Bohemian Rhapsody vs Rocketman: The Sterilization of Hollywood

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[@hunterwilder9665]

Aidan Gillan, who plays a villain on “Game of Thrones,” portrayed John Reid in “Bohemian Rhapsody” in a positive light Richard Madden, who plays a hero on “Game of Thrones,” portrayed John Reid in “Rocketman” in a negative light

[@GEORGE_WARD]

I loved that John Reid was a character in both movies because it's interesting to see someone at different times of their life acting/operating with different projects/people. Not sure how historically accurate either portrayal is, I don't know a lot about John Reid, but seeing his character in Rocketman interacting with Elton John and then with Queen. Aidan Gillan and Richard Madden may look nothing alike and I don't think timelines make them as different in age as they appear in the films, but 2 Game of Thrones' best actors so I can't complain, it's still cool

[@DalekBricks]

Great breakdown! I finally watched Bohemian Rhapsody and was incredibly disappointed compared to the brilliance of Rocketman.

[@randombassist6297]

What? Rocketman made I'm still standing act like it came out 3 years before Freddie Mercury dies, at least Bohemian Rhapsody adds a good story even though it's not true

[@DalekBricks]

@@randombassist6297 I'm so confused trying to understand your comment

[@rezul312]

Bohemian rhapsody was a good movie wtf you on bruv

[@masterthief4219]

@@DalekBricks he saying that rocketman sucks

[@acrossthepond3844]

@@rezul312 nah it was shit

[@PTSmash]

I was more entertained by "Bohemian Rhapsody" because I'm a much bigger fan of Queen than Elton John. However, on a more cinematic level, "Rocketman" is much stronger, especially when it comes to addressing the nitty-gritties.

[@luitaurus]

I am more a Queen fan that Elton's ... actually I never considered myself a Elton's fan, just an admirer of a few songs. But still I was way more entertained by Rocketman .... When I watched BoRhap I felt so empty.

[@jadynvieira2547]

I agree with basically everything you said. In my opinion rocketman was much more well done and more entertaining. Keep up the good work buddy!

[@hillhouseproductions]

Jadyn Vieira thanks!

[@Enrique_Kramer]

As a Gen-Z boy, I didn't grow up with Queen and Elton Music, of course I Knew about Queen because their songs play more on social media, movies, tv, etc. than the Elton ones (at least that's what I saw on my perspective). So these movies were a way to introduce me deeper in the life and music of Queen and Elton and Holly Molly. I liked Bohemian Rhapsody, they did a great job making an enjoyable PG experience to have a good time and yeah, the Queen's songs were playing in my mind all over the next sixt months till Rocketman came. And no, it wasn't for popularity because well, Rocketman didn't get the attention it deserve (I didn't saw nobody talking about it when it came out), but it was because of the story. I can forgive the changes they did in the Elton's life for the movie because that servers a good porpose for the plot (instead of doing it a cliché), my favourites parts were all the rehab segments because I felt them as an incredible original way to told a story from the perspective of the protagonist so yeah, I fell in love with the Elton's history, It was so shoking for me see him going on overdose and screaming "YOU F*** IDIOT" alone in their house, I LOVE everything about it and I could identify myself with Elton because by the time I just broke up a very tought relationship (That yeah, mine doesn't compare with him because I wasn't on drogs or scammed by a manager, but with the emotional trip of living in a fake relationship that you think is real but for the other person doesn't). But well that was a more personal experience that helps me to go deeper in the movie, without that the movie still geting me emotional everytime I rewatch it because of the way it was written so well. So, why did I tell my personal and emotional experience seeing the movie? Because thanks to the risk of go deeper in Elton's life I could "meet" him better and get identify, in the other hand yeah, BoRha has it's saddest moments but I don't remember a moment where we can connect with Freddy beyond the "he's the protagonist" argument and again, I liked BoRah, I could rewatch it an at the end I'll be satisfied, but If I want to see a shocking story wich I can identify and feel emotional, I would definitely see Rocketman. And just to conclude: of course, I love both movies soundtrack, as I said before I couldn't get off of the Queen Music for a while and with Elton's happened the same (And yeah, I could identify more with Elton's because of the way I felt the movie, but it is just a plus (thanks I'm Still Standing and I'm gonna love me again for helping me to get over a hard relationship and love me... again :p )). So with the music I didn't have any trouble (I think nobody haha). Thanks for reading me

[@hillhouseproductions]

Very well written!

[@IronBeagle2003]

I think what makes me love Rocketman so much is that it doesn’t hold back. We get to see how much of a Dick Elton John WAS and how much we love and appreciate him and his journey to love and appreciate himself. It’s something we don’t see in movies. Self Love. Also I blame this movie for making me realize I was Bisexual don’t judge me, k?

[@justagirlandherphone]

Wholeheartedly agree with everything you say here. Also, as a longtime fan of "The Runways" (both the band and the biopic) *and* Michael Shannon, props for giving that gem some much deserved love! I really enjoyed your insights on not only the films in question, but on this genre of visual storytelling via a contrasting scope. Subbed. 👏👏👏

[@fromchomleystreet]

That’s not Elton’s wife, Renate. It’s Kiki Dee, who was just a duet partner.

[@hillhouseproductions]

Yep, my mistake.

[@kimbo5260]

I don't think you should focus on when the songs actually came out in real life, but rather which song would fit certain parts of the story better. They are not going for historical accuracy here. I think they did a good choice in their selection of songs for different scenes.

[@hillhouseproductions]

Which movie are you talking about?

[@kimbo5260]

@@hillhouseproductions Rocketman

[@tam4go867]

Marc Martel can sing exactly like Freddie Mercury and for the the concerts it was Martel’s singing. but for the live aid concert Marc Martel’s voice was mix with the recording of the real concert. This made it so the audio was better to hear for the movie.

[@mAy0nnAis33]

He was the closest voice of Freddie

[@flannelmcmannel]

Just found your channel when looking for comparisons between the two movies, I really like your longer videos. Keep up the good work!

[@kathleencollins5531]

Good Review. The only part that was wrong is that when you talked about Elton and Renate, you showed pictures of Elton with Kiki Dee.

[@hillhouseproductions]

Kathleen Collins oops

[@jasonlewis9240]

I knew that bohemian rhapsody was not gonna be good because of the rating. How do u make a Freddie Mercury movie that is PG -13

[@marillalopes3253]

You bastard Freddie Mercury is a God and will always be

[@queenheart6167]

@Marilla Lopes No, he was just a man. So much so that he passed away. A brilliant man, but just a man.

[@Bird_God_]

They made Freddie look like a giant asshole and the others look good which is weird cause Brian and Roger also worked on the movie so why would they let Freddie look bad?

[@gamemediafan1714]

Cause now they're just desperate for money and are willing to milk the name of Queen for all its worth.

[@Bird_God_]

@@gamemediafan1714 yeah it’s sad. It’s also a bit weird that they did that to a friend but I guess money is everything

[@luitaurus]

BTW, thanks for talk a bit about the Runaways

[@TadBitWeird]

I love both of these movies because elton john and queen are my top two favourite artists. One thing for bohemian rhapsody is that they didn't just use freddies real vocals for the movie, they mixed freddies, ramis and marc martels vocals (marc martel is incredible and he sounds so much like freddie that he made an official tribute band and he has played with both Brian and roger)

[@viviwasfound8361]

I honestly enjoyed Rocket man more

[@juan.orduz.musico]

No one can sing like Freddy Mercury... except Marc Martel. He even made some voice recordings for the movie.

[@hillhouseproductions]

JuanRetrofónico sin link?

[@juan.orduz.musico]

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[@hillhouseproductions]

JuanRetrofónico I think you misspelled it.

[@juan.orduz.musico]

@@hillhouseproductions Corrected. Thanks, mate.

[@daisyperegrino6380]

Bohemian rhapsody is a biopic drama and music..For me it's good to hear Freddie's singing to the movie..60% of young generation love this movie..

[@hillhouseproductions]

Citation needed.

[@villebooks]

I would always prefer to watch all available interviews with the members of Queen than watching this movie. Never convinced me to spend my money on that, and I spent a lot of my money on music of Queen. It is simply not needed to make such a parody with altered facts just for 2 hours of cheesy entertainment. I got a hunch, Freddie would agree with me, because to him, arts and music wasn't about success and money making only. He had a passion for music, artistic performances and the show on stage. Understand the difference: work hard as an artist to perfection, then you can have fun. This is Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@NosemanYT]

It's pretty obvious that the movies are made to make an entertaining story, especially in Bohemian Rhapsody's case. If they went through all the details exactly as they happened, that'd make a long, bloated, tired movie. Yes, it isn't historically accurate or the *best* that it could've been, but for an entertaining movie that includes an abridged an altered version of the bands history for entertainment purposes, it's pretty solid.

[@hillhouseproductions]

Except Bo Rhap’s editing is terrible.

[@NosemanYT]

@@hillhouseproductions Touche.

[@redluca56]

Those images when you were referring to Elton's marriage to Renate Blauel, the woman in those images is Kiki Dee.

[@hillhouseproductions]

So I’ve been told.

[@RJS1974]

As a huge Elton fan I was disappointed by Rocketman. I wished it would have been more about Elton and Bernie writing music together and Elton with his band. Elton’s band that helped make the Elton John sound should have been featured in the film. The original Elton John Band from 71-75 rivaled the Beatles in musicality and overall output at releasing two albums a year and all 7 albums going to number one between 72-75. That’s insane.

[@JannaAnderson-ol4gs]

Someone should do bohemian rhapsody vs rocketman vs Elvis

[@johnnygrandomstuff5882]

v said this a million times, this movie although entertaining, dosent hold a candle to rocketman and it’s amazing how Rami Malek won an Oscar and an amazing and better performance in my opinion by Taron Egerton wasn’t even nominated

[@hillhouseproductions]

Rami Malek was the only part of Bohemian Rhapsody that deserved an Oscar. Everything else was decent at best.

[@laurazaetz9505]

The thing is the Live Aid scene in Bohemian Rhapsody is equal to the entirety of Rocketman, but the rest of Bohemian Rhapsody drags it down to below Rocketman.

[@MafiosoWorld]

1:37 nope, he did sing in the movie. His voice in the movie is of three people, Freddie Mercury, Marc Martel and of Rami Malek. ( As said by the director)

[@noatye4425]

A little bit correction, I guess... You showed Kiki Dee's picture, when you said Renate Blauel in the video. lmao.

[@hillhouseproductions]

I have been informed.

[@showbizpizzafan66]

10:33 bestie that's kiki

[@hillhouseproductions]

Yeah, someone else pointed that out. My bad.

[@Dishanclauzr]

2018 - Bohemian Rhapsody ( Queen ) 91.08 cr 2019 - Roclet Man ( Elton John ) 19.53 cr 2022 - Elvis ( Elvis Presley ) 28.87 cr 2024 or 25 - Michael ( Michael Jackson )

[@hillhouseproductions]

What is cr?

[@JannaAnderson-ol4gs]

Rocketman or Elvis

[@terrytonzy8603]

i love Rocketman so much 😍😍

[@thomashogan1985]

Rocketman was great, BR was crap

[@jasonbrown2587]

21 minutes of a guy missing the point of movies.

[@MsNotzi]

You made a lot of good points, but I still prefer "Bohemian Rhapsody" to "Rocketman." What failed with "Rocketman," in my opinion, were the outlandish musical numbers. Yeah, I get that Elton John was flashy and flamboyant, and that the film was a jukebox musical that wanted to reflect his larger than life personality. However, the musical numbers always took me out of the story. The best parts were when we saw Elton's life acted out. My boy Taron Edgerton (aka Eggsy) did a great job with that. But once I started getting into the movie, a musical number would start up and it would kill the moment for me. The only exceptions to this were the "Your Song" scene (that was one of the best scenes in the movie, BTW), and the scene where Elton sings a melancholy version of "Tiny Dancer" after Bernie ditches him at a party (if I'm remembering that correctly). I don't think "Rocketman" had to be a musical in the traditional sense. If it were more straightforward, it would've been great. Also, I enjoyed "The Runaways," too. Kirsten Stewart killed it as Joan Jett.

[@katiewalsh9121]

bohemian rhapsody was the jukebox musical not rocket man. the point of rocket man was the musical fantasy that it was. the movie WAS Elton John in movie form.

[@LastTestament]

I disagree with the main performance of rocket man, Taron wants to be elton so bad its not good it's hard to explain but its like anyone trying to do robin williams yes you can get close but it has a uncanny valley effect

[@hillhouseproductions]

That’s not what the uncanny valley is.

[@showbizpizzafan66]

Taron needed to look and act like elton otherwise it wouldn't be realistic? He is an actor that is literally his job lol