Right : PERFECT PERFORMER ! Left : PERFECT ACTOR ! Center : PERFECT SIDE BY SIDE !

Must be hard to the actor to do all do Freddy Mercury gestures and quirks exactly like him

@Mike's Bakes I think Rami is better.v

@Weerwolfboy Banzai Why?

@Cassel Yes, Rami Malik.

If Freddie Mercury were still alive I believe he would tell Rami, “absolutely stunning job darling”

Too everyone agreeing with this I would just like to say that Freddie Mercury would probably not celebrate with the actor as if you cared to bother the actor after this film was made never said anything about Queen never said how much of a British icon they are nothing I think Freddie would call him a prick

The music still lives therefore Freddie Mercury still lives.

He would probably say something like "darling you played me better than I could play me"

Áno pravda videl si aj ten film

Not just Rami, but the rest of the actors who played the band members, they all did an amazing job!!!!!

The Fact the Movie also did the entire 20min concert with out cuts is also a unique experience.

They cut out an entire song. lol But still, I love it.

@Particul4r Music what he means they did the concert without making any mistakes which lead to a perfect snyc also they cut it bcuz there are some scene that needs to be cut after the actor perform

Yes. Perhaps they could have used some of the time to document their gig in Sun City prior to Live Aid

@Particul4r Music there’s a director’s cut.

@Particul4r Music cause you gotta get the director's cut.

Honestly, it’s so impressive on how accurate they got the movie. The fact that the choreography matched perfectly, and the characters we almost complete lookalikes… just astonishing

The film has accuracy in the props but the story is rubbish.

listen some of the songs they wrote were out of timing on this movie

@tbird81 ? I was not made aware of this. I'd love to know more!

The concert portion was accurate. Everything else wasn't even close.

Another problem was that smug James May used the movie to elevate himself.

How Rami managed to play Mr robot as an antisocial introvert then move on to play one of the most charismatic, larger than life singers is amazing. Definitely deserved that oscar

@Luke Timewalker even more impressive

not to mention his The Pacific gloomy soldier... by the way Joseph Mazzielo was there too (John Deacon here, bass player). In fact if the guy he portrayed, Eugene Sledge, the soldier turned bird watcher, had not written With the old Breed - at Peleliu and Okinawa, starting off the Pacific series half a century later, we might never have seen Rami Malek act as Freddie.

It was a privilege to have seen the original Life Aid concert. I was totally flabbergasted by Freddy. Shivers all over my body. I mis him dearly.

@¡BlueFlame!🦋🔥 gy3u2

You lucky man

Shibers?

You are one of the few privileged souls on this planet

You lived my dream

I can only imagine how many times Rami must have watched Live Aid to get down all Freddies mannerisms & movements, awesome job of acting

not just historical , absolutely awesome ness

@Chris Parsons Damn that's some dedication... And during the concert scenes he definitely did right by Freddie. As close to perfect as you can get.

According to an article in the New Yorker magazine, he watched the Live Aid performance over 1500 times.

At first they hired a choreographer for Rami and that didn't work, so they hired a movement coach and that worked. (Of course, Rami studied Freddie's act as well.) They filmed Live Aid before the rest of the movie because if the concert didn't come off, then they would have to find a different lead. Good thing it worked... one of my favourite movies of all time.

Rami definitly did a wonderful job as Freddie but seeing this concert side by side and how he practicly mirrored Freddie's on stage movements... WOW is all I can say. Incredible job!!!

It's crazy how similar the performances were. Like, even down to the breaks and cracks in Freddie's voice.

@Mr. Floyd it was also mixed with Mercury’s as well.

@Mr. Floyd Rami actually did a lot of singing in the movie and it was mixed with the voice of Marc Martel. Both recorded in the studio and it was blended to create a voice close to Mercury’s.

@Mr. Floyd uhmmm marc martel?

@Mr. Floyd He did some of it, they kinda blended the audio, just to give a hint of rami in the singing, so it isn't a massive jarring difference between the singing and speaking. It's kinda hard to tell the difference listening to both because you brain can't help but listen to the notes that match, but there is some rami in there to some extent.

@Zion Lim nonsense, how you think that i dont know??? there is a reason they matched up the videos so both mirrored each other as freddie sang... only one person sounds like freddie, its freddie.

Everyone praises the actors, but can we have a moment to appreciate the set crew for their amazing attention to the details

@소우주 We don't feel FORCED! We are just sick of the "lets take a moment to appreciate/ can we take a moment to appreciate/ can we have a moment to appreciate etc. Just stop it already!

lmao i love how people here are acting like the op is really forcing them to appreciate the staff's hardwork as well. They could've gone on with their day ignoring the comment but they just had to let everyone know about them and their opinions.

Like the cups Pepsi

Yea the movie paid great tribute to Queen and the legend of what they had done.

We don't need you to tell us to have a moment to appreciate anything! We don't need you! Stop the moment to appreciate crap! It is so TIRING!

fantastyczne porównanie

@Fatima Aguinaga yes!

IMPRESIONANTE💞💞💞💞🌹

This is absolutely amazing, I didn't know how spectacular Rami's performances was until I watched this side by side. He nailed it to the latter

letter* and not really. The entire time he looks like he's wearing a mouthpiece..

I'm so glad that they replicated the performance so brilliantly. I've seen many people say that Queen at Live Aid was one of the greatest rock performances ever, I'm guessing all those working on the movie felt that way as well. Why mess with perfection? :)

@TheEarlHaight first of all, how dare you But also, yes, legends were there for that concert. But Freddie is the Queen.

It wasn’t even the greatest that day. Queen had no business being there. Sun City was more their vibe

the biggest mistake in the film is that Rami doesn't have a drop of sweat!! he did not sweat throughout the concert!!! How has no one thought of this important point????!!!

If a time travel machine existed. This would definitely be the first place I would go. Damn I wish I had the honor to see them live. What a band man. Queen will always be one of the greatest band in the history of music.

I was lucky enough to see Queen live... Knebworth House in 1986, their final live performance, it was incredible.

If a time machine existed I too would go back to a Queen concert. But it would be the Christmas Eve concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975. What a night!

Same here! My Dad used to listen to Queen religiously, he died when I was 11 of cancer and I think I'd probably just cry through the whole thing xD Queen were, still are incredible

yeah, same. Its the one concert I wish I could go back and see.

I imagine how many times the actor watched the original, in order to copy EXACTLY the same movements, at the same time. More than deserved Oscar!

Rami Malek won the best actor award at the Oscars for this

Same here.

except for the tuning on the piano, Freddie left hand, Rami right hand.

Too right!

the biggest mistake in the film is that Rami doesn't have a drop of sweat!! he did not sweat throughout the concert!!! How has no one thought of this important point????!!!

La película fue un gran y digno homenaje sin faltar al respeto mis gran admiración a la productora 20th Century Fox hicieron un excelente trabajo y Freddie Mercury es inigualable en todo una gran persona en todo su esplendor me erizó la piel esas presentaciones... Saludos desde Panamá 🇵🇦

I can't fathom how many hours Rami sat and watched the tapes from LiveAid.....he clearly studied Freddy's every move, every facial feature, every nuance, in order to give the most authentic performance he could. And he DID. Rami Malik IS Freddy Mercury in this film......he embodies the legend.....it's as if Freddy's spirit took over Rami's body. It was an amazing performance. ❤️

So many talented artists in both sides of the screen. Singer, band, crew, audience, actors, director, editor, etc.

The attention to detail on everything speaks volumes. Like everyone understood the assignment and respected Freddie to the point they knew they had to be gunning it at 110%. That's what Freddie deserves.

This isn't a concert, this is a historical event.

I 100% agree, best concert in history

Couldn’t have said it any better

@Thy45sGuy Every Artist that ever lived without bias fans

@キルKiLLAKAME-赤目 1. It helped raise money for famine relief 2. Millions have watched this broadcast and live 3. The performance was truly one of a kind and was one of the best gigs in history clocking in at just 20 minutes Elaborate on who you think would even come close to this performance

EVERYONE was sooooo good in this movie! Great casting and Rami just straight-up killed it as Freddie. All these years later and I STILL get the "Euphoria + Broken Heart = Freddie" feeling every time I hear any of my favorite Queen songs. RIP Fred. You were, are, and will always be the very best.

This man had the entire world in the palm of his hands...absolute legend.

Geldolf did

Fun fact - Brian May and Roger Taylor are in the movie watching Rami in the background on stage. Look to the left of Rami's shoulder at 1:20 - see the two people sitting up high? That's them.

17:27 the way he has given kiss to crowd.....the energy the passion the God of every performer ❤️👍🙏 Legend of legends 👏👏👏

It’s crazy how Freddie probably didn’t think about how his every move that day was going to be imitated in a large screen film for the world to see decades later. Life imitates art.

@Jean Andre you're right

the biggest mistake in the film is that Rami doesn't have a drop of sweat!! he did not sweat throughout the concert!!! How has no one thought of this important point????!!!

truee

That’s not what that phrase means.

Me imagino que estar en los zapatos del productor que hizo revivir cada detalle del concierto de QUEEN , fue lo mas grandioso , hasta los bellos se le han de ver puesto de punta al ver el resultado, muy buena escenificación. En los particular son fanático de QUEEN , y el que hizo este trabajo de revivir esos momentos mis respetos .

Exacto

Caracterização perfeita no filme! Performance muito fidedigna.

Se me enchina la piel solo de ver el concierto en vivo 🙂🥲

I can't get enough of this. Queen was one of the greatest bands of all time. Freddie one of the best front men ever! Good lord I miss him.

no one can radiate the same energy as freddie, but nobody could've come as close as rami. perfect person to play freddie in the movie

@Karen Paties that’s hilarious

@Валерий Кравченко полностью с вами согласна! Думаю точно так же! 👍

@Елена Нинглис и нет той пластики, которая есть у Ф.Меркюри, Меркюри двигается очень легко и естественно - в своей стихии как рыба в воде. Малик напряжён и скован, немного деревянный, а внешне скорее похож на Леонсио из сериала "Рабыня Изаура", чем на Ф.Меркюри. Я уже не хочу писать, что у Ф.Меркури чувствуется стать, мощ - сразу ощущается, что он глыба, чего и близко нет у Малика, они вообще словно из разных весовых категорий. Ф.Меркюри очень органичен во всём, что он делает, от него исходит некий магнитизм, видно, что выступление приносит ему удовольствие - он заряжается из зала и при этом отдаёт свою энергию. Когда люди пишут или говорят, что благодаря фильму мы узнали, что есть такая замечательная музыка - мне их немного жаль, музыка Queen стала частью мировой культуры и останется ей независими от этого фильма.

@Hendri Turaswa he’s also mixed in with Freddy‘s vocals for the movie anyway

@Hendri Turaswa not in the face he can’t

Queen was a rough road to something amazing and eventually they made "Days Of Our Lives" ... This was Freddie's goodbye to us all! What a wonderful group of human beings after all that they had been through, that they supported him till the end! It's a shame we all can't take a leaf out of Queen's book and realise that no matter 'what' we are troubled by... we are all human!

Shame they didn't do, "We will rock you" in the film. Still an incredible performance by Rami Malek though. Fully deserved that Oscar!

Some people in the comments said there is a scene but it was cut out, you can find it in the directors cut

They did but not all if it toward the end.

Queen foi a melhor banda da história... todos os integrantes eram compositores, excelentes músicos e teve o maior e melhor front man de todos....

Led Zeppelin>>>>

All of them very intelligent and kind hearted as well.

Shivers down my Spine! Rami really nailed that role... Its great to see the comparison, thank you very much!

Can we put Rami's incredible performance aside a sec and congratulate the casting director that found the other three members? Brian, John, and Roger's actors are uncanny!

And bassist in the movie was the kid from Jurassic movie

exactly i am also thinking the same

the biggest mistake in the film is that Rami doesn't have a drop of sweat!! he did not sweat throughout the concert!!! How has no one thought of this important point????!!!

I was just thinking the exact same thing!

@McKendree Cochran I couldn’t agree more

I am so proud on the achievement of the QUEEN. And if I could turn back the time, I would probably one of those fans watching this performance. 🥺

This was a RARE (sadly) occasion where they really did justice to the real life character in the movie. It was amazing to watch.

Пожалуй посмотрю фильм, снимаю шляпу перед режиссером и всей съёмочной группой, это великолепно, раскадровка сумасшедшая... Слов нет...

Gėnial! magnifique! quels talents et quelles voix et les musiciens au top!!!!!J'adore merci pour ce moment partagė !!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😘🇫🇷

gotta appreciate the fact that not only they remade the concert stage, not only that they had actors for every single person in the stage, but the fact that they nailed every single move in the actual concert

No one can really imitate Freddy. One of kind earthling. No disrespect to Rami Malek he did a great job.

Sacha Baron Cohen could have done it but the remaining members of Queen were too interested in their own legacy to allow such a perfect imitation to take place.

I’m jealous of the people who were at this concert

Perfect airband. i am so happy they did this at he end of the movie, amazing performance with a worthy tribute. I am a Metal head, Metallica first concert. How can anyone deny the talent. so many good performers gone before they got to show what they were really capable of. thanks for this tribute.

There was indications that Freddy was having difficulty with his voice....this concert was a huge risk. but he totally nailed every note. It was a massive success thanks to QUEEN.

@nnn nnn I know this is an older comment, but I had to reply to this. Everyone here was saying how much he looked like Freddie and those eyes just did not do it for me and when I saw your comment, I couldn't stop laughing! His teeth also were too big! Freddies teeth were big, but they weren't popping out of his mouth like Rami's.

@Nell Gainey he would absolutely loathe today’s world

When he realized he was having difficulties with his voice he knew he had to perform one more time! Amazing performance and energy from every living soul there! He lived to perform and left us with a sweet goodbye!

@Karolis stl Well during the actual Live Aid I don’t think he realized how iconic this performance would become and acted like he normally would, the actor had to recreate the performance with the knowledge of how beloved it is so yeah, it may seem like he is. But I’d say he did a pretty good job.

Yo fui a ver la película en su estreno,fue increíble cómo el público de la sala,cantaba las canciones y al final se aplaudió,jamás había visto semejante reacción en un cine

Can't believe I passed on this movie for 4 years. I just saw it yesterday. It was great!

No me canso de verlo, escucharlo es impresionante todo...se me eriza la piel del corzon. inigualable Freddie..inmortal...

It's sad to think though that at the time he knew he was gonna die from AIDs but still came on stage and stole the show, what an absolute legend

my dad was at this concert at 15. MY DAD WAS HERE. I will always be jealous of him. Long live Queen

I was there too!! Well .. not actually in the audience, but I was 15 and saw this " Live!" On T.V. the entire weekend!! I am so blessed to witness this historical event!!! Queen was the Best!!!

i was in London with the school

@Lucy Coughlan What does he thinks of the movie?

Ninja technique to get likes on your comment

@Albin antigay go watch bts twitter user

Amazing performance, no one could have played Freddy better- the only thing that annoyed the shit out of me is that Rami doesn't have a drop of sweat on him from start to finish and looks like he's been dusted with flour other than that unreal...

This song brings me back to a 13 year old me hearing this song for the 1st time because of Wayne’s World. Still moves me 30 years later.

Yep

Same!!!

Just watched this the other night and all that I can say is wow 👌 really enjoyed the film from beginning to end

Thank you Freddie ❤, You will be remembered for a long long time.

FUN FACT -During this concert, the government put a restriction on how loud the bands were allowed to be and couldnt exceed a certain decibel, but little did the government know that the sound tech that controlled the audio worked for Queen, and during this performance, the sound tech turned off the sound restriction so that Queen was far louder than all the other bands.

Now i knew why lord buckett did that

I remember that scene in the movie when he took the note off the panel!

Thanks for the awesome info, I understood that scene showing " sound technician removes a post-it on a slider and slides up" .. Thanks :)

We can see that in the movie

All hail the Queen

Freddy was a rock n roll God, there is no comparison, just a tribute. The most powerful voice in rock. From Zanzibar/England to the world, share the love, stop the hate.

Graias Juan Dela Cruz por realizar este duplicado de las dos interpretaciones, magnífico.

I just watched the movie again. He did an amazing job in portraying Freddy. I can't fault it. It's an incredible portrayal of his life. He did him justice and I can't think of anyone who could have done it better. What an honor for him to play Freddy. He must have studied him for hours to get his movements

Simplemente,, ESPECTACULAR,,,, Grande para siempre,, y por siempre una leyenda,, FREDY

Despite the problems I had with the movie, this part of it was done flawlessly. Rami Malek deserved that Oscar

@BlackForestBrian No, you’re right. The movie skips *a lot* of what happened in the 70s, shows things out of order, leaves important people in the band’s history out while fictionalizing other things.

I didn't appreciate how Freddie went from initially joining Queen, then all the way to Queen having a record deal and a U. S. tour all in about 5 minutes of movie time. Or is that how it actually went down? Sorry, not a Queen expert, just a casual fan, but it seemed pretty hokey to me.

@Arani Kaeding The angry lizard scene where they meet with John to convince him to sign them gave me a headache, it was atrocious. I loved the movie flaws and all but not doing the whole concert because it would have made it a little longer was a bogus excuse as well as the we didn’t want to repeat some songs used earlier in the movie, big mistake, everyone I know agreed that the whole concert would have been no problem at all and seeing the movie cut Radio Gaga in half, skipping all of Crazy Little Thing Called Love and We Will Rock You along with multiple cuts to Bob Geldoff probably annoyed me more than anything else in the movie.

Queenñ

@lem0n dem0n Except you can speak into pickups. If the gain is high enough. I expect from the strings vibrating due to speaking/shouting/singing onto them.

No me canso de ver éste vídeo y no puedo dejar de decir que los 4 actores que interpretaron a Queen lo hicieron genial y gran parecido a los originales... Excelente 👍

I paid my dues....... When that line in the song came at the end, that was emotional

Nothing beats the Queen..love this movie so much...❤️❤️❤️..Freddie Mercury is one of a kind performer❤️

perfect side by side and perfect performance of the actors in each detail of the real concert. A true art piece.

I'm one of the crew during this aid 1985. It's a honor to participate in this memorable event. Now my age is 59. Fredie will remain alive in each of Queen fans. Such memorable moment ☺️

@Tuco Salamanca bro plenty of older people watch one piece

You’re so lucky to have been there.. I wasn’t even alive then yet I would do anything to be there.

@Jokubas Bridikis my aunt who is in her 60s watches anime and has anime profiles on Facebook XD soo what’s your point?

lucky you #David.... Queen's fan here.

Wow there's almost no flaws in the performance by Rami, he did so well!

Я открыл для себя Queen только после просмотра Богемской рапсодии. Автор, спасибо тебе, за то что сделал такой видеоряд. Фредди бесподобен, но и Рами не подкачал) Всем добра!

Como desearía estar en ese consierto para presenciar ese momento hermoso son unas leyendas 💙🤩😁

3 yrs later. I look back to remind me of the pure joy of music and the legends that precede us. The comparison is 👌💋

Freddie siempre vivirá en nuestros corazones. Su música nunca morirá 💫

Amazing!!! Thanks for the side by side comparison of the movie to the real thing...awesome!

👏👏👏👏 sem palavras pelo trabalho que o ator teve para fazer esta cena na perfeição!!!🏆

Rami was absolutely PERFECT for this role!!! He looks EXACTLY like Freddie! Even his performance is Identical! mannerisms and all! This movie was so incredible! What a time to be alive!

Respect Rami for the work done, he's probably the best who could play Freddie. BUT Freddie's confidence in his eyes, in his movements, in his voice, it's just impossible to repeat or play, it's something inside.

The calm confidence is gone in the movie. Also Freddie isn't smiling much in the real concert and they wanted to show he was happy in the movie and it takes away from the performance.

Marc Martel was the one responsible for the singing voice

@Maria Ester Siccardi perfecto? Non c’è questa parola in Italiano. Esiste il perfetto! Guarda il pianista Peter Bence che davvero lo stesso temperamento. // perfecto? There is no such word in Italian. There is the perfetto! Look at the pianist Peter Bence here in Youtube who really the same temperament and face. And his playing shows that he understands what a passion for music is.

Rami Is perfecto!!! The movie excelente!!!!💪💪💪❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

@Ron S I don't think that it should go as far to ruin the film, but it sure was a big part of it

El número 1.. El mejor de todos 🙌🏻 💕.. freddy Mercury..

Esta épico la imitación de uno de los grandes cantantes de la historia , solo le faltaba que transpire, un poco aunque sea artificial el sudor era que lo pongan.

7:38 I've always loved this moment. Some technician is pulling away the microphone's cable and Freddie grabs it in such a cool and theatrical way so that nobody notices :-)

Rami was flawless in this scene, you know he was perfect in every other scene of the movie

Do you think Freddie ever imagined that years later, someone would be memorizing and choreographing his every move and mannerism for an amazing performance in a film?

@Coolcatsandthe70schick ofc the original can never be beaten. don't fucking disrespect the people who took effort to make this film though. it was nowhere near bad.

@Coolcatsandthe70schick not even true

Nope He was having fun too

It wasn't an amazing performance though. It was a poor copy

He got the twinkle in his eye spot on. Nobody beats freddies twinkle