#poto 1943

[piedalchemist]

Yet in his eyes

All the sadness of the world

Those pleading eyes

That both threaten and adore

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Phantom Compass

[phantomato13]

Decided to compare my height with the Phantoms - Winslow is scary! Jk but wow I never realized how tall some of these guys are.

[madreemeritus]

idk about you but i can't sympathize with POTO adaptations where Erik had a peaceful and normal life until omg acid melted his face and now he became spooky (like, that ruins the thing about him getting neglected and abandoned since birth), this is why i dislike the 1943 version and lost the interest to watch Phantom of the Paradise (no i never watched this version)

Hi!!

Well, i respect your point of view, but i personally sympathize a lot with both versions. Yes, original Leroux Erik and more faithful versions (like the silent movie and the musical) inspire a lot of sympathy for being damned and rejected since birth, but come on, Erique Claudin had his life completely ruined in the most humiliating way possible. He had his music stolen, he wasted his whole money to help a woman that didn't love him back and he got his face deformed after trying to defend his property. And, he already seemed pathetic and lonely before getting deformed, notice how anyone came to look for him or help him? Although he wasn't seen as monstrous before, he was also lonely, rejected and even vulnerable. The scene where he hides in the sewers and falls into the water with his face melting, it's so painful and sad to watch 😥

As you didn't watch Phantom of the Paradise, i won't spoil it but i also can't help but recomend you check on it. This version, in my view, is even more tragic. Because Winslow Leach also seemed lonely and neglected – as I said, no one came looking for him –, but worse, he was a poor, sweet innocent boy that wanted to show his music to the world. But, his music was stolen, he got physically, mentally and quimically abused throught the whole film and suffers a tragic and desperate love for a woman, a woman that also got victimized by the same villain that abused Winslow.

So, i think there are many ways to make Erik sympathetic and lovable. I agree that the original one will always be my favorite and the most tragic one, though ❤️

[angelandmadman]

Anyone else remember Headinjurytheater by Jared von Hindman?

He did some cool little doodles and reviews of bad movies.

And also a fun review of Phantom of the Opera movies! (1925, 1943, 1962, 1989, 2004, also Phantom of the Paradise, Rat Phantom and more!) Sadly the 1990 adaption is missing.

"This article was inspired by the discovery of a boxed set of the "unsung monsters" of the old Universal days, containing The Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and, yes, The Phantom of the Opera.  None of these monsters have an incredible amount of films featuring them, so I rolled the dice and decided to give one of them the tribute they deserve, despite not being vampires or throwing children in a lake while singing "Putting on the Ritz."  The Phantom of the Opera won out, not because I was shocked to find so FEW films about him, but because the films that I did find are...bizarre and coming from all over the place."

The website doesn't exist anymore, but thanks to the internet archive we can still read it.

[an-angels-fury]

I need a rank of your favorite to most hated version of Le Fantôme de l'Opéra. From the original book to the latest adaptations.

Hey anon! Okay, I admit that I found your ask a little weird. I mean, why would you NEED my rank for The Phantom of the Opera?! You sounded quite demanding, if I'm being honest.

On the other hand, if you're just another curious phan who wants to know me better, I just warn you that I didn't watch or read all Phantom adaptations, so some of my opinions may be a little hasty. But, anyway, here it goes:

1- ALW's Musical/2004 Movie Adaptation

2- 1990's Miniseries

3- Gaston Leroux's Novel

4- 1925 Movie

5- Susan Kay's Phantom

6- 1943/1962 Movies

7- MaZM Game Version

8- 1989 Movie

9- Dario Argento's Movie

I didn't include Phantom of the Paradise because I barely knew anything about this movie (I only know it was directed by Brian de Palma and mixes other literature classics like The Picture of Dorian Gray and Faust). Same goes for the Yeston/Kopit's musical. I know the 1990 version is based on it (without the musical part tho) but, apart from this information, I'm not very familiar with this specific take on the story.

So yeah... that's it. Hope I have given you a satisfactory answer 😘

[intothemertensverse]

Kinda weird question but would you ever write for the 1943 poto film or know of anyone who does? I just watched the movie and I was sucker punched in the feels lmao and now I'm starved for content lol.

So sorry for the late response! I love the 1943 film but I have not written anything for it…. Yet… But, I’m not sure when or if I will. It’s such it’s own specific little universe and I feel it’s difficult to capture it’s tone and only it’s tone so it’s not just a phantom mishmash like most of my stories are. We are all in luck however because there is a writer on ao3 who I think captures the tone perfectly! https://archiveofourown.org/users/victorie_etoile/pseuds/victorie_etoile

I hope you enjoy these phics like I did!

[schlock-luster-video]

On January 24, 1952 the 1943 remake of The Phantom of the Opera debuted in Japan.

[nessie665]

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift (2024) / Phantom of The Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) / Phantom of the Opera (1990) / Takarazuka Y&K's Phantom (2004) / The Phantom of the Opera (1962) / The Phantom of the Opera (1989) / The Phantom of the Opera (2004) / Phantom Of The Paradise (1974) / Phantom Of The Opera (1943) / Love Never Dies (2012) / The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 

And I sound like an infant Feeling like the very last drops of an ink pen A greater woman stays cool But I howl like a wolf at the moon A greater woman has faith But even statues crumble if they're made to wait I'm so afraid I sealed my fate No sign of soulmates

[roadimusprime]

Phantom adaptation memes

[werewiire]

can we talk about how the 1943 phantom of the opera ended with Christine leaving the love triangle to pursue her career and the two male rivals going on a date together or

[piedalchemist]

"You're going to be a great and famous singer. I'll help you."

[masqueradeball]

I love you phantoms of the opera 👻 i love you Lon Chaney phantom ❤ i love you O.G Leroux Erik 💀 i love you Merik 🎵 i love you pretty boy Gerik 🥰 i love you Kerik 🎹 i love you sweet cinnamon roll Cherik 🦌 i love you sexy slasher daddy Destler 🔪 i love you soft yet sad! Claude Rains phantom 🥺 i love you spoopy birbman Winslow 🎶 i love you creepy mall hobo Eric 🛍

i hate you Argento rat phantom gtfo 🐀

[phantomato13]

Currently working on a ranked list of Phantom adaptations/retellings from most to least enjoyable. Just finished watching the 1962 adaption, which ranks 6/7 :( Now I'm gonna watch the '89 version and see how that goes. Here's a link to my SUPER subjective list if you wanna see: https://boxd.it/pm0bo

[madreemeritus]

Do you headcanon Erique Claudin as Christine's father?

In other words is he a daddy🙂 or a daddy🥵? (I guess he fails at both, lol)

He tried to be her sugar daddy but bro was broke 😭

[winslowleaches]

Phantom Phan discourse go: in your opinion, which Erik and Christine have the healthiest chemistry and which Erik and Christine have the unhealthiest chemistry