waunakonor wrote:
Have had that thought. The main problem is that Medusa keeps bragging that Jeremy is 23. Problem is, Freddie was about 39 at the time of the movie. SBC is much closer.
Also, I don't want Medusa to win.
The reason Freddie planned to retire by his forties is because he did not think rock stars should go on forever, when they begin to look and feel older, he referred to those who did as "the dinosaurs".
For virtually ALL his career Freddie looked young,
He had good skin or made it appear so, that was his pride in appearance, Freddie was sure to look presentable and attractive and he achieved that, he always looked youthful and always kept his body looking good, even though he didn't need much to achieve that as it was natural, part of his youthful look was achieved naturally by his slight small figure, and his strong features and good skin.All those things Jeremy Kapone, who is an actor and can act, has in common with him, he is slight of build, can look tiny sometimes, has good skin ,as he is young ,and has charisma in his acting, plus he can look imposing even though he is small in stature just like Freddie.
sacha apart from not eing able to act, is just at the age Freddie pinpointed as the age of live performance should end,as far as he was concerned, 42 years old, he thought it would look rediculous, and sacha looks his age of 42 years, which is even worse, and illustrates exactly Freddie's point.
And here is another blinding sign sacha was actually known in clown school as boring he was literally named it by his teacher who he worked with for a mere year, the only formal teaching sacha ever had and it was not for acting but for clowning, yet his teacher christened him BORING as if it was a identifier, a name even.
The vast majority of the story line in this movie will be when Freddie was younger, 25 to live aid.
So the main point is, that even at the pinnacle of the story; live aid, Freddie looked young, he only looked 30 or so, he had that eternal youth look of the rock star, even at that point in time.
The adage you can always add but you can't take away, is very apt in this case.
Jeremy is perfect in every sense. Sacha is wrong in every sense.