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This five page paper uses Linda Seger’s article and her discussion of the “hero’s journey” to analyze the character and behavior of the Phantom in the 2004 film, The Phantom of the Opera. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Film Character Analysis: The Phantom of the Opera Research Compiled
by K. Von Huben 10/2010 Please Introduction In her essay "Creating the Myth," Linda Seger explains
why people respond strongly to characters in film when those characters go on a journey that touches the audience. This paper explores the film Phantom of the Opera using some
of Segers comments to illustrate why people were so moved by the plight of a character who is arguably evil or insane or both. Discussion Its unusual to use a
musical for this kind of analysis, even more unusual when the "hero" is not heroic at all, but an anti-hero, even perhaps a villain. But the story of the Phantom
is a story that works because it tells of redemption through love, which is a classic myth. The film also launched the career of Gerard Butler, who is a very
fine actor. People who know him only from 300 should look at some of his earlier work. The film is truly an opera; there is almost no spoken dialogue. But
the story is clear: the Phantom falls in love with the ing?nue he is teaching to sing; tries to win her love through force and threats; fails; and then ultimately,
in a moving fulfillment of his character arc, lets her go. He has grown immensely in the course of the story, to the point where he is willing to sacrifice
his one chance for happiness if it means Christine will be happy. Self-sacrifice is a powerful mythic concept, and helps to explain why everyone in the audience, including the men,
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