In 1990, Freddie Mercury was too weak to maintain due to AIDS and was still recording his last album.
During the recording, guitarist Brian worried that he would not be able to sing the high-pitched part of the song, but in the face of fate, Freddie dried a voccatt, and finally recorded a perfect recording, and the music of "the show must go on" has been praised to this day.
In 1991, freddie, the band's lead singer, died, and the band's glory has been postponed to this day.
Unfortunately, in the bohemian rhapsody movie, although 131 minutes cannot fully present and restore all the details and creative process of the lead singer's life.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a biography of musician Freddie, whose story came to an abrupt end after 1985's "live aid", after which Freddie left his brightest and most glorious image behind the glittering stage, without showing Freddie's life and career after 1985.
In fact, after 1985, Freddie also released three albums and also did related world tours, at this time, although he was still shining on the stage, his own body and mind were devastated by AIDS.
It was not until the day before the death of this great musician that his illness was made public. Because Freddie was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1987, if the film ends in 1985, it is impossible to explain the fate of the characters.
In fact, through our analysis of the character's life, we can glimpse the clues, in 1987, Freddie was diagnosed with AIDS, and the next few years were even more painful and painful days, which may be the film considering that the members of Queen do not want to reproduce Freddie's final suffering and death in front of the world, because for them, it is unspeakable pain;
It may also be that Freddie himself did not want to let the world know what his pain looked like, but also wanted to bring the audience a gorgeous sense of musical shock, so the film did not present the shot after his illness.
During his illness, although he insisted on appearing on camera to shoot mv, he even recorded "these are the days of our lives" when he was physically weak.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" this movie adjusts the timeline, fictionalizes and modifies the story of the characters, so that people can more intuitively understand Freddie's life in this film, although there are some details of the change, but many plots are a true portrayal of Freddie and the band's subsequent situation.
Of all Queen's classic repertoire, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the song that best represents lead singer Freddie's musical style and personal qualities.
The original meaning of "bohemian" originally referred to the czech region, and later also referred to some anti-social traditions, art-oriented people, and a romantic and free artistic style; "rhapsody" comes from a term in music, referring to different styles and genres in different chapters, and the mood is constantly changing and fluctuating, and also describes the related outbreak of emotions.
From the titles of the songs and movies, we can see the art form of contemporary rock, from the maverick and stirring emotional expression of Bohemian in the play, but also about the full emotional expression, so that people can feel the hazy beauty of the beautiful storyline while listening to the song.
In such an anti-traditional and self-subversive form of expression, Freddie's personality traits linger in his heart. It can be full of inexplicable expansion and vitality from the film.
According to the band's members, the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" was already "all in Freddie's head" decades ago, and he wrote the song at home in London; in 1975, it took three weeks to record the song, and guitarist May later recalled that "due to countless repeated recordings, when you finally put the tape in the sun, it was almost transparent".
The film is about a biography of Freddie and Queen.
Their life experience is simple, there is no conflict of dog blood drama, in their lives, creating music for them, is the release of blood and emotion in the brain. Perhaps, after taking a bath, in the moonlight seen after midnight, it will achieve classic works.
Music can best represent people's thoughts and feelings, from "Bohemian", we can see their positive spirit, chasing dreams, and striving for perfection,
"We are a family", the band often uses such a phrase to describe their team, which is a fact and a responsibility. For decades, they walked hand in hand, even though there were quarrels and disagreements, but most of them quarreled in the studio, they loved each other, and even a few years after Freddie's death, they reserved a seat on the stage of their global tour.
"Love of My Life", a legendary song, is also a classic song by Queen in memory of Freddie. In many concerts, the old Mei, who has been heroic and late, either put an empty chair next to him, or relived the time with Freddie through electronic large-screen technology, which is lamentable!
On the 2005 tour, Lao Mei left an empty chair next to her
Although the film is limited in space and for various reasons can not restore Freddie's every gorgeous turn in place, the last 20 minutes of the film's god-level play moved us, which is also the most successful and valuable place of this film.
In 1985, the concert was full of people, Freddie wore a white vest, light blue jeans, waved a passionate and powerful arm, and used his talent and dedication to dedicate a rock and roll legend to the audience.
In the final scene of the film, highly restored to the most gorgeous and vivid 20 minutes in the history of rock and roll, in the direction of director Brian, we see a meticulousness at an almost molecular level.
From the moment of the concert, Brian imitated and restored Freddie's movements, including the waving and even expression in this performance, even everything visible to the naked eye in the scene, the Coke and beer on the piano lid, the placement, the height of the liquid, and the power cord on the stage, all exactly the same as in the video.
Original video
Cinematic footage
This is the legend of rock and roll, which is also the charm of art, so that what we have repeatedly sought and chased has become a visible reality, and the movie has left us with precious touches!