You know I have a ton of favorite bands. Literally a ton.
There's so much music that I love, so many singers I admire, though lets say Queen
are in my top 10. I adore them, Freddie's voice? My god. Amazing. Everyone that
knows me knows one of the things I keep whining about is never seeing Freddie with
Queen, and not being alive at the time of Live Aid. Come on let's be serious.
Live Aid? It's the most amazing thing that has ever happened. The energy of the
crowd alone when Queen came on? Woah. To be there, to feel that power, to
breathe the same air…I can't even imagine how it must be, better then sex,
better then drugs. And the best proof that music has insane power. Live Aid
raised 127 million dollars for famine relief in Africa. Incredible.
I was really looking forward to Bohemian Rhapsody the
movie as soon as I heard they're making it. A view into Freddies life in a way
we couldn't have it before. You probably know he was a very private person, and
rightfully so. Critics and people tore him apart no matter what he did. Even before
I went to see it I heard critics *cough idiots cough* complain about it, not ''gay''
enough, doesn't have this doesn't have that. Blah blah blah bullshit.
The movie is a celebration of Queens music, their legacy,
the legend that was Freddie. He didn't give a flying fuck about stereotypes, he
didn't give a flying fuck about what he should do, what is right, what is
expected of him, what his music should sound like, he did his thing, and he did
it bloody amazing. I don't think there's another singer out there right now or
will there ever be another one with such power and such control over the
audience, if you watch Live Aid you can see people as in a trance following
Freddie's every single move.
Bohemian Rhapsody starts with Brian and Roger with a band
nobody cared about, playing in dark shitty bars, trying to make it big, while
being students, astrophysic and a dentist? Crazy isn't it? The band became THE
band when Freddie joined. He was the heart, the soul and the bright shining
star. Though I don't think that fame really was all that he hoped it's going to
be. Or at least as much fun as he expected it to be.
One of the critics I heard most was that the movie isn't
picturing Freddie right, that it feels like the movie is ashamed to show Freddie
was gay. Like I'm sorry but were we watching the same movie? His sexual
preference was more then obvious from the movie but also even if it wasn't,
this is a movie about Queen not Freddie alone. About their music and legacy. And
I just hate how people seem to ''degrade'' Fred down to just some gay singer. His
sexual orientation wasn't all that he was. There was so much more to him than that.
He was smart and caring, he loved cats, he was a good friend and a perfectionist
which I assume made him hard to work with sometimes. I would guess the movie
doesn't tell the audience more then we already know about Freddies gay
relationships and HIV because he never told until the very end. Maybe in a way
this is respecting his wishes, he never wanted to make a big deal out of it. Freddie
loved his music, that was all that mattered, which is why I believe that's
where the focus of the movie is, despite of course it being a Queen movie not
Freddie movie.
The movie starts in the 70's when Freddie worked at the
airport, he was different then already, special style, combing crazy pieces of clothing,
trying different things. He was something special. After a quick ''audition''
on the parking lot Brian and Roger take him as the new singer and thank god they
do don't you think? Even if I believe if they didn't, there would be a place
for Freddie in the music business anyways. He was just too bright of a star to
never shine.
What I really loved was that the movie ends with Live Aid
preformance, which may I point out I've seen a million bloody times and the way
Rami Malek does it, every move, every single move, he got it, spot on Freddie
behaviour. The walk, the charisma. The kids got it. Anyways ending with Live Aid
that happened in 1985, I think that was a great ending of an amazing movie. As I
said before Live Aid was an amazing moment in musical history and despite the
fact that Queen went on for six more years that were just as important as the
rest, the movie couldn't have ended on a better note. Not just the concert but
the rest, despite it being the cold truth, it's just too sad and I am glad it's
not included. Better to end on a moment that went down in history.
Maybe what bothers me a tiny bit is the fact how their
road from basically nobodys to megastars seemed to went on relatively without a
hitch. But then again should you picture everything in a movie it should be
made in at least three parts so it's understandable. I loved how they pictured
his relationship with Mary Austin, since we all know how important she was to
him.
But for real the most important thing of the movie, Rami Malek.
Oh my fucking god. That man is not amazing he is AMAZING. He's like a secret
weapon someone was hiding to unleash and shock us all. Woah, the way he acts,
the way he stepped into Freddie shoes. It's just, it's amazing. The walk, the
strutt! The facial expressions, the teeth, lip licking, everything down to the
very last little detail, he lives and breathes Freddie. He is absolutely
spectacular. Of course there's other cast members that are great as well. Like Ben
Hardy as Roger, not only is he totally fun and all the ''old married couple''
bickering between him and Fred is great and he's really cute too (and did you
know what a playboy Roger was? Haha), Rami outshines them all completly. Like they
are not even there.
It's really not just a movie it's a masterpiece and honestly
I would suggest every Queen fan and every music fan to give it a chance.
And Freddie. God I love you, you're so amazing, and I
feel so lucky that if I wasn't able to see you live I at least live in a time I
get to enjoy your voice and your legacy. Your voice is nothing short of
absolutely amazing and Queen are one of the biggest bands on the planet not
just because of the experimentation with your music, and the talent in the
band, but also because of your charisma. Some people have it and some people
don't.
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