{"id":9042,"date":"2019-03-04T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T21:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9042"},"modified":"2023-05-16T02:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T08:33:03","slug":"bohemian-rhapsody-past-modals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/bohemian-rhapsody-past-modals\/","title":{"rendered":"past modals: bohemian rhapsody & a decadent queen movie that could have been"},"content":{"rendered":"

the movie bohemian rhapsody<\/a><\/i><\/strong> has been a huge global hit and rami malek<\/strong>‘s performance as queen<\/strong> lead singer freddie mercury <\/strong>has been recognized with several awards, including an academy award for best oscar.<\/p>\n

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rami malek accepting the best actor award for his performance in bohemian rhapsody at the 2019 oscars<\/i><\/h5>\n

😀<\/h4>\n

(but), as by andrew pulver<\/strong> in the guardian<\/strong> explains,<\/p>\n

remarkably<\/i>, it\u2019s a role [malek] almost never played: ali g and borat star sacha baron cohen was originally earmarked<\/i>, before disagreements with queen band members who were producing the project.<\/h4>\n

remarkably<\/strong><\/i><\/a> means it’s amazing<\/i> means tagged<\/i>, designated<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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sacha baron cohen & freddie mercury<\/i><\/h5>\n

on nme.com, samantha maine<\/strong> from director will frears\u00a0<\/strong>who was earmarked<\/i> to direct the sacha baron cohen concept of the movie. as the frears\/cohen version never happened, there are a lot of past modals<\/strong><\/a> (if modal auxiliary verb + have + past participle) used to describe hypothetical situations in the past.<\/p>\n

frears said the movie would have focused<\/i> on mercury\u2019s \u201cextreme lifestyle [of] debauchery<\/i>\u201d rather than<\/i> his career with queen.<\/h4>\n

debauchery<\/strong><\/i> is satisfying sexual pleasures<\/i> or decadence<\/i>is similar to instead of<\/i>. it is used to present an opposing alternative. would have focused<\/i> is a past modal.<\/p>\n

rather than call it debauchery, let’s just say that according to legend (and online photos) freddie mercury liked to party.<\/i><\/h5>\n

frears adds<\/p>\n

sacha wanted to make a very outrageous<\/i> film, which i imagine freddie mercury would have approved of<\/i>… it would have been<\/i> outrageous<\/i> in terms of his homosexuality and outrageous<\/i> in terms of endless<\/i> naked<\/em> scenes…sacha loved all of that.<\/h4>\n

would have approved of<\/i><\/strong> and would have been outrageous<\/i><\/strong> are two more hypothetical examples in the past. outrageous<\/strong><\/i> <\/i>is extravagant<\/i> or flamboyant<\/i>, an adjective ending with , means without end<\/em>. in other words, the sacha baron cohen version would have had<\/i> a lot of<\/em> nudity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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sacha baron cohen (left) wrestling naked in borat<\/i><\/h5>\n

i enjoyed bohemian rhapsody<\/i>, but the sacha baron cohen project sounds like it would have been<\/i> a more fascinating movie. in the end, baron cohen and the members of queen couldn’t agree though. maine’s article says<\/p>\n

queen\u2018s roger taylor opened up<\/i> about why baron cohen was eventually dropped<\/i> from playing the pivotal<\/i> role: there was a lot of talk about sacha and stuff<\/i>. it was never really on. i don\u2019t think he took it seriously enough \u2014 didn\u2019t take freddie seriously enough.<\/h4>\n

open up<\/i><\/strong> means reveal<\/i>, share feelings<\/i>means remove<\/i> means important<\/i>. stuff<\/i><\/strong><\/a> is a very general word that in this context could mean communication<\/i> or publicity<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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the members of queen were ecstatic\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(very happy) with rami malek’s transformation into freddie mercury; and while the performance has taken malek to the top of his profession, he admits he felt intimidated about playing the legendary rocker. pulver’s piece in the guardian\u00a0quotes<\/a> malek–<\/p>\n

what do you do?\u2026the scariest<\/i> endeavours<\/i> that i\u2019ve chosen<\/i> to take in my life have been<\/i> the most fulfilling<\/i> and rewarding. and this has proven<\/i> to defend that equation.<\/h4>\n

scariest<\/i><\/strong> is the superlative<\/strong><\/a> for scary<\/i><\/strong> (causing fear). endeavors<\/i><\/strong> are efforts<\/i>, attempts<\/i>. fulfilling<\/i><\/strong><\/a> means personally satisfying<\/i>. present perfect<\/strong><\/a> (auxiliary have\/has + past participle) is used three times here:\u00a0i’ve chosen, have been, has proven<\/i>. rami is using present perfect to talk about his life up to this moment. prove<\/strong><\/i><\/a> means verify<\/i>, confirm<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"freddie<\/a><\/p>\n

would a more outrageous version of freddie mercury have made a better movie than bohemian rhapsody?<\/i><\/h5>\n

are u familiar with rami malek and sacha baron cohen? did u see bohemian rhapsody? which version of the queen movie is more interesting: the real one or the hypothetical? share your opinions under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n

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