Phantom

Yet another proof on how society's obsession to categorize everything makes us either a stereotypical imitation of everyone else, or an outsider. (Outsider not necessary in a Bad sense, could be a genius, a superstar, but still out of societal norms of standard)
Today's movie was The Phantom of the Opera. I have some critics in various topics, but I'm too lazy today. 
So, I bet you know that "humans are afraid of the unknown," right? 

 Well we are, we get scared, or intimidated by what we don't know, hear, see, or understand, that's an easy given, why do you think people hate exams. Anyway in the movie everyone is afraid of the 'Phantom' why? Because they don't see him. He is just a voice, or an action that happened and no one saw anything till it was over. (Break) let's take into consideration that they live in an opera house, which is full of props for plays, hidden passages, doors and many connections that help make the illusions and effects for the plays, that of course makes it the perfect place to play psycho-hide-seek game if you like to get your last scream scared out of you. Thus the stage is on, the actors are on and the play is on with only one person knowing the truth but won't tell because she is in too deep to be out of it with her hands clean. 
Ok, back to the plot (and for and back and for) the Phantom, doesn't really look so scary, genius and mad yeah, but just the sight of him not really; maybe because in the movie they didn't make the 'deformity' of the Phantom so gruesome, but well I don't see how can that be so scary, some guys with tattoos look uglier and scarier that the Phantom (not hating on guys with tattoos, well maybe yes but only on those whose tattoos are ugly or stupid). By the way if you see the picture you have to agree that the 'Phantom is not scary at all, and in my sister's (Mery of course) words (or sights) he is hot. Think about it, we are indeed afraid of the unknown, but also we are attracted to the mysterious; and attractive voice (Angel of Music), in an opera house, a man who is well dressed (in the movie) and uses a mask… it screams mystery not scary…

They are in Paris, in those old times when the oh-so-awesomely-stupid Euro-centrism made them believe to be above all, including their own kind if they were just a bit different. Going in chronological order, the Phantom is a poor 'deformed' child in a gypsy traveling circus, the gypsy are portrait here as greedy, dirty, mean SOB's and the kid is beat and mock for his difference till he's had enough and kills the guy. A little going-to-be-ballerina girl sees it and helps him out of trouble hiding him in the opera house.
(Another break) society does nurture us, but it is inevitably up to oneself who/how we end up being, society does make a big deal into steering us one direction, or pushing us certain way, in the end the decision remains with the person, to go with the flow or against. Since people treated him really bad for his difference he grew up hiding, believing he'll be treated just as bad. It surprises me that being so genius, and in an opera house full of costumes and what not, he didn't just took a wig and a mask or something to cover the deformed part and took part of everyday society. I've not read the book, so I bet there's more to take in consideration. So back to the movie, everyone is afraid of him, and he has a temper and genius madness that makes him dangerous. He is obsess with a girl who grew up believing he was an "angel of music," and when she finally sees him she is so afraid as if everything she's ever seen was so perfect before. In the movie he is not really that scary, probably in the book he is, anyway everyone seems really REALLY scare. So because he is different he is scary; mmm... mmmm....

Sorry I lost my train of thought, till later...
NEV