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bungee-gum-b1tch · 1 year ago

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!!! i can kinda answer this !!! *pulls out 50 half-written essays from my notes app*

this got way too long so i dumped it in the tags but i attempted an actual answer!

so im not hating on anyone and i get the "masked pretty boy with a Past™ and a great voice" but also.... why do people prefer the phantom over raoul??????? hes so manipulative and just MEAN sometimes :/ love yall but yall have "i can fix him" complexes the size of east texas raoul would treat christine RIGHT

#i’ve only ever seen the musical so keep that in mind #this is just based on my personal feelings and opinions so bear with me #but for me a lot of it comes down to this one post i saw from @/night-unfurls-its-splendor which said that r/c is a rational kind of love #while e/c is something primal - something raw and full of instinctual and spiritual desire #i'll readily admit that raoul is the most logical partner for christine #they’ve known each other since they were young #he’s kind and loving and cares for her #he offers security and stability #and christine loves him too!#they’re both overjoyed when they reunite after christine’s performance #HOWEVER #i believe it’s also true that christine does love erik as well #it’s just a different kind of love #it’s complicated and nuanced and might not always make sense #but it’s still love #yes that love does eventually turn into obsession for erik and yes christine’s feelings for him grow more and more complex #but it’s undeniable that there’s something *there* that draws them to each other #erik offers passion and a love that's almost worshipful #he gives her sensuality #he gives her music #while her love for raoul is something conscious and logical #her love for erik is instinctive and raw #of course one's opinion on them will be also heavily influenced by which actors you see and like #i personally love when certain christines try to run back for the phantom during the final lair #and try to get him to escape with her and raoul #because it demonstrates that after everything *she still loves him*#ANYWAYS #i think it all comes down to what you prefer #do you prefer christine following the most rational path by going with raoul?#or do you prefer her following her more primal desires and loving erik?

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