Back then, the one who could compete with Queen was another legendary musician in the UK, Elton John.
In May this year, a biopic adapted from his real experience "Rocket Man" was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival.
This movie that contains biographies, music, dramas, and homosexual is not a contested film, but the industry believes that it is expected to become another topical biopic about rock stars after " Bohemian Rhapsody ".
This has aroused the appetite of movie fans. The main creators of the film obviously also had high expectations for the film, and the two characters, - Elton John and his long-term creative partner and lyricist Bernie Taoping , all attended the premiere that day. After the screening of
, in Lumiere Hall, the audience stood up and ovated for four minutes, which moved the main creators who were on the scene. Elton John and Taren Egerton , who played him in the film, even shed tears on the spot.
, especially Alton himself, started to collapse and cry 15 minutes after the movie started.
This film produced by Paramount and presented in the form of a musical and dance film shows the life of Elton John from childhood to popularity .
includes his 's desire for fatherly love, conflicts with his mother, brotherhood with Bernie Taoping, the process of getting to know each other and breaking up with his former agent and life partner John Ryder, and his self-loss after becoming famous, and of course his enthusiasm for music.
The director of the film Dexter Fletcher , the director of the original "Bohemian Rhapsody" , Brian Singer , was fired from the crew for some reason, replaced him to complete the final filming and later director .
But this "Rodesman" is more mature than "Bohemian Rhapsody". It respects historical facts more in the plot, and does not modify and conceal the same-sex plot too much, and restores the protagonist himself with the most faithful attitude.
It is not a documentary, and there are also exaggerated and fictional elements in it, but it does capture the kernel of Elton's legend .
video focuses on his talent, desire, childhood dissatisfaction and pain , and these love and pain have also become the source of creation .
Of course, the best thing is music . When those familiar music flows out of his hands, this is a genius, only worship and touch.
Alton himself also honestly told the audience that the person in the film, who looks bad and disgusting , is already quite realistic , and he has indeed experienced those ugly darkest moments of .
At the beginning, the producer wanted to meet the standard of PG-13 (ordinary grade, but not suitable for children under 13 years old
), reduced sexual and drug use scenes , but was opposed by Elton's because he said: "I have never had a PG-13 life."
At the beginning of the video, in a flash of backlight, a man wearing a very exaggerated, black and red wings on his back, and demon horns walked forward.
As soon as he sat down, he began to introduce himself: " I am Elton John, I am an alcoholic, an addict, a sex addict, and a bulimia. I am a shopping maniac, addicted to marijuana, taking prescription drugs randomly, and cannot control my temper. ."
viewers who are not familiar with this friend may be shocked by this naked self-introduction, but his fans will think, well, that's right.
So, this movie, which was ultimately defined as R-level , uses carefully arranged songs and dances, and dazzling montage to interpret every key point in Elton's life.
That was in 1947, Reginald Kenneth Dwight (Yelton's original name) was born in London. His parents like to collect records, and his father also served as a trumpeter in the orchestra.
's talent for music was perfectly inherited to Elton Little. He started playing the piano at the age of 13, won the Amateur Bachelor's Award at the age of 11, and served as an accordionist in the "Bruce Theory" of the Spirit Song band at the age of 14.
Unfortunately, Little Elton's childhood is very unhappy .
Recalling the past, he said that parents always hate each other . The father has a bad temper and is also very cold to himself. The mother is sharp-tongued and always falls into a sad mood.
"When I stayed with them, I only remember the cold silence and screaming quarrels . Of course, the quarrels are usually about me, how quarrels raised me."
In the year of Little Elton
In the movie, the director used a lot of heartbreak plot to show Elton's parents.
For example, parents chatter and quarrel at the dinner table as usual, regardless of the child's feelings, little Elton was firmly wrapped by infinite loneliness and disappointment.
At this moment, the background music "I Want Love" is here, and Elton began to sing "I Want Love, but it's impossible".
It was this sad scene that made Elton cry 15 minutes after the opening.
There is another clip, where the already popular Elton drove a luxury car and visited his biological father very glamorously. At that time, he was still like a child who longed to be praised and affirmed by his father.
But his father's performance is not satisfactory , is still very cold . Even when he took out his son's record and asked his son to sign, he was not as good as a passerby fan.
This gives Alton a feeling that seems to be a loser in his father's heart, no matter how hard he works, .
The same is true in real life, Elton's father has never seen his son perform in his life.
Irton's cry must be filled with bitterness and a hint of hope for his father.
After all, my father completely left him in
The shadow of childhood has been lingering in Elton's heart. Even though people reach old age , when talking about their parents, they are still quite excited about .
This childhood , which lacks love, also laid the foreshadowing for Elton, who later became an addict of .
But no matter what, the guide to on the music road of Elton is his parents . When he was
20 years old, he was an unknown person ready to enter the music circle. He went to interviews with major record companies, sang in bars and nightclubs, and occasionally accompanied other musicians.
It was when he was
The two of them worked together in this way and have completed more than 30 albums together. Finally, in
This bar is very famous. After all, well-known bands such as Red Pepper Band, Guns and Rose all made their fortunes from here. On the night of the performance, the bar was filled with musicians from Los Angeles. Elton's performance , detonated the atmosphere of the whole audience .This scene is also shown in the movie
. Elton and the audience were performing together with their feet off the ground, floating, rotating, and falling . In this scene full of dream elements, we saw the beauty and madness that night. The success of the premiere of
was exchanged for Elton's performance in bar for 6 nights. These 6 nights made him the "British Rock Savior" in the American media.
Ayerton, a young
American listeners were conquered by Elton at once. Not only his music, but also his 's unique and personal logo and a strong dress style .
The costumes he wore at that time were simply postmodern fashion show . The costumes were gorgeous in color, bold in style, and huge fancy sunglasses.
plus his 's strong stage expression and appeal gave rock visual effect . His behavior also affected the pop art of that year.
"For fashion, I was like a kid who broke into a candy shop at that time, and I was never satisfied with the limit of exploring exaggerated style."
movies present Elton's stage style to the greatest extent in this regard. This includes the winged orange demon turkey costume at the beginning.
crew also produced about
"Rocket Man" is full of gorgeous dazzling singing and dancing . Even if he sings and plays the piano at the same time in the live show, performing songs, harmonica, hand , Alton will not play the piano quietly. He will stand and dance while playing the piano while standing.
When he was in high spirits, he even sat on the piano and sang loudly. 's investment in music and control of the scene exceeded people's imagination. Comparing the overall viewing effect of the movie with "Bohemian Rhapsody", it is more delicate and trustworthy .
Of course, half of these credits are attributed to starring Taren Edgerton . More than 20 songs in in "Rocket Man", all of which were sung by Taren Edgerton himself.
. He did not simply imitate Elton's appearance when he was young, but instead captured some key points of "Who is Elton" .
In a performance close to the prototype, he brought his similar experiences into the role, completing them in his own way, and interpreting the role 's silly appearance that cannot get love .
In fact, his performance is easily compared to Rami Marek , who has just won the best actor. Although Rami did not really sing in the movie, Dandan was still slightly inferior in performance.
In terms of 's natural sense of naturalness from the inside out, Dandan still has room for improvement. In particular, shows anger, and lacks a process of brewing to exerting force .
He fell into the arms of alcohol and drugs and suffered from binge eating . It can be said that in the end he did not have drugs or alcohol to help him, and he did not have the courage to take the stage.
During the 1975 "John Music Week" in Los Angeles, he was taken to the hospital for overdose of heroin.
Such decadent life has been 10 years , and the body and mind have been severely destroyed, and the movie also portrays this realistically. Of course, in real life, Elton had already successfully quit drug quit , but he still couldn't quit the problem of buying, but he could already face his past self with a calm mind.The end of the video was after Elton successfully quit drugs. The movie also mentioned his life and career after the 190s . But the previous story is also exciting enough.
1994, Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice were invited to produce an acoustic music band for Disney animated film " Lion King " , among which "Circle of Life" and "Hakunamata" , which were nominated for "Best Original Song" at the 67th Academy Awards.
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" won the "Best Original Song" award at the 67th Academy Awards; the 37th Grammy Awards "Best Popular Male Singer" award and the "Best Original Song" award at the 52nd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards;
In the same year, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with artists such as John Lennon , Bob Marley, Lock Stewart and other artists.
1997, Diana passed away, and Elton John created the song "Candle in the Wind 1997" to commemorate. The song airborne the top 100 singles chart of the Billboard, and led for 14 consecutive weeks, winning the 40th Grammy Award "Best Popular Male Singer" award .
Entering the 21st century, Elton is still very active and has collaborated in the Grammy with Eminem and Lady Gaga.
The most interesting thing is that in , he entered the marriage hall with his boyfriend David Fenish, who had been with him for 21 years.
Today, Alton is enjoying his life. There are not so many restrictive pictures in life. He has basically devoted himself to his family. The focus of his work in is also on charity .
At the end of "Rocket Man", Elton Little got a hug, which does not come from his father, but from his future self.
Use extremely gorgeous words to tell a story about straightforward .
Elton John from dehumidified family , in his singer career and private life, searched and learned the true meaning of love and studied . Through the opportunity of drug rehabilitation, Elton John learned the shortcomings of accepting relatives and friends. embraced his true side, and his love for himself is the true love he has been looking for.
Now he has become a father and will definitely not be stingy with every praise and affirmation of his son.
Author ✎ Yan Hou
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