Hi everyone!!

In this blog post, I wanted to write my thoughts about the new Freddie Mercury film ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’. From the moment I saw the trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody the movie, I have been wanting to watch it. It’s been almost a year since it was released and I’ve only just seen it.

I can’t remember when I first heard Queen but I was a child and I enjoyed their music. The music videos were visual and interesting. I know that the lyrics don’t always make sense but that’s a part of the fun, the mystery and the self interpretation.

The second I pressed play to watch this movie, I knew it was best to keep an open mind as biopic’s can not meet everyone’s expectations with comparison against the person who was playing the character of said person. However, I’m impressed with Rami Malek’s interpretation of the late Freddie Mercury. I can imagine it being extremely difficult to play such a role as Freddie. I hadn’t seen Malek in anything previous so I didn’t know what to expect with his performance in the film. Malek really spent time perfecting Mercury’s mannerisms and it’s clear to see in the film.

Although it doesn’t go into great detail about his, it does give you a glimpse of what Freddie was like. I’m sure most people had an idea of what Freddie was like; flamboyant, risk-taker and complex.

There are a few things that I thought were incorrect with some of the story. First with how Queen actually formed. The guy that played Staffell left the band ‘Smile’ amicably and that he knew Mercury from the art class that they studied together. In the film, it showed that the band hadn’t performed together in quite some time but in actual fact, they finished their The Works Tour which I think dated from August 1984 to May 1985 and this was less than two months before Live Aid. Then the diagnosis of Mercury’s AIDS was actually after Live Aid. I know that they have to fit so much in just over two hours and to make it as enjoyable and to fit the narrative of the plot.

Overall, I feel the film gave of a glamorous, wild, and often a lonely feeling which I think it’s quite like Freddie. I thoroughly enjoyed watching and appreciate the film. I’m glad that both May and Taylor were producers as they knew Mercury like no one else. Would I recommend the film? Yes, I would.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoyed reading what my thoughts are on this film. I’m in thoughts about whether I want to write and share my thoughts about other new films such as A Star Is Born, Wickedly, Evil: the Ted Bundy film, Cinderella and others that I have yet to see. I hope that you will keep a lookout for my next blog post soon. You can follow my different social media feeds from Twitter and my Facebook page on here, if you don’t yet follow them individually.

Love Katie aka DinkyKt ☺️❤️