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
Rotten to the Core (song) right notes" and "makes the movie so bland and forgettable". Common Sense Media mentioned that the song should not be introduced for children under 6 years, because in the film scene that plays the song, Evie "draws one boy in to kiss her in a very seductive scene and wants to land a prince with money and a big castle". Ryan Clavin of WDW Info said "the song is a little ‘meh’ and a bit too on the nose, as most Disney Channel songs are". A second version of "Rotten to the Core", performed by American recording artist Sofia Carson,