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Bohemian Rhapsody spoilers 

So this movie was pretty entertaining, has lots of great music, and tells a pretty uplifting story... but there are lots of factual inaccuracies! Notably that the band didn't form that way, didn't break up *ever*, and the timeline of the aids diagnosis didn't relate to their Live Aid concert that way.

And it's a little... weird about Mercury's sexuality. Weird in ways that are tough to explain to people. :X

re: Bohemian Rhapsody spoilers 

Basically uhhhhh the first boyfriend is kinda framed as this decades-long corrupting influence on Mercury responsible for his solo albums and possibly medical problems and just a hedonistic villain instead of a complex individual the way his first wife is? I dunno.

re: Bohemian Rhapsody spoilers 

Anyway, the positives are that the performances are great and it's important to remember that "well-adjusted adults who don't hold grudges against each other" aren't allowed to be shown in biopics accurately

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