![]() ![]() But at the same time, he wants Christine to tell him face to face what her decision in her gut is since she's been hanging around Raoul instead, following the scene where he overheard her make a choice. At that point, the Phantom is pretty much fed up with everyone. He's also hoping that maybe the rest will finally get a hint as well since subtlety doesn't work and directness doesn't work either. ![]() He could have done this at any other time if he wanted to, but he wanted to make a final impression on Carlotta in particular that he's not to be messed around with. With Piangi out of the picture at this point, he makes his entrance. ![]() If he can't get Carlotta out of the spotlight, he'll work with the next best thing. The Phantom uses the curtain call as the opportunity to get Piangi out of the way for good. The Phantom is the only one other than Raoul who is aware of the battle she's facing. I I never got the impression that anything was coincidental or impromptu about the lyrics of "Point of No Return", and so it wouldn't make any sense whatsoever for Piangi to be singing those lyrics to/with Christine. The way I saw it was that Don Juan was written specifically with Christine in mind for the lead female role. Piangi thusfar has been the lead male star of the opera house but no one would dare replace him with anyone else. He makes mention that Piangi doesn't fit the role of Don Juan in the opera that he's written. In the Red Death scene, Phantom shows up and starts picking on everyone. Therefore anyone who kisses her feet would also be on that list. And as anyone knows, Carlotta was at the top of Phantom's shite list. The Phantom did not like Piangi and it didn't help him win any points that he was Carlotta's consort. ![]() But in watching it last night (i just bought the dvd set yesterday and haven't seen the film for about 6 months so it wasn't fresh in mind prior to that) it makes sense to me at least why he killed Piangi, even though I don't think it's right necessarily. Piangi's death comes across as not justifiable to some people, and those opinions are perfectly valid. Basically what makes one murder or act of violence justifiable, for lack of a better word, whereas another isn't? Joseph's murder as well as that of his captor at the travelling circus were easy to figure out why he committed them. Obviously only the Phantom knows what goes on in the Phantom's head. ![]()
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