Bohemian Rhapsody

I not long ago returned from the movies after seeing Bohemian Rhapsody. What an amazing and powerful movie.   I was moved to tears several times but it is the words from the title song that really touch me so many times “I don’t want to die, I sometimes wish I’d never been born at all” because truly I have felt that way many times in my life when I have been down in the lowest pits of despair.

What I loved was the how the movie portrayed the struggle to live be and express who you are, how the true loves of your lives may often not be your romantic partners, and the pain we can cause others who love us when we are caught up in our own inner torments and struggles.  I also identified a lot with Freddie as he got progressively more lost and caught up in his addictions and began to alienate the ones who really did  love him.   The music was also so powerful.  And I loved the performances from every single character.

The movies also showed the incredible creative genius that the band possessed as well as their struggles to stay unified, they seemed to have a particular affection for each other, creating strong soul bonds that would have lasted far more than one lifetime although of all the egos it seemed at times Freddie’s was the one that got most out of control, although in the end humility won the day and saw the band reunified before his death.

If you get a chance do go and see it on the big screen.  I actually attended the Live Aid concert in London in July 1985 after returning from my travels in Greece.  As they showed the crowd pouring into the Wembley Stadium it took me back even though PTSD in subsequent years had dulled many of my memories from that day.   1985 was a pivotal year in my life, it was the year I went overseas after my father died.   The record A Night at the Opera was actually the only Queen record I ever bought so this movie struck so many cords for me and brought back vivid memories of our home around the time my Dad became ill with cancer.