The Top Five Reasons to See ‘Rocketman’

Written by Shae Rufe 

​If you aren’t already planning to, you should find time to go see Rocketman, and here are top 5 reasons why! No spoilers.

5. The visuals. That’s right, the very thing you go to a movie for is my first reason as to why you should see this movie. Not only did the costume design team to an amazing job with their period accurate pieces, the visual effects are just amazing. Now you’re probably thinking to yourself, ‘But Shae, what does visual effects have to do with a movie about a pop singer?’, and my answer is literally everything. This movie is a masterpiece with the way it moves seamlessly from scene to scene and incorporates some rather interesting effects that add to the story. After all, movies are a very visual thing, but what they did here really pushes it into a different category.

4. The music. The soundtrack to this film is seamlessly beautiful. Of course, it’s a movie about Elton John, so why wouldn’t the music be stunningly beautiful? This film combines the amazing music that you know, and love and it works it into the story in a great, innovative way that doesn’t make it campy. The music actually adds to the story instead of taking away, which is really what music should do. Enhancing this autobiographical film, the music is interlaced in such a way that without it the story just falls. Plus, maybe you’re like me and you secretly sing along under your breath, because how can you not!? On top of the stunning visuals it’s a must see for any Elton John fan.

3. Nan. Right about now many of you just quirked your eyebrows and tilted your heads like, ‘WTF is she talking about?!’ But just trust me on this. Nan is the single best part of this film. Everyone has someone in their life like Nan and we should all appreciate that person! Whether they’re your Nan, your best friend, your grandpa, your mom, your dad or even a sibling or cousin, whoever they are, cherish them. Nan is precious and amazing. So, if you don’t go see this movie for any reason, go see it for Nan.

2. Taron Egerton. Taron has been in TV and movies since 2012, but most of us didn’t know who he was until his role in Kingsman with the lovable, and deadly, character of Eggsy. Since then he’s had quite a number of starring roles. I don’t care what anyone says, Robin Hood is underrated, and you should rent it right now. Taron’s talents aren’t just limited to being the action star as we found out in Sing when he lent his voice and ironically sang an Elton John song. Audition before the audition perhaps? Well, if Taron was worried about being type cast into the action star roles he shouldn’t be. He’s representation of Elton John is one of the finest performances. It’s a stark contrast to the spy we’ve come to know and love. It has to be daunting playing someone so famous and yet Taron made it look effortless. There were times his smiles and facial expressions were so similar to Elton’s that it was surreal!

1. Elton John. While he’s technically not in this movie, it is about him, so I feel that counts. Elton himself had stated that he wanted to film to be as accurate as possible, and it really is. The singer even admitted in a few articles that the movie was hard for him to watch. Well, he doesn’t hold back on his past that’s for sure. Still, this was done in such a creative way that it’s easy for me to recommend it to anyone. Warning, this film doesn’t sugar coat things the way others do. Elton was very open about the life of a rock star and all that entails. While some scenes are not as graphic as others, it doesn’t shy away from what you expect the life of a musician to be. It also really showcases his talent in ways I never truly understood until now. The mind of an artist is quite the interesting one.

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