Moulin Rouge Review

The Moulin Rouge is a movie that takes place in France 1900. It's in the slums of Paris where the Bohemians live, or in the big palace like club, The Moulin Rouge. I thought I would hate this movie because it was a musical. I actually enjoyed it. It starts out with the protagonist crying and typing a story. This then transitions to the beginning of the movie. Throughout the movie  they express the theme many times. The theme being "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return". The main character is Christian who is a writer who goes to Paris for inspiration. When he arrives he meets others that show him share bohemian morals and plans to write a story. Trying to book the Moulin Rouge for a performance he meets the love of his life, Satin the top courtesan of the Moulin Rouge. His first time being in love he is able to express his beliefs, finally knowing what it's like to love. Throughout many obstacles get in the way of their love, the main one being the duke. The duke is a selfish man who is funding the play and refuses to believe that Satin can love a poor bohemian.  They do get over these obstacles, but of course the story doesn't end so happy. Shocker. Satin has the consumption. As the duke leaves for good she drops dead. Their love finally conquered, and only lasted about 10 minutes. So sad. Her last dying wish is that she writes their story, it then returns to the beginning of the movie. Now knowing why he was crying and what he was writing. Having the beginning be the ending is a cool way of showing the plot unfold. The songs they sang throughout the movie were not from that time period which I thought made it better than a regular musical. other musicals have boring dramatic opera songs. The director instead incorporated songs from a different time, yet still make them relatable. this movie also had everyone speak English and none speak French, even though they're in France. There were also a lot of different and interesting camera techniques. These little things made this movie stand out to me. I give it a 4 stars.