1: The film appropriates many pop songs and mashes them together in a bricolage of telling the story of the characters emotions through the lyrics of the songs. Everything from David Bowie, Madonna and Nirvana is heard.
2: The films storytelling is fragmented with a non linear narrative. The start of moulin Rouge has very quick edits with fast past fades blending the different cuts into one. The main protagonist Christian tells the story at the start of how his one true love Satine died, setting up the viewer for what will entail making it seem almost dream like as the whole film is played out from Christians memories.
3: The film is a pastiche of many different genres, not just musical but also a mash up of comedy with drama. The more surreal elements of the film such as the singing moon, and Kylie Minogue as a flying fairy give a sense of a whimsical fantasy genre.
4: The overall set design of Moulin rouge is a feast for the eyes with many different styles juxtaposed together, 19th century Paris nightclub scene, mixed with can-can and Indian design influences are all prevalent with a lustful red denoting the romance of Moulin Rouge.
5: Moulin Rouge also shows signs of a show within a show telling the audience that the show must go as they try to perfect the show "Spectacular Spectacular"
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