I remember when I saw it in theaters and my mom was like “the cgi is really good.” She literally thought they had de-aged Brian May because Gwilym Lee was beautifully casted
Well Freddie was a very private person. I'm not sure how he'd feel about certain events misrepresenting the actual events. I'd say he'd either be slightly offended by the director(s) choices, or he'd laugh at how much of a caricature it really is.
I didn't expect this to be a faithful recreation of the life of Freddie and Queen But that Live Aid recreation alone is enough to make this a worthy film
Actually, after watching the movie (and loving it thoroughly), I really wanted to see it again. Watching the Live Aid video on TH-cam was like watching the movie again. That re-creation was AMAZING.
I don’t care what critics say, yes things may have been different, but this movie was absolutely incredible. I never thought I would love it as much as I did. The fact that kids are still listening to Queen’s music in 2019 says a lot about how their music made an impact on people’s lives. If Rami doesn’t win an Oscar I’ll be really angry because this was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. I was speechless at the end and every time they played Bohemian Rhapsody I teared up because I love it.
MusicalityIsKey 04 thank you! this is important, i’m 12 and i knew of queen but the movie brought out my obsession.... i’m now hooked and can’t stop, any advice please help!
em l04 I’m a 12 year old girl and ive been raised by a dad that has rad music taste. Most kids in my school have bookshelves but i have a cd shelf with bowie, led zep, the beatles, queen and more instead!! I want to be a legend just like freddie when i grow up as he said, not a rockstar :)
@@deeduckie_twitch - Love John. Wrote some of their biggest hits. Freddie said he loved singing John's songs. Amazing bass lines. He was simply shy and didn't want the spotlight.
Remember that scene when Ray foster said, “It’s not the song that teenagers will crank up the volume and bang their heads to.” I remembered watching Wayne’s World and seeing them bang their heads to bohemian rhapsody.
That was never actually said considering that the character who said it in the film isn't real. And what film actually shows teens banging their heads to that song?... Could it be Wayne's World, the same actor who plays the character that said, "It's not a song that teenagers will crank up the volume and bang their heads too." So, do you see what they did there..?
One of his scenes definitely referenced Wayne's World, but he didn't sound like his character Wayne Campbell, whereas he was playing a British character in the film, he sometimes sounded like Shrek.
Why is everyone picking this movie apart? I loved it. Obviously, they couldn’t fit every moment into a two hour movie. The members of Queen produced it and approved of the changes. As long as they approved of how it turned out, that’s all that matters.
Kayla Tucker I didn't say they weren't great. Tbh I've been a Queen fan since I was about three. A lot of their debauchery was deliberately left out of the movie so we'd see a much cleaner image than there actually was.
@@candicehoneycutt4318 Yep. The truth of the matter is that Roger and Brian were no saints either. For example, Roger was a frequent guest at many of Freddie's notoriously crazy parties and Brian left his wife for a soap star!
@@candicehoneycutt4318 Plus Queen back in the 70s actually had a reputation for backstage debauchery on the same level (If not higher.) as Led Zep's and Aerosmith's.
I love how the movie wasn't so cliche on the overwhelming drug use that most Rock movies have or the extremely explicit sex scenes that most rock movies have. This movie seemed to be made for movie lovers not hardcore rock fanatics.
You can't apply adult themes/cliches in a film made and marketed for the 'family'. Christ, you can't even include things which aren't cliches, like (literally) everyone smoking or the casual racism/sexism that pervaded the era in which the film is set. No swearing, no nudity, no flash photography/lights...
this movie was about the man not the just the rock image that the media prtrayed this is a movie for Freddie and a letter to him from his brothers it showed the person he was he was not a drug addict or sex addict he partied like everyone but he had another side to him as well a quiet human side the movie shows this
@Neisya Jin Hitam the last cliche and biggest was Freddie in his death bed and his band mates all standing there next to him crying at the end of the movie.. oh yeah, that didn't happen. But it was cliche how the movie only used Queen music in the background, huh??? Once again I loved the movie and I don't give one flying fuck that that scene was "fake", it didn't ruin the movie for me but I'm not a picky lil bitch.
The theory is that Galileo is a term for Jesus and in the play Figaro, they say "Figaro" 5 times. "Galileo figaro manifico" could translate to "Jesus save me". Also Galileo was the person who discovered the planet... wait for it... Mercury. The words in the song are actually very intelligent when you research what they mean. People think it was Freddy Mercury hinting that he was coming out as gay. Especially since being gay was only decriminalized about 7 years prior to this songs released in the UK. It also was considered a form of demon worship in Freddy's religion of Zoroastrian. Which would explain the the line "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me"
@@Ken_Scaletta That's true, Brian May was an astrophysicist although he didn't actually get his PhD until 2007 (busy being a rockstar and all that). This was the article I read that took a shot at breaking down what the song means. Was pretty interesting: runpee.com/what-is-a-scaramouch-the-meaning-behind-bohemian-rhapsody/
@@DoomFinger511 Sorry, but the planet Mercury has been known since prehistoric times as one of the 5 naked eye planets. Galileo made the first telescopic observations of it, but he couldn't even see that it had phases like Venus.
The fact that Freddie knew them well before he joined the band would’ve been a better movie moment. They had this amazing vocalist under their nose and didn’t realize it.
Actually they knew he was good but at the time he wasn't as good as that other guy, but there were concerts they had Freddie singing before that othwr guy quit the band
I agree. The strength of the movie is how they told the Queen story through the songs. The non music scenes were meant to explain the songs, not vice versa.
@@HerculesSkills The problem is that most people don't separate the two and many people will consider the events in this movie to be facts. I suppose it isn't a big deal, but movies like this tend to create myths that perpetuate for years. I think this video is just trying to help people to understand that this movie is not a documentary, so don't take it too seriously.
George N Root III yeah I don’t get why people are getting so mad at this video. They’re literally just providing facts. They’re not tearing down the movie or anything.
Freddie did mention in the movie that he's been following the band around for some time and he's a huge fan. He didn't just randomly rock up at that pub. Ms Mojo please go watch that part of the movie again.
OK first Rami has stated that it's not a documentary and second Brian and Roger oversaw everything so if they weren't happy about something it wouldn't have been in the film third have you even watched this in the scene where the lead singer of smile quits Freddie says to them he's been following them for a while so he didn't just happen upon on the band randomly
That was the main problem - Brian and Roger oversaw everything. As a hardcore pre-crap Queen fan (i.e, everything preceding the dreadful post-News of the World era) Remi was astonishing, and the film was enjoyable. But the film was way too sanitised, focused too little on the early formative years and, overall, I learnt very little about Freddie the man. But, it was great fun, nevertheless.
Yeah that’s just like what happened with Ice Cube and Dr Dre with the Straight Outta Compton movie. Brian May and Roger Taylor made themselves look the best and Freddie look like an arsehole. Let’s all be perfectly honest with ourselves and just acknowledge May and Taylor are very talented musicians but they’re nothing without Mercury. Deacon certainly accepted it and graciously retired from music.
Completely. And it's so sad he blamed himself for what he did to her. It wasn't his choice but he hated himself as if it was. Yet she stayed by him. Wonderful woman
The movie never said Deacon was the Bass player the whole time. Remember when Freddie joined,May and Taylor asked him if he played bass??? They said their bassist quit too. Watch Mojo don't Watch movies too well.
Freddie said that he has been following smile for quite some time until that moment. It wasn't a random show he stumbled upon, he knew they were playing. IRL he had been friends with all the band members before that moment. The movie has to shortened and edit this story to one run smoothly within the scenes but to also make sure it doesn't go on for too long, after all that meeting wasn't what the whole movie was about. All I am saying is that it wasnt ransom Freddie knew who he would be seeing. The real story had to be changed to fit in to the storyline.
for the sake of accuracy, Freddie actually knew Brian before the lead singer had left so his entrance into the band was less like a fan convincing the existing band members and more like friends who were both musically talented combining forces (as Freddie had also already been in 2 or so other bands). However, I understand that this storyline is more time consuming and less dramatic. Still loved the movie
Roger Taylor and Freddie work on a stall in Kensington Market, Brian May was a friend of another stall holder, I worked on another stall selling platform boots and shoes, we all knew each other and the other members of smile, and all drank in the same pub, end of
I remember seeing his name in the titles, then wondering why I didn't see him in the movie; until I saw the credits and saw he was Ray Foster. I bought that character completely! Well done, Mike!
Well, the idea wasn't to fit every single thing, but to *not* alter significant historical events because the screenwriters arrogantly think their writing could be more legendary than Freddie's real life.
But it’s a biopic (biographical film), which means that it represents the lives of the people mentioned. The movie just made things up, had a lot of historical inaccuracies and made the actual story of the band and Freddy extremely generic and cookie-cutter (while it could have been a very interesting movie).
@@eggablist6892 Thank you guys for realizing, the Movie is NOT Factually True!!! Made up to sell more $$$$$. This is ALL Brian and Roger Care about. I believe that, was their PROBLEM with Freddie, all those years. Freddie was the reason Queen was the Huge success, that they were. But Brian and Roger fought that, for years. All members were important but Freddie was the KEY. The VOICE!!!! Watch the Documentaries and everyone will hear the common thread of distention. Who was to get credit for what!!! This Band was seldom close. Their Lives were often separate. Even making the MUSIC was a battle!!!
Time to start a national panic, I too still buy most of my movies on DVD, and for that matter I don't even own a Blu-Ray player. _And..._ I still frequently buy movies on VHS. No joke. The quality sucks and these days the players are unreliable as a Pinto, but if you know where to look you can get pretty much any pre-2000 movie for 25 cents. :)
One thing, MAJOR thing, you guys missed. The Live Aid portion of the movie, it was all accurate, every step, every camera angle, every song, the drink placements on the piano, the clothes, every single last bit of it, absolutely true. Go back and watch both Live Aid and the movie version side by side, it’s impressive how accurate every single last millimeter was.
In spite of a few inconsistencies, the film was brilliant, keep in mind it IS a movie, not a documentary! I don't believe there will ever be a performer of Mercury's ilk in this lifetime; he was a consummate showman, an icon and legend...may he rest in peace 🙏💕
Eggablist calm down. A biopic movie is still a movie, and its purpose is to portray AND dramatize the lives of nonfiction people. There are going to be some changes and inaccuracies. To repeat what OP said: it’s not a documentary-it’s a movie.
O fs u r all babies.you think this is an argument clinic. When I was about thirteen - 40 years ago my dad let me buy the sheet music to bohemian rhapsody. I didn't want to just play it by ear, and I don't normally use sheet music, but I wanted it transcribed by professionals and add my own grace notes . In the corner of the music were Gothic illustrations of a man with a sword through his head. I was scared but not enough to be repelled. I wanted to play this masterpiece like I had heard it on the radio.
I don't know why everyone's picking "Bohemian Rhapsody" apart so much for the non-factual moments. All biopics have scenes/characters that are created for dramatic purposes. BTW, the movie does somewhat mention that John "Deacy" Deacon wasn't originally part of the band. When Freddie first speaks with them, they ask him if he knows how to play a bass guitar and he tells them no. We see Deacy sometime later.
Well, it's kind of good to point out what is story and what are facts, because some people are dumb enough not to research and believe everything in the movie as truth, but yeah, like it has any effect on anything. Some people want to rant about these things to make money though, so there's a reason why so many create unnecessary discourse about it. The movie was excellent AS a MOVIE, but as I watched it only slightly bothered that many parts were very far away from the truth and a lot of stuff that wasn't explained. Like *SPOILER ALERT* when Freddie was home, hearing news about the AIDS wave and suddenly 'Who wants to live forever' starts playing in the background. It was never mentioned after, it didn't fit to the context except poetically and that song was released next year after the Live Aid concert etc. It was kind of a loose Chekov's gun and didn't fit the timeline. However, if the movie would've continued longer after the Live Aid, they could've had some nice dramatic scenes with this song in them, but the movie is what it is now. Despite it's creative story telling when it comes to facts, the movie was great. I enjoyed it for real.
Because it has become clear that most people are getting their Queen facts and history from the film. And the dumb down the complexity of the band and their lives. Also it is pandering,when you could have mad just as good a film by sticking to facts. Like the fact he was bi-sexual.
Exactly. It's a movie, not a documentary. So I easily looked over inaccuracies because they didn't affect the plot at all [with the exception of Freddie's AIDS diagnosis] I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The script was amazing, the cast was talented and the directing was phenomenal
i´m now 13 (nearly 14) but I remember in kindergarten they played '' We Will Rock You '' at a ball. I remember that the song was a classic but I never knew anything about Queen nor what it was. I just cant believe how many songs they have made that were all so different from each other but so well put together. Queen , I just cant describe it,is a legendary band that made these extraordinary songs that will never be forgotten about.
Yeah when I was a kid I thought a lot of those songs were played by different bands. I was shocked when I discovered one band made all of them. really shows how eclectic their music style was.
Well no matter how right or wrong the movie was about the real facts about Queen, it is a well made movie. I'd give it the best direction Oscar award for sure.
I loved this movie, I don't care if some of the things we're not right. If they wanted everything correct-- They would have made something called.. a documentary *drops mic*
LadyUsako pick that mic up you berk. It's a biopic. A biographical picture. If you don't know what that means, that's a documentary of a person's life. So that's exactly what they called it, and made. Dumbass.
It’s not a biopic, it’s just a movie based on real people. Many movies based on real people change things. I don’t know a single movie based on a person or event that didn’t change many things to fit what they wanted in the movie.
When they said “nearly unrecognisable Mike Myers” they werent kidding... i thought it was just a guy who learnt english from shrek before i saw the cast.
I liked the movie a little more than Zachary did, but I agree with him that the problem with it wasn’t that they didn’t fit everything into the movie, it’s that they completely changed the facts
@Zackery Newell It was worth it for the Live Aid reenactment, which was pretty fucking spot on. I thought that made the movie worth seeing. But hey, to each his own. I definitely did have problems with the movie, though: the band's non-existent split-up, and blaming Freddie's solo career for that non-existent split-up was kinda shitty, IMO.
Shoutout to Mike Myers being in this movie. In my opinion the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in Wayne's World was super important in getting Bohemian Rhapsody as iconic as it is.
@@chrisclaris4309 Yeah, and? A lot of pop culture comes from the US. I would even bet the Bohemian Rhapsody movie was made in the US, granted I don't know that I haven't seen it because it looks shit
@@chrisclaris4309 I'm not in the US and Wayne's World is my favorite movie and has been since it's release in '92. I still watch it multiple times a year.
Fred is amazing man hes such a good singer his voice brings the dead back to life even though his wonderful voice and personality was silenced by a diesease.
They casted the right people for playing Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John. Tbh Gwilym Lee and Joseph Mazzello really look like the younger version of Brian and John even their performance lol...
They sure did. I was gobsmacked by that. I grew up in the 70s and 80s so, I still remember what they looked like when they were younger. Played guitar since my teens so, I was more a Brian May fan...
2 hours movie, they tried to represent the Queen in the best way they could. If you want so precise facts, please watch a documentary about Queen, not a movie based on Queen story.
Do you realize what you just wrote? "not a movie based on Queen story" - so, a documentary isn't ALSO based on Queen's story? What's the difference between a film, and a documentary, when they are telling the SAME STORY? The formatting of a film should not hinder the director's ability to tell the story as accurately as possible. Otherwise, he's a lazy director. And if you really love Queen's music, you'd respect them as artists and would want their story misrepresented, would you?
@@jessebond4280 I respect them as artists because both Brian and Roger helped make it. They actually worked with Freddie, so shouldn't they know better than their fans what Freddie would have wanted?
I found it hilarious in the movie (and in real life back then) how people thought Bohemian Rhapsody was too long. Yeah, the song would be too long for airplay, but I mean look at songs by The Doors and Pink Floyd they have songs that are just as long if not longer (Echoes by Pink Floyd clocks in at over 23 minutes long) and those songs were written in the same era as Bohemian Rhapsody.
I love these “right and wrong” videos on biopics! I’m always wondering just how much of a great film based on a true story is actually right as I’m watching it. Keep up the good work.
People have got to understand it wasn't a documentary, and elements were added just to make it more theatrical. which of course won the general public, but kinda pissed off the die hard fans,
My brother is a die hard fan and he loved it, even while calling out the timeline issues. I knew of the bigger timeline issues, i.e., not diagnosed with AIDS until 1987, but he knew that We Will Rock You was not in 1984. Some people just have to be cooler than everybody else.
The only die hard fan I know personally is my dad, who I watched the movie with. He loved it, despite some of the inaccuracies. Only the critics pulled it apart because critics are paid to talk shit about movies - nobody enjoys hearing someone talk about how good something is when they can hear the complaints instead. Pretty much every musical/rock biopic has had bad critic reviews. Like horror movies, too. Some genres will never sit with critics
Well when most average people seem to be getting their Queen & Freddie facts from fiction yeah I'd say it is problematic especially when you portray a bisexual icon as gay. But hey maybe it's not fiction just alternative facts. There are plenty of biopics that didn't need to alter history to tell the story.
Noooooo...Freddie was more handsome.....Rami looked nothing like him. The only person that could actually be made up to look like Freddie is Cohen. However Rami kind of embodied Freddie's magnetism in some scenes.
One thing that I noticed was that when Queen was touring the U.S. (which took place in 1974 during the movie) they played Fat-Bottomed Girls (Which wasn't released until 1978)
The first time I heard the song, Bohemian Rhapsody, back in the 70's, was like a spiritual experience! (I was probably 15 or 16 at the time and didn't even know what a "spiritual experience" was.) After all these years, there still aren't words to describe the experience. I had never heard anything like this song before. I played piano, loved classical music, loved rock n roll, was a cello player, and here was a song that encompassed all that plus more! I had to have the piano music. Ran out and bought it and learned it. Still have the piano music to this day. I can't count the hours of enjoyment I've had playing this song and singing it over the years. Thanks, Freddie!
I'm usually quite a WatchMojo fan - have even given the T-Shirts as presents. I see this "10er", though, as a big fail. Your staff made some statements that are deliberately misleading. Among others, the Ray Foster character was FULLY PLANNED to be a representation of several people AND was used as comic relief concerning the head-banging/BoRhap is a loser tirade - a wink at Wayne. I'm a hardcore Queen fan who has followed the group and read/watched/researched just about every book, interview and article since the 70s, including Brian May's book about the Red Special. And I don't put myself out there as an "instant expert". YES, there was artistic license. Those closest to it approved. GET OVER IT!
This. BR was an incredibly AUTHENTIC movie, and all the historical looseness was intentional as a sacrifice to narrative and storytelling convention. Which is so Freddie Mercury, the ultimate, un-toppable showman.
Pretty sure seeing as Roger and Brian were producers on this, they know what year their own songs came out. They changed it for a reason, which is obvious to me, but even though you don't understand it, you can't claim that there's no reason for the changes Queen themselves made to their own bio movie... And as to Smile, in the movie he does seem like a fan, nearly stalker even, as he knows Roger and Brian's educations and claims he went to see them several times. He didn't just drop from the heavens just as their lead singer left. So that part makes me think whoever wrote this video maybe wasn't paying attention to that bit.
Roger and Brian were Executive Music Producers. Jim "Miami" Beach was a producer. As far as I know, none of the writers actually knew Queen. While Roger, Brian, and Jim surely had some input on the story they probably deferred to the writers when it came to cramming all the info within the time allotted.
@@MMFrye They waited nearly 10 years to start collaborating on this film because they wanted it to be done properly. You can tell they love it and love how Freddie is represented. They were on set helping with details. That's enough for me and it should be enough for everyone.
@@MMFrye Even if they aren't the Exec Producers, they have both publicly signed off on their approval for the film numerous times. If they don't have an issue with these changes, I don't see why we should either.
@@jbearclowater I don't have a problem with it. Why do people think I have issues with the movie? I loved it. I merely said the writers were the ones that had to figure out how to cram all the information and music into the time allotted. I'm guessing Roger, Brian and Jim gave them as much input as possible. They obviously approved of how it turned out.
My wife leaned over about 5 minutes into Myers' first scene and whispers "That's not Mike Myers,is it?" Few ever mention what a great actor he really is,cuz they are used to him just being silly.This performance and the one in "54" were outstanding.
I love Freddie Mercury and literally every song gets stuck in my head anytime I hear a Queen song! He just makes me smile when I watch videos about him and has a great on stage presence that just blows everyone away 💕🙏🏽✍🏽
I’m with you, screw all these crazies “it’s not 100% accurate”... While I haven’t seen it as many times as you, it was a really great movie and extremely entertaining! Much better than the most recent “A Star is Born” movie. I really enjoyed it and hope that they do receive awards for it.
I'll probably see it as many. Rami Malek deserves an Oscar. A Star is Born was fantastic and Bradley Cooper deserves an Oscar. Can't wait to see VICE and Christian Bale(?) Will probably get an Oscar nod. Tough competition all around. I never thought Rami would be good as Freddie - he BECAME Freddie. When he died, he was the only celebrity I've ever cried at their death. Movie was fantastic.
same here .... I realize some parts were not 100% accurate, but I don't care, it's still the BEST movie ever! Also "The Wizard of Oz", "Titanic", "Avatar", and "Star Wars" were not 100% accurate either. hahahaha
My sister’s best friend played Bohemian Rhapsody at her wedding. I thought it was an interesting choice because of the different styles within the song.
WHY DIDNT THEY END THE FILM WITH The Show Must Go On?!??! I know it played after Don't Stop Me Now, but it would've fit more to play as the first credit song
I thought Real or false, Putting Mike Myers in The Movie & Having him say, Teenagers Need A song to drive around & bang their heads to & Bohemian's Not it, Lolololol!! Brilliant 👍😀🎸🎵 If You Know of " Wayne's World"👍
Loved the movie, agreed with the altered chronology making the story arc more cohesive to entertainment. There are also lots of freakishly accurate details that people have missed, like (a) when Freddy first sits at the piano at Live Aid, plays a few notes and has to tweak the mic preamp because it had too much gain, (b) Deacy locking eyes with Roger as they bring Hammer To Fall home to its finale. Watch the real concert it's all there.
Who cares? Only people who A. Want to see the real story behind Queen's success, and Freddy Mercury's life, and B. Anyone who cares about the art of film making. This film, based on this comment section, seems to pander towards stupid people who "leik queenz musik coz freddiey is kool" and not whether or not the film is misrepresenting the story of some very talented people.
@@nicolodeon05 I honesty love how thick you fans are, considering I now have to repeat myself. Again. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A DOCUMENTARY IN ORDER TO BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND BIOPICS AER BASED ON REAL LIFE EVENTS - SO WHY MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR FILM? Why does film get the opportunity to be historically inaccurate WHEN A QUEEN DOCUMENTARY IS BASED ON THE SAME STORY?
Jesse Bond but the difference here is that there are things historically correct as well as incorrect. You’re saying this as if everything was wrong which it wasn’t. It’s not a documentary, it’s a biopic so there will be changes to dramatize the story at hand. Nevertheless it had its ups and downs but it was a great film.
Did anyone else catch the "Waynes World"reference Myers ad libbed in the scene where he is telling the band he doesnt like the song?? It was something to the effect of "This isnt a song you can bang your head to w your friends in the car" Or something like that.And then he kinda did the glance at the camera for a split second,like he likes to do? Hilarious.I was the only person in the theater that laughed out loud at that.Even my woman looked at me like "wtf?"
Same thing happened to me. Wayne's World is my favorite movie, so to me it was obvious. I burst out laughing in a quiet theater and even my husband gave me a sideways glance.
The whole Live Aid thing was a breakthrough and a prove for Queen as a band, because they were blamed for supporting apartheid after playing in Sun City (which wasn't true ofcourse) and after the badly received Hot Space album, and the I Want To Break Free clip. That's the real story.
*At the end of it all.. It was a phenomenal movie! I bought it as soon as I could & haven't watching it since.. It's one of the BEST movies I've seen in many years and I appreciate it so much.*
It’s difficult for a filmmaker to put so much information and an accurate timeline into a 2hr movie. I think they did a great job. It was a great film and the acting was superb.
They know that some of these things weren’t real because Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Jim Beach all produced the movie The We Will Rock You Scene actually happened but not in the 80’s but in 1977 when the News of the World album
Oh well, I still had fun watching the movie regardless. So it may not be 100% accurate, that doesn't mean it had to be in order to make a great narrative.
i was floored by the movie it reminded me why I love queen. the live aid performance especially was 99.99% spot-on I was 11 again watching queen on our wooden telly clapping along to radio ga ga. its defiantly in my top 3 films of all time
I think my favourite scene in this movie is the Rock in Rio scene, which is both right and wrong. I mean, the crowd singing over an astonished Freddie during Love of My Life is absolutely true, except it happened in 85, just a few months before Live Aid.
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I want to meet the female attached to that voice. She sounds soooo sexy...she's really good too. MY girl sounds like a fat man with strept throat
Ok? =_= i dont trust you but i guess edit: oh
"Freddy why dont you fix your teeth,?" " I am British, I dont want to stand out" .. lol
Freddie*
"Why don't you fix your personality?" Perfect!
Borat x bruno = Freddy Mercury
Aa as a fact he was Indian 😊
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I remember when I saw it in theaters and my mom was like “the cgi is really good.” She literally thought they had de-aged Brian May because Gwilym Lee was beautifully casted
So was John they look so exactly alike
One thing I wonder is how Freddie himself would react to the movie
Well Freddie was a very private person. I'm not sure how he'd feel about certain events misrepresenting the actual events. I'd say he'd either be slightly offended by the director(s) choices, or he'd laugh at how much of a caricature it really is.
He'd laugh and Sing with us Darling 😋
He'd be disappointed that they left out a lot of the partying.
"It's all bollocks Darling!"
mohammed tahmid He once said “ there’s only room for one hysterical queen!”
I didn't expect this to be a faithful recreation of the life of Freddie and Queen
But that Live Aid recreation alone is enough to make this a worthy film
Ardimo Harsa it was almost parallel to the live concert it was so good
Actually, after watching the movie (and loving it thoroughly), I really wanted to see it again. Watching the Live Aid video on TH-cam was like watching the movie again. That re-creation was AMAZING.
Say that again for the nitpickers!
Definitely. It was stunning. Even if the rest of the movie was crap, just for that it would be worth watching
wow they really did get the Brian May actor spot on...
Except that the actor who played Brian does not have a doctorate in Astrophysics...like Dr. Brian May in real life. LOL.
Brian May in the film looks more like Brian May than Brian May does
Lee is Gwilym's middle name, his real last name is May. 😉 (so no one gets wooshed)
Yup 😂 I thought that
talk abt the deaky actor and rami and ben it was amazingly cast like damn
I don’t care what critics say, yes things may have been different, but this movie was absolutely incredible. I never thought I would love it as much as I did. The fact that kids are still listening to Queen’s music in 2019 says a lot about how their music made an impact on people’s lives. If Rami doesn’t win an Oscar I’ll be really angry because this was one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long time. I was speechless at the end and every time they played Bohemian Rhapsody I teared up because I love it.
MusicalityIsKey 04 thank you! this is important, i’m 12 and i knew of queen but the movie brought out my obsession.... i’m now hooked and can’t stop, any advice please help!
em l04 I’m a 12 year old girl and ive been raised by a dad that has rad music taste. Most kids in my school have bookshelves but i have a cd shelf with bowie, led zep, the beatles, queen and more instead!! I want to be a legend just like freddie when i grow up as he said, not a rockstar :)
yEEt ever since ive watched the movie ive listened to queens songs for a million times
ABSOLUTLY
100% with you
The actor playing Brian May (guitarist) looks a lot like him.
That's Gwyllam Lee, not only did they cast the entire band well, I thought Gwyllam was fantastic.
Brian's wife Anita Dobson was prettt much foaming at the mouth over the young man before catching herself and going to the real thing
I thought he was one of the best performers in the movie
Not just looking like him but also sounds very much like him!
It's his son bro, duh ... Nah just kidding, but he could be
Freddie: is just lead singer
Brian: plays a homemade guitar
Roger: is the _druummah_
John: was born August 19th 1951
Poor john
@@deeduckie_twitch - Love John. Wrote some of their biggest hits. Freddie said he loved singing John's songs. Amazing bass lines. He was simply shy and didn't want the spotlight.
andi letri my dads born on 19th August and I was born on 20th august
Please explain. I don't understand. Sorry.
Awe I love John 😂
Remember that scene when Ray foster said, “It’s not the song that teenagers will crank up the volume and bang their heads to.” I remembered watching Wayne’s World and seeing them bang their heads to bohemian rhapsody.
Thomas Ketchedjian that’s the wink at Wayne’s World...
that was the joke lol. it was literally Mike Myers himself saying the line
I noticed that!
Ray, not Terry. and also yeah, I couldn't help but notice that.
That was never actually said considering that the character who said it in the film isn't real. And what film actually shows teens banging their heads to that song?... Could it be Wayne's World, the same actor who plays the character that said, "It's not a song that teenagers will crank up the volume and bang their heads too." So, do you see what they did there..?
Who else thinks Rami Malek should be Oscar nominated for Best Actor
Aside from us, guitarist Brian May, thats for sure!
As of now, I think he should WIN the Oscar for Best Actor
Tommy Marz Possibly. Unless his competition beats him; like Bradley Cooper or Ryan Gosling
Me. I highly agree!
Yesss
To be fair it isn’t a documentary it’s a movie
Yup a film can do whatever it wants as long as it delivers.
yup, asking for an accurate live product is hard? fucking idiot
But it's a shitty movie
Dusty Gozangas care to explain? It has very good ratings and reviews
@@yalilgomez6634 Except it doesn't?...It's metacritic score is 49...
Mike Myers was far from unrecognisable. As soon as he opened his mouth, he sounded like Shrek.
Wayne's world
One of his scenes definitely referenced Wayne's World, but he didn't sound like his character Wayne Campbell, whereas he was playing a British character in the film, he sometimes sounded like Shrek.
LOL seriously. First time I heard him speak I was like "Is that Michael Myers???"
I had no clue until the end credits. That being said, the minute I saw his name rolling up the screen, I knew which character he had played.
@@MrRockyVega The guy from Halloween?
Why is everyone picking this movie apart? I loved it. Obviously, they couldn’t fit every moment into a two hour movie. The members of Queen produced it and approved of the changes. As long as they approved of how it turned out, that’s all that matters.
Kayla Tucker bc the real Brian and Roger tweaked the movie to make the band look much better than they actually were
Tweaked? Queen was great and no movie or person could take that away.
Kayla Tucker I didn't say they weren't great. Tbh I've been a Queen fan since I was about three.
A lot of their debauchery was deliberately left out of the movie so we'd see a much cleaner image than there actually was.
@@candicehoneycutt4318 Yep. The truth of the matter is that Roger and Brian were no saints either. For example, Roger was a frequent guest at many of Freddie's notoriously crazy parties and Brian left his wife for a soap star!
@@candicehoneycutt4318 Plus Queen back in the 70s actually had a reputation for backstage debauchery on the same level (If not higher.) as Led Zep's and Aerosmith's.
I love how the movie wasn't so cliche on the overwhelming drug use that most Rock movies have or the extremely explicit sex scenes that most rock movies have. This movie seemed to be made for movie lovers not hardcore rock fanatics.
You can't apply adult themes/cliches in a film made and marketed for the 'family'.
Christ, you can't even include things which aren't cliches, like (literally) everyone smoking or the casual racism/sexism that pervaded the era in which the film is set.
No swearing, no nudity, no flash photography/lights...
I'm 100th like
this movie was about the man not the just the rock image that the media prtrayed this is a movie for Freddie and a letter to him from his brothers it showed the person he was he was not a drug addict or sex addict he partied like everyone but he had another side to him as well a quiet human side the movie shows this
@Neisya Jin Hitam the last cliche and biggest was Freddie in his death bed and his band mates all standing there next to him crying at the end of the movie.. oh yeah, that didn't happen. But it was cliche how the movie only used Queen music in the background, huh??? Once again I loved the movie and I don't give one flying fuck that that scene was "fake", it didn't ruin the movie for me but I'm not a picky lil bitch.
Thing is we already knew Freddie was a sexual animal, no need to actually show it
Look, how many Galileos do you want!?
The theory is that Galileo is a term for Jesus and in the play Figaro, they say "Figaro" 5 times. "Galileo figaro manifico" could translate to "Jesus save me". Also Galileo was the person who discovered the planet... wait for it... Mercury. The words in the song are actually very intelligent when you research what they mean. People think it was Freddy Mercury hinting that he was coming out as gay. Especially since being gay was only decriminalized about 7 years prior to this songs released in the UK. It also was considered a form of demon worship in Freddy's religion of Zoroastrian. Which would explain the the line "Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me for me for me"
@@DoomFinger511 I read someplace once that Galileo was Freddie's nickname for Brian May because Brian was an astronomer (he actually has a PhD).
@@Ken_Scaletta That's true, Brian May was an astrophysicist although he didn't actually get his PhD until 2007 (busy being a rockstar and all that). This was the article I read that took a shot at breaking down what the song means. Was pretty interesting: runpee.com/what-is-a-scaramouch-the-meaning-behind-bohemian-rhapsody/
"who even is gailieo?"
@@DoomFinger511 Sorry, but the planet Mercury has been known since prehistoric times as one of the 5 naked eye planets. Galileo made the first telescopic observations of it, but he couldn't even see that it had phases like Venus.
I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever
I laughed when I heard that.
🤣🤣🤣
They'd die if they listened to most Tool songs
Ray Foster.exe has stopped working.
Best line in the movie.
"How many more galileos do you want?"
Movie Quip of the year.
"If I go any higher only dogs will hear me!"
Enough to count Jupiter's Moons
"I can feel my balls in my chest"
You should be a comedian
The fact that Freddie knew them well before he joined the band would’ve been a better movie moment. They had this amazing vocalist under their nose and didn’t realize it.
yes wow good vision
Actually they knew he was good but at the time he wasn't as good as that other guy, but there were concerts they had Freddie singing before that othwr guy quit the band
I don’t care if the information isn’t 100% accurate. I thought it was a great movie, period.
I agree. The strength of the movie is how they told the Queen story through the songs. The non music scenes were meant to explain the songs, not vice versa.
@@kathrynhaught630 the vice versa would've made it a musical
xTiggergurrlyx Facts it’s a movie not a documentary
@@HerculesSkills The problem is that most people don't separate the two and many people will consider the events in this movie to be facts. I suppose it isn't a big deal, but movies like this tend to create myths that perpetuate for years. I think this video is just trying to help people to understand that this movie is not a documentary, so don't take it too seriously.
George N Root III yeah I don’t get why people are getting so mad at this video. They’re literally just providing facts. They’re not tearing down the movie or anything.
The fact that he cares about his voice and not looks makes him really cool
Freddie did mention in the movie that he's been following the band around for some time and he's a huge fan. He didn't just randomly rock up at that pub. Ms Mojo please go watch that part of the movie again.
The movie glossed over the fact that Freddie already knew his bandmates for years before becoming a band. They worked and lived together.
@@SaintNektariosThis!
Who else thinks Bohemian Rhapsody is one hell of a song?
cody Lavito everyone (hopefully)
@@daisygriffiths1098 Those who haven't are missing out
It IS considered a classic.
It's a bloody masterpiece my darling
Literally everybody!
U can tell it’s mike Myers because I can here the inner shrek
Ugh 😑 great now that’s the only thing I’ll hear from now on
Actually I hear the inner fat bastard.
@@elisefincher4478 I heard it in the reference to teens listening to Bohemian Rhapsody in their car
I heard "Fat Bastard" from Austin Powers Goldmember hahaha ... still the best movie ever!
Lol! Peace! #dunkee!
Guy: “Does this imply that ten more lovers you have, the more chances you have at..contracting something?
Freddie: “ask Roger”
If they were true to EVERYTHING then the movie would be six bloody hours long.
Timothy House I pity your wife if you think six hours is forever
Brilliant response, Henry! :D
Pretty sure everyone would watch all 6 hours still😂
What’s wrong with that? Even a Queen movie trilogy would be AMAZING!!
Give me a 6 hours long movie about Queen ANYTIME!
OK first Rami has stated that it's not a documentary and second Brian and Roger oversaw everything so if they weren't happy about something it wouldn't have been in the film third have you even watched this in the scene where the lead singer of smile quits Freddie says to them he's been following them for a while so he didn't just happen upon on the band randomly
simply.epcot yes!!! Seen the movie 4 times, was wondering when someone was gonna mention it wasn't a "coincidence" :)
Also the band wanted a PG13 movie so more people can watch it so they can’t put in a lot of things the band like all the drugs and sex.
The executive producer was none other than Jim "Miami" Beach.
That was the main problem - Brian and Roger oversaw everything. As a hardcore pre-crap Queen fan (i.e, everything preceding the dreadful post-News of the World era) Remi was astonishing, and the film was enjoyable. But the film was way too sanitised, focused too little on the early formative years and, overall, I learnt very little about Freddie the man. But, it was great fun, nevertheless.
Yeah but I mean they still could have gotten dates and stuff right. Thats all I have a problem with, other than that its a good movie
Me watching Bohemian Rhapsody: This was the best 2 hours and 14 minutes of my life.
Bit extreme
You don't have much social life, do you?
“I pity your wife if you think six minutes is forever.”
Edit: I said “too long” but it got me 1.1k likes so...
*apply cold water on burnt area*
@@andersenzheng aloe also helps
Bruh that scene killed me XD
Second-best line in the whole movie.
gahahahahahaahahahahhaahhahah
If Brian may ( the guitarist) okays this film then every critic can eat their words.
Yeah, they think they have to sound critical.
Yeah that’s just like what happened with Ice Cube and Dr Dre with the Straight Outta Compton movie. Brian May and Roger Taylor made themselves look the best and Freddie look like an arsehole. Let’s all be perfectly honest with ourselves and just acknowledge May and Taylor are very talented musicians but they’re nothing without Mercury. Deacon certainly accepted it and graciously retired from music.
@@MrHJW1995 Completely true. THis awful flick insults Freddie
Everybody and anybody is going to accept with a big fat check in his hand. Wouldn't you?
That's because he's a producer
I love the story of Mary and Freddie. I'm glad that part is true. I knew of Mary and her role at the end of his life. What a lovely warm lady she is.
Completely. And it's so sad he blamed himself for what he did to her. It wasn't his choice but he hated himself as if it was. Yet she stayed by him. Wonderful woman
The movie never said Deacon was the Bass player the whole time. Remember when Freddie joined,May and Taylor asked him if he played bass??? They said their bassist quit too. Watch Mojo don't Watch movies too well.
That Smile gig when Freddie was first introduced had John in it...
Tim staffel was the singer/bassist. Lol
Tim Staffel was their first bassist when they were Smile. But he was not a Queen bassist
@@SantomPh Smile became Queen so they are synonymous.
No it didn't, it was just Brian, Roger and Tim who then quit.
Freddie said that he has been following smile for quite some time until that moment. It wasn't a random show he stumbled upon, he knew they were playing. IRL he had been friends with all the band members before that moment. The movie has to shortened and edit this story to one run smoothly within the scenes but to also make sure it doesn't go on for too long, after all that meeting wasn't what the whole movie was about. All I am saying is that it wasnt ransom Freddie knew who he would be seeing. The real story had to be changed to fit in to the storyline.
Exactly! WatchMojo got that one wrong.
yes!! it was a 2 hours long movie and there is so much to tell. they couldn't fit everything in this movie so they needed to curve some stories.
for the sake of accuracy, Freddie actually knew Brian before the lead singer had left so his entrance into the band was less like a fan convincing the existing band members and more like friends who were both musically talented combining forces (as Freddie had also already been in 2 or so other bands). However, I understand that this storyline is more time consuming and less dramatic. Still loved the movie
Roger Taylor and Freddie work on a stall in Kensington Market, Brian May was a friend of another stall holder, I worked on another stall selling platform boots and shoes, we all knew each other and the other members of smile, and all drank in the same pub, end of
It. Never said in the movie that he only seen them once
Holy crap that was Mike Myers. How did I not see that?
44Bigs I know. I knew it was someone I knew. Voice sounded familiar but didn’t think much intonit
I didn’t know until he sounded just like fat bastard
I remember seeing his name in the titles, then wondering why I didn't see him in the movie; until I saw the credits and saw he was Ray Foster. I bought that character completely! Well done, Mike!
Because your on dope....you need help bro
I know, right? I totally missed that in the movie too.
Technically they did say he was a big fan of the band Smile...he even said he'd seen many of their performances, so they got that partially correct.
thank you! Was looking for this comment.
Yes!!
Exactly, he said he was following them for awhile and knew what they were studying in school.
I don’t believe you have learned how right and wrong works. The movie is WRONG bc it portrays that event as the first meeting when it wasn’t.
they cannot possibly fit every single thing that happened in freddie’s life it’s a MOVIE not a documentary
Why not?
EXACTLYYYYYY
Well, the idea wasn't to fit every single thing, but to *not* alter significant historical events because the screenwriters arrogantly think their writing could be more legendary than Freddie's real life.
But it’s a biopic (biographical film), which means that it represents the lives of the people mentioned. The movie just made things up, had a lot of historical inaccuracies and made the actual story of the band and Freddy extremely generic and cookie-cutter (while it could have been a very interesting movie).
@@eggablist6892 Thank you guys for realizing, the Movie is NOT Factually True!!! Made up to sell more $$$$$. This is ALL Brian and Roger Care about. I believe that, was their PROBLEM with Freddie, all those years. Freddie was the reason Queen was the Huge success, that they were. But Brian and Roger fought that, for years. All members were important but Freddie was the KEY. The VOICE!!!! Watch the Documentaries and everyone will hear the common thread of distention. Who was to get credit for what!!! This Band was seldom close. Their Lives were often separate. Even making the MUSIC was a battle!!!
I don't mind them switching up the timeline but pretending that Freddie solo ambitions would have caused the band to split kinda makes me mad
100% right or not, the movie was fantastic and highly entertaining. I cant wait to get it on DVD
DVD lol
Tess La Plante welcome to 2018
@@TheMSH97 - I'm commenting in 3018 and we still use DVD's. And we still watch this movie because it's the absolute BEST movie ever made!
Time to start a national panic, I too still buy most of my movies on DVD, and for that matter I don't even own a Blu-Ray player. _And..._ I still frequently buy movies on VHS. No joke. The quality sucks and these days the players are unreliable as a Pinto, but if you know where to look you can get pretty much any pre-2000 movie for 25 cents. :)
I 100% don't own a Blu-Ray player. I don't see the point when DVDs work fine
One thing, MAJOR thing, you guys missed. The Live Aid portion of the movie, it was all accurate, every step, every camera angle, every song, the drink placements on the piano, the clothes, every single last bit of it, absolutely true. Go back and watch both Live Aid and the movie version side by side, it’s impressive how accurate every single last millimeter was.
Yeah that was really cool, but this video is about what the movie changed
In spite of a few inconsistencies, the film was brilliant, keep in mind it IS a movie, not a documentary! I don't believe there will ever be a performer of Mercury's ilk in this lifetime; he was a consummate showman, an icon and legend...may he rest in peace 🙏💕
Catraoine Kelly It’s. A. Biopic.
Surrounded by his beloved cats😊
Cats buried with him like a pharoh. Like the queen he was
Eggablist calm down. A biopic movie is still a movie, and its purpose is to portray AND dramatize the lives of nonfiction people. There are going to be some changes and inaccuracies. To repeat what OP said: it’s not a documentary-it’s a movie.
i don't think critics get it *ITS A MOVIE NOT A DOCUMENTARY*
This... is not a good argument. And this is coming from someone who mostly liked _Bohemian Rhapsody_.
BennyChamberlain they still should have got the facts right
That's not the reason many critics disliked it... maybe you should read actual reviews instead of just blaming "the critics"??
O fs u r all babies.you think this is an argument clinic. When I was about thirteen - 40 years ago my dad let me buy the sheet music to bohemian rhapsody. I didn't want to just play it by ear, and I don't normally use sheet music, but I wanted it transcribed by professionals and add my own grace notes . In the corner of the music were Gothic illustrations of a man with a sword through his head. I was scared but not enough to be repelled. I wanted to play this masterpiece like I had heard it on the radio.
I don't think you get that these are not criticisms. It's not a review, just an analysis of facts.
Love Queen, the film was great!
Nope. Great no
@@ajdviitublaadri why not?
@@_ImSnowflake because the whole movie is a cliché
Not really @@ajdviitublaadri
@@lugsway and the movie is fake
“If I go any higher the dogs will hear me”-Roger
I don't know why everyone's picking "Bohemian Rhapsody" apart so much for the non-factual moments. All biopics have scenes/characters that are created for dramatic purposes. BTW, the movie does somewhat mention that John "Deacy" Deacon wasn't originally part of the band. When Freddie first speaks with them, they ask him if he knows how to play a bass guitar and he tells them no. We see Deacy sometime later.
Well, it's kind of good to point out what is story and what are facts, because some people are dumb enough not to research and believe everything in the movie as truth, but yeah, like it has any effect on anything. Some people want to rant about these things to make money though, so there's a reason why so many create unnecessary discourse about it.
The movie was excellent AS a MOVIE, but as I watched it only slightly bothered that many parts were very far away from the truth and a lot of stuff that wasn't explained. Like *SPOILER ALERT* when Freddie was home, hearing news about the AIDS wave and suddenly 'Who wants to live forever' starts playing in the background. It was never mentioned after, it didn't fit to the context except poetically and that song was released next year after the Live Aid concert etc. It was kind of a loose Chekov's gun and didn't fit the timeline. However, if the movie would've continued longer after the Live Aid, they could've had some nice dramatic scenes with this song in them, but the movie is what it is now.
Despite it's creative story telling when it comes to facts, the movie was great. I enjoyed it for real.
@@Anonyomus , I enjoyed it too. I had a great time watching it in the theatre, and I can't wait to buy it on Blu-Ray.
Because it has become clear that most people are getting their Queen facts and history from the film. And the dumb down the complexity of the band and their lives. Also it is pandering,when you could have mad just as good a film by sticking to facts. Like the fact he was bi-sexual.
Exactly. It's a movie, not a documentary. So I easily looked over inaccuracies because they didn't affect the plot at all [with the exception of Freddie's AIDS diagnosis] I thoroughly enjoyed the film. The script was amazing, the cast was talented and the directing was phenomenal
i´m now 13 (nearly 14) but I remember in kindergarten they played '' We Will Rock You '' at a ball. I remember that the song was a classic but I never knew anything about Queen nor what it was. I just cant believe how many songs they have made that were all so different from each other but so well put together.
Queen , I just cant describe it,is a legendary band that made these extraordinary songs that will never be forgotten about.
Agreed 100 percent. I'm 32 but my father always had queen blasting on the radio when I was a kid. Thank God for pops.
Agreed! Queen changed the name of the rock game
Yeah when I was a kid I thought a lot of those songs were played by different bands. I was shocked when I discovered one band made all of them. really shows how eclectic their music style was.
@@DoomFinger511 Yeah! Same here.
There will never ever be another band like Queen, nor a performer/talent like Freddie
*Watches 2 Bohemian Rhapsody videos*
TH-cam algorithm: oh you like this? Here have all the facts on it! Watch more!! MORE!!
Shooby doo why Shooby doo way same but i’m not complaining 🤩
Well no matter how right or wrong the movie was about the real facts about Queen, it is a well made movie. I'd give it the best direction Oscar award for sure.
Lol so you saw all the movies of 2018?
Just saying the direction was amazing.
@@priceless1995 yes, saw most of them, and Bohemian Rhapsody deserves all the nominations and awards it has got :)
The director Bryan Singer was fired and about five young men have come out to say Singer sexually exploited them when they were minors.
The movie and queen are great
I really love that the changes they made to the timeline had no effect on everyone's love for the film, I truly hope this wins awards
Wonder if Roger knows that every girl is in love with 27 y.o him
Oh my gosh I can't with this bahahahhahahahahhahaha
I remember watching their videos back in the 80's and thinking "He's so pretty!!"
Not my type. I prefer lanky guitarists who are also great at astrophysics; like THAT could ever happen. 🙂😉
*NOT THE COFFEE MACHINE!!!!*
HAHA
That was probably the best scene out of the whole movie 😂
Brian not the coffee maker
@@kathrynhettinger1321 no the whole movie was the best part.
Easy darlings there's only room for one hysterical queen
I loved this movie, I don't care if some of the things we're not right. If they wanted everything correct-- They would have made something called.. a documentary *drops mic*
LadyUsako pick that mic up you berk.
It's a biopic. A biographical picture. If you don't know what that means, that's a documentary of a person's life. So that's exactly what they called it, and made.
Dumbass.
@@georgeberry1959 Awe, you're funny :3
Leon Columbine It really doesn’t matter unless Brian and Roger feel it does him justice so why does it matter what genre it is though?
@@Emily-uy6me It's an awesome movie, that's what it is :D
It’s not a biopic, it’s just a movie based on real people. Many movies based on real people change things. I don’t know a single movie based on a person or event that didn’t change many things to fit what they wanted in the movie.
When they said “nearly unrecognisable Mike Myers” they werent kidding... i thought it was just a guy who learnt english from shrek before i saw the cast.
*I Love this movie so fantastic, I Mean they couldn't fit everything in the movie but it was still fantastic*
I liked the movie a little more than Zachary did, but I agree with him that the problem with it wasn’t that they didn’t fit everything into the movie, it’s that they completely changed the facts
@Zackery Newell It was worth it for the Live Aid reenactment, which was pretty fucking spot on. I thought that made the movie worth seeing. But hey, to each his own. I definitely did have problems with the movie, though: the band's non-existent split-up, and blaming Freddie's solo career for that non-existent split-up was kinda shitty, IMO.
Zackery Newell imagine getting this mad over a movie
@Zackery Newell well Brian May and Roger Taylor approved everything that went into the film
Wait til the additional material comes out on BluRay and 4k. Apparently they shot enough for a 4 to 5 hour movie.
I didn't care if their were some false parts, but it was still one of the best movies of 2018. Oscars nominations will happen
Maybe for best lead actor, but nothing else. The Academy don't often go for formulaic biopics, especially ones that are critically panned.
@@nuclear_hawk I think this time they will. Best picture and best actor
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Rami looked like a cross between Mick Jagger and Freddie, top performance though.
King Roosta I can’t un-see jagger now 😂
That's what I thought!
And Bruno Mars
Exactly what I thought! Maybe one day he will play Jagger
King Roosta surprised at how well he created a decent Freddie, very happy too!
Shoutout to Mike Myers being in this movie. In my opinion the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in Wayne's World was super important in getting Bohemian Rhapsody as iconic as it is.
outside of USA nobody even know Wayne's world.
@@chrisclaris4309 Yeah, and? A lot of pop culture comes from the US. I would even bet the Bohemian Rhapsody movie was made in the US, granted I don't know that I haven't seen it because it looks shit
Chris Claris : You have no idea what you're talking about - and are completely wrong.
He's annoying in this movie and a cliché villian manager
@@chrisclaris4309 I'm not in the US and Wayne's World is my favorite movie and has been since it's release in '92. I still watch it multiple times a year.
Fred is amazing man hes such a good singer his voice brings the dead back to life even though his wonderful voice and personality was silenced by a diesease.
John deacon's son actually winked at rami as he was going by back stage at the bar. It was brief but you can see it
They casted the right people for playing Freddie, Brian, Roger, and John. Tbh Gwilym Lee and Joseph Mazzello really look like the younger version of Brian and John even their performance lol...
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They all had me forgetting they weren't actually the real life band members lol
They sure did. I was gobsmacked by that. I grew up in the 70s and 80s so, I still remember what they looked like when they were younger. Played guitar since my teens so, I was more a Brian May fan...
Is this anybody's favorite movie ?
Omg 210 likes thank you so much😁
Anybody or everybody?
Mine until I watch Creed 2
Not even close. It was good but not a masterpiece.
No
No
2 hours movie, they tried to represent the Queen in the best way they could.
If you want so precise facts, please watch a documentary about Queen, not a movie based on Queen story.
Do you realize what you just wrote? "not a movie based on Queen story" - so, a documentary isn't ALSO based on Queen's story? What's the difference between a film, and a documentary, when they are telling the SAME STORY? The formatting of a film should not hinder the director's ability to tell the story as accurately as possible. Otherwise, he's a lazy director.
And if you really love Queen's music, you'd respect them as artists and would want their story misrepresented, would you?
inishikary NOOOOOO a biopic should be factual to the max sorry if it's inspired by then it should not be A FREAKING BIOPIC
@@jessebond4280 I respect them as artists because both Brian and Roger helped make it. They actually worked with Freddie, so shouldn't they know better than their fans what Freddie would have wanted?
inishikary Amen!! This isn’t a documentary, and shouldn’t be judged as such.
el pan tostado Yes! Preach!
I found it hilarious in the movie (and in real life back then) how people thought Bohemian Rhapsody was too long. Yeah, the song would be too long for airplay, but I mean look at songs by The Doors and Pink Floyd they have songs that are just as long if not longer (Echoes by Pink Floyd clocks in at over 23 minutes long) and those songs were written in the same era as Bohemian Rhapsody.
I pity your wife if you think 6 minutes is a long time
The Beatles had "A Day in the Life", one of their most famous and iconic songs and also very similar to Bohemian Rhapsody.
How about Ina Goda Da Vita by Iron Butterfly in 1968? 17 minutes long. Or 2112 by Rush at 20 minutes long? Sometimes great music just takes awhile :-)
@@Chariking13 Agreed, but you can't mention the Beatles without reference to Hey Jude, in this context.
Some of our egyptian singers in 50th, 60th & 70th have songs with one hour long and might more than hour check Om Kalthoum, Abd Elhalim Hafez,....
Still a great movie even if some things are false
No
@@ajdviitublaadri fuck off
Vladimir Putin yes
gabyy556 calm down dork
@@mrbambasta1384 Dork ? Maybe you talking about yourself!! Kid!
I love these “right and wrong” videos on biopics! I’m always wondering just how much of a great film based on a true story is actually right as I’m watching it. Keep up the good work.
People have got to understand it wasn't a documentary, and elements were added just to make it more theatrical.
which of course won the general public, but kinda pissed off the die hard fans,
My brother is a die hard fan and he loved it, even while calling out the timeline issues. I knew of the bigger timeline issues, i.e., not diagnosed with AIDS until 1987, but he knew that We Will Rock You was not in 1984. Some people just have to be cooler than everybody else.
Kathleen xD lol
The only die hard fan I know personally is my dad, who I watched the movie with. He loved it, despite some of the inaccuracies. Only the critics pulled it apart because critics are paid to talk shit about movies - nobody enjoys hearing someone talk about how good something is when they can hear the complaints instead.
Pretty much every musical/rock biopic has had bad critic reviews. Like horror movies, too. Some genres will never sit with critics
Vampire Berkut some people are just so negative because they think it makes them sound smart, like they’re pointing something out no one sees.
Well when most average people seem to be getting their Queen & Freddie facts from fiction yeah I'd say it is problematic especially when you portray a bisexual icon as gay. But hey maybe it's not fiction just alternative facts.
There are plenty of biopics that didn't need to alter history to tell the story.
Damn Mr Robot "freakishly" could be Freddy Mercury's identical twin!!!
Irony is Rami Malek IS a twin.
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Noooooo...Freddie was more handsome.....Rami looked nothing like him. The only person that could actually be made up to look like Freddie is Cohen. However Rami kind of embodied Freddie's magnetism in some scenes.
The way that this narrator says “FALSE,” reminds me of Dwight.
@Blaine Tallent "Bears, Beets, Battlestar galactica"
...MICHAEL!!
@@Riki_707 Oh that's funny...MICHAEL!!!
YES
One thing that I noticed was that when Queen was touring the U.S. (which took place in 1974 during the movie) they played Fat-Bottomed Girls (Which wasn't released until 1978)
I wouldn't say Mike Myers was totally unrecognizable … not until he starts sounding like his old stand by ...Shrek that is.
Wow queen being wrecked by Shreck that image won’t leave my head
The first time I heard the song, Bohemian Rhapsody, back in the 70's, was like a spiritual experience! (I was probably 15 or 16 at the time and didn't even know what a "spiritual experience" was.)
After all these years, there still aren't words to describe the experience.
I had never heard anything like this song before.
I played piano, loved classical music, loved rock n roll, was a cello player, and here was a song that encompassed all that plus more!
I had to have the piano music.
Ran out and bought it and learned it.
Still have the piano music to this day.
I can't count the hours of enjoyment I've had playing this song and singing it over the years.
Thanks, Freddie!
I'm usually quite a WatchMojo fan - have even given the T-Shirts as presents. I see this "10er", though, as a big fail. Your staff made some statements that are deliberately misleading. Among others, the Ray Foster character was FULLY PLANNED to be a representation of several people AND was used as comic relief concerning the head-banging/BoRhap is a loser tirade - a wink at Wayne. I'm a hardcore Queen fan who has followed the group and read/watched/researched just about every book, interview and article since the 70s, including Brian May's book about the Red Special. And I don't put myself out there as an "instant expert". YES, there was artistic license. Those closest to it approved. GET OVER IT!
This. BR was an incredibly AUTHENTIC movie, and all the historical looseness was intentional as a sacrifice to narrative and storytelling convention. Which is so Freddie Mercury, the ultimate, un-toppable showman.
This should have more likes
wasn't a great movie though
@@jrudy7580 you're right, it was the *best*
But hold on, that's the criticism. They sacrificed history for cliche conventions.
Pretty sure seeing as Roger and Brian were producers on this, they know what year their own songs came out. They changed it for a reason, which is obvious to me, but even though you don't understand it, you can't claim that there's no reason for the changes Queen themselves made to their own bio movie...
And as to Smile, in the movie he does seem like a fan, nearly stalker even, as he knows Roger and Brian's educations and claims he went to see them several times. He didn't just drop from the heavens just as their lead singer left. So that part makes me think whoever wrote this video maybe wasn't paying attention to that bit.
Roger and Brian were Executive Music Producers. Jim "Miami" Beach was a producer. As far as I know, none of the writers actually knew Queen. While Roger, Brian, and Jim surely had some input on the story they probably deferred to the writers when it came to cramming all the info within the time allotted.
@@MMFrye They waited nearly 10 years to start collaborating on this film because they wanted it to be done properly. You can tell they love it and love how Freddie is represented. They were on set helping with details. That's enough for me and it should be enough for everyone.
@@MsMaggyW I agree.
@@MMFrye Even if they aren't the Exec Producers, they have both publicly signed off on their approval for the film numerous times. If they don't have an issue with these changes, I don't see why we should either.
@@jbearclowater I don't have a problem with it. Why do people think I have issues with the movie? I loved it. I merely said the writers were the ones that had to figure out how to cram all the information and music into the time allotted. I'm guessing Roger, Brian and Jim gave them as much input as possible. They obviously approved of how it turned out.
Dear FansI I am currently working on most requested guitar arrangement of all time Bohemian Rhapsody, So please stay tuned
Good movie and one of the best endings ever.
I agree. If they had ended with anything other than "We Are the Champions," it would have been imperfect.
Bad and generic movie, cool ending (just my opinion)
Wow had no clue that was mike Myers lol
"I like formulas"
My wife leaned over about 5 minutes into Myers' first scene and whispers "That's not Mike Myers,is it?"
Few ever mention what a great actor he really is,cuz they are used to him just being silly.This performance and the one in "54" were outstanding.
it was the sunglasses..if it wasn't for the sun glasses he'd look like goldmember and then yes most people would recognize Myers
I was able to tell by his voice. Sounded like Shrek yelling lol
Chris Campling I thought it was Paul Giamatti before he spoke lol
I love Freddie Mercury and literally every song gets stuck in my head anytime I hear a Queen song! He just makes me smile when I watch videos about him and has a great on stage presence that just blows everyone away 💕🙏🏽✍🏽
It is still my favourite movie of all time I’ve seen it 9 times
I’m with you, screw all these crazies “it’s not 100% accurate”... While I haven’t seen it as many times as you, it was a really great movie and extremely entertaining! Much better than the most recent “A Star is Born” movie. I really enjoyed it and hope that they do receive awards for it.
I'll probably see it as many. Rami Malek deserves an Oscar. A Star is Born was fantastic and Bradley Cooper deserves an Oscar. Can't wait to see VICE and Christian Bale(?) Will probably get an Oscar nod. Tough competition all around.
I never thought Rami would be good as Freddie - he BECAME Freddie. When he died, he was the only celebrity I've ever cried at their death. Movie was fantastic.
@@robinj9911 well, you got these nominations right :)
Some Parts Of The Movie May Have Been Wrong, But Hey I Ain't Complaining.
Me neither! :D
same here .... I realize some parts were not 100% accurate, but I don't care, it's still the BEST movie ever! Also "The Wizard of Oz", "Titanic", "Avatar", and "Star Wars" were not 100% accurate either. hahahaha
They got those hairy pits right. Unfortunately.
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Lmao it's hair grow up
Freddie?
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
You would die if you saw the men in my family
Earliest I’ve ever been to any of watchmojo’s videos
Same
Same
Ayidah Curry same
My sister’s best friend played Bohemian Rhapsody at her wedding. I thought it was an interesting choice because of the different styles within the song.
WHY DIDNT THEY END THE FILM WITH The Show Must Go On?!??!
I know it played after Don't Stop Me Now, but it would've fit more to play as the first credit song
or "these are the days of our lives" or "no one but you, only the good die young."
@@celticpoet21 the film ENDs with Show must go on.
as credits :P
They did! Show Must Go On was in credits
@@dobcsek it wasn't the first credit song, which would've had the most impact, did you read my comment?
I think they just wanted it to be a "happy ending"
“NOT THE COFFEE MAKER!”
Lol
Some Kid that’s my favorite
I thought Real or false, Putting Mike Myers in The Movie & Having him say, Teenagers Need A song to drive around & bang their heads to & Bohemian's Not it, Lolololol!! Brilliant 👍😀🎸🎵 If You Know of " Wayne's World"👍
Yes that was a great inside joke. Loved it!
Literally NOBODY else could have said that line. If it were another actor, they'd have had to change the line.
Absolutely what I thought of and lol every time he says it!! 🤣😁
Well they can’t get every little detail about Freddie’s life from Beginning to end but let’s be real Rami Malek did a damn good job as Queen
yes !!
Loved the movie, agreed with the altered chronology making the story arc more cohesive to entertainment. There are also lots of freakishly accurate details that people have missed, like (a) when Freddy first sits at the piano at Live Aid, plays a few notes and has to tweak the mic preamp because it had too much gain, (b) Deacy locking eyes with Roger as they bring Hammer To Fall home to its finale. Watch the real concert it's all there.
Ah who cares man, it's one of the best films ever.
Who cares? Only people who A. Want to see the real story behind Queen's success, and Freddy Mercury's life, and B. Anyone who cares about the art of film making. This film, based on this comment section, seems to pander towards stupid people who "leik queenz musik coz freddiey is kool" and not whether or not the film is misrepresenting the story of some very talented people.
Jesse Bond if you want that then I suggest a documentary about queen. It’s a great film otherwise
@@nicolodeon05 I honesty love how thick you fans are, considering I now have to repeat myself. Again.
IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A DOCUMENTARY IN ORDER TO BE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE.
BOTH DOCUMENTARIES AND BIOPICS AER BASED ON REAL LIFE EVENTS - SO WHY MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR FILM? Why does film get the opportunity to be historically inaccurate WHEN A QUEEN DOCUMENTARY IS BASED ON THE SAME STORY?
Jesse Bond *Freddie.
Jesse Bond but the difference here is that there are things historically correct as well as incorrect. You’re saying this as if everything was wrong which it wasn’t. It’s not a documentary, it’s a biopic so there will be changes to dramatize the story at hand. Nevertheless it had its ups and downs but it was a great film.
Did anyone else catch the "Waynes World"reference Myers ad libbed in the scene where he is telling the band he doesnt like the song??
It was something to the effect of
"This isnt a song you can bang your head to w your friends in the car" Or something like that.And then he kinda did the glance at the camera for a split second,like he likes to do?
Hilarious.I was the only person in the theater that laughed out loud at that.Even my woman looked at me like "wtf?"
I was also the only person in the theater that laughed at that. Couldn't believe nobody else caught it!
thank you! finally someone else noticed that! I know what was laughing at something nobody else react -_-
Me too...
Same thing happened to me. Wayne's World is my favorite movie, so to me it was obvious. I burst out laughing in a quiet theater and even my husband gave me a sideways glance.
The whole Live Aid thing was a breakthrough and a prove for Queen as a band, because they were blamed for supporting apartheid after playing in Sun City (which wasn't true ofcourse) and after the badly received Hot Space album, and the I Want To Break Free clip. That's the real story.
*At the end of it all.. It was a phenomenal movie! I bought it as soon as I could & haven't watching it since.. It's one of the BEST movies I've seen in many years and I appreciate it so much.*
THANK YOU for pointing that out about "We Will Rock You." Freddie DID NOT have his '80's mustache when the band recorded that song.
He was such a beautiful soul. And hot too!
It’s difficult for a filmmaker to put so much information and an accurate timeline into a 2hr movie. I think they did a great job. It was a great film and the acting was superb.
This was great! Can you do this for Walk the Line??
I want to see Ray(Ray Charles), Get On Up(James Brown), and Jersey Boys(The Four Seasons) covered as well
Joaquin Phoenix was sooooo ripped off for Walk the Line imo.
This movie was absolutely phenomenal and already a classic.
They know that some of these things weren’t real because Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Jim Beach all produced the movie
The We Will Rock You Scene actually happened but not in the 80’s but in 1977 when the News of the World album
I'm crushing on Ben Hardy
He is so freaking adorable!!
I remember his name was Ben Jones at school....still owes my sister £20 hahaha!
@@James-hm1ed 🤣🤣🤣
Oh well, I still had fun watching the movie regardless. So it may not be 100% accurate, that doesn't mean it had to be in order to make a great narrative.
i was floored by the movie it reminded me why I love queen. the live aid performance especially was 99.99% spot-on I was 11 again watching queen on our wooden telly clapping along to radio ga ga. its defiantly in my top 3 films of all time
I think my favourite scene in this movie is the Rock in Rio scene, which is both right and wrong. I mean, the crowd singing over an astonished Freddie during Love of My Life is absolutely true, except it happened in 85, just a few months before Live Aid.