The Notebook is overrated! The Time Traveller’s Wife is better in writing! Even Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has got nothing on Moulin Rouge!, the greatest love story ever told!
Paris 1900; the Summer of Love. Young Christian has come from London to be a part of the Bohemian Revolution, to live a penniless existence, and to write about freedom, beauty, truth, and that which he believes in most… love. There is just one problem: he’s never been in love. But that changes when his newly found friends take him to the Moulin Rouge where he falls head over heels for Satine, a courtesan and star of the Moulin Rouge. Unfortunately, Satine is promised to the investor of the Moulin Rouge, the Duke. But, as fate would have it, Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke and completely falls in love with him. Soon their romance escalates into true love, a love that is forbidden and threatens to destroy them both.
Without a doubt the most beautifully tragic romance to ever grace our screens, Moulin Rouge! is a truly unique film. What writer-director, Baz Luhrmann, has done is completely redefine and reintroduce musicals to a modern audience.
What makes Moulin Rouge! so unique is the fact that it is a musical, but it uses modern songs, re-written to suit the style of the movie, and mixes them with grandiose and glamorous sets that are even more dazzling than anything you can see on Broadway. In the film’s soundtrack, we hear classic tracks from Queen, Elton John, Madonna, and Patti LaBelle, as well as snippets from David Bowie, Nirvana, and possibly a better rendition of Roxanne than the Police originally did.
Not only is Moulin Rouge! a feast for the ears, it truly is a feast for the eyes too. I cannot stress how utterly magic, and dazzling the sets, outfits, and special effects are, particularly during the scene where Christian and Satine fall in love. Baz Luhrmann successfully visualised what true love is for people: fireworks, shimmering rain, the moon singing in French, and enchanting symphonies everywhere. You have to see this film to believe its dazzling brilliance! Words cannot recreate its magnificence!
Ewan McGregor stars as Christian and he is just so gorgeous isn’t he? He gave a performance that was inspired, free, passionate, clever, and heartbreakingly charming. I just LOVE Ewan McGregor!
Nicole Kidman stars as Satine and she was lovely. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not really a Nicole Kidman fan. I personally think that the best thing she did (that I’ve seen) is The Stepford Wives, but that’s just me. In Moulin Rouge! she delivered a performance that was seductive, rational, and very dramatic. Sometimes a little too dramatic for my liking, she did a good job nonetheless.
Not to mention, both she and Ewan can sing!
Starring John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Jacek Koman, Christine Anu, Kerry Walker, Caroline O’Connor, David Wenham, and Kylie Minogue, Moulin Rouge! is a dazzlingly unique film that is filled with amazing costumes, fantastic music, memorable characters, and “a love that will live forever.” One of my favourite films of all time, you simply CANNOT go your entire life without watching Moulin Rouge!
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.
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