I cried at that part, i love the man 😭

I watched the movie today too! It was amazing!! Austin Butler did an awesome job acting out Elvis. I cried at the end

Masterpiece

Omg I can’t wait to watch it I’m excited

Everyone needs to see these great beautiful movie . Austin butler did such an AMAZING job🥰🔥🔥❤️😎

Theres more behind it. He had legit problems like autoimmune disorders so he took a lot of pain pills. He might have died early even if no pills and drugs.

Yes! I felt like the film barely scratched the surface and I just want to know more. The hardest part to watch was Las Vegas and how heavily he was manipulated by Parker to stay there. It seemed that Elvis felt an enormous amount of loyalty to him and really saw him as a father since his own father was somewhat unstable and distant. I really wish Elvis could have seen the world like he wanted. What an incredible person and this film honors him greatly. R.I.P. Elvis 🙏🕊

How could he have been any more than he was? If you lived during his time you’d know he was everything …There was no one bigger and there still isn’t. His time was very different than now. A simpler time. A much more wonderful time and believe it or not, he had it all.

He could've been a worldwide legend tbh

@@cleocatra9324 Prescription drugs were more potent in those days with a lot more side effects. It was not unusual to get hooked. Elvis could have slowed down, but that wasn’t his nature. Even without the pills, the stress probably would have killed him anyway.

Indeed In my humble opinion Mr. Butler is a SUPERB actor

It was 3 years actually

I was thinking the same thing

I'm fairly certain they mention her age too when they introduce her in the film

Same same

They mentioned early on that she was a teenager too

yep. they sure did!

Nah , if Taron Egerton didn't won an Oscar for his performance in "Rocketman", he don't deserve an oscar too.

He won't. The Academy is skewed and basically paid off; it's completely unfair. Plus, Butler is a newcomer, so even if it was an amazing performance, I highly doubt he would win despite the fact that (Austin) is absolutely INCREDIBLE.

He will.. who is gonna beat him?

if they can give one to Rami Malek...

@Steffan R Blanco the movie was supposed to be about the relationship between him and the Colonel though. It wasn't just about Elvis' life.

How? He looks nothing like Elvis.

@@Duane13Beavers I thought the same thing. Really. But I'm telling you, just like Jim Carrey looks nothing like Andy Kaufman, there are moments where he just channels Elvis.

What a lovely story, Melissa. Thanks so much for sharing it. ❤

@@kaseycotton8860 I know, right? My mom was pretty amazing. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been that smart. I'd have been calling her crying and stranded in Los Angeles. 😂

Thx for sharing this 🤗

He is the largest selling entertainer of all time.. 200 million records sold.. how could be be bigger?

@@SpaGuy that’s the crazy part lol

In spite of not touring other countries, he still became well known and popular all over the world.

@@SpaGuy E. is world WIDE SOLO top records sold ..1. 5 B M. J.. 1.0 World wide all entertainers Beatles..257 Elvis..206 M. J. ..169

He's currently 3rd..

Well she was probably unaware at the time of all the shady stuff he did since it was hidden for years

@@purple_rxin Well, not when Hanks was talking to her. That was just before they made the movie.

Well said, and in the movie Elvis said the snowman strikes again...lmao

na i belive he was just a saul goodman

Priscilla and Greed go hand in hand. Also, Priscilla, Elvis Called, he wants his surname back. You got a divorce remember , stole it after his death.

Capitalist Commercial Consumerism...

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@@zachhiggins3321 It's almost unfathomable that a rock star would care so much about pleasing people, considering how some of the rock stars today are spoiled by those around them.

He was basically Eminem

@@patbenz4327 Well sort of lol. I get your perspective. Eminem grew up with and basically lived a life similar to lots of lower/middle class blacks so it only makes sense that he’s who he is. Elvis was a spectator that was heavily influenced by culture.

@@YoQueue "spectator" 💯

Very true.

JB this movie gave me a different perspective of black music, I absolutely love blues, Jazz even more now, and see its influence in modern chart music even more so....

Masterpiece

I think it's going to sweep the Oscars. (But, why the hip-hop or rap music?)

Ya it is absolutely beautiful and love his music all over again, at the end I couldn't even tell it was Austin or Elvis himself anymore, he became Elvis . . . 😎💙

@@nadyarossi5102 Elvis was 6 feet tall and weighted 170 lbs. The actor is 5 ft 11 inches and weighted 172 lbs. Elvis looks bigger body frame.

@@maryjaneneels5536 That surprises me! Elvis seemed to have much longer legs. I was 12-13 when Elvis had his first big hit, Hound Dog. I wanted to go see him in person, but Mom & Dad said a firm no. 😢

I don’t think the concert scenes were embellished. Have you Seen the footage of Elvis in his early days, including those of him performing at county fairs? Elvis was doing Michael Jackson moves long before Michael Jackson was even born. So really, MJ did Elvis moves. Or footage of Elvis’ Las Vegas shows? Elvis was one of those rare (at least rare these days) performers who could hold an audience with only his own presence on a stage. If you’ve not seen it yet, watch his performance at the end of his `68 special, when he he sings ‘I Can Dream.’ It’s just Elvis al by his lonesome yet the performance is moving and so compelling.

Indeed. There are symbolic and metaphorical elements in those scenes mentioned to have never happened in real life. The production as a whole would be a whole lot poorer without those elements. I think Luhrman did a great job of marrying reality (like the realistic live portrayals mentioned by the other poster) with the fantastical/fairytale aspects to produce a widescreen feast. I don't think it was a perfect movie at all but I get what Luhrman was doing, and besides, he did stay true to the fundamentals of the real Elvis's factual history.

4 times? Godamn, I love Elvis and pretty much grew up with his music and rockabilly. But I've seen it so far twice and after movie I just feel like sh*t and cry my ass off when "the final concert" starts playing.

Yeah. It made me so sad and frustrated 😔

Did they mention Priscilla was FOURTEEN when the pedo started "grooming" her

@@sonnestt they did put that in there. But Priscilla never claims Elvis groomed her because that wasn’t the case. You have to realize that this sort of age gap was the norm back then. You cannot call almost every innocent 1950s relationship “grooming,” that’s ignorance. Elvis and Priscilla did this 60 years ago! Society has changed and evolved since. Today though, this is unacceptable, so it would be disgusting if it were to happen today. You cannot cancel a dead man and compare him to today’s standards. That’s pathetic.

@@marilynpresley2am correct it was the time an era. My grandfather his mom had him at 14 her husband early 20s 💜

@@karenaandreasen7029 thank you 🙏 and yea, my great grandmother gave birth to her first child at 14 years old, then had 7 more children lol. There was a lot of this sort of relationship in my Mexican side of my family, so I’m thinking it was especially common with that community back in the day too.

@@marilynpresley2am yes very much so.... 💜

CRAZY GOOD, spot on.

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Good to hear from an Elvis fan, I don’t know much about him other than he is iconic! And I really enjoyed the movie 😊

Austin mastered the moves, but he doesn't sound like Elvis when he sings. No one could ever sing like Elvis. He was unique in that way.

SO TRUE!!! I've watched the movie 4 times now, and I can't wait for the next time! Austin Butler is ON FIRE!!!

Wow now that's a beautiful, comment, and I certainly can relate And I can tell you are a true fan, Such a beautiful comment😉

The man was a pedo ffs

I can’t really relate to Elvis and have not seen much of his recordings. So I didn’t even realize that was authentic till I was watching it and realized that it was so sad. A picture of a man trying to hold on…

I'm in the same boat. But I'm still not a fan. The movie was good tho!

I'm never going to be an Elvis fan, that's like a religious commitment, my wife's stepdad has so much elvis shit in house it's unreal, an apparent lock of hair, every album on cd & vinyl, singing ornaments, a phone, elvis bedding.. this is a 49 year old man in 2022 mind, not a lovestruck teenage girl in 1974.. So yeah, won't be a fan but he has some really good tunes

I'm right there with you.

@@stevelowe2647 It is so informative to know you came to an Elvis video to make a comment that you are not an Elvis fan. I'll sleep better now.

@@davidjohnson-fo7ze it's in context with the original comment, so keep your sarcasm to yourself, it doesn't suit you, because you're clearly not clever enough to realise what's going on in front of your face. But then again, I'm sure you just came on KZfaq to make snide somments because your life is that crap you have nothing better to do. Sleep well.

I thought the same!! It was amazing

He definitely deserves an award.

He did a fantastic job! Watched it last night and he really did look like Elvis! Also, I read when he portrayed Elvis in the early years, he did the singing himself.

I got constantly confused NGL

I'm pretty sure the only real footage of Elvis was at the end.

The movie STINKS, it's garbage

Yesssss and his moves WOW HE out danced Elvis.Austin truly portrayed him with all his heart and soul

They did introduce her as the “teenaged daughter of so and so”

It’s the same as everything else, it was of it’s time and not so shocking then, today it would not be acceptable but then the fact she was 14 would not be as shocking

in an industry full of pedos, a few in the movie, they didnt wanna out themselves right away.

A 9 year age difference probably wouldn't make modern moviegoers particularly uncomfortable. It'd be a much bigger deal back in the 50s.

And plus they didn't really date until 1963. They met and hung out for several weeks when in Germany from time to time with his buddies etc when she was almost 15 in 1960, but didn't see each other again until like 63.

Let's spotlight his "relationship" with Priscilla at FOURTEEN.... HE WAS A PEDO

Elvis was only human . Sad , I don't think how big an idol he was .

The movie was great and Austin Butler should get The academy award. He was wonderful. Elvis Loved his fans, We could feel it. He truly appreciated us and We will always love him.

Elvis def got into a ‘rut’ and out lived the Las Vegas residency… He obv loved Graceland so much he must have relaxed there instead of travelling for pleasure and having a more normal private life. But he knew how people loved him by the success of Las Vegas and the come back specials he did. He must have found it hard to find ‘balance’ in his life - and possibly ‘new’ direction looking beyond the Las Vegas gig. I thought it was a brilliant venue for him initially, as he was such a huge Star internationally, bringing people to HIM, saving him the instability of touring was inspired.mAt the time, Tom Jones and every major performer was pictured visiting Elvis and Las Vegas. Unfortunately, for the results of his performance and what he did for promoting Las Vegas as well, he would have been under rewarded. Since then, a Las Vegas residency has been standard stability for the World’s biggest names - Celine Dion etc etc. He def stayed at the Las Vegas gig too long. If Parker, as suspected, couldn’t travel, and this emerged from his own strategy, the only tragedy is him undercutting the Star. Elvis would UNDOUBTEDLY have been a Star, his talent and looks and style were his alone, and any other manager would have brought him to public attention. But Elvis’s story is a WONDERFUL EXAMPLE of always MANAGING UOUR OWN MONEY - no one is immune. Vernon was no financial manager, which was helpful for Parker, and Elvis was focused on his performing and tbh, he wrote amazing songs which will live forever… While he trusted and surpassed Parker in managing his career choices, he had the space to create. Priscilla has done the most amazing job of managing his memory and legacy and proven to be the best financial manager - gr8 choice Elvis 👏👏❤️❤️

I could see how he would be. Shortly after he got back, qfter not being around for 2 years, the Beatles took over, and all the girls were then fawning over them.

At the very least, he deserves a nomination. I agree with you though. I hope he wins.

Too bad Hanks will be the only one recognized and nominated. He’s in the ultra liberal Hollywood click

Even though it is biased and the outcomes maybe/probably predetermined wouldn’t change whether he deserves be be nominated and to win. His seemed to be a very good performance.

@@curlybutthair5675 And Hanks loves to kiss the feet of the powers that be @ Hollyweird too, not only a bleeding heart lib but also a brown nose.

He was a pedo and cheated on is wife all the time 😂 she even admitted he cheated on her a lot, literally met her when she was 14, it’s disgusting you ppl think this is ok

I’ve heard nothing but wonderful things abo it him and his dad.

@@raycarter8070 He referred to Tom Parker.

@@edecioparedes7424 no

they also introduced her as a teenager.

I thought this was glossed over, as were other important facts about Elvis' life.

@@donniedarko5641 yeah but the costume department didnt portray her as a 14 yo teen. The make up and everything made the viewer saw her as at least 18

@@saigonrider yeah because it was way more acceptable for that age difference back then so they kind of brushed it off as to not make modern audiences uncomfortable, but it is mentioned several times

@@saigonrider that's because Priscilla looked about 18 if you look at her pictures from 1960, and back then people thought she was older, and acted older as her she was told to before meeting Elvis, because Elvis wouldn't notice her is she acts young. Plus Elvis didn't really start dating Priscilla until 63.

@Paul Gwyn did you watch the movie

@Paul Gwyn Elvis tragically was just a weak man that got taken advantage of. He didn’t really stand up for himself

@Paul Gwyn did you see the same film?he was trapped and completely taken advantage of!watch the film again

@Paul Gwyn after losing his mom, who was his backbone in life and his dad being in and out plus, his dad being a simple country man. Elvis THOUGHT that swine had his best interest at heart similar to his momma having. You dont have to watch this 2022 movie to know that. Read some books, look at old interviews. Also, although Elvis was on top here in america in most hearts he was still public enemy #1 to most politicians. So it wasnt like he had many options on gaining an attorney that would help him understand all the legal lingo. Elvis was taken for a ride and I'm 35 and KNOW that. Just saw the 2022 movie yesterday on hbo. I steered clear of seeing it in theaters because I thought for sure that nobody could nail Elvis, that it would be another vegas sideshow movie. I'm proud of Butler and was wrong.

Just because it's in the film doesn't mean it's true. Yes Elvis was probably taken advantage of but he did have a say. Perhaps his mind was clouded by too much drugs. I think if you're going to place the blame on someone then you should really blame elvis' physician who kept over prescibing him opiates

You’re absolutely correct!

It’s not that they deny that they’re ten years apart. Yes…They do emphasize that they’re ten years apart. However, when they first MEET… Priscilla is intentionally portrayed as older than fourteen.

she never really ever left elvis , she was there for him always jst not married to him anymore !!

While they did mention the age difference later in the film I suspect they didn't bring up how young she was when they met because that is considered unacceptable in 2022. Some people would call him a pedophile.

Plus, when they first introduce Priscilla, Parker says that Elvis had "fallen for Beaulieu's teenage daughter" or something like that. I don't think it's something the movie got wrong, but it is something that it downplayed.

First time I’ve seen a Tom Hanks movie where I hated his character, he’s one of the top 10 all time actors in my opinion

Surprised by this. I thought it was rather sugar coated

YES YES YES.

@@rams_r_champs I also loved loved loved him in Green Mile. It was one of my favorite movies, but very hard to watch. If you live Hanks and haven't seen it I highly recommend it. Just be forewarned, it's long and the first 30 minutes or so are very slow. But when it picks up it doesn't let up. It's Sci fi, but beautiful and so so sad.

@@leilanilogan40 SUGAR coated???. Huh?????

Wow that’s a helluva endorsement coming from Lisa Marie herself ❤

You can't stop watching it ? Do you just stay up for 24 hours per day watching elvis ?

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Lol, when I was a kid my neighbor had a Hound Dog named Elvis. 😅

The movie STINKS, it was garbage

Sameee ❤️

SAME !

Yes it was. Glad you loved it. Bringing Elvis to new generation

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Just saw the movie myself. I'm in my mid 20's and have always been an avid Elvis fan and never fully realised the extent of the political drama behind the man himself.

Definitely. Austin played his part so well you would almost think he was two men in one 😉

It's truly sad that in death he reached the audience he wanted to reach while living.

@@lar-zd9rs it sucks he died that young from crashing and burning. He could have gone on for years to come. Some of my favorite songs were later in his career like Suspicious Minds and Burning Love.

But Butler didn't show the playful side of Elvis on stage and even on the Ed Sullivan show. Elvis made cute faces and said funny things during his shows. Butler did none of that. Disappointing really.

No one could hold a candle to Elvis. He was like no other-he had it all! Austin Butler was quite talented with his impersonation of The King of Rock ‘n Roll

@@jayegardner3489 He did a little bit during Polk Salad Annie and a few others. And remember - Austin Butler didn't write the story and script, and he wasn't the director either. He was an actor doing his job, and had very little say, relatively speaking, in other parts of making the movie.

OMG, he looks exactly like Elvis

@@dumdum3470 You've got a smart name. Also make-up artists can work wonders.

Austin Butler did a good job of playing Elvis in the film, but in reality, he looks nothing like Elvis.

Loved the movie but hell no he didn't look like Elvis

Fun fact: Austin is Elvis 26th cousin. If I’m not mistaken it’s the maternal side that has the bloodline

I sobbed so hard.

Yes I agree and so did I !!!!!

when priscilla said to him on the stairs "i have to go if i don't i never will" hardest thing she had to do after she walked out that door to see him sat there was heart wrenching

Same. I almost feel manipulated lol. The initial feelings i had for him has definitely changed.

Man you really want to learn about a man that said only thing black people can do for me is shine my shoes 🤣🤣😘

If there was justice, Elvis would still be alive. He is the One really phenomenal.

@@nellysuze9903 Yeah but he's not and Austin did him justice. If his Wife, and now deseased Daughter (may she rest in peace) support him. You should be able to as well.

I cannot believe he did not win and I was in shock. HUGE snub.

If ure grandma had wheel she would of been a bike

@@bhenchordsingh5028 do you realise what you have said

Ure grandma is village bike everyone rode her hahahahahhahahaahha

Did she enjoy the movie

@@verali164 his grandma is a bike she’s a old fart.

And Lisa Marie can tell him personally.

Ikr! That montage at the end of the real elvis was a tear jerker for me idk if that was just me tho

Which after Elvis died, it came out that in fact he did sell his soul to the devil & the devil was Tom Parker. He drove Elvis like a money making machine & he got so big so fast he turned to the drugs to cope w the fast paced, demanding lifestyle, which eventually led to his death

@@havemotherwilltrade I cried like a baby...he changed my life. ❤️⚡️❤️

@@havemotherwilltrade I was in complete awe too!

I think the ferris wheel and the mirrors symbolized once you're in, there's no getting out.

Elvis is to dead if you saw the movie you knew he died of drugs

He's dead

Great movie.

I like that ♥️🙏

@@vassa1972 yeah , went home

Yeah with rocket man as well but I think Elvis was the best even with some of the fiction that was portrayed

@@JackSmith-jw3jw both of you are correcccctttt

@@JackSmith-jw3jw oh 10000% Nothing againist Rami Malack or the guy who played Elton John but Austin Butler truly embodied the role of Elvis and what genuinely shocked me the most is that I exactly what Elvis looked like before I saw the movie but at the end of the movie when they played real footage I literally went “Oh yeah he looks like that and not Austin Butler” 10/10 movie

@@Aviator-Chicken Austin B only sang in beginning, early E. , E. voice matured by th Vegas years Rami did all the singing, in th movie Bohem. Rhapsody.

Nice assessment

watching the film i quite forgot i was watching Austin Butler he did a very convincing elvis. the voice was very good encapsulated elvis totally

Tom hanks even could see he was getting too much into his character off the set. I read he gave him some advice of to read a book that has nothing to do with the role and to escape for a least 30 mins a day.

Well said, so true. I don't un derstand any of the criticisms I'm hearing. I wonder if jealousy is a factor. Some people just can't seem to accept others success

@@dumdum3470 about the movie or Austin?

@@alessiocece2098 Maybe both, certainly Austin

Don’t bother watching this crap!

The math ain't mathin. He wouldn't have even started his career yet when you were 5🙄

Don't waste your time it stinks

He was a pedo

Elvis and Austin DO NOT look alike so it was very easy to see the difference between Elvis and Austin but I appreciate the effort Austin put in for this role.

The movie STINKS it was garbage

I agree! The cast did a great job, especially Tom Hanks. He should definitely get a Best Supporting Actor award for his portrayal of Colonel Parker.

@@baliyae lol

Does top gun maverick mean nothing to you

@@samanthayoung4544 I haven’t seen that but I just watched the Elvis movie today. I don’t think anything can beat it, it’s that incredible. I may be a bit biased though since Elvis is my favourite singer ever.

What I have read from the naysayer negative critiques makes me laugh. The real people have spoken with this movie. It is brilliant and not overly 'Bazzed" embelished either.

Same. In his day wow a dreamy handsome guy. And so frustrating that so many factors led to his early demise and unfulfilled potential. I always thought it was in his 60s at least.

it was VERY good, you will enjoy it!

I saw this movie today. I loved it. Butler did a great job of encapsulating Elvis without making him a caricature. Tom Hanks, capable of convincingly portraying both Mr. Rogers and Col. Tom Parker.

I saw it yesterday and it was awesome loved it If Austin doesn't get an Oscar for this it's rigged.his moves looks and voice are spot on.

Tom hanks is amazing as well.

I don't see Parker as a villain. He just saw a money making opportunity and took advantage of it. Elvis was his cash cow. I think he cared for Elvis to an extent.

You're right, great comment by the way, the movie kinda reminds me of the good old days, Elvis Presley will forever be in our minds.

You cannot actually steal Black music. but by using it you HONOR it. George Gershwin did this also. Among Many others. it was and is WONDERFUL! who would wish to be distanced from it? Hermine

There were so many inaccuracies in the movie that in my opinion, it did not do Elvis justice.

@@joycevaughn5913 Be honest though.. what motion picture could? Including any Elvis himself starred in.

@@vivryan9156 One that doesn't believe in the status quo.

@@joycevaughn5913 Boo

It has a touch of wokeness to it sadly

Absolutely

Agreed. The fact that ‘mainstream’ audiences accept Black sounds more from white artists pre-dates and continues after Elvis.

It was his culture if he was born and raised in the community. To say it is cultural appropriation is to imply culture belongs to a race. That is racist.

Cultural appropriation is a bunch of bullshit.

Me too but even before watching this I knew he wasn't a racist and cared for black ppl unlike most of his audience lol

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I agree. See It in a Theater! It was so good. The big screen is the best way to appreciate Elvis. Elvis was larger than life.

Yes!Austin was absolutely terrific.and Tom Hanks.but a lot of credit should go to the wonderful Baz Lurhman who creates sheer beauty in all of his films,alongside an amazing depth

Bahz is actually the only reason I will be sure to see the movie.

I love his movies. They draw you in, they’re almost hypnotic in a way.

Just another moment where watchmojo doesn't do their research

Exactly everyone knows she was a teenager…it was such a big deal and ‘cilla had to explain that they hadn’t done anything until she was in her twenties WHILE it was known that he was in his 30s!🤦🏽‍♀️somehow people still mess their ages up

I'm glad they mentioned it how they did, it wasn't uncommon back then, I have family members with almost the same age difference, they got married in the same era.

He didn’t want her back

@@elvisfangirl9093 I’m just quoting something said in the movie… since the KZfaq video is about the movie …

@@elvisfangirl9093 Sorry, You do not know that, only he knows how he felt!

He loved Priscilla, she was his life.