Is there anyone who hears a Freddie Mercury/Queen song and doesn't stand and sing along? The music is so powerful and has not lost its attraction in the years since Freddie Mercury died and took the unfinished music with him.
Yesterday was a rainy day and perfect for seeing the bio-pic Bohemian Rhapsody. I was a bit leery after going to A Star is Born and hating it, but the Queen music is so strong and powerful it can carry a concert like few other artists can. When Rami Malek took the screen, he had the same commanding presence that Freddie Mercury had. Malek's portrayal of the founder of Queen was spot on, and I believe that the performance at Live Aid was used in the film, rather than reshooting it with Malek in the role as Malek was that good. That may not be factually accurate, but I'm a bit of a romantic and want to think that the filmmakers knew they couldn't redo that event and come close to doing it justice. But that scene was magic and commanding and just darned good. Malek is Mercury.
The theatre was packed and the film earned a standing ovation at the end. I left the theater vowing to go see the film again as I was totally into it and stunned with Malek's capture of Freddie Mercury.
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