There’s no denying how much of an icon
Freddie Mercury has become for the music industry. Queen is masterful when it
came to creating some of the music memorable songs in history, so a movie about
the band deserves to be excellent. The downside is Bohemian Rhapsody does miss
the mark of it being one of the best biopics of this generation. Even with that
though, there is a lot to enjoy about Bohemian Rhapsody as a retelling of
Freddie Mercury’s life and as a big giant tribute to arguably the greatest rock
band that ever exist.
The film of course is an overview of Freddie
Mercury’s career in the band Queen, from his early days of how he joined the
band, to the concert days where Queen became a worldwide Phenomenon. It has the
decency to include many of the important aspects of Freddie Mercury’s life,
including the aspects that many feared would not be touched upon, however it
does discuss things a bit out of order compared to how they actually occurred
in real life. For anyone who is truly in the know, Mercury’s life didn’t played
out like exactly how the film goes. That tends to be the case with most biopics
though and but what really kind of makes this movie no as spectacular as it probably
should have been is that in a way, it’s a standard biopic. It goes through all
the basic elements of a biopic, showcasing the ups and downs of a person’s life
but doesn’t tell it in a way that makes it especially interesting compared to
other biopics out there. This comes across as concerning because as the film
mentions itself, Queen was known for being innovative and revolutionary when it
comes to their music and the fact that the film plays it kind of safe makes it
feel like there was a missed opportunity. However, the film fortunately doesn’t
forget going into decent detailed on what made Queen as iconic as a band and
showcases the band’s influence very well through the filmmaking techniques and
performances on screen. It doesn’t excel at it, but Bohemian Rhapsody does a
decent albeit slightly disappointing job of showcasing Mercury’s life.
What really hold the film together despite
some of it’s lacking in narrative department are essentially two factors. The
first is the film aesthetics, as the film does an excellent job with sound and
visuals in terms of showcasing the feeling of being at a concert for the iconic
band. Every concert sequence is filled with breathtaking moments that are
creative when it comes to cinematography and editing. Visually it looks
impressive how the musical moments show the creativity Queen has with their
music and also are the moments where the film is the most stylistic as well.
This film also needs to be seen with a good surround sound, because it helps
when the film has many moments of actual concerts, the sound is a key factor to
how this movie works and it sounds beautiful at points. They’re already some of
the greatest songs in existence, so a film featuring some of these songs being
played live sounds amazing and adds to the experience of actually watching
Queen in concert. However, even with that in mind, the true element that brings
this movie together is the performance of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Malek
is phenomenal in the role as he not only looks the part fairly well, but he
also does an excellent job showcasing the mannerisms during both his personal
life and the concert moments. He’s awesome when showing Mercury’s flamboyant
side along with a lot of the great talent his has when it comes to being a live
performer. The script may not be strong enough for Malek to get an Oscar win,
but the performance is good enough for him to at least get a nomination.
Bohemian Rhapsody isn’t the Oscar
deserving biopic that maybe many were hoping for, but it’s a solid enough film
especially for Queen Film that serves as a good attempt to showcasing one of
the best bands that ever existed. It script could have taken more risks that
could have made the story more authentic, but still treats the band with a ton
of respect with some great visuals, mentioning about the important ideals that
made Queen iconic and a great performance by Rami Malek. It is far to guarantee
to blow your mind, but in regards to showcasing Queen and all of their glory,
it’s pretty killer at points.
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