Moulin Rouge
Question 10: Discuss the misè-en-scene in the film Moulin Rouge!
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According to Wikipedia, misè-en-scene in French literally means, "putting into the scene"; however in cinema term it refers to the positioning of the actors or actresses, lighting, setting, props, costumes, make-ups, acting, space and also time.
The movie that is about to be analyzed is Moulin Rouge! a modern musical filled with lyrical dialogue, directed by Baz Lurhman who also directed Romeo and Juliet. Baz Lurhman is very fond of directing love stories and therefore Moulin Rouge! is yet another tragic love story. The story, which is said by a few film critics and based on a Greek Methodology website this movie was, adapted from a Greek legend call Orpheus and Eurydice in the underworld. The legend was that; in short, is about Orpheus a musician (can be refer to Christian since he is an artistic writer) goes into the underworld (Moulin Rouge, which Zidler refers to as the underworld') to rescue his one true love, Eurydice (referring to Satine, because she is trapped in Moulin Rouge), but in the end Orpheus who was in doubt fail to save Eurydice and Eurydice dies. This scenario could be referred very well to Moulin Rouge! because Satine did die at the end of the movie. Moulin Rouge! is a love story based strongly in a Bohemian culture on Beauty, Freedom, Truth and Love. Where Beauty comes in the form of Satine the courtesan, Freedom is referring to the freedom to love, but in this case Satine is deprived of that element at the end of the story, the Truth element of the story comes in the form when Christian finally realizes why Satine lie to him and the fact that she did love him all along. Love, which is the main element of the whole movie depicted in the relationship between Christian and Satine.
The movie starts of with Toulouse played by John Leguizamo telling
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According to Wikipedia, misè-en-scene in French literally means, "putting into the scene"; however in cinema term it refers to the positioning of the actors or actresses, lighting, setting, props, costumes, make-ups, acting, space and also time.
The movie that is about to be analyzed is Moulin Rouge! a modern musical filled with lyrical dialogue, directed by Baz Lurhman who also directed Romeo and Juliet. Baz Lurhman is very fond of directing love stories and therefore Moulin Rouge! is yet another tragic love story. The story, which is said by a few film critics and based on a Greek Methodology website this movie was, adapted from a Greek legend call Orpheus and Eurydice in the underworld. The legend was that; in short, is about Orpheus a musician (can be refer to Christian since he is an artistic writer) goes into the underworld (Moulin Rouge, which Zidler refers to as the underworld') to rescue his one true love, Eurydice (referring to Satine, because she is trapped in Moulin Rouge), but in the end Orpheus who was in doubt fail to save Eurydice and Eurydice dies. This scenario could be referred very well to Moulin Rouge! because Satine did die at the end of the movie. Moulin Rouge! is a love story based strongly in a Bohemian culture on Beauty, Freedom, Truth and Love. Where Beauty comes in the form of Satine the courtesan, Freedom is referring to the freedom to love, but in this case Satine is deprived of that element at the end of the story, the Truth element of the story comes in the form when Christian finally realizes why Satine lie to him and the fact that she did love him all along. Love, which is the main element of the whole movie depicted in the relationship between Christian and Satine.
The movie starts of with Toulouse played by John Leguizamo telling