Portrayal of a special man

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2019)

"Bohemian Rhapsody" tells the life-story of Freddie Mercury and his band Queen. It follows the singer through difficult personal and business decisions, depicts the relationships with real and false friends and sets a monument for a quite unusual band.
As someone who isn't an expert on Queen, even though some of the songs are universally known, the movie helped me to better understand the phenomenon and develop a new point of view on some of the songs. The only thing I found really strange is the choice of a starting and ending point for this film, since it tells nothing about the childhood and ends with a rather randomly chosen concert. The portrayal is impressive but the focus is also laid widely on the music, which makes perfect sense but for me kind of limits the biographical aspects.
All in all this is still a very powerful film that fans will love and others will at least repsect. It tells the story of an unusual life, celebrates brave decisions and visualizes the memories of millions of fans all over the world.