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itsmemaru · 2 years

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the biggest difference between the phantom of the opera book and the musical is that the first one leans more towards the female gaze, while the second one leans towards male gaze (especially the movie adaptation). it is also one of the fundamental flaws of the musical.

#me? tweeting about poto in the year 2022?#more likely thank you think #seriously though i feel like i cracked the code #there is something very female gaze like in the phantom being this scrunkly guy who melts when he gets a forehead kiss #and there are so many things that i would count as male gaze like in the musical my god #also the difference between christine #you get what i'm saying #poto #phantom of the opera

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