"He's a genius, Monsieur."

I hate aptitude tests and the ITED's. They don't mean anything significant for students and will probably inflate the heads of the incometent and deminish the morale of overcompetent. (If that is a word.) I know plenty of people who gain 99% awards that don't deserve them and I know plenty of people who know WAY more than I could ever who will score at most "C" average on the tests.

The truth is that IQ tests, aptitude tests, and ITEDs can only measure certain types of intelligences. Besides that they only tell you how well a student can take that particular test. They can't say whether or not someone will be successful, if they can sing or paint, or if they have the strength of a horse. And these are all qualities that will give you great sucess in life.
And I can prove all this through the Phantom of the Opera and a little psychology. I will explain the strenghts and weaknesses according to Gardner's seven types of intelligences and will also show how these "smarts" can get you by just fine, something the IQ test would disagree with.

Our first victim is Maestrodecca or Signoir Reyer. He was interesting because he had an eye for beauty in the opear house. He had a visua and spatial talent that others did not. However his bodily and kinesthetic energy is what he lacked. What could you ask from an old guy? And still he moves on with great achievment.

Madame Giry is however a very advanced ballet instructor and dancer. Everybody knows that if you can lift 200 lb. you're good but if you can ballet dance on your toes with elegance you're AMAZING. She's actually quite the phenomenon if you ask me.

Andre and Firmin are mentioned as one person because they pretty much act as one throughout the movie. Interpersonally they are finese because they know exactly how to talk (or rather beg) to Carlotta and get her to play in Il Muto. However they don't know exactly care about their own self image throughout the play because they are willing to do just about anything for La Carlotta.

La Carlotta's weakness is easy to find. She absolutely, with no doubts whatsoever, hands down, is musically deficient. I mean have you heard that women sing. Her best quality is how she talks and dresses but since that is not a form of intelligence we can say that she is strong intrapersonally. She is sound with her self and recieving anything she really wants. I think that suits her well.

Christine is obvious too. She is (using the same lengthy adjectives as before) musically talented. Beauty can actually describe her singing event though it take no visual form. However, she kind of stares dumbly much throughout the play and doesn't say much. Verbally and linguistically she doesn't survive well.

The Phantom is obvious. He is powerful in many ways. In fact Madame Giry quotes him as a genius in the middle of a play. However she is only referring to the logical and mathematic side of him. Of cours the IQ test would love him, but he lacks something crucial. Interpersonal intelligence. He doesn't know how to talk and socialize to Christine and he ends up showing hate towards her when he doesn't know it. And that is what matters to him and because of that he loses all that he wants.

What is interesting is that Raoul is just the opposite. He knows exactly how to talk to Christine, calling her "little lotte" and saying he'll protect her. Of course Raoul is really stupid according to IQ tests. They would say that he doesn't have any chance at all because of the way he trys to capture the phantom several times. But he still ends up with exactly what he wants.

Everyone of this movie has some type intelligence and the majority of them can survive off that. So tell me. What does aptitude tests and ITEDs have to say about us when we have great evidence saying we can survive without any of it.