I love the beginning of the video! In less than 4 minutes of editing, a series of shots outlines the territory to show the personal characteristics and charm of Freddie Mercury. The choice of every detail is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it has also been echoed and expanded in the follow-up of the film. The feeling of Life just began created by the film is so beautiful, but for Freddie this is the last stage of his life, and I can't help but think of the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody:
Is this the real life Is this just fantasy Caught in a landslide No escape from reality
After reading a lot of movie reviews, thanks to the hardcore fans of the band, they counted the easter eggs or interpreted the background, and learned a lot of the stories behind them. Here are a few representative shots, which are also my personal favorites. (The picture comes from the Internet)
The background music of 20th Century Fox at the beginning of the movie is different, because this time it is a special version played with electronic music! And it is said to be performed by two band members Brian May and Roger Taylor himself. It is very in line with Queen's style of music. It not only takes the heart, but also ignites the small flame of the atmosphere from the beginning.
A pan pans from Freddie's hands to a close-up of his face. There are too many stories in his eyes, with his unique deep and melancholy temperament, and maybe there is also the pain of burying his destiny in his heart. Through the later episodes, I know that this is the morning when Freddie is going to participate in Live Aid. Wake up, Maybe there's also the tension ahead of the big show.
Freddie is actually very masculine, and Lamy's version is too feminine and has been criticized, but the back of this cough is extraordinarily thin and lonely. Up until here, the overall tone of the film is slightly depressing.
The previous shot is Freddie's iconic beard. I saw that some people said that there are four front teeth reflected in it. It doesn't look like it, but there are four black spots, maybe there is some kind of metaphor.
Cross-cut of Freddie's preparations and Live Aid, the massive 1985 Rock and Roll charity concert at London's Wembley Stadium to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia, this precious live video includes Princess Diana Many dignitaries including Prince Charles, more than 100 famous rock stars from all over the world decided to participate in this charity performance, and the big bowls were also listed in the film. It was agreed that each performance should not exceed 20 minutes, which made the classic clip at the end .
Freddie walks out of his mansion Garden Lodge. From the arrangement of his living environment and pajamas, his love for retro style can be seen. This black and white poster photo of the female star is his favorite Marlene Dietrich, born in Berlin, Germany , is the only female star who can stand against Greta Garbo in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s. It is said that the most classic band photo of Queen, Freddie's hands on his chest, is what she learned.
Freddie is also a cat lover, which is not surprising. He has a cat-like sensitivity, loneliness, gentleness and independence. There is a scene in the back where he is performing outside and talking to the cat on the phone with Mary. It is said to be a real incident.
Rolls-Royce at that time symbolized wealth and status, and Freddie's requirements for quality of life were as strict as his requirements for music.
There are beautiful close-ups or close-ups of the guitar case, guitar and microphone, and there are many personal stories about Freddie, such as he likes to drink beer during performances, like to smoke, and when he joined Smile for the first time. Broken microphone stand.
I don't know if this is the predecessor of Ray-Ban sunglasses, but Freddie has a deep research on dressing and matching, and especially likes exaggerated and gorgeous shapes.
In the picture, U2 exits from the right side of the channel. It is also from this moment that Freddie becomes excited, and he jumps with open arms.
The film opens with a Live Aid concert as its climax and end. In this short few minutes of the title, in addition to the back, close-up, close-up, close-up! With enough clues for all the suspense, the last shot is still the back! There is no frontal shot of a single character. After that, the pen changed and returned to the youth who was still Farrokh Bulsara, because the story had to be told from the beginning.
The reason why Somebody to Love was chosen as the background music is also the song that the main creator thinks can best express the theme of Freddie's life. Freddie Mercury is a person with too many labels. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a personal biographical film about Freddie, which cannot fully represent Queen, but as the soul of Queen, Freddie's personal characteristics and creative style have a profound impact the direction of the band.
The most difficult thing to control in a biographical film is the discrepancy between creation and historical facts. A little carelessness may offend people. The creation of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is based on a large number of historical facts, specific to every detail and every sentence, the process of forensics and restoration takes a lot of time and energy, but I don't know if it is because of the excessive attention to detail that the film is too flat and straightforward , Several important turning points in Freddie's life have been understated and the lack of foreshadowing has led to the overall lack of goodness in the film. It can be said that it has been going downhill since the beginning, and it was not until the last 20 minutes of Live Aid that the enthusiasm was rekindled. This high-definition Restoration has irreplaceable value for bands and fans.
I didn't know much about Freddie Mercury before this film, but after watching the film, I was deeply fascinated by this person's personal charm and talent. What the film shows is just a little bit in his long but short life. Fragment, I wish more people would like to know more about Freddie Mercury through this film and experience the moment of being infected by his music.
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