hope_107_2002

I love the "Anne" book series. I also love the live action movies that were made about them. I have seen several episodes of the animated series and, honestly, I don't think it lives up to the others. Don't get me wrong, it's a very cute show and one of the better children's ones I have seen. It just changes the book far too much, in my opinion.

It seems like everyone I talk to about this movie has a strong opinion of it. They either absolutely love it or absolutely hate it. There have been a few borderline opinions, but for the most part it's a love/hate movie.

I thought I would love Moulin Rouge. It seemed like my kind of movie. I've always been a sucker for musicals, afterall. I didn't hate it, but I didn't really love it either. I'm one of the few people who falls in the in-between pile. I thought that the movie was great as far as visual effects and costumes good. The acting was also very good and the singing could have been much worse, but a note to the leads- don't quit your day job. The movie managed to be funny, happy, thought-provoking, and ultimately tragic. It was a very emotional movie and even made me get a little teary eyed at the end.

The main plot in Moulin Rouge centers around the love between Satine and Christian. Their love was really a fairly typical Hollywood love affair though. They fall for each other too quickly and form an inseperable bond that was really unrealistic. While I did think their relationship was very sweet, the cynical person in me couldn't help noting how completely unrealistic it was.

I can see how a lot of people would hate this movie and how others would adore it. It really depends if you let yourself get into it, I think. Only if you ignore the semi-butchering of songs you love and the underdevelopment of the characters, and just let yourself get lost in the eye-candy and craziness before you will Moulin Rouge take off.

This movie isn't the greatest one ever, but it is very cute. If you ignore the many cheesy, unrealistic scenes and the characters' one-dimensional personalities, it works. It reminds me of an afterschool special from the 1980s, which isn't that bad of a thing...