The Sword Fight
Aug. 20th, 2017 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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vicomte_de_chagnyI didn't see the whole 2004 movie, but I heard there was a sword fight in it, so off to YouTube I went.
Why did we get that, and not the Phantom throwing fireballs like in the stage show? Did they not have what they needed for the fireball-throwing? Were they unable to film it? Or did they decide a sword fight was cooler?
I know very little about fencing and nothing about filming, and even I know that is NOT how you film a sword fight. *headdesk*
Christine's expression is all "WTF?" I sympathize.
Apparently Patrick Wilson did the whole thing without a stunt double. You know. Just in case I needed any more reasons to love Raoul.
Why did we get that, and not the Phantom throwing fireballs like in the stage show? Did they not have what they needed for the fireball-throwing? Were they unable to film it? Or did they decide a sword fight was cooler?
I know very little about fencing and nothing about filming, and even I know that is NOT how you film a sword fight. *headdesk*
Christine's expression is all "WTF?" I sympathize.
Apparently Patrick Wilson did the whole thing without a stunt double. You know. Just in case I needed any more reasons to love Raoul.
