QueenZone discussion #1543782
Paul Prenters family is talking about the movie and his character
| Double-U 09.03.2019 14:49 |
Hey there, this was shared on Facebook. Paul Prenters Family talked the the Boulevard press to put Things Right. link Enjoy the reading and new Pictures, regards, W. |
| Star* 09.03.2019 16:09 |
The family of Paul Prenter are probably as devious as he was. He stabbed Freddie in the back by going to the press with his lies and trying to derail Freddie's career. I have no sympathy for anyone like Paul who treated Freddie in such a disgusting way after Freddie was more than generous with Paul in the time he worked for Queen. |
| people on streets 09.03.2019 17:28 |
Great pictures! Love the Leiden 1982 one. Paul was an asshole for selling Freddie's story to the press. The family acknowledged this. Of course they defend him. It's family. |
| Penetration_Guru 09.03.2019 18:17 |
I'm not clicking a link to the daily mail. Any chance of a summary? |
| bucsateflon 09.03.2019 19:03 |
'Freddie was gay, simple. My brother did not make Freddie gay and Freddie was taking drugs long before he met my brother,' he says. 'So the idea Paul corrupted Freddie is nonsense, Freddie was not a man to be led.' |
| stevelondon20 09.03.2019 19:19 |
It's all hearsay |
| mooghead 09.03.2019 20:06 |
Pure and simple. |
| Silversaw 09.03.2019 20:32 |
I'm trying to figure out exactly what it means when they say 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is an anti-gay movie!?! Half the movie is about Freddie's homosexuality either clearly or indirectly. It's kinda hard to make an anti-gay film about a gay lead character. And of course the bits about Brian taking so long to make the film so he could trash Prenter's name! These stories are all 40 years old... no one was ever shy talking about what Prenter's role was. Anyway... who cares?! |
| Saint Jiub 09.03.2019 22:12 |
Silversaw wrote: I'm trying to figure out exactly what it means when they say 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is an anti-gay movie!?! Half the movie is about Freddie's homosexuality either clearly or indirectly. It's kinda hard to make an anti-gay film about a gay lead character. And of course the bits about Brian taking so long to make the film so he could trash Prenter's name! These stories are all 40 years old... no one was ever shy talking about what Prenter's role was. Anyway... who cares?!Did you even read the article? It used Prenter as a stereotypical trope evil gay villain. It depicted the gay lifestyle as lonely and empty and did not mention or show Freddie's inner circle of gay friends, while also depicting the other band member's upstanding family lifestyle. It implies that Freddie would have been happier with Mary if only Prenter did not lead Freddie into the dark world of drugs and gay sex. |
| Sweetandtenderhooligan 10.03.2019 01:28 |
I understand where they’re coming from. First let me say that of course Paul shouldn’t have sold his story. No one should be outed. Ever. Paul also shouldn’t have blown all his money on coke. However, the movie paints him as a villain and he isn’t here to defend himself. I can’t help but feel empathy for him as a human being that died a painful death. The movie is homophobic because it paints Freddie as in love with this saintly woman (the talentless actress who played said they had to create Mary) who is pulled to the dark side by an evil gay man, which leads to his death. None of that is true. Freddie was born gay and was having affairs with men long before he met Paul. |
| Dougie 4 10.03.2019 02:48 |
Like the actor who played Paul Prenter in the movie said, real people are rarely completely evil or completely good. So I can understand the pain of Prenter's family at seeing someone they loved portrayed as a villain. There are two things I agree with in this Prenter article: 1) we don't know the full story because Prenter isn't here to tell his side of the story nor is he able to defend himself 2) if it is true that Prenter's parents were supportive if him being gay then it is wrong if the movie to have depicted them as being homophobic, one has to respect that family support This is not to say that Prenter was not a negative influence in many ways, but just for us fans of Queen to not blindly accept a certain powerfully voiced narrative that this film presents. |
| Anton3283 10.03.2019 09:25 |
I hate Paul Prenter because he infected Freddie with aids |
| Vocal harmony 10.03.2019 16:03 |
Saint Jiub wrote:That's one view and if written about will be believed. However the other side is that ithe film depicted Freddie as insecure and somewhat lonely (gay or not). He often alluded to the fact that most people didn't know the real Freddie and he was untrusting of people he didn't know.Silversaw wrote: I'm trying to figure out exactly what it means when they say 'Bohemian Rhapsody' is an anti-gay movie!?! Half the movie is about Freddie's homosexuality either clearly or indirectly. It's kinda hard to make an anti-gay film about a gay lead character. And of course the bits about Brian taking so long to make the film so he could trash Prenter's name! These stories are all 40 years old... no one was ever shy talking about what Prenter's role was. Anyway... who cares?!Did you even read the article? It used Prenter as a stereotypical trope evil gay villain. It depicted the gay lifestyle as lonely and empty and did not mention or show Freddie's inner circle of gay friends, while also depicting the other band member's upstanding family lifestyle. It implies that Freddie would have been happier with Mary if only Prenter did not lead Freddie into the dark world of drugs and gay sex. It is possible that the film was trying to portray an honest depiction of how Freddie felt, that Mary was one of the very few he did trust, that despite what they offered each other he was gay and the relationship couldn't be what they probably both wanted it to be. Prenters involvement was somewhat predatory and he was not the best person to be around Freddie. Like any film there is a limited amount of time to establish character traits. If anyone sees it as anti gay then they're not seeing or understanding the full picture |
| Star* 10.03.2019 16:26 |
The film did make a number of cock ups like Queen performing "Fat Bottomed Girls" but with long hair and wearing the costumes of the Queen2 era. Queen had short hair by the time "Fat bottomed Girls" arrived in 1978 and Freddie was into leather around that era. Also Freddie met Jim Hutton in a gay bar but in the film it showed that he met him while at the piano somewhere? Also at The Hot Space conference the press asking all those rude question and Freddie shouting just did not happen at all, i honestly thought the film was too far fetched and treating the band like a Spinal Tap movie. Rami and the costumes were very good though but the script was bad and made Freddie look like a cartoon character. |
| Saint Jiub 10.03.2019 18:21 |
Wasp. wrote: The film did make a number of cock ups like Queen performing "Fat Bottomed Girls" but with long hair and wearing the costumes of the Queen2 era. Queen had short hair by the time "Fat bottomed Girls" arrived in 1978 and Freddie was into leather around that era. Also Freddie met Jim Hutton in a gay bar but in the film it showed that he met him while at the piano somewhere? Also at The Hot Space conference the press asking all those rude question and Freddie shouting just did not happen at all, i honestly thought the film was too far fetched and treating the band like a Spinal Tap movie. Rami and the costumes were very good though but the script was bad and made Freddie look like a cartoon character.Those cock ups are nothing compared to ... Freddie breaking up the band for several years to go solo when Roger had already done a solo album. Freddie begging to get back in the band. |
| la_ultra_zona 10.03.2019 18:35 |
"We only agree with the Rio 77 scene" |
| oligneisti 11.03.2019 08:57 |
Biopics need a story arc which real life doesn't have. Biopics also needs heroes and villains while real life mostly has flawed people trying to get by and often screwing up. |
| aristide1 11.03.2019 11:32 |
You need a far fetched story arc to present the intimate life of an extremely promiscuous gay man. Almost to the point when the character becomes fictional - a gay man with straight feelings, the only ones that counts. |
| Dougie 4 11.03.2019 14:09 |
This movie was not a good biopic, let's face it...looks like a rushed job actually...not well written at all |
| Star* 11.03.2019 15:14 |
Cant believe Freddie begged to get back into Queen, it seems fabricated rubbish to me. |
| MisterCosmicc 12.03.2019 03:22 |
Paul Prenter always told men he had a crush on that he wants to bring them to the bedroom and make babies with them. |