Phantom. He was introduced to have a hideous face in the production. However, his face was not very shocking when his mask was removed. Low-quality makeup was certainly enough to break the immersion of the performance.

The most interesting part of the production was Christine kissing Phantom. Phantom was a person who was hated and hurt by everyone due to his abhorrent appearance, even though he was not guilty of any crime and had a genius for music. Also, the negative effects of people made him commit murder. Christine, like everyone else, felt scared Phantom's appearance and all the actions he did. However, in the end, she understood him and sympathized with him. I think her compassion for him was expressed by the kiss. Besides, I realized one thing from this part. It was that the inner side is more significant than the look. If Phantom had a person who truly loved him and looked at his inner side, he would not have put himself underground and done the terrible thing that killed people. As an example, when Christine took an act that genuinely understood Phantom, who was cruel and feared, he finally released her and Raoul. Humans live in interaction with a variety of people. In it, we can either meet the ugly or the handsome. However, the important thing is that our looks do not show our personalities. Everyone needs an eye for the true value of human beings like Christine who kissed Phantom.