Watched it twice in two days

Rating: 10/10 (23 February 2019)

I am 26 years old and grew up with parents who were teens during the hayday of Queen and my mom in particular was obsessed with Freddie Mercury. I never quite "got" their music because I'm so used to the mainstream pop and punk rock of today. But watching this film, I was blown away and haven't stopped listening to Queen since. My mom has read every biography, watched countless interviews and docs about the band and always told me stories of their lives and the relationship between Freddie and Mary Austin. Seeing it portrayed onscreen felt like tales from my childhood come true. And the performances are simply incredible on all ends. My favorite scenes in particular are the studio creation of Bohemian Rhapsody and when they experiment with all different sounds. It really gave insight to just how innovative and brilliant they were. I watched this film on my own the first time and insisted my parents watch it with me the second. My mom is currently suffering from brain cancer so music isn't the first thing on her mind, but watching them watch this film made emotions happen I haven't seen from my parents in awhile. We laughed, we cried, we remembered the true loss of this world when Freddie passed. They may have sung "who wants to live forever" and their legacy most certainly will.