I think R+J is one of the better examples of playing with the sacred Shakespearean texts. The first time I saw it, I was completely put off by the noise and the violence. Then I made the Baz L connection and gave it a more open-minded viewing. I have come to enjoy it. The extent to which the language remains forceful and beautiful in the gang-banger setting is amazing to me.
"They have never understood, and no reason that they should.
But if anybody could . . . " --SS
Yes, I really liked Romeo and Juliet. Claire Danes was, as usual, spectacular and it was on the whole really creative.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
I LOVED Moulin Rouge. If anything, it truly made me extremely interested in musicals (even if the film and the material may not be the best reprsentation of the genre).
Yeah it's not great as a musical but that ending...murders me. I love it. Love. Love.
"It's a great feeling of power to be naked in front of people. We're happy to watch actual incredible graphic violence and gore, but as soon as somebody's naked it seems like the public goes a bit bananas about the whole thing."
brdlwyr--"Boring"? Wow--you must have a pretty action-packed life if Moulin Rouge struck you as boring. I mean, there's a BUNCH of stuff to look at, and music, and dancing, and elephants, and Nicole Kidman with Glamorous Hollywood Movie Star Disease, (get prettier as you die) and Euan M. just being hot hot HOT.
I get "disjointed". I get "illogical". I get "dizzying". But "boring"? I don't get it.
"They have never understood, and no reason that they should.
But if anybody could . . . " --SS
I'm watching this moving right now (well actually, it's on behind me, as my desk does not face the telly). At first I was incredibly reluctant to watch it, as my French teacher had said she loathed it and I respected her taste. BUT my friend made me watch it over the summer and I became positively hooked! Watched it every day for about 2 or 3 months straight. Love the colours, the frenetic energy created by the camera movements, the music, and ESPECIALLY the "Tango de Roxanne".
That being said, I can totally understand where the haters are coming from. I think Nicole Kidman's singing is rather abominable, her "gasping blackouts" annoy the flying f*ck out of me, aand...idunno, her hair also pisses me off in this movie. Silly, I know. Ewan I love, but his voice is too pop-y for a musical production such as this. I found his overall performance very engaging though :)
K, just wanted to revive the MR!Love. Or lack thereof.
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