Monday, November 26, 2018

When I first heard the possibility of Hollywood making a biopic for the singer Freddy Mercury and the band Queen, I thought who is willing to take the risk and face the judgment of this sacrilege? In 2010 when the project finally was taking shape two actors were named, Sasha Baron Cohen or Ben Wishaw directed by great a director like Dexter Fletcher, who was replaced by Bryan Singer ( X-men films, Usual Suspects and Valkyrie) and the actor chosen was Rami Malek (Mr. Robot, Papillon)

Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story from the very beginning in the life of one the most famous British bands. Farrokh Bulsara/Freddy Mercury (Rami Malek) ad Indian-British Parsi was as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport. Farrokh is a huge fan of the band Smiles, some of the band members are Brian May (Gwilym Lee) and Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy).

After an unexpected situation Smiles singer leave the band and Farrokh Bulsara decided to become the lead singer. This is the beginning of the band Queen and the true origin Freddy Mercury

Bohemian Rhapsody explores the life of Queen, their road to success, their clash with record labels and executives. Mercury sexual discovery, Queen return to the stage during Live Aid in 1985. and Mercury demise with the AIDS disease.

Singer's work reflects a biopic made for fans, without risks and sugar coding myths and not so truthful real events. Still, the film delivers an entertaining musical extravaganza. The work of Rami Malek it's impressive, I wasn't happy with him as Freddy Mercury when he was chosen for the role, but when you watch the film he convinces you hardly that he could be Mercury, from his mannerisms, body language, and expressions.
This is his victory, by making you think that Freddy Mercury is back!

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