Timeless music now has a timeless movie. The highly anticipated biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” released in theatres on Nov. 2 and left audiences polarized.
To start it all off, we get a full view of where this band is coming from. The members, including frontman Freddie Mercury, are all on the end of their luck working regular day jobs. This part of the movie shows that even the most regular people can become icons in just a short time.
Rami Malek, known most for his role in “Mr. Robot,” completely steals the show as Mercury. His complete knowledge of the character is obvious as he delivers an accent that would make you think he actually watched Mercury live out his life.
This can truly be said for the whole movie, as all performances — both technical and on screen — are in harmony with one another.
The shots are awe-inspiring as director Bryan Singer gives us some truly epic moments going through the most iconic Queen concerts.
One criticism of the movie, however, was the lingering pace problems. Editing the movie became an overarching issue as shots that had impact were often cut off quickly to get to another scene. Scenes that could have been much closer and cut up were left with awkward air.
This problem, while small, did become a bit jarring especially halfway through the movie after you have been completely introduced to the premise.
Students around P-T were nothing short of in love with this killer queen of a movie.
Junior Nick Konopka found it to be an “incredible ride.”
“The movie had me always on the edge of my seat,” Konopka said.
Overall, this new biopic is about as cliche as it can get, but, that does not mean that it is bad. In fact, the ride that “Bohemian Rhapsody” takes you on is nothing short of fantastic. It gives a testimate to the band’s greatness and why they were legends while still keeping everything about the story in its parameters.
The Warrior gives “Bohemian Rhapsody” a light 8/10 and would recommend this movie to all general audiences.
Jonathan Heinbaugh
Photography Manager