GENERIC RESEARCH – Intertextuality 

On the 30^th May 2019, I went to see the film, Rocketman which is a musical film based on the life of the musician, Elton John.
 

The film was described by the Guardian, “a fantastical account of the highs and lows of Elton John’s wild-ride rise, told in frenetically full blooded musical form”.

By watching Rocketman, has allowed me to have a greater understanding of Elton John’s life especially since Elton John was heavily involved when producing and directing the film. The film captured the exact details of the hardships and highlights of John’s life that the younger demographic may not know about or create nostalgia for those who grew up in the 1960s. 

Additionally, from the film, I learnt that when John was a young boy, he use to look through his mum’s fashion magazines which helped build his love of fashion and John’s flamboyant and extravagant outfits or "stage gear" throughout his career. Even though his dad strongly disapproved. But, also, John thought his flamboyant outfits would heighten sales with his over the top stage person (as no one would want to see Reggie). This inspired my choices of mise-en-scène for my front cover as John is known for his iconic and instantly recognisable flashy outfits. Some of my favourite looks in his career was his first dazzling outfit when John performed Crocodile Rock at the Troubadour in Los Angeles or his different captivating outfits during his performance of 'Pinball Wizard' on his global tour. 


The key aspects of Elton John's outfits:
-Big 1970s Glasses - either with gems or coloured tint or pearls
-Bold outfit - whether the outfit is colourful or not, the outfit was always flashy and striking with either ostrich feathers, sequins, gems, pearls or glitter.
-Greasy un-styled hair - had male-pattern baldness within the family