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Despite being a rather dark and sexy character (think Simon Cowell with sex appeal), he is also violent and nasty it's difficult to feel any sympathy for a character so smothered in self-pity. But this is ruined by scenes such as the implied attempted rape of Christine, the Phantom wailing that his face has "denied me the joys of the flesh". The songs desperately want us to feel that if only the Phantom wasn't persecuted and mocked by society, he would be a rather nice chap. Born disfigured, a flashback shows him as a child being horribly abused in a freak show and escaping to the sewers. Obviously this is supposed to be the story of a tragic genius tortured by his disability, unable to be loved by a beautiful young woman because of his hideous face.

Down they go to his spooky habitat (as opposed to the branch of Habitat from which he presumably purchased those candles). Inspired by the sci-fi classics Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Puppet Masters, the film managed to gather a massive ensemble cast of Hollywood heavy hitters, up-and-coming actors who would.

After Christine's successful debut, the Phantom reveals himself to her and takes her to his bachelor pad: this is only accessible via a boat ride across a foggy lagoon, where gold candles inexplicably rise fully lit from the murky waters.