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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream
^ It was overrated by the media. There was such a hype before its release, cinematography wise. Of course for an Australian it should be more interesting, but I think the movie was made for non-Australians to get mesmerized by the country. And I think Hugh Jackman played a big role in the corniness of the movie. lol
Anyway, I think the extreme romanticism in "Moulin Rouge" was in its place, cause they are in Theater [in the plot] /Musical [the movie as a whole]. But in Australia, it got a bit nauseating. .... C'mon! it's 3 hours for God's sake!
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Ah yes, I'd have to agree that the media definitely hyped it up. Actually I'm really surprised that it even made it into the mainstream media overseas?! Interesting.
Of course Australians can appreciate it more but even as an Australian it was very corny... Hugh Jackman's lines were just terrible; I needed a bucket most of the time. But like I said... very typical of Luhrmann and his obsession with romanticism so I basically accepted it.