Film List: Bohemian Rhapsody + Rock Biopics

Biopics tend to show us only the sensational. But are we really interested in the private lives of rock stars and not their music at all? Bohemian Rhapsody is just as bad at that as other rock music biopics. And more problematic: Freddie Mercury is shown as a colorful bird of paradise in his gay world. He only gets support from his stable heterosexual band members. We look at Freddie with discomfort, as he behaves "queer". But Freddie doesn't even seem to be sure about his sexual desires. Then he falls in love with Mary. Bohemian Rhpasody now turns out this romantic liaison - of all things. There's an expression for that: homophobia. It's no wonder that Bohemian Rhapsody shows us the emergence of AIDS like a punishment...