#phantom of the opera (1925)

[tiredwaterboy]

Mini Eriks

[7greentears]

Lon Chaney’s Erik is uhhhh. 

Interesting. 

[tsvitmar]

Watched the 1925 and 2004 adaptations this weekend. Loved '25, the most uncomfortable Erik to me so far. And his mask is really unsettling. Probably because of the absence of his mouth and weird eyes? He is kinda funny without the mask though :D But oh, Christine in this movie is gorgeous!! And 2004 version.. it's just..okay imo. Just not my favourite. The music is great, but it's just repetition of the musical (don't go after me please)

And have more Cherik ofc

[achildsfirstsorrow]

Quick Chaney in my style, he’s gotta be one of my faves 🖤

[carpeossa]

The thing I love about being in the POTO fandom is that I could take a photo of a random skeleton outside of a cottage in summer with flowers growing on its skull, and someone in the tags will add:

”I’m so glad Erik decided to make himself a flower crown, the poor man needs it.”

and I love us for that.

[cowgremlin11]

these two wanna fuck so bad it drives me insane

[yourfavewantstofuckinkill-og]

Erik from The Phantom of the Opera, please?? (the 1925s version is the better option)

Erik from The Phantom of the Opera (1925) is about to fucking kill someone!

[hostess-of-horror]

A Scene from Phantom's Revenge

Here we see the Phantom, mad with desperation and Darkmess, looming over a confused and weirded out Rabbid Peach, who is imprisoned in his underground lair.

@randomrabbidramblings @minnesotamedic186 @mimizzin @bramble-scramble @deezeyrabbidy @pastelprince18 @salamifuposey @lemonbaloni @color-cacophony @oniblogsdaily @sneklover

Reference under cut!

[invisiblemans-horror-corner]

More Erik The Phantom Headcanons!

these are all autistic hcs since @madreemeritus asked for more, i am happy to deliver on more of one of my favorites boys!

let's start off strong with this mans EGO, alot of autistic people are kind of full of ourselves lol this man is always boasting how articulate and amazing he is and how better he is at everything than you (example: playing the organ)

2. he has the opposite of sensory overload this man has sensory UNDERLOAD he will nearly go deaf with all the loud music cheering and clapping going on in the opera, he loves loves loves the sounds.

3. nervously picks and bites at his skin around his nails, he gets very understimulated and needs some type of sensory outpit, so picking it is! (me too)

4. one word. Dysgraphia. This man's handwriting is SHIT (again me too)

5. hygiene is not that great... his breath prob smells like straight up cyanide and ass, anyways hygiene is something all autistic people deal with in one way or another, like we forget to brush our teeth or purposely don't because it feels horrendous.

6. stimming! stimming! stimming! he definitely does this especially at points where Christine holds his hand ever so gently, or how she hits the most perfect high note on stage. he can't help but jump a little, or alot lol

7. he occasionally deals with echolalia, when Christine tells him "i love you Erik" he will get giddy and repeat it 10 times over, not just for reassurance but because it makes him so happy, "Christine loves Erik!"

8. he may not deal with sound sensitivity but textures are def a big NO. he must only wear silks and soft materials, he will complain of a thousand prickles on his skin if you make him wear such cheap and horrible textures.

9. again with the textures is food, i feel like since the acid hit his mouth his teeth must have been affected making them weaker. he tends to eat much softer foods, like puddings, soups.

10. thought about this last one alot and I think he might have light sensitivity as well, since he only uses candles to light his dark bedroom, and likes to keep the lights off in his private box. His eyes were badly injures, leaving them extremely sensitive to light.

thanks for requesting more phantom headcanons! i got a bit more technical with these ones compared to my last post because i thought i could also make this somewhat educating for people who might not know certain things about us autistic individuals. anyways tell me what you think and don't be afraid to add some of your own interpretations or headcanons of autistic Erik!

[lauriab]

So I was watching 1925 Phantom again recently and I was once again struck by the absolute downgrade we’ve experienced when it comes to Erik’s deformity.

You’re telling me that in 1925, Lon Chaney managed to turn himself into THAT thanks to nothing more than a book description, a roll of wire and some imagination

But cut to 79 years later, what feels like a thousand different Phantom adaptations to reference and incredible advancements in both practical and digital effects and we decide that all Gerard Butler needs to become the Phantom is a half-hearted attempt at a sunburn and an allergic reaction?

HOW HAVE WE DOWNGRADED

Curse you society and your need to force hotness upon everything :(((

(No hate to any of the makeup artists or production people btw. They’re just tryna do what’s asked of them :) )

[sloanedestler]

A Gentleman's Proposal

Read on AO3

Summary: Weeks have passed since Inspector Ledoux and Raoul de Chagny were imprisoned in Erik's torture chamber, and Ledoux can't forget what he and the young vicomte experienced together that night. However, he knows he must forget their encounter - if only he can figure out a way to do so. And later, as summer turns to fall, Erik and Christine have a revealing conversation - one that might help the connection slowly growing between the two of them. Daroga/Raoul, Erik/Christine, rated M

Inspired by In Sympathy, written by @night-unfurls-its-splendour, which was in turn inspired by my 1925-based fic What Do You Offer

Written for PotO Queer Week 2024

[blogthebooklover]

Stop! I had no idea it was Phantom's birthday!!! Your reblog made me gasp. Do you have a favourite adaptation????? 🤌❤️

Great question, @french-vanilla-in-the-clouds! I haven't seen too many of the film adaptations, like the Chinese "Song at Midnight" or its remake, or The Phantom Lover. I would like to thank the YouTube channel, Phantom Reviews, for introducing me to the other adaptations of Phantom. Here's a list of my personal favorite POTO adaptations:

The Phantom of the Opera (1925-1929)

This was actually the first silent film I ever watched as a kid, I was around 9 or 10 years old and it was also around the same time that the Andrew Lloyd Webber movie was coming out. I love Lon Chaney's performance as Erik, and his ability as a makeup artist as well. This holds a special place in my heart, because I remember watching it at my grandmother's house. I hope someone can make a proper adaptation of the book with today's technology; however, this is probably the closest one we have so far.

(look at the way he clenches his fist on his sleeve, A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!)

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

I remember liking this more as a kid and a teen, this has become more of a guilty pleasure movie for me now as an adult. I do appreciate some of the costume designs, I think my favorite is a tie between Christine's masquerade dress and her Think of Me dress. Minnie Driver is always fun to watch as La Carlotta, and Patrick Wilson did his best as Raoul. If it were made today with Emmy Rossum's acting abilities from being on Shameless, I think it could've worked beautifully, I'll give her some leeway because she was a teenager then.

(This is my favorite shot of Erik, btw)

The Phantom of the Opera (1990)

Btw, this was actually my first introduction to Charles Dance before Game of Thrones. I know this is technically also an adaptation of another musical prior to Lloyd Webber's, Yeston and Kopit; regardless, I like how this version of Erik is more on the sweet side, but he does have his limits (and I love his sarcastic remarks about Carlotta lol). I wish we could have seen what his disfigurement looked like, however, I do appreciate how the filmmakers wanted the audience to imagine it for themselves.

Goosebumps' The Phantom of the Auditorium (1995)

Okay, so I haven't actually read any of the Goosebumps books. I liked watching the TV show a bit more. This episode was a fun, kid-friendly version of Phantom.

(excuse the crappy quality of the photo)

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Okay, this one is a lot of fun. I do like how it was more rock and roll, and I like this Phantom's design, it almost reminds me of Panna a Nevtor, or the Czechoslovak Beauty and the Beast movie. There's definitely some campiness to the film as well, especially with Beef (the La Carlotta counterpoint), and Winslow's court case scene.

Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)

I have a soft spot for this one, because it was the first time where I saw clips of the Lon Chaney film featured in the beginning. On paper, I do like the premise of a guy haunting a movie theater, and I do like some of the more "Phantom" moments where he's disrupting each theater with something, like the projector bubbling out, or the dinosaur balloon. Also, I do like Mickey Rooney's speech about movies and movie-going.

[avtvmnalvibes]

I wish to God that the original ending of Phantom of the Opera 1925 could be viewed. I hope someone finds the film reels in a warehouse or a box or a drawer or something, because I DESPERATELY want to see it. If they managed to restore it it would officially be the most book accurate adaptation of Phantom (I think it might be anyways but just. Extra points)

[lupinedreaming]

Something interested I’ve noticed with fandoms that surround a piece of older literature is that some fans feel that the closer a movie adaptation is to the book, the better it is, regardless of film quality.  And that’s … just not true, imo. An adaptation being close to the book doesn’t mean it will be automatically good. For example, one of the most accurate adaptations of Dracula is the 1977 BBC version. Now, I like that version, but you can tell it was made for TV on a TV budget. The cinematography and visuals aren’t particularly interesting, and there are bits where it can feel a bit plodding. The 1992 Coppola version is fairly divisive from what I’ve seen, but it is a better movie in terms of cinematography and visuals compared to the 1977 version.

Another example is Frankenstein 1931 and Bride of Frankenstein. Neither of these movies are very close to the book, but they are wonderful movies and stories in their own right. To dismiss them on the basis that they aren’t book accurate is, frankly, ridiculous imo.

There are cases where an adaptation being closer to the source material would make a better movie. The 1925 version on Phantom of the Opera is pretty accurate to the book for most of the movie up until the ending, which was added because ‘20s audiences didn’t like redemption for Erik. Unfortunately, the tacked on ending hurts the rest of the movie because the rest of it is so accurate to the book, so it feels like the movie is leading up to Erik’s redemption. But then it takes a total turn, and he kidnaps Christine in the carriage and then gets thrown in the river by an angry mob. It doesn’t fit with the tone of the rest of the film.

TLDR; a movie adaptation of an old work of literature being accurate to the source material doesn’t automatically make it a good movie. It’s important to take an adaptation on its own merits and primarily critique it on those, not on solely on whether it’s accurate to the book or not. 

[cowgremlin11]

for illustration we have ‘mini assignments’ and one was to draw from a photo so i. uh. i mightve. drawn my man. i deleted raoul from the photo and moved nadir cus i kinda hate 1925 raoul he looks weird AND ALSO welcome to my fat nadir propaganda. he would not have a six pack. i will make all my fav characters fat :)

ref photo and sketches under the cut

[madreemeritus]

Hi! I love your blog and I was wondering what you think of the 1925 Phantom Of The Opera movie? Thx!

OMG MY FIRST ASK, ok...

It's nothing but my favorite adaptation 🥹❤️ HAHA i love Lon Chaney's Erik (Lerik?) so much, he's so babygirl and accurate and shy, it makes me giggle!! I WANT HIM I WANT TO MARRY HIM 💍

What i dislike about it is the ending, they changed Erik's redemption into a dumb finale where a mob kills him ☹️ and he also threatens to kill Christine after the unmasking scene which is so... ugh?? In fact i dislike Universal a lot, they added Erik into the Monster list and it upsets me...

But the rest is wonderful to me. I love it so much and i will definitely write about it 😌 i will make a sequel where Erik survives and finds redemption. It's coming!!