At the grocery store I recently heard a little ten year old
girl tell a woman, “When I’m twenty, I’m going to be rich. I’m going to be an actress and a model.” The child was quite serious, not
realizing the near impossibility of her goal. She certainly was unaware of the many compromises that
people are willing to make to reach such a goal.
The Phantom of the Paradise (1974) is a highly exaggerated
and stylized expression of the quest for success at any price. The film incorporates influences, to
name a few, from Faust, The Phantom of the Opera, The Cabinet of Dr, Caligari,
The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Psycho.
The film concerns a music producer who has sold his soul to
the devil, a drug-addled mindless rock star who is complicit in the evil
contract, and a mutilated and vengeful music composer. The film is violent and bloody and all
about success at any price. “He sold his soul for rock n’ roll.”
How much are you willing to sacrifice for your goals? Are your goals worthy goals?
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