The Cynical Historian | Bohemian Rhapsody | Based on a True Story @CynicalHistorian | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
I’m not impressed with Bohemian Rhapsody. It mangles the story just as badly as biopics of the early 2000s, to the point of travesty. Like the basic characterization of Freddie Mercury is wrong, and only reinforces a bunch of myths about the man. Heck, there was a movie, called Walk Hard, that satirizes this. But Hollywood will never learn. Just because there’s cool music playing doesn’t make it a good movie. There’s all the elements of a good story here, but Hollywood has to be willing to tell it.
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Wiki: Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical drama film about Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. It follows the singer's life from the formation of the band up to their 1985 Live Aid performance at the original Wembley Stadium. It was directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach. It stars Rami Malek as Mercury, with Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, and Mike Myers in supporting roles. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor served as consultants. A British-American venture, the film was produced by 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, GK Films, and Queen Films, with Fox serving as distributor.
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