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rocketman | 2019

Rocketman ( & why is it different from  Bohemian Rhapsody ). These past weeks all I could hear about this movie was the comparison with what we had seen in  Bohemian Rhapsody.  There has been a debate on which one is better, the realistic and intimist Rocketman, with no censored scenes on drugs and sex, or the grandiose and spectacular Bohemian Rhapsody w, Taron vs Rami, imitation vs inspiration, etc.  And yes, the biopic film based on the life of Elton John's life is definitely different from Bohemian Rhapsody, because it is a musical with all its letters. It reminds me of the West End and Broadway musicals because the songs from Elton John, sang by Taron Egerton, are the ones that flow and lead the plot and help to understand the feelings from that kid, called Regiland Dwigh to the creation of the music star Elton Hercules John and its descent to the "underworld".  Egerton delivers a great performance - imitating Elton in the musical numbers but most