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When I first saw the Phantom of the Opera movie, I was greatly touched. Not only was the plot beautifully written, but full of emotions, love, sacrifice and hate. It brings me memory of my first love and how at times I've forsaken them and how they will always with open arms receive me back into their fowl.

Many a times, my eyes welled up, when the actress, Christine sings longingly to her father whom has died and she imagines that her father is the angel of music to guide and protect her while she acted on the stage. Her love was so innocent and pure and reveals her first love to the man that she has fallen for. Unfortunately, the phantom appears and has her bewitched into thinking that its him that was protecting and guiding her all the way as she climbs her way up to stardom.

The main character, which is the Phantom, lives deep beneath the opera house, is both a genius architect, a composer, a magician and many more. He builds the underground world which he calls home, beneath the opera house and whenever Christine sings, his ears and soul sits longingly to have her by his side. The Phantom is a strong willed character, who never says die. He has survived during his worst time living under the tyranny of the "master" who tortures him and beats him if he doesn't listen to his will. One fine day, the young boy killed his master and escapes the dreaded place, he once called home, controlling his free will and making him does things which he feels degrading. The disadvantage of this boy is that he wears a hideous face and went living under the Opera House for as long as he lives without contact from the outside world.

Our young and innocent Christine, at the same time has also fallen in love with this monster when the Phantom brought her to his hideout down under the Opera House. The story unveils as Christine accidentally removes the mask that was hiding the Phantom's face. The Phantom was surprised and angry that Christine has removed his mask without his permission, Christine was appalled and afraid, as the Phantom sings of his unhappiness that she has done to him. Finally, she is led back to the Opera House.

Towards the end of the show, our young Christine is again tested to see whom she loves, the young man whom has fallen in love with her or the Phantom. Our Phantom has the young man trapped in ropes and is threatening to kill him if Christine chooses over the man instead of the Phantom. However, to my greatest shock, Christine has chosen over the Phantom instead of the Young man. I wonder to myself, was this a sacrifice that, Christine is willing to make for the sake of love or that she truly loves the Phantom, has over me thinking all night through of her devotion. At last, I thought to myself, love is blind and my deduction is that she has unwittingly, fallen in love with a monster who calls himself the Phantom of the Opera. My question that will stay with me and never answered will be that if Christine were to stay by the Phantom's side, they will have to stay in the darkness and away from the light which Christine will have much to consider and put up with.

At last, Christine spends her life with the young man but unfortunately, she dies before the young man who is now a old man bringing flowers and gifts before a tomb stone bearing her name and a little bit late as the Phantom has already been there before him.

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