POTO adaptations analysis — Part 3 — The Phantom of the Paradise (1974), directed by Brian de Palma, starring Paul Willians, William Finley and Jessica Harper
this movie is a mix of Faust, The Phantom of the Opera and The Picture as a gothic/horror/comedy glamrock so you already know what to expect (and it was directed by Brian de Palma, the same dude who directed 1976's "Carrie")
Positive aspects (trying to not put the whole movie here):
– WHAT A FUCKING PHOTOGRAPHY, it barely looks like a 1970s movie fr
– WHAT A FUCKING SOUNDTRACK, no matter what genre plays during the movie it's so fucking iconic i love it 🥹
– Winslow Leach my beloved, aside from Erik Destler (Robert Englund) he's the best remade of original Erik we have, a little unhinged yet still pathetic and lovable
– Beef is ✨ICONIC✨ he SLAYS in gay 💅
– the figurine 🥹 omg what a fucking amazing techno-goth figurine
– the clips are so well made, the scene where Winslow rewrites his song for Phoenix while the red candle melts is probably my favorite
– Phoenix (our Christine/Marguerite) is so perfect and babygirl and girlboss iconic wonderful diva 💞
– AND, she and Winslow share the best platonic chemestry. I love them
– the mixt of tension, glamrock, comedy and tragedy are simpley perfect
– idk what's the meaning of this, but the characters are strangely related to birds: Swan, Phoenix and Winslow's mask
– speaking of mask, his design is PERFECT and it inspired Darth Vader's design (yes, Brian de Palma and George Lucas were friends and the POTP came out 2 years before Star Wars)
– as I said before, the movie mixes POTO, Faust and The Picture of Dorian Gray, in a perfect way ✨💅
– the movie also criticizes the music industry, with both Phoenix and other objectified women and the injustice that happens with Winslow Leach
– Swan is a hateful villain, but in a good way, he's also iconic and very well written (and acted)
– how the plot explores the paralels with Faust is so fantastic
– the scene where Winslow brings Phoenix to the rooftop looks like a reference to the 1925s POTO, where Erik as Red Death spies on Raoul and Christine
– Winslow's deformity is AWESOME
– the ending, tho tragic, gives Phoenix and Winslow the scene i wanted to see with Christine and Erik
Negative aspects:
– the scene where Winslow discovers the supernatural true about Swan and the deal he signed is kinda... convenient? Like, a hidden recording that explains the plot-twist? That's kinda of a scritp cheat
– i wish Phoenix had more scenes tho (she still slays)
Movie score: 9/10 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
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Rules: Choose fav characters from 10 different fandoms
I don’t have much fandoms, but here we go.
The list has no particular order
1. Jotaro Kujo (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
He’s my favourite Jojo (besides Jonathan he’s a cinnamon roll MUST PROTECC). I pick him over other favourite Jojo characters of mine (like Dio, Speedwagon, Giorno, etc.) because I feel so relatable to him—like somehow I must admit that I don’t show much emotions to everyone and people just thought I was aloof. Yes also I could see why people think he’s on the spectrum though I don’t really think so
2. France (Hetalia)
Hate him or love him, he’s one of the best characters from the franchise, hence being my fav though I have left the fandom for 2 years already. Yeah, I have even written a heckin’ fanfic of him and a self-insert of me being together and that’s the darkest history of me.
3. Javert (Les Misérables)
A nicely-written complex character created by the legendary Victor Hugo. Though I still love Enjolras and the entire Les Amis, Javert has a special place of mine for falling in love with Les Misérables.
4. The Phantom of the Opera/Erik Destler (Phantom of the Opera)
Yes I’m kinda a Phan. He’s one of my favourite antagonists ever.
5. Tybalt (Roméo et Juliet)
MY BIG GINGER CAT BOI UWU Tybalt is my favourite character from the musical and he is a big edgy cinnamon roll. And Nicolas Turconi is the cutest Tybalt ever, hands down.
6. Shouty Man (Horrible Histories)
One of the most iconic boi in the series. Love this man so much.
7. George Washington (Hamilton)
I think I got a short-lived obsession with him when I was younger but he’s a washingdaddy so that’s why we love him. (Also honourable mentions for my favourite characters from the Hamilton fandom are: Eliza Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, King George III)
8. Der Tod (Elisabeth)
Holy shit he is an amazing character in the musical and I’m just in love with Mark Seibert’s portrayal in the 2012 revival. (Need to watch this musical again because I love it so much🥺)
9. Apollo (Greco-Roman Mythology)
This man. The reason why I ended up choosing classical civilisation and he’s probably my future husband if he’s real and a being in the physical realm. Yes I love him even though my passion has faded.
(Sorry I could only do 9 since I really don’t have much fandoms...)
I am not tagging anyone for this so Yeet-
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