I liked this movie so much, and maybe I liked Elton John's story so much. Although my knowledge of him is basically limited to this movie.
I lived in an unhappy family since I was a child. I was judged not to be loved since I was a child. I could only be with music since I was a child. I experienced the glory of being a hit, the depression of drug addiction and alcohol addiction, and finally forgave everything in my life. Being forgiven by life and gaining my own love, such an ups and downs life story, such a legendary experience, is full of inspiration and moving, who doesn't like it?
The bohemian rhapsody and the rocket man are inevitably compared due to the small time span, but there are some differences between the two legendary stars and the two movies. Bohemian Rhapsody avoided the key points in some aspects, covering up some of Mercury's corrupt life, and the final story only stayed at the live aid concert-queen's final glory, and Mercury died of AIDS step by step in the next few years. process is not shown. Rocket man can be said to be a more decent biopic. The film better shows Elton John's experience, inner struggle and pain, and also more comprehensively shows Elton's personality and his changes and growth. The song and dance elements of the film should also be richer, and Dandan sings and dances when a word disagrees, which makes the label of this film a song and dance film worthy of its name.
Fredie Mercury and Sir Elton John do have similarities (great artists do), they are both lonely, but their loneliness is different. Mercury was not supported by his family at the beginning of his career in music; Elton was not unsupported, he just lacked love. And in the later period of fame, Mercury himself rejected the friends who really cared about him: the queen's members, and Mary, and chose the parasites who would only depend on him to corrupt him; Elton had no real friends at all: John Reid - his lover, has only been cheating on his feelings, his partner Bernie has never been able to give him real help, and his parents have disappointed him even more. I think these two different kinds of loneliness are a big reason why the two went on different paths. Freddie Mercury has been rejecting his mates, refusing to recognize his own mistakes, so he is too late to introspect, he is doomed to death, Elton John takes the initiative to choose to reconcile with life, Bernie and he can still be good friends Working together, John Reid can also be separated decently, and drugs and alcohol will never touch again. So he is still the best singer, the most popular person.
It's gonna be a long long time.
This is the last lyric of rocket man. In the end, it didn't take that long. He embraced his past and the whole world. Loneliness is not the eternal life of this rocket man.
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