The Ballet - 2004 Film | The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom (Gerard Butler) sabotages Carlotta's (Minnie Driver) singing voice in The Phantom of the Opera: The Film. Clip 20/37.
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Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared by all, the love he holds for his beautiful protégée Christine Daaé is so strong that even her heart cannot resist.
The musical opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre on 9 October 1986 with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in the leading roles, and there have been dozens of productions worldwide since then. Now in its 30th record-breaking year, The Phantom of the Opera continues to captivate audiences at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, after more than 11,000 performances.

[@princessghurl]

I love the man in yellow costume.... trying to entertain the audience with comedy then the conductor.... "you're fired"

[@777nami]

Lmao ikr

[@trinitymplayers]

Which brings up an interesting point: What would the French slang at that time be for "fired". The British would have said, "You're sacked."

[@NH-bg4lu]

Lmao 😂he's like me

[@Ah2262775]

This is my favorite moment. Especially HOW he says it xDD

[@AzguardMike]

"Whats the French for 'you're fired?' would be?" well as we all know, it would simply be "Don't worry, I surrender." In French, of course.

[@arisanl]

The goat who refuses to move is my spirit animal

[@nuggettzzaj323]

Daphne Liang that is a sheep you dumb twat

[@jillcalure720]

Nuggettzz AJ no need to be mean bruh

[@leoniepoole802]

Nuggettzz AJ jeez no need to be rude for no reason

[@BenHopkins1000]

I thought it was a sheep

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Goat: *"no"*

[@BarrelsPolesandJack]

I know this is wrong, but I love what Erik does @ 2:55. Reminds me of a cat playing with a mouse before it kills it. *lol*

[@alauramercereau5391]

Me too! Whenever someone asks me if I'd rather be a good guy or a bad guy, I always respond with, "Bad guys have more fun."

[@almoores8309]

Yeah Erik is freaking badass in this scene

[@kaceydonnelly4821]

AL Moores so true

[@Julia_Mwa]

@@alauramercereau5391same lol

[@Willy2000ization]

In all fairness Joseph was a prick anyway LOL

[@starcxtcher]

2:39 is my favorite part. “What’s behind me? Oh, it’s the Phantom of the Opera. _Oh, it’s the Phantom of the Opera._ *_IT’S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. RUN._*

[@w1ndgeneral226]

*"@#$% THIS %$#@ I'M OUT!!!!"*

[@HORSESNDOGS9]

Can we appreciate the cinematography in this scene? The spinning paired with the phantom strangling the stage hand, and then after that first spin, the next shot is the head of the dancer. Each spin emphasizing the strangulation going on in the background. Makes it feel so much more tense than it would've been without those shots

[@pillypuppy666]

Another thing that makes it so good is the use of dramatic irony, which is when we (the viewers) know more than the characters do. In this case, we know that the Phantom and the stage hand are both up there, one of them in BIG trouble, but the characters (apart from the Phantom and stage hand) are unaware. This keeps us waiting to find out, not what will happen, but when and how the characters will learn. Here's a link to a video about dramatic irony for those who want to know more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIupiqiObZmhZ7c

[@beckyc.4945]

I love how the Phantom walks away at 0:12. He's just like "Heeheeheehee."

[@aaronmeade5435]

Although with gerad butlers wierd emotionless serious acting its hard to tell what he's actually thinking second off the only two things that save this sceane is Simon callow and cerian hinds bieng a unexpectedly hilarious comedy duo and that conductor who said your fired everything else is wierd and out of charather

[@w1ndgeneral226]

Phantom: "I do trolling, [gremlin giggle]"

[@oliviaw8006]

I was going CRAZY when I saw how agile Phantom was!!!! He's not only handsome but flexible!!

[@yourfellowqueenie5717]

I know like flawlessly climbing the ropes MM

[@NH-bg4lu]

Hehe he definitely is flexible 😏

[@vicentehizon6202]

Such a pithy his handsome face is marred by a very bad sunburn.

[@pillypuppy666]

@@vicentehizon6202 It isn't marred! If anything, that's what makes him fabulous, what makes him unique, what makes him who he is.

[@pillypuppy666]

Plus, he was able to stay hidden in the shadows (until he revealed himself to the stage hand to scare him) even though he had a distinct streak of white across his face.

[@hansandonlyhans1998]

If I were that man getting hanged I would just jump down before the phantom reached me. I’d rather get injured from jumping than get hanged lol

[@monmothma3358]

It's a very long fall though, would probably kill you too...

[@befaany]

He’d find you eventually you probably shouldn’t work there anymore

[@ulp2020]

Injuries in that time would've been a death sentence either way. Or at the very least, an amputation

[@julial.7186]

True, but he’d probably die from jumping as well lol

[@pillypuppy666]

@@monmothma3358 But maybe the Phantom isn't the only expert gymnast.

[@connie2263]

the quick smile/smirk he makes before hanging the set manager makes me so happy to be alive that i actually screenshotted it

[@kaleighb.6751]

BUT DAT CAPE FLIP THO 🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍

[@user-qs9cg5rl9d]

イールムード中よ。

[@claudettrshull9330]

In the musical after Eric and Christine exit the boat ,He does some cape flips.

[@josieboyd5356]

3:28 you can hear his neck snap

[@yourfellowqueenie5717]

I KNOW AAAAAA

[@Faze_X501]

IIIIIIGH THATS JUST EEEEW You know this movie just gets me more mad at the phantom.

[@Marrythenightgaga101]

I’ve watched this movie and scene multiple times and I’ve never caught that sound! Makes the scene more realistic

[@mantis_mw]

Yikes

[@lismaryperez6885]

Oh damn! Never picked up on it- good call

[@camcam1781]

Christine is so pretty!

[@NH-bg4lu]

IKR

[@julial.7186]

Fr tho 😍😍

[@handfulofsugarxx]

Her actor is so nice aswell she responds to everybody's comments on Facebook

[@opticalraven1935]

I know this version of Phantom of the Opera gets a lot of flack and I understand the criticisms and why, however, this will always be my favorite version.

[@befaany]

Saaame

[@artemisarenee2690]

I love it cause it's not so stale like other adaptions if this musical . The singing is great it just drags ass but what musical doesn't lol

[@lucythecool_pug7565]

@@artemisarenee2690 I agree to disagree

[@Gmk4667]

Saaaame. I love it

[@ingridmay66]

I guess it really just comes to personal tastes and people all have different opinions on what makes a movie good or bad. Butler's version is amazing.... He was totally different from all the other phantoms and I love that!

[@syvysarvida5164]

The Phantom should have been laughing at Carlotta's frog-like croak.

[@pillypuppy666]

Actually, when I went to see it in the theatre, he was (or rather, chuckling maniacally).

[@mattp.272]

@@pillypuppy666I think that was for the audience to hear, to show it was The Phantom sabotaging her. In the movie, we saw him swap out the bottles.

[@alyxwold4974]

1:53 best part

[@player2-lightwater914]

Erik should have said "THIS IS FOR SPARTA!!!!"

[@Birb2022]

"THIS IS FOR OPERA!!!!"

[@lilyisacat29]

Say what you will about this adaption, but you cannot deny that they did this part amazingly.

[@josieboyd5356]

2:38 Phantom: Well hello there. Joseph: ~gasps and wets himself~ Phantom: I’m going to kill you now, you know too much. Joseph:~tries to escape but trips like an idiot~. Phantom:~appears out of no where~ Peek-a-boo.~strangles joseph~My dirty work has just begun mindless rats.

[@NH-bg4lu]

😂

[@newcreationstudios]

Loll peek a boo

[@julial.7186]

Lmfao 😂😂

[@Willy2000ization]

You forget where he plays with him. Go left, go right, Joseph takes a random directiona nd Phantom climbs the ropes as if going "Oh no you dont"

[@pillypuppy666]

I don't think he tripped. The Phantom used the ropes to climb on to the stage hand's side and later, he shakes the platform. I think it was HIM that made the stage hand lose his footing for... well, you know where this is headed.

[@NH-bg4lu]

That guy in the yellow is me trying to impress my crush 😂😂😂

[@marion2648]

sorry about that but i LOVE this scene, i mean, the way it's shot, we can see the ballet and the murder at the same time, the way the phantom smiles before he kills him, the way the body just fall on stage with the music i just love it

[@holystonks]

3:37 is when you wake up thinking it's Sunday but it is really Monday 😂

[@abrilnunez1680]

I would hang myself too

[@NH-bg4lu]

LMAO 😆

[@liammassengale7053]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@visi5612]

thank you for the laughs im dead

[@ultravioletdrake4551]

That poor maestro was completely underrated🤣

[@bethanybutler4366]

Erik only killed Joseph beuteck because if the managers didn't obey the Phantom of the Opera's rules second because he looked at erik destler in the face and screaming at him before running away from him.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

I don't think his full name was revealed. You're thinking of the Robert Englund Phantom.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@I am Ok We're talking about the Phantom.

[@youzettasonsofdigits1639]

he also made fun of him and teased the other cast members about his existence so what better punishment than to kill him in front of an entire audience? The Phantom has zero tolerance for bullies in his opera house.

[@TayoEXE]

Even Batman had a no killing rule. How the heck is the Phantom justified in murdering and dangling a man's body in front of a live crowd??

[@davidrule385]

The shot of the Phantom walking here on 2:30 makes me think of Alfred Hitchcock. Also, I love how he comes across his victim on 2:56 like "Aha! Gotcha! Where'd ya think you're going?!"

[@pillypuppy666]

Who's Alfred Hitchcock?

[@fairygothic]

I mean seriously?? Why didn't anyone look up when he was hung it's obvious that he was hung from there so why didn't anyone look up to find the murderer? Erik ( phantom ) stood there for a couple seconds after he hung him so why didn't someone look up cause they could've seen him....... LOL

[@tonyramirez7235]

Mint Drops everyone probably thought it was suicide.

[@ashlynnheller8400]

I've been on a stage before,its very dark up there,rgen again as the managers said it could of been an accident,lots of things can cause injuries back stage.

[@sofiachambers1498]

it wouldn't matter if they saw him... they think he is a ghost

[@biggus6633]

Is that the first thing you would do when a dead body fall to the ground? Come on man!

[@pillypuppy666]

Because they are too scared by what just happened.

[@la_esmeralda444]

2:23 that part was funny, The Phantom became The Flash LOL

[@syvysarvida5164]

Me as the Phantom: 0:17-0:27 Serafimo, away with this pretense! You cannot speak-but kiss me in my--- (croaks) Me: (laughing evilly) Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha... 0:38-0:48 Poor fool, he make me laugh! Hahahahaha... Haha--- (croaks repeatedly) Me: (laughing maniacally) Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Behold! She's singing to bring down the chandelier!

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Wrong version on the last line.

[@Willy2000ization]

It almost sounded like they censored an obsecenity lol

[@pillypuppy666]

If I were the Phantom, I would take the opportunity to find the stage hand as fast as possible. Since everyone is focused on Carlotta's voice cracking and her croak and the audience's laughter would drown out any minor noise, footsteps would be less likely to be heard and the probability of being caught would be less.

[@BellaBlue]

in the musical after Carlotta croaks, the Phantom, in an incredible dramatic voiceover yells "Behold, she is singing to bring down the chandelier!"

[@pillypuppy666]

That's the worst roast from ANY of the charachters. I still think Erik could have toned it down a little.

[@sundus928]

Carlotta is my fav character from the film. Her acting is just 😘👌

[@Leeko190]

I love how the phantom has a very specific kill style and it's either choking or hanging which I love ❤

[@pillypuppy666]

And it's smart. If he used a gun, everyone would hear him and if he stabbed them, he might get some blood on his glove or sleeve, which would give him away if he were caught. Strangling someone does neither. Although stabbing or shooting are faster, giving him more time to escape.

[@TayoEXE]

"Erik is justified. Everyone treated him so badly." Uh, pity isn't justification for freaking MURDER.

[@opticalraven1935]

Just because you have had a shitty life doesn't justify acting like a dick. Erik saw that a little too late and lost the woman he cared about.

[@sassylittleprophet]

THANK you!

[@TayoEXE]

@@opticalraven1935 Don't get me wrong, I do feel sorry for Erik and feel that his life has been tragic in a lot of ways, but yeah, going as far as to kill a man, dangle his dying body in front of an entire crowd, manipulate and kidnap a young woman, etc. is not excused. I used to feel he was almost innovent when I was younger, so that mindset is what I'm responding too now that I have a clearer head as an adult.

[@AnnaMarianne]

I interpret this story completely differently now that I'm older than I did as a teenager. I still feel bad for Erik, but he's a danger to everyone around him. He needs to be in a psychiatric ward, not in a(n abusive) relationship. Enabling his destructive, obsessive, manipulative behaviour isn't helping him.

[@TayoEXE]

@@AnnaMarianne Yeah, same here. I was Phantom for halloween once as a teenager. Haha I felt misunderstood back then, so I sympathized with him. Still do, but I'm just more grounded in reality as well as an adult and realize a lot of things I didn't as a teenager.

[@nikanyxspitzer]

Carlotta's croaking is me when I eat something soft but something crunches in my mouth.

[@vicentehizon6202]

That happening to be a tooth

[@madphantom7161]

We watched this movie in school, at the part where the guy hanged everyone looked at the teacher...who did well fleeing the scene ...

[@NH-bg4lu]

Omg 😂

[@pillypuppy666]

Uh oh...

[@mkaplan1383]

0:26 Phantom: *Chuckling* 0:44 Phantom: Ha ha ha ha! HA HA HA HA!!! BEHOLD, SHE IS SINGING TO BRING DOWN THE CHANDELIER!!! *Maniacal laughter*

[@opticalraven1935]

Yeah, I really wish they kept that scene in there with him taunting her.

[@RappinPicard]

@@opticalraven1935 I do too but the problem is that they moved the chandelier crash to Point of No Return so there’s no reason to have the chandelier starting to fall at this point.

[@LilHellionAngel]

Phantom vanishes up the rope at 3:05 Audience: *Still laughing* Me: “All y’all are fucked.”

[@greeneyedwenchester]

Everyone getting mad about Phantom killing Joseph Buquet seems to forget that he was a major creep. He wouldn't have been the victim except the justification was he was peeking into the ladies dressing room and watching them change. Dutifully, he was killed to protect the ladies.

[@KnoxCarbon]

The Phantom didn't do it to protect anyone tho. He did it to terrorize the theater for not doing what he said.

[@pillypuppy666]

@@KnoxCarbon Actually, the "disaster beyond your imagination" he said would happen was Carlotta's voice going kaput. He killed Joseph Buquet because he knew about the Phantom and was going to warn everyone. Erik didn't want his mystique to be shattered so he decided to silence Joseph. Permanently.

[@songjookim5839]

The audiences are so generous

[@awanna-bechristine9324]

Any musicians out there to appreciate the whispers of "What measure?" at 1:45? LOL so accurate Edit: Also, Carlotta may be a diva but she knows her music. "Tutti, Da Capo" she says, and I _believe_ she adds "for the second time" (I'm guessing that's what that means?) Funny thing is... as a musician I can say with confidence that that is exactly where they're starting again - at the tutti, the second time through, headed for the coda to this particular song.

[@katievetter933]

She says “oh mi scusi tutti. Maestro da capo, per favore” which means “oh excuse me (all). Maestro from the beginning please.” but she’s not just saying that because she’s a singer, she’s Italian, that’s her native language

[@pillypuppy666]

@@katievetter933 And because not many people in the audience were likely to know Italian, they would think it's part of the play.

[@Elomlbc]

i wish i knew the name of this song from the ballet so i could play it on my violin and my piano

[@b.d6642]

It's just the instrumental version of poor fool he makes me laugh

[@pillypuppy666]

You play the violin AND the piano?!?!?!?!?!

[@lalathefilmie]

This scene traumatized both me and my brother when we were younger-

[@pillypuppy666]

Wait, how young were you when you watched it?!

[@kam_loves_cats]

I like that in the movie when she croaks. The audience and actors laugh together at her like in the book :)

[@ezrastardust3124]

For some reason I thought Carlotta screamed “MURDER!” when she lost her voice 😂

[@ellafischbachbrock2352]

No she screamed for her mother 😂

[@pillypuppy666]

Actually, she said "Mother!!!" but I guess it could be a metaphor for her voice being murdered.

[@shakirashipslied9721]

no one decided to look up

[@glittergrasshopper1144]

well it was obvious the phantom did it anyway, even if they did they wouldn't be able to catch him

[@NH-bg4lu]

😂

[@b.d6642]

They won't be able to see it anyway, and if you were watching ballet would your eyes immediately go to the back stage?

[@PersephonesWrath_]

Sure, he’s a cold blooded murderer but god DAMN Erik is really agile, being able to manoeuvre and climb that quickly in full formal attire and with a cape is a talent in of itself. Mad respect.

[@ingridmay66]

But when you think about it I think killing was his way of emotional release. He killed Joseph and destroyed things because the managers didn't do what he said.They pissed him off... Also, these 2 managers remind me of the old muppets that always crack jokes.

[@ingridmay66]

But yes, he has acrobatic skills....😂

[@brynleyray6210]

That moment when you realize Joseph Buquet is Mr. Gibbs. AYE AYE CAPTAIN

[@EntertainmentFan11]

That's seriously Kevin McNally?!

[@axlnewville3735]

🤯

[@pillypuppy666]

Hey, your commenting account profile picture looks a bit like Enid from the Wednesday series.

[@abbyschoolcraft5837]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why the managers should have paid the phantoms 20,000 frank salary

[@pillypuppy666]

It's "Franc".

[@abbyschoolcraft5837]

@@pillypuppy666 I know, autocorrect

[@s_lasgalen]

I first watched POTO live in London on the stage where it was first set. It was fantastic but this hanging scene scarred my 10 year old self

[@l-s3705]

Feel bad for that guy

[@monmothma3358]

Well I'm glad someone does! He was made unlikeable, so that the Phantom wouldn't look so bad when he killed him

[@giannalovestosing6340]

Liz Sartori I kind of do too. He didn’t deserve to die.

[@NH-bg4lu]

@@giannalovestosing6340 he was insulting the phantom lol

[@giannalovestosing6340]

N H I know, but still he didn’t really deserve it.

[@cremebrulee3729]

He’s a pervert.

[@pillypuppy666]

The part when Erik and the stage hand where mimicking each others movements could have been coincidental, but I also think Erik did it on purpose so that the stage hand would underestimate his smarts, giving Erik the upper hand. Also the look on Erik's face when he strangles the stage hand is just so... sinister. It's hard to believe that he is the same man everyone's hearts go out to after Christine kisses him in the last scene.

[@LauraBwayMorris]

On a totally unrelated note, at 3:35, do I spot Philip Griffiths, longest running Phantom West End cast member?

[@lpskirbybutton6193]

This scene really shocked me when I first saw it. It is pretty cool! But why did the phantom kill the man though?

[@braedenharney4934]

Joseph knew too much, and the Phantom wanted to remain a mystery.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

As the Chaney version put it, he knew too much.

[@palmettosiucra4687]

JoeB was perving on the ballerinas.

[@phoneguy4637]

he was going to snitch on the phantom, thus ruining eric's plans...

[@pillypuppy666]

The stage hand had found out about the Phantom. Erik realized this after the stage hand told horror stories about the Phantom to the ballerinas (At least, that's how it was when I saw it in the theatre. I haven't seen the movie). Erik didn't want his mystique to be shattered so he decided to silence the stage hand. Permanently.

[@ExisteDiosInc]

That "WHAT?!" AT 1:34 IS hilarious!!!!

[@kassieritter8871]

this terrified me

[@char4571]

Same I almost cried watching it the first time

[@befaany]

Umm.... I kinda chuckled the first time I watched this...

[@kassieritter8871]

@@befaany i dont even remember commenting this

[@lianasoares8052]

2:59 I thought was funny because either way, the phantom will match your moves & follow you. ⏱⏰⌚️🕰👻💭🤣😂😅😆

[@pillypuppy666]

So never ever ever ever ever ever EVER steal the Phantom's cookies. Or seat. Or salary. Or mystique. Or girlfr- OK so basically you have to walk on eggshells to stay alive around him.

[@igamarurbytes]

No, not Joshamee Gibbs!

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Wait, that was Kevin McNally as Buquet?!

[@Saxonygal]

@@EntertainmentFan11 Yep! Surprised the heck out of me when I found out too. Such a great actor!

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@@Saxonygal After having just recently rewatched this movie, I'm STILL shocked that it's the same actor! Damn! I only know him from the Pirates of the Caribbean films, but I had no idea that he was in The Phantom of the Opera!

[@almoores8309]

The opera/stage manager with the white hair sounds like Yoda to me. Anyone agree?

[@NH-bg4lu]

Great,now I won't be able to unhear Yoda's voice 🤣

[@pillypuppy666]

Uhh... no. I'm not into Star Wars.

[@user-qs9cg5rl9d]

本当に役降りて頂きます。

[@befaany]

2:55 why is that so hilarious tho 😂

[@davidwhitaker8115]

The mistro said "You're fiered"

[@ajdirosa3445]

Phantom really did leave that man hanging

[@pillypuppy666]

Ha, ha, very funny (!)

[@lanitana100]

Sooooo not one person thought to look up after he got dropped? 😂

[@pillypuppy666]

They were too scared to look up. All they could look at was the dead body, it was so frightening.

[@sl-st8mv]

Y does the phantom of the opera have to kill the guy？i dont remember

[@Innercircle0124]

because the phantom didn't want to be discovered.

[@Sam-xd9xt]

I think because he was too curious and made fun of him.

[@777nami]

The Phantom killed him because the dude was talking smack about Phantom.

[@josieboyd5356]

He knew too much

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Knew too much, as the Chaney version put it.

[@pillypuppy666]

Conductor: You're fired. Raoul: *smiles* Actor in yellow: Well at least SOMEONE appreciates my comedic improvisation.

[@fortniteyoutobue4990]

Now

[@jamlym4974]

This scene scared me so badly when I was younger.

[@Ceolskog]

Mance Rayder?

[@lizaharris5930]

Anyone else feel for her a little? She is a diva but her voice is how she makes her living, so to lose it I’m not surprised she was scared. Feel bad they were all laughing. I would be so sad for her.

[@ingridmay66]

That was a good prank...

[@vincentalvarado1009]

😄 😄 😄 who's the Toad now Carlotta

[@johnsheehan7215]

You see that's what happens , when you disobey a direct order. from your boss

[@pillypuppy666]

They didn't listen because they were the managers of the theatre so they didn't have a boss. And besides, if you received notes like that, you would probably think it was some youngsters playing a joke on you rather than a elusive, sadistic man living in the opera theatre.

[@dannymcgraw6428]

Why do we see what the phantom is doing? It worked better when we just heard him

[@opticalraven1935]

Because movies are different than stage productions.

[@pillypuppy666]

Because first, they can't show what the Phantom is doing on stage and secondly, dramatic irony (when we know more than the characters do) keeps us waiting to find out, not what will happen, but when and how the characters will learn.

[@dancena2]

Why did the phantom kill him again?

[@EntertainmentFan11]

He knew too much.

[@eviekidd6480]

Yh also the two owners didn’t obey his notes

[@andreavanhoof6047]

That is what I want to know; the stage hand may or may not have been a pleasant person but is that a reason to kill someone!

[@pillypuppy666]

The stage hand found out about the Phantom and was going to tell everyone about him. In an attempt to keep his mystique from shattering, he decided to silence the stage hand. Permanently.

[@palmettosiucra4687]

Toad voice! Hilarious! LOL😆! BEST PRANK EVER!!!!

[@ingridcalderon1994]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Willy2000ization]

2:38 "Looking for me?" lol

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

A rose with a black ribbon??

[@pillypuppy666]

Even when he is creating theatre chaos and sending someone to their grave, he always tries to flirt with Christine. Talk about obsession!

[@0rchid71]

I feel bad for Erik and how he was treated as a child, but uh? Kidnapping a young woman trying to force her to fall in love with you and strangling and hanging a man right in front of a huge crowd? I feel like that’s taking it too far. I get he has terrible social skills due to being locked away from everyone since he was a child, but I feel like Webber could maybe not make him kidnap and manipulate Christine, and maybe not dangle a dead body over innocent people. It’s just too far

[@fionarayward317]

I get what you’re on about, but the whole Christine thing happened in the book, which this was based on, so it’s a little unavoidable

[@pillypuppy666]

Correction, Gaston Leroux wrote the book and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music for the production.

[@0rchid71]

@@pillypuppy666 i completely forgot about this comment. I hadn’t read the book at first, so I didn’t really know much about how the adaptation worked back then. I just wish Webber kept Raouls brother in, and also kept in the fact that Raoul knew Christine had something wrong with her. Still hate the phantom to this day though.

[@ingridmay66]

It shows how far someone is willing to go to be loved....The phantom is just madly in love... People do crazy things, when they're in love.

[@0rchid71]

@@ingridmay66 oh yeah he was definitely madly something. My opinions of POTO def changed in the past three years, but I think it’s more obsession with Christine than love. He could’ve loved her a little, yeah, but he was way more obsessed with her just to be obsessed with her.

[@parthxus]

What was the song of this?

[@buthGBPep]

Poor fool,he makes me laugh

[@fatak5106]

Il Muto Ballet

[@pillypuppy666]

It was "Poor Fool He Makes Me Laugh".

[@Evelynyippee4030]

The noose dude looks like he’s dancing too lol

[@jackvanpelt9812]

3:38 It so much more brutal when you see him just completely dead, like his lifeless face looks so real, good acting.

[@xinhxung2838]

You knew too much =))) - said the phantom

[@pillypuppy666]

The Phantom: *Makes Carlotta's voice go kaput* Carlotta: AAAARGH!!!!!!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!!!!!!!!! FIRST these crazy notes from this "Opera Ghost", THEN the paparazzi go after Christine AS ALWAYS, and NOW, my voice is gone!!!!!!! CURSE YOU OPERA GHOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pillypuppy666]

Thanks to whoever gave me the likes

[@panicpain9347]

Ok, but is anyone going to talk about how the conducter's sheet music is empty

[@pillypuppy666]

Maybe conductor's sheet music is different to musician's sheet music.

[@broadwaymike92]

Sad they cut the best line in the stage production for the film..... BEHOLD! SHE IS SINGING TO BRING DOWN THE CHANDELIER!! Also I wanted to hear Gerard do the menacing cackle!!

[@lilianavalentinaalegrialop2727]

1:47 THANK YOU! Jajajajajaja! Jajajajajaja! XD

[@pillypuppy666]

Me watching this for the first time in the theatre: How does Erik make Carlotta lose her voice?!?!?!?!?! Me after seeing this video: Ahh, he must have put something in the mouth spray.

[@Valentina-ng4hh]

My dad jokingly said it was hot sauce 😅 maybe it was some kind of spice

[@pillypuppy666]

@@Valentina-ng4hhIt would probably have had to be more than hot sauce for a few sprays to work, but I would run away from spice at 10000000000mph so I get how it would work.

[@Loaf_0f_Bread]

Sadly another stage tech lost due to curiosity

[@davidwhitaker8115]

How dose the phantom climb in drees shoes?

[@pillypuppy666]

And how does he not give himself away in the shadows with that streak of white across his face?

[@pillypuppy666]

How could the Phantom not give himself away in the shadows with that streak of white across his face?! Looks like music wasn't the only thing he mastered living in the opera house.

[@murdersintheruemorgue8809]

0:43 me 😂

[@gs-vlogsandgames]

Why did he kill him

[@vladimirlestrad3120]

Wreck it Chucky Because the Phantom threatened the opera house to fear him, and people didn’t take him seriously or thought he was a myth. Now they know not to screw with him.

[@gs-vlogsandgames]

Vladimir Lestrad oh...I never saw the movie, I saw this video and thought he was bad

[@katiebreunig5574]

Wreck it Chucky because he is mean

[@gs-vlogsandgames]

Katie Breunig because someone's mean doesn't mean he has to kill him

[@katiebreunig5574]

He want people to die

[@shaheenahmad90]

& that's how you get away with murder

[@befaany]

Also doing it in 19th century France would help because there’s no way of seeing whose DNA is there (even though he’s wearing gloves) nowadays there’s just not a good mystery or constant fear of a murderer uncaught :(

[@ItsMzPhoenix]

Did he know she'd make a toad comment that fit with the sabotage?

[@befaany]

Yeah because he said “perhaps you are the toad” or something and I think he was smiling the little prankster

[@moridain]

The phantom really, really doesn't like it when people take his seat.

[@pillypuppy666]

Or salary. Or mystique. Or girlfriend. Or his girlfriend's star role. And NEVER, EVER TAKE OFF HIS MASK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@crazyeeveelady3636]

It's a cool scene and the sense of dread it creates is amazing but from a story standpoint... Why kill the guy? He basically murdered Christine's career in its crib pulling that. The guy wasn't even antagonizing him, he just did it for ego's sake it looks like.

[@olenaolena9073]

Probably to threaten the owners because they didn’t take him seriously

[@Sunkist161]

I know it's wrong but....he did warn them! And, come on, was anyone really sorry to see Bouquet go??

[@pillypuppy666]

He warned them about Carlotta's voice, not the death.

[@Sunkist161]

@@pillypuppy666 his note said if Carlotta sang and they ignored his warnings 'a disaster beyond your imagination will occur'. That disaster was bouquet being hanged in front of everyone because of them having Carlotta sing instead of Christine.

[@pillypuppy666]

@@Sunkist161 I thought he killed bouquet to keep his secret under lock and key and Carlotta's voice going kaput was the disaster he warned them about.

[@Sunkist161]

@@pillypuppy666 he definitely did it to her voice to humiliate her but that's hardly a disaster beyond imagination. I always thought he did that just because he HATED Carlotta and always looked for ways to embarrass, humiliate or annoy her

[@_knowledgebank1815]

Why did he kill this Man

[@MrPlay3r13]

Lojy Jody It was because the man, whose name is Joseph Barquet, the Phantom killed was making fun of him to the ballet girls. :)

[@leosurname6993]

Cuz he was a snitch

[@angorahm4640]

@@MrPlay3r13 I thought it was because he knew too much?

[@EntertainmentFan11]

@@angorahm4640 That's pretty much what he meant.

[@befaany]

MrPlay3r13 also because he saw the phantom switch the glasses

[@Alicia-rg8nb]

what does erik think MURDER will achieve

[@eliaspeter7689]

Chaos. Scandal.

[@snarkaholic]

He thinks it will convince the other opera house employees (and the owners) to fall in line and follow his orders.

[@pillypuppy666]

The keeping of his mystique under lock and key.

[@dustinsova4937]

He warned you

[@Stormycam]

I feel bad for the man

[@El.dude97]

Didn’t he want Christine to perform? Did he not think she was ready or did he just want her to sing his music instead of whatever Carlotta was attempting to sing? Hanging an innocent man was certainly a cruel way to go about it but nonetheless effective as the means to a disruptive end. I just wonder why the entire opera house wasn’t evacuated and searched at that point.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

They refused to listen to his instructions. They cast Christine in the silent role with Carlotta playing the lead, and didn't keep Box 5 empty. "Did I not instruct that Box 5 was to be kept EMPTY?"

[@pillypuppy666]

Correction, the "disaster beyond your imagination" was Carlotta losing her voice. The Phantom killed the stage hand because he knew too much.

[@spitfire8015]

It would have been funny that it was the orchestra who played the theme when something happened