POTO:Who is Whose Angel?

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2024/05/09

Newer : Happiness
Older : Miss London

Who is Whose Angel?

The second time I go to see POTO, I finally understand that POTO is a story too sad to watch it over and over. It influenced me all the time, because every time I listen to the OST or think about it, it made me heartbreak for phantom.

Yes, indeed, phantom may not a good person. The bad destiny led him to this way. He carries too much unfair and hate on him. His mother disfavored the ugly face of him, and the mask become a ruthless lock all his life, it maybe cover his defect, but also made a distance from phantom and normal people. Therefore, all of his own world is the opera house. He has nothing but only such a small world.

No matter what he looks like, he just a common person in mind. When he had sung ”Masquerade……Hide your face, so the world will never find you……”（Masquerade） It’s show how strong desire that he wanna be normal. Only in the Masquerade, phantom had the same position like other one. The Masquerade just a party for people, when it’s over, the condition still didn’t change.

So, when phantom found Christine who was so innocent, pure and beauty, he thought that she would save him from the hell. He teaches her singing, and then have many emotions to her (love of teacher, friend and lovers). He thought that she would understand the man behind the mask is not ugly but full a lot of passion and talent. He only desire to a little love from Christine. “Say you’ll share with me one love, one lifetime. Lead me, save me from my solitude. Say you want me with you, here beside you. Anyway you go let me go too. Christine, that’s all I ask of you.”（The Point of No Return）

Maybe phantom finds out the talent in music of Christine, and guard her, but actually who is whose angel?

At the last, phantom was so shock by Christine’s kiss. He was so happy at the first, but he found that’s the first and the last kiss in a moment. The hate to him and the love to Raoul let Christine make this decision to exchange Raoul’s life. How strong those feelings are!! Phantom think clear and knew that his distortion heart can’ hold Christine’s heart anymore.

And because of Christine’s leaving, the music written for Christine would be over. “You alone can make my song take flight. It’s over now, the music of the night.”（Down Once More）

I think that everyone is a “phantom”. All of us have darkness side hidden behind the invisible mask that we wear. So, when we discovery too many things about ourselves, we’re afraid of being understand by others. Everyone love the beauty of innocent, and try to hold and keep it in our mind in order to save us.

As Gerry said: "I think that's why Phantom is such a powerful piece, because people identify with his pain, The older you get, the more you develop baggage in your life – things you don't want to let go of, things you fear that if you open them up to the world, the world will find you repulsive and ugly."
I can’t agree it more.

※這篇的中文版之前po過了，現把英文版po上來留念一下。謝謝Alice的大力幫忙喔！:D