This essay has been a long time coming, my twitter followers (@subcharlotte) are always hearing my bitching on the subject. I am a long time Gerard Butler fan and I'm not going to lie most of my observations are based on the 2004 film rather than Webber's original musical but they're very similar and I saw the show for the first time last night.
Dedication.
I also dedicate this piece of writing to my personal Lord and Viscount De Chagny- Master Alex.
Discussion.
I think we should start with the most obvious point suggesting the relationship between Christine Daae and The Phantom is D/s, she calls him master.
"Enter at last Master" (Angel of Music)
Blatantly really, we could also take that literally from the name of that particular song Angel of Music as he is referring to himself as a higher being than her which I find is more common in Mistresses who insist on referring to themselves as goddesses. Indeed his self styled persona as: The Opera Ghost or Phantom also suggests that he considers himself on a higher (different?) plane to the mere actors, musicians and producers at "his opera house"
Really don't think I need to write this part but how many spanks would I get (hypothetically) if I didn't call you Sir, Sir?
It might be far fetched but is it just me who notices Christine is alway in pale colours? Ballet white robe, white dress... I think she wears a gold one with rice colours for Think Of Me in the stage production but wears er.. White in the film. Now if my English teacher didn't lie to me I could swear white connotes innocence, purity... Goodness? Therefore obedience an compliance?
While we're here how many of you dress my up in my school uniform which has a white shirt and suggests all the above things? Sir I think you just got analysed... If it should *cough* please you...
Her best outfit is when she's in the chorus rehearsing for Hannibal in a bra and some panties with strong coming of them and actual cuffs and chains. No hidden meaning there. Although one could assume the cuffs are symbolic to her treacher...
Just like most of you Phantom is always sloping about in a damn sharp suit. Point made.
Seems like another point but you guys always have me kneeling on the floor. Webber couldn't exactly ask his Christine to kneel, much too explicit for a musical. (although I think the more erotic would have gotten much more men to volunteer to go instead of being forced by their sub-in-the-closet other halves) Phantom is alway on a higher part of the stage than Christine. Constantly. Watch it and you'll see what mean which is ironic I think as he lives in the bowels of the theatre.
I find this ironic because he lives in a dungeon. I like dungeons. I spend 18 months working in one. I love the whole thing about them and lucky lucky Charlotte is going to one next month with some of the boys from The Academy. Yeah it's irrelevant to this and what my tutor would call "waffle" but yay anyway!
In conclusion I think that whatever relationship that was going on with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sarah Brightman must have been so much fun if he managed to pull out a musical with this must tension in it.
Reference. Or not.
As an after note Gaston sweetheart, I read the translation and the original novel in French (that was a chore for a 14 year old) and the story is different so no copywriter infringement.
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