Remember the day, November 2nd, as the day that greatness in form of a film was born, a film that once watched will need to be seen again and again. 20th Century Fox just outdid themselves with the emotional and powerful journey of the legendary band Queen, through the eyes of none other than Freddie Mercury, in “Bohemian Rhapsody”.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” follows lead singer Freddie Mercury through the beginnings and evolutions of Queen, while also diving into the evolution of himself. It begins when he first met the band, and soon their album, “Queen”, blows up and leads to a string of events that build up to the main event, the show that will never be forgotten: Live Aid, the dual-venue benefit concert held in 1985, where Queen and Freddie Mercury cemented their legacy.

An overwhelming part of this movie is not only Queen’s evolution of different styles, and, of course, the emotional writing of “Bohemian Rhapsody”, but the evolution of Freddie Mercury, and his journey towards finding where he fit in and who he was. “Bohemian Rhapsody” shows his character in how he takes control of the stage and owns it like it, and his style, in his fanciful dress that became his true signature. It nailed his personality; the fact that he would always go above and beyond the expectations and would cross the line to show you the color outside of it.

It also featured his struggle with sexuality, in a way that didn’t capture the entirety of the movie’s focus, as done with other movies. “Bohemian Rhapsody” made Freddie much more than his sexuality, and showed his downhill spiral and the awakening that he needed to seize his life when he found out how little time he had left.

The actor nailed the persona of Freddie Mercury, from the style and speech, down to the leg movements and facial expressions, he was Freddie Mercury. This was especially showed in the all-too-devastating scene of Freddie Mercury learning he had AIDS, and when he was greeted by a fellow victim, who recognized the man and acknowledged him with “Ay-oh?”

In true Freddie fashion, and his decision to live in the now, he smiled and replied, “Ay-oh.”

The movie casts all the original band members well, especially Brian May. But it went far beyond looks when they showed the Live Aid concert. It was an exact recreation of the original show, nailing even slight movements and facial expressions made by the band that day. They perfectly portrayed how Queen stole the show, extremely well, with audience reaction, and to the fact that once Freddie Mercury is on stage, all eyes are on him.

The research that went into this shows throughout as the producers had actually talked and taken direction from original members, which really helped show the true character of each. It gave me more love and respect for Queen and beloved Freddie Mercury.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” also made me wish I hadn’t had jaw surgery for my overbite or had gotten braces, for maybe I could have been singing in such octaves and ranges as Freddie Mercury did.

All in all, this movie is a must see! It will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and it will make you thankful that Queen belongs to us.