There was an interview with Tom Hanks on the Kermode and Mayo podcast and he says something along the lines of "We had a script in the beginning where the Colonel was an unequivocal villain, but then Covid shut down production which gave us chance to rework it with Priscilla and show him in a more nuanced light". My question is, if Tom Hanks thinks what they ended up with was nuanced... what the hell did the original script have in it?! Was he literally wearing horns and twirling a pitchfork?!

I saw this film at Graceland during Elvis week and boy, those old women went NUTS for Austin/Elvis. The blending of their screams in the theater with the screams in the film is something I'll never forget

“Teenage girls have always been the first to give these pop stars the momentum that catapults them to worldwide fame, from The Beatles to BTS. Girls screaming in the crowd are how you’ve always known whether those boys on stage are going to be worth their salt.” This is SUCH an important line thank you for saying it!!! Women have always been the driving force behind popularity and hype and seeking out new artists but they’re not taken seriously until men find the artists good. Girls loved The Beatles and constantly hyped them up to media outlets, but they weren’t “taken seriously” until men started listening to them and saying the same things, and suddenly women were pushed to the side and not considered real fans.

As a huge Elvis fan, this was a trip. Saw it opening day and it really was a rollercoaster. Feel there was some things I wanted to see more in depth, but there was many enjoyable moments. Cried at the ending of Unchain Melody.

I don't watch movies all too often, but I ended up seeing this in theaters. This was the first time that I ever felt the need to advocate for the "theater experience." The energy and grandiosity present throughout most of the film was phenomenal and I could not imagine how much of that was lost for people whose first viewings were on HBO Max in their living rooms. I understand why some dislike the movie, but it's honestly one of my favorite biopics, if not my favorite.

Hey Elliot, hope you read this. Accent/dialect hobbyist here. In reference to your question about an actor's vocals changing permanently based on a role, I don't have another specific example like Austin playing Elvis, BUT, it is known to happen to have an actor who is frequently tasked with playing characters with other accents starting to lose their original one in favor of the same similar few they have to do for the roles they regularly play. The one specific example I can think of is Gary Oldman, who is obviously an incredible accent performer. He had played so many American characters in movies in a row, including his role as James Gordon in the Dark Knight trilogy, that he actually found himself losing his original, unique English accent, and he actually eventually sought out the help of a dialect coach to RELEARN his OWN accent. Kind of fascinating, and I'm sure if I looked deeper I could come up with even more examples for you.

One actor I could think of where their accent changed because a movie role they did is Gary Oldman. He'd been playing many roles involving him performing in a American accent, involving The Dark Knight trilogy and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, to the point when he no longer could speak in his original British accent. He actually had to do vocal training to get his accent back after he was unable to do it himself.

Regarding Tom Hanks… I genuinely believe that his performance was a directorial move, not an acting one. That cartoonish, cringe-inducing behavior HAD to be purposeful, to make the audience internally go “Oh Christ not this guy again” every time he was on screen. Tom Hanks is too good of an actor to be making those kinds of choices independently. I also love your description as “Elvis the Ride,” I totally agree! I definitely enjoyed the film but, like a carnival ride, you have to psych yourself up for it and take a second to recalibrate after it’s done. And Austin Butler? BRILLIANT.

I'm a long time Elvis fan from Memphis. Saw him in concert two times back in the day. And sat thru endless embarrassments of impersonators for decades. Only Kurt Russell came close but Austin and Baz brought Elvis to life. It was an incredible attention to detail in costumes, band instruments and places, limousines and random things in the background in almost every scene. The fact that Baz was able to recreate Graceland was jaw dropping. I sure hope they win a couple of Academy Awards.

It is truly mind blowing that Elvis never did a world tour (or even simply performed overseas). It’s incredible that he was as famous and successful as he was without doing that!

Yes! Bill Murray's entire comedic persona shifted after he studied and played Hunter S. Thompson in "Where the Buffalo Roam." His entire demeanor changed after that.

As a long time Elvis fan, I'm obsessed with this movie.....watched it more than a dozen times. was at the theater first day it opened and prepared to be disappointed believing that nobody could ever do justice playing the part of "The King". I have watched every Elvis documentary, movie, Vegas event, etc. over the years. Austin Butler is mesmerizing as Elvis, in every single scene. He absolutely MUST win the Oscar!

This movie was my final push to fully give Elvis a shot. I'm a Beatles girl through and through so I always knew that Presley's music was on the horizon. Then seeing the first trailer for this film I was like "you know what, time to give this man a look" kinda like a final boss for musicians. Because you always hear him being "the king of rock" and the little hits that the populous knows as well as the jumpsuit and deep voice. And boy this movie was like the longest yet fun experience I had back in June. I was surrounded by elders and it was very fun seeing the little blips of his life in biopics fashion. My only real complaint was the uneven attention to each big era, especially the heavy length of the 70's half of the movie. I don't know if it was just me but his 60's life was just casted away for the comeback special (which does indeed slap). I wish we could've gotten more in depth with himself in each period (yes some things were mentioned like the racism, family issues, tension with parker, and high vegas life) but from my research, there was actually alot of relationships and small events that would've been fun to see. Basically thanks to this movie I have been in the Elvis rabbit hole and I'm having fun here. I'm thankful for it's existence but as always I wish there was more. But I can happily say that it brought a new fan. Elliot put it best by calling it "Elvis the ride" because it sure was.

Just imagine if Elvis was created by Love & Mercy’s production team.

Val Kilmer had a similar transformation for the Doors in the 1991 biopic. You watch interviews with him after he still has the same cadence and sleepy eyed kinda vibe as Jim. As much as I despise the movie, I think (and Robby Kreiger admits) that he really immersed himself in the role. So much so he admitted to getting therapy to help him get out of that state of mind. I wouldn’t recommend watching it- I am a huge Doors fan and I think it only added to the negative stereotypes and legend of the Doors. It’s also so inaccurate that Ray Manzerak claimed he wanted to club Oliver Stone. But it was his own voice you hear singing that iconic, smooth, to visceral and raw tone of Jim. Even his demeanour matches Jim’s to the point I was shocked in weird amusement.

While I liked this biopic overall, I felt like they glossed over several aspects of Elvis' life, namely that he was 24 to Priscilla's 14 when they initially met. I believe that they only referred to her as being a "Teenager." They obviously didn't want to address something that might paint Elvis in a negative light.

Honestly I've always thought Elvis was a bit cheesy (although I've always enjoyed some of his music) but this movie really made me think "damn this guy was actually pretty badass"

We need a film about Pricilla! She probably has an interesting backstory! Edit: this aged like fine wine

Going in, I was a little nervous. But imo, this was actually pretty good. Sure the writing could be predictable, Tom Hanks wasn’t all that great (though I liked his performance more than others did), and while a good amount of the integration of Elvis’s music with modern music worked well for me, sometimes it felt awkward (especially during the credits), Austin’s flawless performance, the production values, and the energy made this movie really enjoyable.

Austin Butler was the best part of the film and for those of a certain age, we remember him in iCarly, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, (i believe) Zoey 101, and a few Disney channel shows as well

Whenever elliot drops a video, my whole perspective on whatever topic he discusses changes forever. Top tier commentary 🙌

This movie really just introduced me to the real Elvis. I've grown up seeing some pics and hearing songs but he almost felt like a character. Just the way he is referenced in media growing up. It didnt make him feel like a real person more like a caricature. So in my head i knew who elvis was but never knew anything about him. This movie introduced me to a lot more of his other music too and i ended up listening to a lot of his discography now. I do wish it could've delved into some deeper topics but in the end i still enjoy it.

Best scene without a doubt was Elvis breakdown on stage. The shot of him talking about flying away brought me too sobbing

This is my favorite movie of all time. Saw it eight times in theaters. I am a die hard Elvis fan, I know all the history, seen all his movies, and heard every song he’s ever recorded (even the home recordings.) I’ve been to Sun Studio and Graceland, and saw his grave with my own eyes, and yet this film is the essential Elvis experience. I think Austin Butler is the greatest depiction of Elvis, and he definitely deserves the Oscar.

Why do biopics get a much rougher time for their tropes than literally *every other* big budget Hollywood movie? Literally every single genre has massive unbreakable structures and trappings, but biopics seem to be singled out for some bizarre reason.

I’ve been an Elvis fan since I was a literal child. When I saw this movie, I was just in awe. But I’m biased, since I’ve been a big fan for so long. (I literally cried during the “If I Can Dream” sequence and the ending-BOTH times I saw the movie).

In terms of actor's real accents changing because of a role, I remember finding out that Gary Oldman has done so many roles with different accents that he forgot his original accent and had to train to get his original accent back. Not sure how much of this is true though.

Also, when the last scenes shift from actor to real Elvis barely able to sing… my perspective on the real Elvis actually changed. I used to find the real Elvis beyond embarrassing at that point… but in the film it was truly tragic, and I felt for this drug-addled struggling man based on the story I had just watched. Completely new perspective on the guy and his life as someone who wanted to be an artist and performer and not just a star, which made this scene of the real Elvis just so sad. Really glad that Luhrmann chose not to grotesquefy his last years on screen which were grotesque enough in real life and everyone already knows the details anyway.

what i realized about music biopics you simply CANNOT have one without mentioning the beatles and i think that is just a wonderful testament to how incredible they are

This movie is pretty good art. This is the thing that got me into Elvis

10:22 I think I heard that happened to Gary Oldman briefly, because he does so many different accents for his roles he sort of forgot what his original voice was.

I love the mix of old and new. I think it shows the relevance of Elvis’s music to future music. I think it’s genius.

I went DEEP playing Mozart in my hiiiiighhh schooool production of 'Amadeus' and was laughing like a psycho for weeks after. #acting

I made a comment similar to this under a vid about Elvis' Army days in West Germany and his relationship with Priscilla, and I'm not here as an apologist for that sort of relationship, but I spent three years of high school in Frankfurt, West Germany at Frankfurt American High School in the '70s and it wasn't weird or sick for American teen girls to date young military men over there. And I had a wonderful classmate who married a young airman before graduation and she happily introduced us in a long line outside a movie theater where we were all about to see Car Wash. And she was a Southern gal and I think there was just a big part of their scene, young and in love with a military man. And she didn't have daddy issues, either; she was proud that her father was a sergeant first class, something she mentioned to me in late '74 on a bench outside her apartment building. And for sure one can understand why Elvis wanted to tour Europe as all the top American acts were doing that and getting lots of love from their European fans and all those American military members and their families. Plus it would have been a homecoming of sorts, his return to West Germany.

Really do appreciate that Baz Luhrmann really went all out with his style here, like I think that if this was just a traditional biopic covering the life of Elvis without the crazy editing and insane creative choices it really would have been very boring. Even if this movie wasn't at all perfect, it at least felt like a very fitting, over-the-top way to present the life of such a larger-than-life figure on screen.

I have read a bunch of books, saw ELVIS several times over the years from age 12 to 33 years old. I have NEVER seen a biopic that was more convincing, more acccurate on a MOST things. If you were ever an ELVIS fan you would know that ELVIS never and would never "make a scene" on stage and fire Col. Parker. ELVIS DID live in a black housing proect until he was 13 or 14 and then moved to a white housing project because both parents were working. SAM BELL a black friend that knew ELVIS personally and played with him as a child and went to church together, at a black church. Sam has said what a talented guy he was but moved and "danced"along with his church just the same as they did. Elvis wanted to be in a gospel quartet but no one thought he was a strong enough singer and then along came Col. Parker. Elvis's Dad was in jail for forging a check to cover their bills and that is why his Mom and him were living in a black housing project until his Dad was released and they financially got back on their feet. ELVIS was determined they would not be poor again. ELVIS was drafted into the Army - that's what was done back then. He was charged with punching a gas atendant because when he stopped there people surrounded the car and other people couldn't get to the gas pumps for gas and the attendant punched Elvis first and then Elvis punched him back but ALL charges were dismissed by the Judge and it had nothing to do with him being drafted or sent to Germany. From all I have learned about Elvis over the years the film was as close as ANY MOVIE SCRIPT would alllow - there's NO biopic totally correct because they cover the boring parts with "excitement". Elvis always had sold out movies and when he went to Vegas his sold out record still remains the best of any entertainer. Since Pricilla had met Elvis mother in Germany (she did not die until Elvis had been in Germany for about 6 months) and Pricilla kind of took over as the "woman in his life". All I can say is HOLLYWOOD WILL NEVER MAKE A TRULY FACTUAL AND HONEST BIOPIC BECAUSE IT ISN'T "EXCITING" ENOUGH OR VISUALLY STUNNING ENOUGH FOR THEM AND THEIR POCKET BOOKS., SO JUST ENJOY THE OSCAR WORTHY MOVIE AND HAVE SOME POPCORN!

I sometimes think they should have called this film 'Elvis & The Colonel' because it gave just as much screen time to the colonel as it did to Elvis!

One of my favorite movies of last year. I'm not even a real fan of Elvis, but I just always found his history and legacy fascinating. Baz's movies are always a flashy and over the top affair, and I feel he was a great pick for the director.

The Good, the Bad and the Tom Hanks is a great title for this, Elliot. TH not only missed the accent totally (and to be fair, Parker's was very subtle) he surely was only there for box office appeal; as you say, there are so many portly actors who would haver been more suitable. Austin Butler, frankly, is a huge talent who absolutely nailed the role and I'm sure he'll go on to be a big star. I hadn't realised he had that small role in, 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' well spotted. I've seen the movie twice, solely because, as a lifelong Elvis fan, I thought Butler brought him back to life, no less. Great presentation from you, Elliot.

An actor who carried the cadence of a character way after the movie dropped was Dustin Hoffman..If u check out his Academy Award win for Rain Man in 89 he still seemed locked in

Saw this film in the theaters and it was wild, went back home feeling like I just went to a funeral

I don't think during the Little Richard scene Elvis was thinking about covering Tutti Frutti to make more money but rather because he loved how the song sounded, "Man he sings the hell outta that song! I would love to record that" and I think when he smiles when BB King tells him that he'd make more money than Little Richard it was because he found it amusing that his cover would be more recognised than the original (Irl Elvis never thought he was a good singer)

The segue to Hello Fresh was straight up illegal 💀

Austin deserves the Oscar. I love Brendan Fraser, but Austin just captured my soul.

Walk Hard is mostly a spoof on Walk the Line about Johnny Cash played by Joaquin Pheonix, where his brother dies, there’s an Elvis scene and he leaves his first wife, and it takes forever for his true love to marry him.

Speaking of accents, if you know my own history, I portrayed Paul McCartney in Beatlemania on Broadway and around the world from 1977 til 5 years ago. Lot's of shows as the Beatles, so the accent was there for performances. Off stage, no persona change for me. I was a NYC American. The only curious thing was performing on stage doing the songs in regular shows. No costume, sitting in and performing the music. But I still spoke in McCartney accent! I was on stage at a convention years ago, and as I was introducing a song, I suddenly said out loud "Why the hell am I speaking like this!?"

Coming from a younger film nerd, I really enjoyed the modern music being placed in the film. I think it worked beautifully. I also think the cartoon-ish presentation of Tom Parker was really good because Elvis’ life was almost cartoonish given he was the first and to my knowledge only person to reach such obscene levels of fame in the music industry 🤷‍♂️

I personally really loved Tom Hanks in this. I love when actors get to swim in the river of ham! I thought it fit perfectly with the wild and manic style of this movie. One of my favorite performances of the year.

In the King’s Speech, Colin Firth developed a stutter from his role as King George. Definitely a good watch

Most musical biopics are basically the Jolson Story remade with different trimmings. And hey it works, if you haven't seen the Jolson Story and don't know much about the figures involved. This is really one of the better ones especially when it comes to the musical performances and Butler deserves all the praise he's been getting. It's a weird movie and super over the top but thats what I expect from Baz Luhrmann. That's what he does.

In Entertainment Weekly’s review (they gave it an A- overall), they conclude by describing the film as a portrait of a serious man trapped in an unserious life. Also, I’ve heard arguments that Tom Hanks with his over-the-top accent and prosthetics was perhaps intended to feel like a character from one of Elvis’s movies, which I think would contribute to this idea. So I wonder if that might have been somewhat the intent. In fact, one of the things I really like about the film is how it takes real events and makes them FEEL like fantasy. Personally, if I had never seen Tom Hanks in a movie before this one, I don’t think I’d necessarily watch this and think that he’s a terrible actor. If nothing else, it feels par for the course for a Luhrmann film, sitting comfortably beside John Leguizamo’s accent in Moulin Rouge (“Wevowution!”)

I do appreciate it being left more to the audience on Elvis actions of bringing black music to white america, because the conversation can get real messy real fast and I don’t think the movie was really equipped to have that conversation. I’m not a fan of some critics who treat him like a hack who stole black music, because while it’s definitely more complicated like you said, there are some people like Pat Boone who deserve WAY more hate since at least Elvis was open about it.

“Elvis: The Ride” is a great explanation of this film.

As an Elvis fan since age 3, I was incredibly impressed with Austin Butler's portrayal of Elvis. He had the look, the moves and wow, the sound! I saw it 4 times in the theaters with different friends and was as dazzled as the first time I saw it. I would like him to receive the Oscar because of all the obvious work he put in to the role to become Elvis. Rami Malek did a great job as Freddie and I was happy he won. Personally, I think Austin Butler (who btw, I never heard of being a lot older) is even more deserving of the Oscar & other awards. I agree regarding Tom Hanks, who is so much better than he was in this role. BTW, Kurt Russell did a good job playing Elvis. He also starred with him in 'It Happened at the World's Fair' where he played a boy who Elvis pays to kick him in the shin so he can go to the medical area to have another chance to charm the pretty nurse. Good review. Thank you.

Omg Garry Oldman had to relearn his accent after sum of his roles. He mentioned that in an interview. 😁

Thank you for talking about this film! Really appreciated the methodical way you went through everything. Regarding the question about actors and their accent changing/shifting, there's actually a really great example in Charlie Hunnam, who has spoken about how his accent is weird and why - how even though he is half-English and half-American and people were confused by his accent, playing an American and using an American accent for so long changed what his everyday speaking voice is like.

Austin Butler was Beyond phenomenal.

1) I have never been an Elvis fan in my entire life. But when I heard Baz Lurhmann was making an Elvis film, I knew that I had to see it. And it was great! I agree that it was…a lot, but I really enjoyed it. Probably one of my favorite movies of this year. 2) That being said-yeah, the film could’ve been…like, 5% more critical of the guy? Especially with his relationship with Priscilla, because I really liked Olivia DeJonge in this movie. Hopefully Sophia Coppola’s movie on the two actually talks about this. 3) I’d genuinely love to see a full video on Rocketman. No joke, it’s one of my favorite movies of all time, and one of the best music biopics of all time.

About Austins voice, he surronded himself with nothing but Elvis for two years and all he listened to was Elvis and all he watched was Elvis and he only talked as Elvis. It's insane.

I think this film had tons of depth. It’s so well researched and filled with details that need several viewings to notice and appreciate. The more times I’ve watched it, the more amazed I am at the level of detail and symbolism woven through this masterpiece. (Why am I listening to an infomercial?!?)

This was definitely one of the movies of 2022

The presentation of Tom Parker signaled to me "Oh, this is like a comic book, a graphic novel." That really worked for me. There's a quote from Levon Helm about "this kind of music" having an origin in snake oil, in medicine shows. The ... anthropology of that seemed sound to me. I used to play bass for a guy who did an Elvis medley. Well. It *definitely* had a carnival quality in real time. The same point about medicine shows is underlined in Ken Burns "Country Music".

Thanks Elliot. Always a pleasure to watch your reviews 💗

Hey Elliot, I've been watching your channel for a while now. I'm a huge fan of the Beatles, they're my favourite band, and Paul McCartney is my favourite musician. Over the past couple of years, your videos have been popping up on my feed, and I've really enjoyed these last few weeks, as I've been sitting down to watch quite a lot of your content about the Beatles. I think your helpful insight, friendly way of expressing your opinion and general vibes are what make your channel amazing, and I just wanted to thank you for putting your content out there for us to watch! I really do enjoy your videos, please never stop. I'm already looking forward to the next one!

re: your question about an actor and their accent after a film. A really interesting case was with the British actor Charlie Hunnam. He was in a show and several movies that required him to have an American accent. He's done interviews where he said that he had to do an American accent for so long that he "forgot" how to do his native English accent. When he got cast to play King Arthur in a movie, he had to have a dialect coach help him relearn that accent. Really fascinating stuff.

I do like the modern music mix baz does cause I think what it does is presents the modern equivalent of what would have been heard in that period to connect with younger people and make it feel as though they aren’t listening to old music because it wasn’t old music at the time

The class of segwaying the diet that killed Elvis to hello fresh amazes me

Excellent and entertaining review as always. The hello fresh transition was well executed. just premium, lol. pleasant ad, too, honestly. thanks, Elliot!

This movie gave me a lot of appreciation of Elvis as a performer. I had heard a few of his songs before, but I didn’t listen to him much before. This movie got me listening to his music as well as some other music from the time, and it was also a really fun movie.

Austin pulled a Kirk Lazarus - He didn't break character until he did the DVD commentary

I've heard that Johnny Depp kind of got stuck in his Hunter S. Thompson character after filming Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Depp lived in Thompson's house with him to learn how to play HST. Bill Murray experienced something similar after he filmed Where the Buffalo Roam.

For all the appropriating involved with Elvis.... at least he put his soul into it. When when the labels stole your song and put Pat Boone at the mic, it was so lifeless it was like a crime against music.

Can't wait for your review of Weird: The Al Yankovic story

I feel like if this film came out in the 70’s, it would be considered a masterpiece

the hello fresh segue was so smooth... i cried, i cheered... i cried again. this review was great. thanks. x

I think you’re missing the point of Walk Hard…which is a satire on these type of films…if you knew anything about a Elvis, Johnny Cash etc you’d know that their lives were often marred with tragedy…Elvis lost his brother at birth and his mother at 24, Cash’s brother died when they were both young (due to a woodsaw accident), Roy Orbison lost his first wife in a motorcycle accident and two of his 3 sons with her in a house fire, Carl Perkins was injured and one of his brothers killed in a car accident…all the afore mentioned were recording artists at Sun (1954-1960); Ritchie Valens (La Bamba) died in a plane crash at 16 - the same one that killed Buddy Holly (The Buddy Holly Story) and The Big Bopper, Bobby Darin had rheumatic fever as a kid and died aged 37 in 1973 (Beyond The Sea) and Ray Charles did become blind in his childhood (Ray). So many of the early rock stars died young or had great tragedy in their lives that it has almost become a running joke in these biopics but it was very, very real!!

I like to do impressions and it is a thing where if you do a impression long enough of a real person their accent morphs into your own and Austin butler is a great example of this, I live in Australia and my accent sometimes turns into a liverpudlian accent because the beatles impressions I do

@10:27 I think Tom Holland also struggled a little bit with sounding between Peter/Spiderman and himself in interviews. But I guess his was just switching accents that he came to a point of getting used to speaking in a New Yorker accent

Dude. I get so happy whenever I see a new video from you.

This biopic was clearly made by someone with a genuine affection for the subject. This is not always the case, and makes it an easy watch.

With you covering all of these biopics, and considering Tom Hanks plays a sleazy manager in this one as well, I'm hoping someday you cover That Thing You Do!

I love Elvis, but that segue into the daily fresh sponsorship mention was brilliant.

About the Butler still staying on a character, I remember reading that Val Kilmer in the Oliver Stone's Doors bio pic needed theraphy, since he could let the Jim Morrison act away? Strange, since both played musicians. There must have been other actors too.

Yes finally my favorite artist and the latest biopic. ✌🏾 Enjoyed your other reviews. And your view on the genre. So this ought to be good. ✌🏾🎄

Thank you for watching this movie for me. I truly hope you make a video on Bohemian Rhapsody in the not-too-distant future, something tells me that your analysis would be absolutely brilliant.

This movie was just a montage of Elvis life, if you guys wanna see a kinda in-depth movie either watch the one with Kurt Russell cause it really shows how he was as a person and how terrible fame was or watch The Searcher a doc on Elvis

Accents changing are definitely more common then we the public think, I know he gets alot of scrutiny for it but it makes you think at the end of the day it's not really fair, I wish we could just focus on how insanely talented he is. Method acting is kind of unpopular and ppl love to shit on it but it's not like he was terrorizing ppl on set, he spoke like elvis and studied his life, learned about the culture of black soulful music, had a dance coach and vocal dialect coach... at the end of the day ppl have died from method acting and I dont really believe he was method acting for this role he just took it seriously which is rare to see someone with such a great work ethic. Not denying his accent changed, theres definitely a notable difference but it's also not elvis' voice its Austin's normal voice but with a southern accent, ppl just think southern is synonymous to elvis. I believe a good example of accents changing is johnny depp and his role for pirates of the caribbean ! If your looking for examples

I know you touched on it a little here but I’d love love love a deeper dive into rocketman one day. It’s the only biopic that stands out to me

I think Austin should win as many awards as are fitting. He was for sure the best Elvis. I have watched all of them and even though I was watching the same story but told different, it all felt fresh! I honestly feel that Elvis was with Austin. Austin had said that he asked Elvis for his help. The thing is Austin’s does not look like Elvis, but he certainly looks good and somehow you are convinced that Elvis is in front of you..EVERYTHING WAS DONE TO PERFECTION. AUSTIN DESERVES THE AWARD OF THE CENTURY. SO DOES BAZ AND THE WHOLE CREW. As far as Tom Hanks, I feel he did good but not his best performance. But with so little film of Tom Parker..not much to study there and not many would know the difference or care. Also Austin spent several weeks in the hospital after filming. He had put so much into it that it completely drained him. Not sure if they will ever complete the long version, we keep hearing about. Rest In Peace E P…you will never be forgotten. God Bless.

To answer your question at 10:23, Rod Steiger's voice completely changed after he played W.C. Fields in a TV movie. Look up any interview before and after for proof.

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Elvis presley fused "white country and black rhythm and blues" , forever changing the course of popular music and culture. His death deprives the country of a part of itself. A remarkable ever changing chameleon voice. Critically acclaimed recordings in multiple genres of music. An iconic artist, the likes of which may never be seen again.

I get that people wanted to see more in the film but think about the fact that they had to put 42 years of elvis' life into one 2 hour movie they did skip stuff but nothing super vital and they put in all the vital stuff I say if you want the whole story watch the documentary but I LOVE THE MOVIE. I've seen it soooooo many times already I saw it yesterday for the 12th time.

Elliot. Elliot. I'm really going to need you to make a Walk Hard video someday.

BRO you are for real my favorite KZfaqr I love music movies so much watching you made me relive that

I’ve been waiting for this

Seen it twice. Loved it both times. The soundtrack is phenomenonal.

Tarantino said it best: "Another genre I have no respect for is the biopic. They are just big excuses for actors to win Oscars. It’s a corrupted cinema. Even the most interesting person - if you are telling their life from beginning to end, it’s going to be a fucking boring movie. If you do this, you have to do a comic book version of their whole life. For instance, when you make a movie about Elvis Presley, you don’t make a movie about his whole life. Make a movie about one day. Make a movie about the day Elvis Presley walked into Sun Records. Make a movie about the whole day before he walked into Sun Records, and the movie ends when we walks through that door. That’s a movie."

Have to think Hanks will take home the Best Actor Oscar for this film.

Tom Hanks prosthetics alone verge on Dick Tracy villain level of stylization, which is...definitely a choice. Maybe Lurhmann felt it was important that Parker was literally physically grotesque, but for me, the thing about the real man was, apart from his carnival barker showman routine, he was a pretty ordinary looking man. He looked like he could be a local sheriff or a high school football coach. I think Tom Hank's real nose more closely resembles Parker's than what he was stuck with.