Lucy Boynton of Bohemian Rhapsody says that sexual freedom is a key message
Actress Lucy Boynton believes that the key message behind the Bohemian Rhapsody movie is sexual freedom.
The 24-year-old plays the love of Freddie Mercury's life, Mary Austin, with whom he was about to get married and stayed close after he became gay.
The new film partly explores their relationship, as well as delving into Freddie's other sexual encounters.
Lucy has stated that her character's relationship with Freddie was "indefinable" and the film shows the "transition throughout their relationship."
Speaking to HeyUGuys, he said: "I think that's the most beautiful thing about this and I'm still using the indefinable word, but how indefinable it is and how modern I suppose your attitudes towards your relationship were.
"I feel that we are now in a head space where everyone tries to be open-minded and finally realizes that sexuality does not define you and is also very fluid as humans are."
He added that the film carefully shows how their relationship developed after Mary learned the truth about her sexuality.
"I think the way Freddie and Mary handled, I mean from a third-party perspective, the kind of transition throughout their relationship was due to a foundation." A very solid foundation of love and respect that allowed them to be so open and pragmatic, but I think we could learn a lot from that, "he said.
Meanwhile, Rami Malek, who had an incredible performance as the iconic musician, previously admitted that he felt "terrified" playing Freddie in the film.
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He confessed: "Every part of me was terrified, but then, what are you going to do, it's a lifetime opportunity, I could not let it go."
Despite the pressure, Rami was determined to ensure that his screen performance was as natural as possible.
The actor actually made the conscious decision not to imitate the Queen's star, who died in 1991 from bronchial pneumonia caused by AIDS.
He said: "I was very conscious of not wanting to imitate him or personify him at all."
"I started thinking about how everything he did was spontaneous, at the moment, it's someone who lived every moment as if it were the last, I feel."
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