He deals with this by composing, singing, abducting the woman he's obsessed with, and murdering people.Īndrew Lloyd Webber knew what he was doing when making the Phantom more alluring and visually "excited" to be around Christine compared to the sewer rat he is in the novel.Īn original trait of Erik's that is kept out from modern interpretations for some reason. See Wikipedia's disambiguation page for a more thorough breakdown of the character and the various adaptations starring him.Įrik was born with a horribly disfigured face, and is subsequently shunned by his family and most of the world. The 2004 movie, which cast Gerard Butler in the role of the Phantom and heavily downplayed his disfigurement, further encouraged the character's sexymanification. These changes catapulted The Phantom into sexyman territory. Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 stage musical adaptation of the book put more of an emphasis on romance, and turned Erik from a cellar goblin who speaks in third person half the time, into a hypnotic smooth-talker in a glittery cape and a suit. While there are some romantic elements in the 1909 serialization, the original is mostly a ghost story/murder mystery. Christine agrees to his terms and, of her own volition, kisses Erik's disfigured face, which causes him to have a change of heart, and he lets her go. Ultimately, Erik kidnaps Christine and threatens to murder Raoul unless Christine agrees to marry Erik. He falls in love with (read: becomes obsessed with) the ballet dancer Christine Daae and, over the course of the story gives her singing lessons, threatens the theatre managers until they give her the best operatic roles, and harasses Christine's love interest Raoul. 2.3 Chaoslord/Twisted Freaking Cycle PathĮrik is a disfigured musical genius who lives in the cellars of the Palais Garnier opera house in 1881.Butler har i fleire interjuver sagt at han har slite med alkohol-problem. I Love You (2007), Nim's Island (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Gamer (2009), Law Abiding Citize (2009), The Bounty Hunte (2010) og stemme til ein karakter i How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Han er kjend for å vere med i filmar som P.S. november 1969) er ein skotsk skodespelar som har dukka opp i filmar, teater og fjernsyn. Skodespelar, filmprodusent, filmskodespelar, advokat, teaterskodespelar, fjernsynsskodespelar
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