tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932642986645135929.post3974869365072864696..comments2023-04-10T01:40:34.844-07:00Comments on Phoenix Writes: 5 Characters Everyone Hates But I Actually LikePhoenix Talonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15462272711039676065noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932642986645135929.post-29876459449636125312018-08-08T19:00:51.936-07:002018-08-08T19:00:51.936-07:00You'll probably hate me for this, but, I activ...You'll probably hate me for this, but, I actively dislike Raoul.<br /><br />Not to say I hate him! I don't even like the phantom, I pity Erik, I dislike Raoul, and the only one I root for, is Christine.<br /><br />Who in my opinion, would have been better off following her career.<br /><br />I see your point that Raoul was made to emulate the even higher amount that men had control over women there, but I will never be able to like him because 'she said NO'.<br /><br />In the book she tells him no several times, pushes him away, and tells him to essentially get out of her life and mind his own business.<br /><br />I'll agree, the phantom, is super creepy.<br /><br />In the book he does find Christine, and when she heard him, he wants HER. I don't think he really recognized or understood that she was child and thus even if he was thinking of marrying her when she's older it's still creepy.<br /><br />He wanted to be normal and live in house on the surface and takes walks with his wife and go to church on Sunday. Weirdly enough. And I think he targeted Christine because she noticed him.<br /><br />In the play(which is some sort of derivative fanfic with awesome soundtrack) Phantom tries repeatedly to get her to center stage and make her a star, that's what he wanted for her.<br /><br />He was just a psycho who flipped his lid when Raoul appeared and started demanding Christine accompany him. So he tried to lure her towards him with the methods he knew and used.<br /><br />Music.<br /><br />Manipulation.<br /><br />And Marriage.<br /><br />He's just, not healthy and pretty terrible.<br /><br />So, I will never be able to like Raoul, and I'll probably always pity the phantom.<br /><br />(And if LND if 'fanfiction crap' the phantom of the opera plays and movies by ALW are always fanfiction, just fanfiction you like. Dismissing LND as the sequel is doing a terrible disservice to the author as it actually contains very beautiful music. Although probably enjoyed more in context of making it a different story rather then continuation.<br /><br />I'm sorry, even if I didn't enjoy it that much, I still get mad when people disregard it entirely because it IS ALW's continuation of the story the way he wrote it. If you're going to ignore things canon to his version of it, solely stick to Leroux's since it is the most original.<br /><br />Even if it doesn't have an overture.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02763922636468143454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932642986645135929.post-18180981561495196312011-08-03T05:29:58.325-07:002011-08-03T05:29:58.325-07:00Yay, someone else in the universe who likes Raoul ...Yay, someone else in the universe who likes Raoul and agrees with some viewpoints that I have! XDRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149311390859934531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932642986645135929.post-21757839585587498732011-01-23T19:27:55.357-08:002011-01-23T19:27:55.357-08:00I actually thought about doing that!I actually thought about doing that!Phoenix Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15462272711039676065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932642986645135929.post-16109816185517213742011-01-23T13:58:43.476-08:002011-01-23T13:58:43.476-08:00Awesome, I can't wait for more. You should f...Awesome, I can't wait for more. You should follow up with 5 characters everyone likes but you hate.Arctorius Yensidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176813278201463797noreply@blogger.com