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                               Bohemian Rhapsody
                                        
Bunny and I saw “Bohemian Rhapsody [1],” the movie obstensibly about Queen
[2] but concentrates more on Freddie Mercury [3]. Thoroughly enteraining with
a masterful performance by Rami Malek [4] as Freddie and an incredible killer
sound track (how could it not be? It's Queen!) I do wish the film had gone a
bit deeper with Freddie's relationship with his girlfriend and with the other
band members (not only does Brian May [5] have a Ph.D. in astrophysics, but
he also worked on the New Horizons Pluto mission [6]—he's the closest person
we have to Buckaroo Banzai [7] for crying out loud).

There's also the issues of accuracy [8]—the movie has Freddie contracting
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and informing the band just prior
to the LIVE AID concert [9] where in real life, he was diagnosed with AIDS
two years afterwards. This, and the other inaccuracies [10] were probably
done for story reasons, so be advised that historical accuracy is … not this
movie's strong point.

Did I mention the killer concert scenes?

So even though it's not historically accurate, it's still very fun to watch
(make sure to watch out for Mike Myers [11]) and the last twenty minutes
where the LIVE AID concert is reenacted, is definitely worth the price of
admission.

[1] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727824/
[2] http://queenonline.com/
[3] http://freddiemercury.com/
[4] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1785339/
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckaroo_Banzai_(character)
[8] https://www.thewrap.com/bohemian-rhapsody-fact-check-did-freddie-mercury-really-tell-queen-he-had-aids-just-before-live-aid/
[9] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A22oy8dFjqc
[10] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjGbdnYueqs
[11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thyJOnasHVE

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