*~*moulin rouge review*~*

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 2007)

...LOVE this is a story about LOVE music is the food of LOVE nothing matters but LOVE...
Moulin Rouge is a romantic musical, it came out in 2001 and was directed by the talented Baz Luhrmann. The film tells the story of Christian (Ewan McGregor), a penniless bohemian, who comes to Paris to write, and falls in love with Satine, a can-can dancer at the famed Moulin Rouge. Christian plots to make the lovely Satine (Nicole Kidman) fall in love with him. The innocent Christian finds himself deep inside a world of sex, drugs, and the true bohemian life. Christian faces many obstacles, for example a duke who wants to trade Satine's favors for money to build a proper theater at the Moulin Rouge. Christian believes that love will overcome all, and his time in Paris helps him to decide if there is truth to the statement "the greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return."
Being that it is a love story, I would say that the main theme of Moulin Rouge is love. The plot of the film is centered around the love story of Christian and Satine. Other themes of the movie could be deception, freedom, or beauty.
I've only seen one other film directed by Baz Luhrmann, Romeo + Juliet, and it is one of my favorite movies. After seeing both films, I'd say that the style of both movies is very similar. I think there are similarities in the not only the plot and themes, but also the lighting, choice of actors and actresses, and style of filming. Both films have a similar style and I think Baz Luhrmann's unique direction shows itself in these films.
Moulin Rouge is a extraordinarily extravagant film. The starring actors Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, and Jim Broadbent all do a great job of playing their parts. One of my favorite aspects of this movie is that it is a musical. Before seeing it I never knew that Nicole Kidman or Ewan McGregor had such powerful singing voices. I think their voices make the movie even better; not only are they great actors, but also great singers.
The costumes and sets of the movie are also good. Moulin Rouge takes place in Paris, 1899 and 1900. The set of the Moulin Rouge itself is amazing in the film. It's really impressive and cool how elaborate the sets in the movie are. Very dramatic and vintage, the sets of the movie make you feel like you really are in the midst of the bohemian revolution in Paris. The costumes of the film are also incredible. Every outfit Satine wears is perfectly glamorous and beautiful. Baz Luhrmann did a great job of completing his vision for Moulin Rouge.
The film is a musical, and includes many well-written musical pieces. The lyrics between Christian and Satine make you feel the intense love between them. Songs like Complainte de la Butte, Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Your Song also come together to complete the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.
I found this film to be very good, I can easily see how anyone would chose it as one of their favorite films. Baz Lurhmann is a very talented director who created a masterpiece with Moulin Rouge.
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