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βIt is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.β- George Bernard Shaw
...My small protest to the dreaded "sequel".
Leave the well enough alone, please!
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Ooh, now that, I would love to see.
His time in Persia is quite intriguing, and I believe it makes up a huge part of who he is later in his life.
That's one of the gripes I had with the 2004 movie, which completely left that part out... :/
Oh well...we can only wait and see.
Thanks again.
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Very moving. Reminds me why I love Phantom. Oh poor Erik
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Indeed.
I think this ultimately is what endears that man to me.
If only I could climb up on that stage and give him a hug at the end of the show...
Thank you for your kind words.
It really does mean a lot to me.
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Thank you for your kind words.
I've seen the show quite a few times, but it still brings tears to my eyes at the end.
It has a very special place in my heart and continues to inspire me.
If I can capture and express even just a glimmer of that, I'd be content...
Thanks again.
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YouΒ΄re so welcome!! Your work is wonderfull! 
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Lovely work of art.
Also against the sequel. Of all possible dreaded things to make a sequel with a story where the main character actually DIES (ALW just had him disappear I think), the phantom of manhattan. And the king of bad sequels, George Lucas is to work on the project as well.
Way to kill Leroux's classic D:<
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Thank you for your comment!
Sequels are almost never done well, let alone right.
No need to beat the dead horse, no pun intended.
Thanks again.
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Very haunting. I love the angle of his body you can feel the sorrow.
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Thank you!
The way one carries himself can tell quite a story indeed.
And I do see Erik as a man of poise - makes him even more endearing at moments of his weakness...
Thank you for your comment.
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My goodness, I can't get enough of this picture! The atmosphere paired with the quote...this is perfection.
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Thank you!
I see Erik as someone having an unique and definite air about himself, so it's always a challenge trying to capture it.
I'm tickled to hear it seems to come across.
Thanks again.
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beautiful the lighting is awesome I thought it was a photo at first sight. nice job
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Thank you!
I was trying to experiment with using less definition lines - maybe that's part of it...
Light and shadow alone can easily create an atmosphere, trying to capture it is an entirely different story.
Thanks again.
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Beautiful, and I totally agree about the sequel.
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Thank you, on both counts!
Who knows, it may turn out descent, if not great, but sad to say, I have very low expectation for it...
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Oh wow. I thought it was a photo at first too.
And I hate that dreaded sequel already, it makes me agressive and gives me ulcers. Unless they really really do a good job storywise, other than what I'll think they do, somebody needs to punjab ALW for it...
The picture is beautifully by the way, it captures the depression and sorrow perfectly, the pose is excellent. At the same time the light indicates the near ending. Ah.. I got so many thoughts on that part, but I won't elaborate all of that here. XD
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That's what I was aiming for, exactly, to evoke people's imagination with it.
So thank you for that.
That's the problem I have with the sequel, I think - that it spells things out too much.
Leave some for imagination, please!
your obt'
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It probably does. I really like how the story ended and there is really no need for a sequel.. not that kind anyway...
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Wow, this is beautiful. The lighting especially is fantastic...it sort of represents his segue from the "darkness of his obsession" so to speak, to something new (and hopefully brighter). Very masterfully done!
And I am echoing everyone else here, but I have a healthy amount of trepidation for that sequel, too. Tread carefully, please, Mr. Webber!
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Thank you!
I wanted people to see whatever their imagination took them in that light, which I believe is the beauty of the ending of the original show.
I adore the way you described it - it really is a journey for him, isn't it?
As for the sequel, I was rather hoping it would not coming to fruition, to be honest.
Your hand at the level of your eyes, Mr. Webber...
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...OMG. Perfection. I can't say anything else. Perfection. *glomps Erik* No Punjabing me, dude. *huggles*
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Yes, someone does need, nay, deserve a hug.
*glomps Erik, too*
As you do.
Thank you!
your obt'
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*glomps back* Thanks, obt!! XD *runs back and glomps Erik again* ERIK!!! X3 *huggle* Yaaaaaaaaay...!!
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*heart breaks* poor Erik.....
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"Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go."
- Author Unknown
I strongly believe Erik proved his love for Christine by letting her go.
All the more reason why I love that man...
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Aw I like that quote.
And I'd agree with you, definitely.
Still...poor Erik
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Fantastic work as always, my dear!
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Thank you!
It took a while to translate what I had in my mind into this, but I am rather pleased with how it turned out.
Effect filters are wonderful things.
I'm glad you liked it.
your obt'
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OH they really are. I miss having the time to do artwork myself but hopefully now, one I get university finals over me I should have a bit more time. I have a lot of lined sketches that need colouring, transcripts that need editing etc etc. But yes this piece was wonderfully emotive! Well done!
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Though it may not be a happy ending, I think loving Christine has made Erik whole...
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Until the sequel, anyway...
D:
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Beautiful piece! The lighting in particular is exquisite. You've also chosen a very appropriate and moving quote.
And yes, the sequel is going to be a disaster. Ughhh...
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Thank you!
I wanted to leave it up to everyone to decide whether that light beyond is an end or a new beginning.
That quote is one of my favorites - it just grabbed me when I first came across it, and never let go.
At this point, I just hope the sequel, however it turns out, won't hurt the original...
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What scares me more is that the title for the sequel is very nearly related to a James Bond movie title, namely, Tomorrow Never Dies.
-sigh- -.-
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I know, I laughed when that title was announced.
And I'm pretty sure that's not the reaction they were aiming for.
Le sigh, indeed.
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Probably not. XD
It..it sounds so cliche though. I don't see why they didn't recognize that... -n-;
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*Swears at ALW*
HOW COULD YOU, YOU POTO DESTROYER!??!?!?!
Gaaahh...NO SEQUEL.
But, I must say, brilliant picture.
Instant fave~!!
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It is a sad state of the affair, that even people like him are reduced to resorting in sequels.
I keep telling myself that I should keep an open mind, but ... I just have a bad feeling about this whole thing.
Thanks about the doodle, though!
I'm glad you liked it.
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I couldn't agree with you more on the sequel! I really wish they would have let it be. >.<
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If it were up to me, I'd much rather spend those millions of dollars that'll be spent on this sequel on keeping the current productions running longer.
Unfortunately, no one asked for my opinion.
Oh well...
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This is incredible, the light is so real. I thought it was a photograph at first, beautiful work.
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Thank you!
I wanted to leave where he's heading ambiguous enough, so that whoever looks at it can decide on his/her own.
Though I must admit, at one point I was thinking "walk away from the light, Erik!!!" while working on this.
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I agree, but I'm going to give the sequel a chance. We'll see what happens and then decide.
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You are more forgiving than I am.
I know, I know, I should keep an open mind...
But the book it'll be based on (supposedly) was such a letdown for me, I am rather wary.
Though you are right - I am afraid all we can do is wait and see.
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I agree! X( they shouldn't have done a sequel
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Sequels are rarely done right, if at all.
I, for one, would like to leave things the way they are - loose ends tied, but with enough ambiguity that the rest is left up to everyone's imagination.
Because I believe what one takes from a story is each his own...
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I agree, I after a book finishes, like with the phantom, that he ends up doing something bigger and better, and getting satisfaction from it. Or if you read Memoris of a Geisha I sense tha Sayuri has finally come to terms that what she does restricts her and she raises her child (for she ends up with one the the epilog when shes older) to the best of her ability and she lives happily somewhere new.
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