Why does Waters hate Andrew Lloyd Webber?
In general, he just doesn't like ALW's music, and doesn't mind saying so. But specifically, there's a section of Webber's Phantom of the Opera that bears a marked similarity to a part of "Echoes." The opening notes to the "Overture" of Phantom (Track 2, Disc 1) are C# C B Bb A C#. This matches rather closely a section of "Echoes," approximately 6:06 to 6:16.S. Todifcop and I collaborate on writing the captions and he draws all of them with Freehand. If you want to hire him to draw or illustrate, just contact me and I can email you his contact information. I LOVE MUSICALS! I enjoy the soundtrack to Wicked and the movie soundtrack of Phantom of the Opera. WOW that movie got me excited when I saw Gerard Butler playing the Phantom.. I thought WOW! He's not the Phantom of the Opera. he's the HOTTIE of the OPERA! Oh he's dreamy.. sigh.
How old is Christine?
In the movie, Christine was born in 1854 and died in 1917. The events of the story take place in 1870, making Chritine 16.There is only one ring, the ring Raoul gave to Christine. According to the scene description in the script during the final lair scene - "He holds up the ring he tore from her neck." So yes, it is in fact the ring Raoul gave Christine which the Phantom then took from her during the Masquarade scene.
Why does Christine kiss the Phantom at the end?
According to the scene desription in the script - "She calmly puts the ring on her finger and kisses him full on the lips. The Phantom is stunned. Then, she leans toward him and embraces him again.
Why wasn't the deformity worse?
That was a judgement call on the part of the production team. From the Q&A with Joel Schumacher on the official website: "Even though the make-up in the stage show is grotesque, and very much a copy of the Lon Chaney make-up, I felt the audience is smarter than a lot of obvious prosthetics. The Phantom is very disfigured and the right side of his face is quite tragic. Christine, however, always looks past that and views him with compassion.In the movie, Christine was born in 1854 and died in 1917.
What have you stolen from and how?
I steal from just about anything that catches my interest, and I am notorious for excessive stealing of characters directly and for using crossovers. Star Wars (I'll steal from SW into SW, which can get pretty silly), LotR, DOOM, an old game called Master of Orion, Lexx, Farscape, Stargate, Pirates of the Caribbean, Phantom of the Opera, and oodles of other stuff.I got it from one of my friends, who got it from a file sharing program. I don't know who did the song, but I know you can download it from various file-sharing programs such as KaZaa by typing in "Phantom of the Opera techno." I think it's a version from some Dance Dance Revolution game, but I'm not sure.S. Todifcop and I collaborate on writing the captions and he draws all of them with Freehand. If you want to hire him to draw or illustrate, just contact me and I can email you his contact information. I LOVE MUSICALS! I enjoy the soundtrack to Wicked and the movie soundtrack of Phantom of the Opera. WOW that movie got me excited when I saw Gerard Butler playing the Phantom.. I thought WOW! He's not the Phantom of the Opera. he's the HOTTIE of the OPERA! Oh he's dreamy..
How do you know that Michael Crawford would like to do the movie?
Mr. Crawford has talked repeatedly of his connection to the character of the Phantom and that he never tires of performing the music. On the December 16th airing of The Howie Mandel Show he was asked by the shows host, "They are doing a movie of The Phantom of the Opera and YOU should play the Phantom of the Opera, right?" Crawford's response, "I would love to do it, yes.My favorite monster character is probably the Phantom of the Opera. I also like the Creature from the Black Lagoon and King Kong quite a bit. If I may count paranormal creatures as well, then Bigfoot is high up there. I'm practically obsessed with Sasquatch, Yeti, and all the other international variations of this creature. I hope one is never caught or killed. I prefer the mystery to remain a mystery.Yes. - 15465
In general, he just doesn't like ALW's music, and doesn't mind saying so. But specifically, there's a section of Webber's Phantom of the Opera that bears a marked similarity to a part of "Echoes." The opening notes to the "Overture" of Phantom (Track 2, Disc 1) are C# C B Bb A C#. This matches rather closely a section of "Echoes," approximately 6:06 to 6:16.S. Todifcop and I collaborate on writing the captions and he draws all of them with Freehand. If you want to hire him to draw or illustrate, just contact me and I can email you his contact information. I LOVE MUSICALS! I enjoy the soundtrack to Wicked and the movie soundtrack of Phantom of the Opera. WOW that movie got me excited when I saw Gerard Butler playing the Phantom.. I thought WOW! He's not the Phantom of the Opera. he's the HOTTIE of the OPERA! Oh he's dreamy.. sigh.
How old is Christine?
In the movie, Christine was born in 1854 and died in 1917. The events of the story take place in 1870, making Chritine 16.There is only one ring, the ring Raoul gave to Christine. According to the scene description in the script during the final lair scene - "He holds up the ring he tore from her neck." So yes, it is in fact the ring Raoul gave Christine which the Phantom then took from her during the Masquarade scene.
Why does Christine kiss the Phantom at the end?
According to the scene desription in the script - "She calmly puts the ring on her finger and kisses him full on the lips. The Phantom is stunned. Then, she leans toward him and embraces him again.
Why wasn't the deformity worse?
That was a judgement call on the part of the production team. From the Q&A with Joel Schumacher on the official website: "Even though the make-up in the stage show is grotesque, and very much a copy of the Lon Chaney make-up, I felt the audience is smarter than a lot of obvious prosthetics. The Phantom is very disfigured and the right side of his face is quite tragic. Christine, however, always looks past that and views him with compassion.In the movie, Christine was born in 1854 and died in 1917.
What have you stolen from and how?
I steal from just about anything that catches my interest, and I am notorious for excessive stealing of characters directly and for using crossovers. Star Wars (I'll steal from SW into SW, which can get pretty silly), LotR, DOOM, an old game called Master of Orion, Lexx, Farscape, Stargate, Pirates of the Caribbean, Phantom of the Opera, and oodles of other stuff.I got it from one of my friends, who got it from a file sharing program. I don't know who did the song, but I know you can download it from various file-sharing programs such as KaZaa by typing in "Phantom of the Opera techno." I think it's a version from some Dance Dance Revolution game, but I'm not sure.S. Todifcop and I collaborate on writing the captions and he draws all of them with Freehand. If you want to hire him to draw or illustrate, just contact me and I can email you his contact information. I LOVE MUSICALS! I enjoy the soundtrack to Wicked and the movie soundtrack of Phantom of the Opera. WOW that movie got me excited when I saw Gerard Butler playing the Phantom.. I thought WOW! He's not the Phantom of the Opera. he's the HOTTIE of the OPERA! Oh he's dreamy..
How do you know that Michael Crawford would like to do the movie?
Mr. Crawford has talked repeatedly of his connection to the character of the Phantom and that he never tires of performing the music. On the December 16th airing of The Howie Mandel Show he was asked by the shows host, "They are doing a movie of The Phantom of the Opera and YOU should play the Phantom of the Opera, right?" Crawford's response, "I would love to do it, yes.My favorite monster character is probably the Phantom of the Opera. I also like the Creature from the Black Lagoon and King Kong quite a bit. If I may count paranormal creatures as well, then Bigfoot is high up there. I'm practically obsessed with Sasquatch, Yeti, and all the other international variations of this creature. I hope one is never caught or killed. I prefer the mystery to remain a mystery.Yes. - 15465
