Rock Opera - Foolish Pride

Country music isn't the only genre that sings about foolish pride- this is a common thread that appears all through Opera, and which has been picked up my rock.

Baz Lurhmann picked up this thread and wove it completely through Moulin Rouge. This is wildly creative, fusing Opera, Rock Opera, and slapstick into a heart-stoppingly beautiful statement of love, foolish pride, redemption, and loss.



Nichole Kidman and Ewan McGregor sing, as well as act their parts. The film is a silent rebuke to George Lucas, who didn't have the slightest idea how to get a similar performance from any of the terrific actors in the last three Star Wars films.

If you haven't seen this, you're in for a treat. As the credits say at the very end:

A film about truth ...
beauty ...
freedom ...
foolish pride ...
and most important ...
love.

Well, it mostly says that.