So I liked Ewan McGregor a little bit. I saw the ad for Moulin Rouge and thought vaguely to myself "Obi-Wan sings? Huh. Should check that out." I went to the movies on opening day. Not because I thought I HAD to. Just so happened, I had some time to spare on that Friday. It all started out so innocently.

I've never had an experience at a theater like I had going to see Moulin Rouge, and it saddens me to think I may never have another one. The colors on the screen seemed more vibrant than any I'd ever seen before. During some of the songs, I could actually feel my torso vibrate to the beat of the music. And I knew without a doubt that Satine really was falling in love with Christian when he sang to her, cause dagnabbit, so was I.

I saw Moulin Rouge 11 times before it left the theaters (I sometimes think I kept going back hoping for a happy ending this time). I took everyone I could wrangle into a theater to see it . And in the short amount of months between its theater run and its release on DVD, I thought I'd go mental...well more mental. It is, to date, my favorite movie. There's a Baz quote somewhere that says something to the effect of "Those who like it, are zealots. Those who don't, hate it." Color me Zealot, baby.

FANFIC

Bear Witness
Rating: PG
Written: August 2001
Summary: The thoughts of those standing back stage after "Spectacular, Spectacular"

Elephant in the Sky
Rating: PG-13
Written:August 2001
Summary: Christian's POV on his dying day.

I Follow the Night
Rating: PG-13
Written: July 2001
Summary: Later the same night that Christian typed "The End."

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