*Spoiler Alert!!!!!!*
The main character of Moulin Rouge, Satine dies of the picturesque disease, according to Foster, TB. After reading all of the principles foster lists in this chapter, I find that Satine's life, death, and disease all completely fit the principles to a T.
Throughout the movie, we see Satine's disease progress little by little. First a cough, then coughing up small bits of blood, all the while Satine is composed, dainty, and yes, picturesque. She never loses herself completely. The disease slowly eats away at her body. But instead of creating an ugly exterior, she stays beautiful, while her insides slowly start to turn on themselves.
Staine's death from Tuberculosis fits into the story with a strong metaphorical implication. Her lifestyle of prostitution can be interpreted to wear away at one's physical and mental well-being, while her disease wears away at her physical health. While Satine chooses to sell her body to the night, she is involuntarily losing her body to TB. Wow look, an archetype.
This affects the plot and symbolism. Christian is so madly in love with Satine, but he is losing her to her lifestyle of prostitution. They cant have a monogamous relationship for obvious reasons. So he can't have her completely on a sexual level. Satine considers giving up this lifestyle for Christian, only to be convinced by her "pimp" that it would hurt Christian more to have her, then have her only to die later from TB. The disease sets up the perfect framework for this romantic tragedy.
The main character of Moulin Rouge, Satine dies of the picturesque disease, according to Foster, TB. After reading all of the principles foster lists in this chapter, I find that Satine's life, death, and disease all completely fit the principles to a T.
Throughout the movie, we see Satine's disease progress little by little. First a cough, then coughing up small bits of blood, all the while Satine is composed, dainty, and yes, picturesque. She never loses herself completely. The disease slowly eats away at her body. But instead of creating an ugly exterior, she stays beautiful, while her insides slowly start to turn on themselves.
Staine's death from Tuberculosis fits into the story with a strong metaphorical implication. Her lifestyle of prostitution can be interpreted to wear away at one's physical and mental well-being, while her disease wears away at her physical health. While Satine chooses to sell her body to the night, she is involuntarily losing her body to TB. Wow look, an archetype.
This affects the plot and symbolism. Christian is so madly in love with Satine, but he is losing her to her lifestyle of prostitution. They cant have a monogamous relationship for obvious reasons. So he can't have her completely on a sexual level. Satine considers giving up this lifestyle for Christian, only to be convinced by her "pimp" that it would hurt Christian more to have her, then have her only to die later from TB. The disease sets up the perfect framework for this romantic tragedy.
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