A musical masterpiece!

Rating: 10/10 (28 January 2002)

I have heard all sorts of reasons for why Moulin Rouge is a "horrible" movie. "I didn't care about the characters" or "Its too wild and it's just nonsense" or "the songs were not original and the Pop songs they used were horrible." All these reasons might be true if you were watching the movie with your eyes closed. This movie is viabrant and spectacular and the music had such an impact on me. For people who don't care about the characters I can only say that you have no heart because this movie had so much emotion. If you think its nonsense then you probably don't like musicals. "I hate the way people just sing out of no where," says my friend during a conversation about the movie. Maybe so, but that's what musicals are all about. The Director of Moulin Rouge said that musicals during the time of the 40's would use music from the 40's to describe what was happening at an earlier time. This is the same way Moulin Rouge works by giving us songs from many 1970's 80's and 90's generations. This movie is not nonsense with a beautifully written script, score, and talented singing actors who worked hard on this dazzling spectacle. This movie completely took my breath away. If you have not already seen it then rent it! Hopefully it will be considered for a Best Picture Nomination at the Academy Awards.