AH HAP BATTLE 2018-5-15 07:59PM
[bohemian rhapsody] [tw: queer erasure ] don't go see it
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    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    UGH
    hypemachine. 5 days ago
    what the FUCK?!
    hypemachine. 5 days ago
    WHAT THE EVER LOVING FLYING FUCK
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    YEAH
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    YEAH
    nasty space boi 5 days ago
    oh what the fuck
    hypemachine. 5 days ago
    COOL I AM ABSOLUTELY FUCKING INCANDESCENT WITH RAGE
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    wish i was surprised but there's a long ass history of trailers for queer films being angled toward heterosexuality
    ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ 5 days ago
    so umm
    ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ 5 days ago
    are they gonna like rewrite how he died
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    no, the film ends at Live Aid
    ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ 5 days ago
    ...well fuck them entirely
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    but yeah this is like- i don't know who caught trailers for either Imitation Game or A Single Man but it's the same shit so. yeah. not at all surprised.
    ✯ ραѕтєℓ ριηк ✯ 5 days ago
    well, fuck them sideways
    ♀ ᴠᴇɴᴜs ♀ 5 days ago
    so wait, was it confirmed that the movie would do this and not just the trailer?
    ♀ ᴠᴇɴᴜs ♀ 5 days ago
    i'm only... seeing the trailer being discussed in articles ?_?
    nasty space boi 5 days ago
    I literally found out about this movie like 3 hours ago from a coworker and now I'm sad
    Yarn Temptress 說 5 days ago
    I'm reading the twitter thread and... am I reading correctly that the other members of Queen didn't want them to cover that?
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    dude, the fact the original actor and director left because of that speaks pretty strongly
    ѕtαrduѕt ✧ 5 days ago
    the article he is quoting is from july 2017 fyi
    ＮＯＣＴＩＳ. 5 days ago
    ah...
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    lmao they only show him flirting with women and they say he was diagnosed with "an illness"
    ＮＯＣＴＩＳ. 5 days ago
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    fuck them
    ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ 5 days ago
    oh see freddie just died of a cold
    ʙʀᴇᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴀsᴛ 5 days ago
    nbd
    the bun son ★ 5 days ago
    yeah he had [looks at hand] dysentery crossing the river
    sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ ʙᴏʏ☆ 5 days ago
    oh that's gross
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i agree the trailer is gross but i don't think that this is confirmed
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i looked up the article they're referencing and there's no actual source on the AIDS thing being true
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    the trailers are gross, yes, and it sounds like the band had some bad ideas about the direction of the movie, but
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i'm hoping this will end up just being a rumor bc if not ... wtf
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    it's their synopsis and advertising; none of it mentions AIDS by name
    starburns. 5 days ago
    Yes, I know someone who worked on the film and this isn't true.
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    brisket: no offence, did they edit the film?
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    bc ultimately that's where the decision happens. they could have filmed it and left it on the floor
    Yarn Temptress 說 5 days ago
    So I am reading it right and the other members of Queen said "Don't talk about AIDS/Frankie being not straight"?
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    i'm seconding starburns here - the trailer is not the film
    starburns. 5 days ago
    They are rami's assistant
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    no, the other members of queen said the biopic HAD to mention those
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    there's still a huge problem where editing and marketing doesn't feel like Queer Angles are Good PR but
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    either way, the whole omission of being bi and the original director and actor leaving because of these choices is also a pretty big red flag
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    nobody here is claiming that the movie is all out of there
    Yarn Temptress 說 5 days ago
    Okay good I wanted to be wrong on that thank you.
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    yeah, as far as i could see the only thing the band was saying was thta they wanted to have freddie die in the middle of the movie
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    i think responding to publicity that bends over backwards to not show bisexuality and not name AIDS by name with Absolute Ire is perfectly fine
    starburns. 5 days ago
    It's not even a trailer, it's a teaser trailer.
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    The description of the trailer alludes to his death, which strongly suggests to me that they have every intention of discussing the AIDS crisis.
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    and then have the second half of the movie be about queen after freddie mercury
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    which it sounds like has since been revised
    Yarn Temptress 說 5 days ago
    Damnit I wanted to see it because 1: Freddie Mercury and 2: I really wanted to support Rami Malik
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    we'll see how they respond to this (unsure)
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    not saying that there's anything wrong with being grossed out by how they've chosen to advertise it so far, for sure
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    if they respond by continuing to downplay bisexuality and aids as much as possible when it's freddy mercury then
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    just, i have some doubts about it ACTUALLY being left out
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Brian May and Roger Taylor have been pretty solid on the topic in the past. They’ve actively worked against straightwashing.
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    Yeah i mean - if they come out saying no we're going to address it
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    boy am i tired
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    it'd go al ong way
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    and nobody's saying that this reaction is not okay or unwarranted. but don't immediately write off supporting the film and going to see it because a teaser trailer has done some het washing
    starburns. 5 days ago
    Yeah, again, it's a teaser trailer, not even a full trailer and from what I've understood, they don't shy away from it. But I hope they address it and do him true justice.
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    because if everybody is like NOPE DON'T GO SEE IT DON'T GIVE IT MONEY and it turns out that like other films that this has happened to it's still a queer narrative? then it's fulfilling these idiots' idea that a queer angle doesn't sell
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    i am soooooo tiiiiired
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    I understand the concern, but the instant write off is a bit much
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    ^^^^^
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    this. exactly.
    simple dog 5 days ago
    Also, if it helps concerns - trailers are not made by the actual movie makers, I'm pretty sure they don't have much of a say in the way the trailer is presented.
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Plus please remember who it was who left
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    man... what queer angle
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    like damn A Single Man is a beautiful film even if the trailers that came out for it painted it as a big old love heterofest between Julianne Moore and Colin Firth instead of how it was actually being Colin Firth fantastically gay for Matthew Goode
    starburns. 5 days ago
    what pistachioe and hrairoo said
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    yeah, they're usually made to cater to the lowest common denominator
    simple dog 5 days ago
    As for the movie, I'm more than okay with seeing it and letting you guys know if they screw this up. I'm worried as hell for them doing a poor job, myself.
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Bryan Singer and Sascha Baron-Cohen.
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    yeah Bryan Singer is...........yeah
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    when there's an actual queer angle yall call me (unsure)
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Not known for their queer sensitivity lol
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    yeah sorry i'm gonna need more than "it's a trailer" when it's fox
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    i will promise that i'm not writing it off entirely - and i will be reading reviews
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    bc if this comes to fruition i'm sure someone will rant about it
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    nothing wrong with proceeding with caution!
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    but right now none of this reads well
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    oh yeah - caution is always good, especially when wanting to make sure minority storylines are treated with respect
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    just, i don't think that what we've seen so far necessarily means it will be bad
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    esp when yes i know sascha and bryan's reps but the fact they left and bryan is ranting about hetwashing?
    Boxy 24 5 days ago
    i won't write it off but they don't get any benefit of the doubt
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i couldn't find anywhere where bryan was complaining, only sascha-- got a link for that?
    starburns. 5 days ago
    'Bohemian Rhapsody': Bryan Fuller Slams Fo...
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    that's bryan fuller, not bryan singer
    starburns. 5 days ago
    granted bryan says freddie was gay
    starburns. 5 days ago
    which is not accurate
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Lol, as someone in the fandom: there’s a shitload of people who think showing Freddie in love with a woman is inherently straightwashing
    purkle 5 days ago
    pretty sure even hardcore straights will agree that leaving out that he was bi and had AIDS out of film is stupid as fuck - everyone fucking knew
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i think bryan fuller was just reacting to teh trailer, but he wasn;t involved in the movie or knew what was going on with it
    purkle 5 days ago
    no one talked about it, but it was known
    starburns. 5 days ago
    yeah he's reacting to the trialer
    starburns. 5 days ago
    *trailer
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    sorry -- OP was saying that bryan singer was complaining after leaving, i think
    starburns. 5 days ago
    Bryan Singer is also scum.
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    also uhhh i'm seeing that Singer was fired more than just left the project
    starburns. 5 days ago
    yeah he was fired
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    yeah. i think the implication was that if even he was complaining about hetwashing it must have been really bad, but. i'm fine with him not being part of it lol
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    nodding which is a big difference than "the director and first guy cast walked off because they had issues with the movie's direction"
    ∂on'tStopMeMe✪w 5 days ago
    Again: lots of people get really angry and insist you’re wrong and straightwashing if you say Freddie was bi and not gay
    Pʏɴᴋ。 5 days ago
    i think sascha did, from what i saw! but it sounded like his objection was more that the movie was less about freddie and more about queen as a whole
    ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ's ʙᴜᴛᴛ 5 days ago
    plus Cohen apparently dropped out in 2013? according to the articles i'm finding. and so much can happen with-- yes! that exactly, thanks Pynk
    ᴋɪʟʟᴇʀ drǝɐm ⚡ 5 days ago
    im with what others have said. they get no benefit of doubt from me because lol so tired. I'll tune back in if/when there is any good news.
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    i did mix up fuller with singer, my b
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    also: plurk responses are disabled. i wanted to just straight up be angry about this and i still am. i'm bisexual. the fact that it's out of the trailer is good enough for me to be highly suspicious of this film
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    a lot of people are rushing in with corrections and this is great, yes
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    but now we're at a point where we're saying IF YOU DON'T GO SEE IT IT'LL FAIL which: i get the fallacy of wanting something to be perfect, guys
    AH HAP BATTLE 5 days ago
    but i'm tired of being erased. so i am judging based on a trailer, which indeed should inform me about what the film is like.