Film Genre Research "Bohemian Rhapsody"

This movie opens with the main character waking up and rising out of bed. The title of the film is displayed in a decorative font across his shoulders. As the main character gets ready the music starts and it cuts to the venue where he is about to do a show. There is some parallel editing with this scene cutting between the show and the main character's house. When the main character arrives at the show there is a long slow motion shot of him walking up to the stage. The opening scene reveals the time and place of the story and shows a sense of what the main character is like by showing his house and what his life is like. A few of the main actors are revealed in the opening credits. This film had a budget of 52 million dollars and a profit of 903 million dollars. The film won many awards including an Academy award for best actor.



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