Phantom of the Opera the Movie question?

Why do they say "Keep your hand at the level of your eyes."? Is it because he like to hang people and it would be harder to get a rope around your neck or is there some hidden meaning i am not getting?

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More or less. The Phantom is an expert user of the Punjab lasso, which is a thrown weapon. If someone puts their hand at the level of their eyes, any attempts to throw the lasso around that person's neck will fail, since that hand will also be caught in the loop of the lasso and allow the person to pull free without injury. It's a means of protection.

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Yes, I always wondered that too. I think it is because of the noose. If you raise your hand up to the level of your eyes your arm blocks the rope.

I love that movie.
Yes.

It is always mentioned in relation to his "magical Lasso" (noose)

He flips that lasso over your head and around your neck in a flash. Only having your arm there would protect you from being strangled to death like poor Raoul was...
Well, they explain it better in the play and book. Basically, you got it though. If you hand is at the level of your eyes then when phantom throws a noose around you your arm is stropping it from sufficating you.