Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera is (Silent Film, 1925) Observation


After seeing the silent film The Phantom of the Opera (1925), I understood various problems in our culture, including disability inequality, crime, and romance. I considered the film to be both exciting and engaging.

The Phantom and Disability Inequality


The Phantom, a convicted felon who represents people with disabilities due to his disfigured face, is the film's central character. The film provided me with a better understanding of the problem of disability inequality in our culture. For a brief moment, I paused to consider my attitudes toward disabled people and how I handle them in daily circumstances. Most at times the society looks down upon the disabled and are more often secluded.

The Impact of Society's Attitude on the Phantom


One of the characters who really caught my attention as I watched the film was the Phantom. This character depicts a practical case in point of the impacts of our actions on the lives of the disabled. The Phantom’s face is disfigured, and it is because of this disability that the society fears, hates and treats him as though he were a ghost. As a result, the Phantom is a loner and lives a secluded life. Because of the society’s hatred towards him, the Phantom has turned into a criminal. This goes to prove how a society’s negative attitude toward the disabled can have lasting effects on a disabled person's character.

Disability Discrimination in Society


Often at times, we do not care about the feelings of the disabled because we see them as lesser persons who do not deserve love or respect. This film opened my eyes to how common disability discrimination was in our society today. I certainly do not support discrimination against the disabled and I was appalled at how Christine, after unmasking the Phantom, later described him to Raoul as looking like a ‘monster… a loathsome beast’. It is after watching this part that I then realized that our description of the disabled in such derisive terms leaves them feeling unwanted and they end up hating themselves and developing rebellious attitudes towards society. I felt for the phantom when after loving and nurturing Christine’s musical career for so long, she outright rejects and betrays him. I agree that we all love and yearn for our love to be returned regardless of our physical appearances. Therefore, there was nothing wrong in the Phantom falling for Christine.

Christine and the Challenges of Career and Relationships


Another character that really stuck out to me was Christine. She is an opera singer who is devoted to her career. Raoul wants her to resign and marry him, but she wants to pursue her career. Her character is a typical example of women in today’s society who would rather pursue their careers than settle down for marriage. Her love for her career poses challenges to her relationship with Raoul. She is attracted to the Phantom because he nurtures her career in music. It is interesting to imagine how she could get attracted to someone whom she had never met. The Phantom totally scares me, and that is the same feeling that Christine gets when she unmasks him. I was thrilled by how she runs back to Raoul for refuge after realizing that the voice that had all along inspired her was the Phantom’s. It is interesting to learn that relationships face different challenges and affect everyone in life. All in all, I find the film captivating and informing in addressing the social issues that we face in our society today. Watching the movie kept me totally consumed and enthralled.

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