Phantom of the opera movie 196211/10/2022 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The main reason the Phantom’s backstory works so well is due to Terence Fisher. But as far as it being the “best” Hammer film or even the “best” Terence Fisher film? I will let you decide. That just made you more emotionally invested in both him and the story, which makes it one of the better versions of the tale ever told. Also, the origin actually gives a really good reason for the Phantom to be haunting the Opera in the first place instead of the “oh, him? He’s always been there.” tactic that most versions have used. This made it easier to sympathize with him (for almost any classic horror monster to work, there has to be some level of sympathy), and it worked very well in the film. Revealing the origin would ruin the mystery for most people, so I will just say that Hammer moves away from the “deformed freak full of rage” as seen in most versions of the Phantom, and instead gives him an intrinsically human quality. This isn’t to say that this version is simply a rehash of what came before. There’s no use adding a summary for a movie I really hope most of you have already seen the story in some form or another(if not, for shame!), as Hammer didn’t deviate much from the traditional Phantom plot that we’ve all come to know and love. My personal favorite like I have said before, is the Horror of Dracula, which we will save for later on in the week. While I agree that it does have its place, it really isn’t the best. People have said this is one of the most revered classics out of the Hammer Line. So the first movie to kick off our week of all things Hammer Horror is The Phantom of the Opera. ![]()
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