Queen members Roger Taylor, Brian May, John Deacon, and Freddie Mercury (played by Ben Hardy, Gwylim Lee, Joseph Mazzello, and Rami Malek respectively) record hit single “Bohemian Rhapsody,” for their album.
By: Maliyah Fick
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“Bohemian Rhapsody” is a drama and biography film directed by Bryan Singer about the rock band known as Queen. They formed in 1970, and one of their most famous songs called Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 1975. The film made its United States debut on Nov. 2, 2018. The movie’s screenplay was written by Anthony McCarten, and produced by many individuals and groups, some of which includes Bryan Singer, Jim Beach, 20th Century Fox, and Initial Entertainment Group. There were other producers.
The film stars Rami Malek as lead singer Freddie Mercury, Gwilym Lee as lead guitarist Brian May, Ben Hardy as drummer Roger Taylor, and Joseph Mazzello as bass guitarist John Deacon. The personal and performer lives of the musical sensations come out for all to see on the big screen. Fans of the band are not to be disappointed, and the casting of the characters closely resembled the musicians themselves. The actors put in great emotion and effort into portraying their given parts.
“Bohemian Rhapsody” includes many of Queen’s greatest hits, and it reveals how the band wrote their songs and recorded them. It also shows that Queen was as much a family as it was a rock band.
Freddie Mercury has a very rebellious natur3 and lives his life in such a way that makes people stare at him. He does this through his exotic and bold taste in fashion and continues it with his eccentric energy on stage. He wears bold garments and has an even bolder body language while he performs. He carries these qualities with him throughout the film.
Queen makes their way through the music industry, and we get a glimpse at what the early years were like before they were a hit. They went from playing gigs to trying to put out their first album. They use very out of the box techniques to create the rhythms and beats. They do outrageous and crazy things to ensure that their track sounds exactly as they wanted it to, and along the way, they meet Elton John. They become managed by John Reid.
On their way to stardom, Freddie also deals with a struggles with his identity, his father, and with his sexuality.
The members of the band shows their passion for their songs and their work, seeing potential in pieces that others criticize. They work together through hardships and the stress of creating songs for everyone to like.
Queen is referred to as a family. Though they go through a rough patch and drift away to live their lives separately, they come together in the end. They are a family once more to perform for a charity event, and we see the honor Freddie gets even after his death in 1991.