If you have seen "The Great Gatsby" starring Xiao Lizi and marveled at the extravagant scenes and costumes in the film, then you must not miss this "Moulin Rouge" by the same director Baz Luhrmann ", although it was filmed more than ten years earlier than the former, it is even more spectacular in terms of the level of splendor and splendor of the scene, plus a large number of meticulously choreographed, pleasing song and dance passages and the bohemian style of the late 18th century. It can be called a real feast for the senses, a dazzling tragicomedy. Luhrmann called his previous works "Heroes of the Dancing Country" and "Romeo and Juliet" (also starring Xiao Lizi), together with this "Moulin Rouge", as the "Red Curtain Trilogy", what is the Red Curtain Movie ( Red Curtain Cinema)? Luhrmann explains it this way: "Simple stories told in a highly theatrical and staged world." The three films, and Moulin Rouge in particular, are stylistically characterized. The story is extremely simple and even a bit old-fashioned and boring. Christian, a poor writer who came to the town of Bohemia to find love, fell in love with Satine, the top dancer in the Moulin Rouge, but the owner of the Moulin Rouge made a deal with Satine to win him over. The two people who have just tasted the taste of love are obstructed by the powerful duke, thus staged a drama in which the lowly and lowly people fight against the nobles of the upper class in order to protect their true love. To put it bluntly, "Moulin Rouge" is a "flashy" movie. Aside from singing and dancing, the story is simple, the plot is dry, the characters have no inner meaning, and it also reveals a breath of Mary Sue, and the ending is also very stupid. Blood, the two escaped the Duke, but not Sha Ting's tuberculosis. The comedy was forcibly turned into a tragedy. It is estimated that it will be sprayed badly when it is released now. Luchman didn't suddenly want to make such romantic musicals. He went to the cinema in India and found that Indian musicals can make the audience sit there for more than three hours without getting bored. As we all know, Indian musicals also have simple themes. Song and dance occupy a large proportion, so he thought of making a highly staged popular tragicomedy that can actively participate in the audience. There are a lot of Indian musical elements in "Moulin Rouge", such as Christian's script about Indian dancers and The final dance style can prove that Luhrman's purpose in making this film is to imitate Indian musicals and bring the audience a long-term audio-visual enjoyment. Looking at the classic musical films in the history of film, they are almost always a stylized combination of uniform handsome men and beautiful women and a few ingenious song and dance paragraphs. The stories of the films are mostly related to a romantic and touching love story. Which work sings well? , the dance is beautiful, and the story is so romantic that Su dead people, as a musical film, it is even above the passing line. A good example is the excellent reputation of the previous year "La La Land". Several elements (high-value actors, songs, dances, romantic scene decoration) are subtly and delicately integrated into the streets and alleys of the modern city of Los Angeles, both the shadow of traditional musicals and the innovation of modern urban life, now It's no surprise that the song and dance of the film is so well shot that it captures the hearts of most audiences. However, there are also some harsh voices in most of the praise, and it is clear that these few voices are all directed towards the story of the film. , the story is simple, the story is bloody, the story is Mary Sue, it does not conform to the three views, etc. There are various reasons to complain about the story. The story is not distracting, and no matter how well-designed the songs and dances are, they are still weak. However, denying everything about a movie just because you don't like the story in the movie, especially a movie that doesn't focus on the story in the first place, isn't it a waste of more than 2 hours of movie watching? Of course, there are also people who watch movies purely to complain. The story of "Romeo and Juliet" is also very simple. The love tragedy of the younger generation caused by the conflict of grievances between the two families, but it can definitely become a classic without Shakespeare's genius and imaginative and beautiful writing. Rhetoric, moving poems, and profound monologues, you can feel its greatness and immortality just by picking out a random sentence. Otherwise, "Romeo and Juliet" will never become a classic romantic love tragedy. Look at Luhrmann's modern version of "Romeo and Juliet" to see how far apart the same story can be in a writer's pen and a director's camera and the importance of embellishing a simple story. "Moulin Rouge" opens with a highly staged opening. The red curtain, the bandleader, the stage lighting and sound suggest that the film will be a stylized stage play, followed by rough black and white images accompanied by singing. Taking the audience into Paris in 1900, "Once upon a time there was a boy...", the camera moves through the city and ends up in Christian's room, holding an empty wine bottle, with his head on his knees, according to the lyrics and the current The scene can be guessed that he must have just experienced a sad past. In just a few minutes, a cleverly conceived and visual fantasy opening briefly outlines the framework of the story, a writer who wanders from afar, the top courtesan in the Moulin Rouge, a tragic ending, a romantic love story, unreservedly put these The information is revealed to the audience. On the one hand, it is saying that the story should not be particularly novel. On the other hand, it attracts the audience to want to find out. Although this may be a very old-fashioned story, its style is so strange. And set in ancient romantic Paris, (sad Ewan McGregor looks all the more charming), the story certainly has its charms, driven by curiosity to identify or familiarize with the clichés and not. Discovering something new is also a great pleasure in watching movies. Next, the luxurious and spectacular singing and dancing scenes made people addicted, the explosive dance music, the cancan dance symbolizing freedom and wild spirit, the rich and colorful costumes, the stunning appearance of Nick Kidman, the singing and dancing in the Moulin Rouge was peaceful, romantic and uninhibited the hustle and bustle The atmosphere is vividly reflected, and the hero and heroine are also arranged to meet here, with a strong comedy and humorous color, a simple love story, but the initial encounter is extremely luxurious and romantic. Can't do it. In order to make up for the lack of simple and tedious plots, Luhrmann used Christian's song and dance drama to map and supplement the love story between Christian and Satine. The state leader's obstruction, offstage is the story of Sha Ting and Christian, their opponent is the powerful duke, from this, the two people can't do what they can't do offstage, they can rehearse on stage The excuse is blatant love, thrilling, yet humorous and romantic. The first climax of the film comes when the Duke asks Christian to change the ending of the musical to the dancer who ends up with the prince. Although he doesn't know that he has been deceived by Satine at this time, this request means that The Duke will never allow the dancer and Christian to be together. The tension between the stage and reality, the confrontation between love and power, and the highly dramatic conflict have enriched this cliché story that would have felt empty and boring when told. Musical films have a common problem with monotonous narratives. The songs and dances in the film have both narrative and lyrical functions. Christian confessed to Sha Ting with his singing voice on the roof, and used his singing voice to express his determination to love to the death, avoiding the embarrassing clichés, the most praiseworthy. It is Luhrmann's original "Lightning Cut" that collages the dance, Christian, and the Duke's threat to Satine through emotional, explosive music, forming a grand and solemn lyrical passage, an emotionally charged passage. Audio-visual movement, this is clearly a "splendid and solid" classic film and television clip. The first climax of the film, although he did not know that he was deceived by Sha Ting at this time, but this requirement means that the Duke will never allow the dancer and Christian to be together, the tension between the stage and reality, love. The confrontation with power and the highly dramatic conflict has enriched this cliché story that would have felt empty and boring when told, and avoided the common problem of monotonous narrative in musicals. The songs and dances in the film have both narrative and lyrical functions. Christian confessed to Sha Ting with his singing voice on the roof, and used his singing voice to express his determination to love to the death, avoiding the embarrassing clichés, the most praiseworthy. It is Luhrmann's original "Lightning Cut" that collages the dance, Christian, and the Duke's threat to Satine through emotional, explosive music, forming a grand and solemn lyrical passage, an emotionally charged passage. Audio-visual movement, this is clearly a "splendid and solid" classic film and television clip. The first climax of the film, although he did not know that he was deceived by Sha Ting at this time, but this requirement means that the Duke will never allow the dancer and Christian to be together, the tension between the stage and reality, love. The confrontation with power and the highly dramatic conflict has enriched this cliché story that would have felt empty and boring when told, and avoided the common problem of monotonous narrative in musicals. The songs and dances in the film have both narrative and lyrical functions. Christian confessed to Sha Ting with his singing voice on the roof, and used his singing voice to express his determination to love to the death, avoiding the embarrassing clichés, the most praiseworthy. It is Luhrmann's original "Lightning Cut" that collages the dance, Christian, and the Duke's threat to Satine through emotional, explosive music, forming a grand and solemn lyrical passage, an emotionally charged passage. Audio-visual movement, this is clearly a "splendid and solid" classic film and television clip.
Due to the shackles of subject matter and commercial restrictions, musical films do tend to decline gradually, and it is difficult to occupy a place in the genre film market as in the 1930s. "Chicago" and other popular musicals, but overall, the number of musicals and the quality of guaranteed word-of-mouth are still declining. Blindly pieced together seems to be superfluous in the current musicals. There is nothing new. I can't help but sigh, when can I see another song and dance film with a novel theme and original style.
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