The Phantom is, literally, telling Christine to open up her mind. Christine is your average 19th century girl. She is faced with the option of choosing Raoul, a good-looking, kind hearted man, or the Phantom. The Phantom is a freak-genius who dwells under the opera house with no place in society; where as Raoul seems to come from either middle or high social class. Raoul is just about the ideal 19th century lover. The Phantom is telling Christine to open her mind and forget everything she's been told or taught about the world/society and that she'll be able to live freely. If she is able to give all of that away, she could be happy with Phantom. However, in the end Christine goes with what she's told and picks Raoul. The reason why I feel this way is because, in the movie at least, several times Christine seems enchanted and speechless, in a complete state of awe by the Phantom. Not once does she experience this passion with Raoul, yet she finds him to be the better pick, hinting that it must be some sort of societal influence (along with the fact that the Phantom starts killing people, of course).
The Phantom is, literally, telling Christine to open up her mind. Christine is your average 19th century girl. She is faced with the option of choosing Raoul, a good-looking, kind hearted man, or the Phantom. The Phantom is a freak-genius who dwells under the opera house with no place in society; where as Raoul seems to come from either middle or high social class. Raoul is just about the ideal 19th century lover. The Phantom is telling Christine to open her mind and forget everything she's been told or taught about the world/society and that she'll be able to live freely. If she is able to give all of that away, she could be happy with Phantom. However, in the end Christine goes with what she's told and picks Raoul. The reason why I feel this way is because, in the movie at least, several times Christine seems enchanted and speechless, in a complete state of awe by the Phantom. Not once does she experience this passion with Raoul, yet she finds him to be the better pick, hinting that it must be some sort of societal influence (along with the fact that the Phantom starts killing people, of course).