Re: prop. I blame this mainly on ALW's portrayal. In Leroux's version, Erik is very much the other guy in Christine and Raoul's story. But then ALW's goals were very much different than what Leroux had intended (I actually think I read somewhere that he disliked the Raoul character immensely).
Christine has her flaws, but a combination of love and compassion leads her to mature and make sacrifices. She tells me something about the depths of sacrifice you make for love, and also about fear and compassion.
I would definitely think that this applies to Raoul also. However misguided he seems to be, his actions always sprang from love of Christine. You see this especially in the dungeon scene where he's basically willing to sacrifice himself for Christine's freedom.
Actually, I have the biggest problem connecting emotionally to Christine because of the book. In the book she's very sweet and "innocent" but she does quite a good job manipulating Raoul (and to a lesser extent, even Erik) into doing what she wants.
One thing that has always interested me about these three characters is that they're all orphans at some point during their childhoods, and yet grew up so differently.
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Re: prop. I blame this mainly on ALW's portrayal. In Leroux's version, Erik is very much the other guy in Christine and Raoul's story. But then ALW's goals were very much different than what Leroux had intended (I actually think I read somewhere that he disliked the Raoul character immensely).
Christine has her flaws, but a combination of love and compassion leads her to mature and make sacrifices. She tells me something about the depths of sacrifice you make for love, and also about fear and compassion.
I would definitely think that this applies to Raoul also. However misguided he seems to be, his actions always sprang from love of Christine. You see this especially in the dungeon scene where he's basically willing to sacrifice himself for Christine's freedom.
Actually, I have the biggest problem connecting emotionally to Christine because of the book. In the book she's very sweet and "innocent" but she does quite a good job manipulating Raoul (and to a lesser extent, even Erik) into doing what she wants.
One thing that has always interested me about these three characters is that they're all orphans at some point during their childhoods, and yet grew up so differently.