Why critics got it wrong

Rating: 10/10 (13 March 2019)

The critics saw this as the story of Freddie Mercury. It was not a documentary of his inner life or even the events dealt with by Queen.
It is the story of Queen as seen through it's most interesting member. But it is not the tale of his suffering or what it was like to be gay in 1980. It was how they worked together to get some great songs which is why I loved it and it got great reviews from the audience. The songs were great and everyone it is was well cast. The events were rearranged to be more dramatic but that is what a movie is supposed to do. It is good story telling. This is the tale of a very competent man overcoming the odds including the challenge of being a ostentatious gay man with an audience (us) who love him. That is what Remi Malek said about the character, that he was unapologetic about what he was and we love him for it.
Those who hate this were looking at the wrong thing. There is a greater truth told in fiction than in events. They were looking for events.