Like many others, I'm a pretty big fan of Queen. Even those who don't know much about the band or have never heard of them have still most likely have come across some of their iconic songs. "We Will Rock You", "We are the Champions", and "Bohemian Rhapsody" to name a few.

Starring Rami Malek, "Bohemian Rhapsody" details the life of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, a man who was not afraid to defy stereotypes and accumulate several different genres of music, including a small seemingly operatic verse, into the whopping six minute song for which the movie was named.

The entire film was a roller coaster of emotions. Some of which were amusing, such as watching Malek's character interact with numerous cats onscreen, and some of which are touching and poignant, such as watching the lead singer promising to blow his mother a kiss during an onscreen debut.

Rami Malek does such a good job of embodying and bringing life to this character that it really does seem like you are actually watching the events of Mercury's life unfold in front of you as they did many years ago. The movie made me wish I was born earlier, so I could witness these events as they were actually happening; the first time "Bohemian Rhapsody" played on the radio, or the first time Queen played live.

The film also touches on the singer's roots. Some don't know that Mercury was actually born in Tanzania, and his family actually moved to Britain when he was a late teenager. As someone of Indian ethnicity whose parents were Indian immigrants, it was also interesting for me to learn that Mercury's family identified as Indian Parsi, and his father was born in British-ruled India.

Whether he is Indian, Parsi, or British is a matter often left up to debate, although I'm sure any ethnicity would want to claim a man like Freddie Mercury as their own. However, as the man showed consistently throughout his life, and as Malek showed through his portrayal, Mercury was not a man you could fit neatly in a box, whether it came to ethnicity, sexuality, or almost anything else.

There is one thing for sure. Even if you've never heard of Queen in your entire life, this is not a movie you'll want to miss.