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Bohemian Rhapsody | Based on a True Story (2019x34)

Air date: Oct 05, 2019

I’m not impressed with Bohemian Rhapsody. It mangles the story just as badly as biopics of the early 2000s, to the point of travesty. Like the basic characterization of Freddie Mercury is wrong, and only reinforces a bunch of myths about the man. Heck, there was a movie, called Walk Hard, that satirizes this. But Hollywood will never learn. Just because there’s cool music playing doesn’t make it a good movie. There’s all the elements of a good story here, but Hollywood has to be willing to tell it. ------------------------------------------------------------ Connected videos: Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CynicalHistory/ Music for History Nerds: https://youtu.be/88jpX5Btnig The Greatest Showman: https://youtu.be/7PczCJxeXdw Newsies (I really like this one): https://youtu.be/dcJT70WTtqU ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Lesley-Ann Jones, Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury (New York: Touchstone, 2011). https://amzn.to/2JPfdCz http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/bohemian-rhapsody/ https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/bohemian-rhapsody-fact-fiction-freddie-mercury-movie-accuracy.html https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/freddie-mercury-queen-biopic-bohemian-rhapsody-movie-fact-check-746195/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical drama film about Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. It follows the singer's life from the formation of the band up to their 1985 Live Aid performance