The makers of 'Rocketman' used fluid chronology and heightened reality to tell Elton John's life story in the style of a musical
In the biographical film “Rocketman,” one of the first tunes sung by a 7-year-old Reggie Dwight is “I Want Love.” In real life, he wrote and recorded the ballad in his mid-50s, decades after he had changed his name to Elton John and shot to stardom.
Because many music stars have similar career arcs, biopics about them tend to hit the same beats—the awakening of a musical gift, getting discovered, rising to fame, falling into addiction or some other trap that precedes a return to glory.
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