Queen's Band biopic " Bohemian Rhapsody " finally landed in domestic theaters this week. The controversy involved in the production of the film seems to have no impact on Chinese audiences. The controversy mainly lies in two aspects. One is that the content of the film is strictly controlled by the members of the Queen Band, and the other is also the most controversial point. The film is directed by Hollywood abandoned Brian Singer.
Although he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture, foreign media have mixed reviews about the movie . On the one hand, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is indeed a relaxed and easy-to-understand tribute to Queens, especially the lead singer Freddy Mercury, but on the other hand, it is another unexpectedly empty film that does not dig deep into Freddy Mercury or other band members at all.
Although "Bohemian Rhapsody" has become one of the biggest winners of this year's Oscars, it seems that many viewers, whether they are a hardcore fan of Queens or not, are regretful, because although this is not a bad movie, it is far from bold enough as a music biopic...
5. This is a safe filtered biopic
From the beginning, everyone's biggest concern about this movie is that it may become a simple and cliché music biopic that lacks characteristics, but unfortunately, the result is this.
It feels like this movie is made into such an unexpected harmless movie based on Queens’ Wikipedia entry. Of course, the purpose is to attract as wide a wide audience as possible.
From the formation of the band, to becoming famous, to encountering personal problems, and finally ending with an epic performance at the "Save Life" concert, the narrative rhythm and development direction of the entire movie are completely expected.
does not mean that "Bohemian Rhapsody" must be a surprise, but considering the ostentatious personality of this band, especially the lead singer, such an assembly line movie is really disappointing.
4. Brian Singer's poor directing
Of course, the production process of this movie was already quite twists and turns. When the main filming was approaching the end, Brian Singer was fired for failing to appear on the set.
Dexter Fletcher took over the filming and editing of the film later. Although it is difficult to tell who shot what, the final film felt the same clumsy from beginning to end.
Bryan Singer should take most of the responsibility in this regard, because there are too many completely careless and thoughtful creative choices.
From a simple and rough exploration of Freddy Mercury's sexual orientation through a disaster press conference to an unpleasant use of the "Under Pressure" soundtrack when the singer reached the crossroads of life, Brian Singer seemed to add some depth to it, but it was just a pure application of biopic formulas.
does not mean that this movie is boring or superficial, but it makes use of glamorous CGI scene transitions and special effects subtitles that fly all over the screen. If these are not naked lazy, then the degree of adherence to the rules of this movie is too worrying.
3. Self-filtering Freddy Mercury's sexual life and death
Long before it was released, this movie had caused a lot of controversy because it was downplayed by Freddy Mercury's homosexual identity and the fact that he eventually died of AIDS. Of course, the film does not ignore Freddy Mercury's deeds, but it makes people feel completely perfunctory.
The main problem is that the film basically underestimates Freddy Mercury's homosexual love and death, and stops it, probably to avoid "offending" relatively conservative audiences and thus ensure that they contribute to the box office.
The film does not rewrite Freddy Mercury's lifestyle or his death, and it is certainly few people would expect the film to focus only on the final days of the singer's life, but even so, the film is too hasty to present these critical moments.
2. There are too many flaws on the production level
It is obvious that "Bohemian Rhapsody" is not the kind of low-cost movie that barely pieced together due to a tight budget, so when you find various flaws in production, you will inevitably be a little disappointed.
The key issue is obviously visual effects: many CGI transition scenes look dull and awkward, and in the climax of the "Save Life" concert, it is obvious that most of the audience are digital effects.
Some lift lenses that pass through the crowd are particularly annoying. It is obvious at a glance that those people are copied and pasted into the lens.
Most characters have no problem synchronizing their lips, but when it comes to Rami Marek , there are always problems, although his performance is indeed excellent.
In the whole film, he often imitates Freddy Mercury's songs - of course, no one can imitate the latter's voice, and if the editing is more skillful, it might be better to cover it up.
1. The messy rhythm is very inconsistent with the rhythm of the movie editing
. For example, the opening show, from the original lead singer of Queens to the quick joining of Freddy Mercury, rushed forward, the screenwriter and edited to maximize narrative efficiency, so that it seemed very pretentious.
To be honest, most of the content of the first act felt particularly hasty, while other scenes—such as the creation of "Bohemian Rhapsody"—are obviously staggering, resulting in a very uneven overall rhythm, and can only hope for stronger editing to remedy.
video lasts more than 130 minutes, and of course it is not a short film. It should have been a simpler and more unified way to tell the story. But in fact, it is sometimes rushed and sometimes slow, with excessive tension and looseness, and the overall market is unbalanced.
Despite this, this is not a bad movie, it is just a mediocre work...
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