Moulin Rogue
So I watched Moulin Rouge last night. It was beyond my expectations I can say that. I remember my high school classmate forcing me to watch it last year, but I disagreed most of the time because I thought it would be really bad. Like, clowns, weird filming, weird comedy bad. Last night, when Star Movies decided to show the movie without my knowledge that that was it. One can imagine my surprise when that half line of gray flashed across the screen telling me what movie I was actually watching. I had a feeling it was it though. But man, I wish I had given it a chance a long time ago. It's a really really good dramatic movie. The romance, the conflict, the filming (oh, I just love how it was filmed!!), the actors and the music were just so awesome! It definitely was one of those movies I really enjoyed and would never really forget anytime soon.
Ewan McGregor sings really beautifully. I was really surprised when his voice came out of him. Really very good! His voice had a relaxing feel to it, no matter how strong it came out at some points in a song. I really love his singing here. If I find out this is something like HSM wherein they just mixed another person's voice with his own to make it sound better, I'd be really disappointed. As for Satine who was played by Nicole Kidman, I already expected that she could sing very well, so there was no surprise for me there.
So enough insights. Here's a short recap: set in 1899, the story is told from the point of view of one Christian (Ewan McGregor! :3) who is a young writer who came to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution. What better place to start than the Moulin Rouge. There he meets Satine (Nicole Kidman! o.o <- didn't even recognize it was her) the star courtesan and the two fall in love. But it's not all happiness and romance as a very jealous duke (who might I say is very obsessive compulsive) also has his eyes on the beautiful Satine. And thus a love triangle is formed. As Christian and Satine continue to battle all odds in order to stay alive, another force they were not aware of is threatening to keep them apart forever.
Not the best summary I know. But look at that cast! (I'm aware I only mentioned the two main characters, but I just love their cast x3) And it's a musical! A very good musical at that. Who can resist a good musical? Hm? HM? Anyway, to those who've already watched it and loved it, good for every one of you. For those who haven't watched this yet, much less even heard of it, I recommend you to go and watch it. Download a torrent or whatever, it's worth the wait. Don't miss the OST as well. The songs are one of the highlights of the movie. Speaking of songs, here are my favorites on a playlist to share because I love them so~
Moulin Rouge