Nature Boy McGregor's character, Christian. Some of the film's premise was based on the lyrics, in particular the opening lines. The closing lyric, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return" is used throughout the film. While reviewing "Moulin Rouge!", Erickson noted that "[by] itself, ['Nature Boy'] redeems the wonderful idea behind Luhrmann's flawed but often wonderful movie." The song was performed by Rodrigo Santoro in the film "Heleno" (2012), during the radio interview when he asks if he could sing a song for his wife and son. Cole's version was again played at the
Ode to Boy the soul of previously more restrained outings in spite of its energy and lust." In a review of "Essex", William Ruhlmann of "AllMusic" commented that the re-recording was "an unnecessary remake", which had been "arranged to sound like 'Pinball Wizard'." Helena Adams of the music website "Reflections of Darkness" felt the song was a "total rip off" of the Guns N' Roses song "One in a Million", but without Axl Rose's "rawness or charm". "Louder than War" writer Paul Scott-Bates said: "A version of the incredible "Ode to Boy" from Yazoo's "You And Me Both" swansong features twice – guitar