Ghost
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"Those who have seen your face..." ???In the title song Christine sings: "Those who have seen your face draw back in fear".
How does she know his face is deformed? Has he ever even seen the Phantom before? It doesn't seem believable that the Phantom would have told her about his face, does it?
I figured she just thought he wore the mask to hide his identity.
It doesn't matter in the original Steve Harley/Sarah Brightman bersion, but couldn't they have changed that line since they changed many others from that too?
Or could it be that Christine has heard about the legend of the Phantom and just figures "This must be the guy"?
I don't know.
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Quique
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Most likely written as a pop song, with the hopes of it catching onto the charts. They tried to cram as much info about the show in it as possible, not considering continuity. At least that's what I think, as Lloyd Webber is known for writing hit, chart topping, poppish songs for each of his shows.
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Ghost
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Yeah, sure it was a single way before the show opened.
They just could have changed it, many other lyrics of the song were changed for the stage show as well.
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Fantine
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It does not neccesarily have to be about his deformed face. People knew that the Opera was haunted, so seeing this man's face, a ghost, must be scary alone.
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Paula74
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| Fantine wrote: | | It does not neccesarily have to be about his deformed face. People knew that the Opera was haunted, so seeing this man's face, a ghost, must be scary alone. |
And she probably heard some of the same stories that Joseph Buquet had been telling the ballerinas.
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pish123c
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I always just assumed that she figured "Oh, mask on one half of his face + all the stories I've heard = deformed guy"
But really, it's probably what Quique said.
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HarmonicSoul
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But what if she wasn't referring to his face? When we think face, we think of his normal face -- bare and torn. But what if she just meant with the mask on it? As in, if one were to see his gleaming white of his mask from above in the rafters in the dark, wouldn't they run or react with something close to fear? Especially with all of the stories the ballet rats and the like grew up on. A white face in the darkness certainly reminds me of a ghost.
Or it could have been the whole "pop charting" theory. I doubt that she actually knew that he was deformed at that point. She was not really in a place where she could have attempted coherent thought, what with the whole hypnotizing voice and all. That, and Christine is not that bright in the first place.  I doubt she would assume that he wore the mask to cover a deformation.
But then again, the whole Joseph Bouquet telling stories thing...Well, I still kind of think it may be my first paragraph. XD
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Fantine
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| HarmonicSoul wrote: | But what if she wasn't referring to his face? When we think face, we think of his normal face -- bare and torn. But what if she just meant with the mask on it? As in, if one were to see his gleaming white of his mask from above in the rafters in the dark, wouldn't they run or react with something close to fear? Especially with all of the stories the ballet rats and the like grew up on. A white face in the darkness certainly reminds me of a ghost.
Or it could have been the whole "pop charting" theory. I doubt that she actually knew that he was deformed at that point. She was not really in a place where she could have attempted coherent thought, what with the whole hypnotizing voice and all. That, and Christine is not that bright in the first place. I doubt she would assume that he wore the mask to cover a deformation.
But then again, the whole Joseph Bouquet telling stories thing...Well, I still kind of think it may be my first paragraph. XD |
I applaud you for repeating exactly what pish123c, Paula74 and I already said.
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HarmonicSoul
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| Fantine wrote: | | HarmonicSoul wrote: | But what if she wasn't referring to his face? When we think face, we think of his normal face -- bare and torn. But what if she just meant with the mask on it? As in, if one were to see his gleaming white of his mask from above in the rafters in the dark, wouldn't they run or react with something close to fear? Especially with all of the stories the ballet rats and the like grew up on. A white face in the darkness certainly reminds me of a ghost.
Or it could have been the whole "pop charting" theory. I doubt that she actually knew that he was deformed at that point. She was not really in a place where she could have attempted coherent thought, what with the whole hypnotizing voice and all. That, and Christine is not that bright in the first place. I doubt she would assume that he wore the mask to cover a deformation.
But then again, the whole Joseph Bouquet telling stories thing...Well, I still kind of think it may be my first paragraph. XD |
I applaud you for repeating exactly what pish123c, Paula74 and I already said. |
Oh. Terribly sorry.  Well, then I second what the above already said. Obviously.
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