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Have you ever seen the movie Moulin Rouge? I really adore this movie, maybe because Nicole Kidman plays a burlesque dancer with tuberculosis and breaks my heart. That's not the actual reason, but I always find that when I watch this movie I notice that there is a ton of attention to detail. I've always thought it would be neat to analyze the use of foreshadowing and the themes within the film. God, I'm lame. 

In the beginning of the film, the scenes constantly flip between happy and sad -- for lack of better terms -- and it serves to be such an interesting use of foreshadowing to me. The flashes of Satine going from a gasping dancer to a dancer gasping for her last breath happen in the very beginning of the film, showing that her life will definitely not be as pleasing as her dancer numbers.

Christian serves as a character that forces you to empathize with him, forces you to love Satine with no fear. As he types up their story, he manages to portray all of her fear as if he'd had them himself. And perhaps he had, possibly he had felt fearful of the Duke, but was so wrapped up in the thrill of their affair that he pushed them aside and focused fully on their lives and what they could achieve together. He imagines them living happily ever after, though he knows nothing of Satine's disease.

This movie is definitely one of my favorites, because of the use of popular songs, clever foreshadowing and Ewan McGregor. I definitely suggest that you take some time during the weekend to watch it. You won't be disappointed.


catch you later,
Karleigh

"Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months. And then, one not-so-very special day, I went to my typewriter, I sat down, and I wrote our story." // Christian, Moulin Rouge