moulin rouge

I'VE LIKE WATCHED MOULIN ROUGE FOR THE FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY SECOND TIME.

its the only movie which i can tolerate that has a sad ending.

it always makes me cry. then again people who know me argue that i've cried for every movie that i've watched that. except like, simpsons?
haha.

because of all the glitz of the costumes and nicole kidman& ewan mcgregor, there is the tendency to brush it off as a hollywood romantic movie. yes, it may be that but look at what most adults are struggling with: balancing their work and family. ultimately, its down to what you want to place first. as my facilities lecturer said 'you think people who have finished their shift at work and battled 1 hour of peak traffic are going to go home and be model husbands?'
of course, in the movie, the choice between love and money is dramatised, its a dilemma, it seems unapplicable. but little choices we make each day build up to that effect.

another thing about the movie i find so thought provoking is the extent to which a human can love. when i reflect on gossip i hear about this and that and i hear friends telling me their stories and problems, i always am astonished at what a human being can go through in order to protect a person they love, be it a family member, a friend or something more. sometimes, i'm proud to call myself a human being.

i hope i'll always have the ability to cry at movies and not become cynical and jaded...

and so. the best thing you can take away from moulin rouge:

the most important thing you'll ever learn is to love, and be loved in return.