Christian character biography moulin rouge

Baz Luhrmann’s film Moulin Rouge! is a lush and frenetic jukebox musical set in Paris.

It follows a naive young writer’s move to the Montmartre Village to pursue the Bohemian ideals of freedom, beauty, truth, and love.

Christian character biography moulin rouge

He discovers loyal friends, inspiring opportunities, an intimidating adversary, and the love of his life.

Whether Luhrmann intended it or not, a comparison between the protagonist and the Jesus Christ of Christian theology is virtually inescapable.

The writer is named Christian (a choice that may suggest Christological intentionality on Luhrmann’s part).

Christian abandons the security of his respectable upbringing to live among “creatures of the underworld.” [1] He goes there in order to write, to create, to contribute to freedom, beauty, truth, and most of all love. His father criticizes his foolishness, but Christian still ventures into the darkness, abandoning his claim to security and family honour.&nb