An awful film and an awful portrayal of Freddie. Whoop-de-doo, I got diagnosed with AIDS, so I'll go and find that handsome man I was harassing... wait what?
The way they cram everything in to the last 20 minutes is just shitty writing, maybe if they hadn't spent so many minutes on obsessing with the Prenter/Mary angle
they'd have recorded WWRY in the 70s. Also the fact that they've simply had to erase all of Freddie's close-friends from the film to make him appear more lonely and more dependent on Mary etc. is just ridiculous.
If there is any hope, Sacha Baron Cohen will film a half-hearted parody about a familiar looking rock star, that takes the piss out of this film. It truly deserves it.
mike hunt · Member since
An awful film that people are going to see 2 or 3 times...Not that I'm disagreeing with you on many points..Freddie was a much happier and carefree person than this movie shows, but everyone I know personally who who saw the movie loved It, and seen It 2 times. Doesn't sound like It was that bad In many people's eye's.
A05 · Member since
>>HEy A05 - awesome review (apart from The Live Aid Thing- he >indeed palyed with the camera man-watch it again) It was done >almost 1:1. But what is the point when I can watch it in its >original form? Kinda strange. I dont wanna watch actors playing >Queens live Aid. Your points are valid. This film is mainly an >insult in the second half.
Thank you! I am glad that I am not the only one in my view on the movie. All my friends who are Queen fans, say that I'm making too much fuss about this "portrayal of Freddie" thing.
That it doesn't matter that much to cry or to call it betrayal.
Now that I am thinking of it, all Queen members in the movie are somewhat cartoonish characters.
As for Live Aid...
We've discussed a couple of posts below my initial post - Freddie indeed DID NOT pinch the cameraman in real life. He could be flirting, but not explicitly making sexual advances.
In the movie Rami introduces it as "oh I've come to terms with my sexuality and now I'm touching people's asses in front of millions". I think it makes a difference...
Freddie's stage persona is much more dramatic than this...
stevendabudgie · Member since
Alt-Right podcaster and vlogger Stefan Molyneux on Freddie and the movie- and his adoration for the music and the man. Molyneux speculates that Freddie´s life style may be rooted in severe childhood trauma
Yeah, who the fuck cares about some cunt Republican extremist, Steven?
MisterCosmicc · Member since
Tell me, Steven. Do you enjoy that 'Alt-Right Podcaster'? Are you 'Alt-Right'?
stevendabudgie · Member since
@MisterCosmicc
I find some of his podcasts about famous people´s lives interesting, especially his psychological perspective on early childhood trauma (Robin Williams, MJ)
MisterCosmicc · Member since
Robin Williams was dying, he killed himself because of it. Get over it. I'd never trust an extremist to analyze anyone. Pathetic shit.
matt z · Member since
To cop a line from The wizard
^^This!
Yeah. Neural configuration, anxiety, losing one's quality of life beyond repair = despair. Probably seemed a better solution in spite of what others may choose to believe. A witty rollercoaster of a man feeling reduced to nothing. Some people choose to cut out before facing erasure
emrabt · Member since
Robin Williams had the early stages of Lewy body dementia (Parkinson's disease related dementia) and killed himself during a very low delusional period.
His state of mind at the time related very much to his illness.
tcc · Member since
I saw the movie today and I find the film lacking in showing how the members get along so well with each other such that the band could last so long.
The film kept showing how the members argued amongst themselves and kept voicing they are a family but no scenes to substantiate the friendly feelings. When Freddie rebutted that it was Roger who wanted to do the Break Free video in that way, the film did not show Roger taking the responsibility for the "error". In the film Freddie was made to feel he "betrayed" the band by wanting to go solo but I thought Roger went solo first.
When Freddie showed Roger his moustache and house, and invited Roger to stay for dinner, Roger declined. What is the purpose of this scene ?
Freddie wrote the song Soul Brother for Brian May but I cannot get the feel of a soul brother in the film.
mike hunt · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]tcc wrote:[/b]
I saw the movie today and I find the film lacking in showing how the members get along so well with each other such that the band could last so long.
The film kept showing how the members argued amongst themselves and kept voicing they are a family but no scenes to substantiate the friendly feelings. When Freddie rebutted that it was Roger who wanted to do the Break Free video in that way, the film did not show Roger taking the responsibility for the "error". In the film Freddie was made to feel he "betrayed" the band by wanting to go solo but I thought Roger went solo first.
When Freddie showed Roger his moustache and house, and invited Roger to stay for dinner, Roger declined. What is the purpose of this scene ?
Freddie wrote the song Soul Brother for Brian May but I cannot get the feel of a soul brother in the film.
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Those are basically the problems with the film for me as well...Maybe they needed another 10 years to get it right...The solo thing Is an obvious Hollywood screw up, but what bothers me is The Roger/Freddie relationship, In the movie, It's a cold relationship..Roger seems uncomfortable with Freddie's sexuality, the house scene you mentioned as an example...In real life they were close friends...watch them at Roger's 37th birthday party, watch them behind the scenes of The great pretender and back stage at wembley. Always Joking around with each other...Roger's character was way off, not sure why he would sign off on this movie...
emrabt · Member since
"not sure why he would sign off on this movie"
I would assume a fair bit of money. I know he visited the set occasionally but Brian seems to have been the one with a lot of interest in the movie (and to be honest most recent Queen projects). Maybe It's just not Rogers thing, he assumed it was okay in Brian's hands, or he thought it would bomb and be forgotten so didn't give it much attention.
Alternatively he may have actually liked the script and asked them to keep his 70's look throughout the movie.
mike hunt · Member since
Obviously Brian was involved with the movie...He looks like a saint In this, Did you know Roger had 2 solo albums by 1985? lol....A strange Movie It was, but on the strength of the music It's selling...casual fans love it though. Can't deny that.
Shvili · Member since
mike hunt
Great points in your previous reply...This baffled me too. From what documentary footage I've seen of them, it seemed that they had if not love, at least sincere admiration and respect for Freddie.
Not the case in this movie. Freddie is painted as some kind of nuisance they had to put up with.
