green man

2y

With his literal family member playing him I highly doubt the writers will dig too deep into the allegations

POOM POOM DOOM

2y

I can't wait for them to portray the fact that Michael was pressured by his label and Sony to settle out of court because it would have conflicted with the Bad Tour, which was projected to generate billions.

Gameboi

2y

I'm oddly looking forward to this movie. MJ one of my all time faves. Hopefully Jafar kills it to beat the nepotism allegations lol

2words

2y

Of course they can’t. There is no “winning” in this, the man was complicated and now he’s gone. There’s no win they can take and no film they can make that would make it all better and fix his legacy. It’s just not really how this works.

You’re living in a fantasy world if you think this should be some kind of cut and dry “win” for them and everyone has to believe whatever their spin is on his legacy and give them money

We will never know Michael and a film by his family will not get us closer, in fact I predict it will just muddy the waters even more, sorry

mdmadon

2y

so are the gonna mention the cases and his relationships with chilren yes or no?

KingOfPop

2y

I've not read the script. Every indicator we have tells us that it will be covered.

green man

2y

With his literal family member playing him I highly doubt the writers will dig too deep into the allegations

mdmadon

2y

k hope its a certified slapper

Block Muteson

2y

They better show our man turning down that Epstein massage!

KingOfPop

2y

The idea people could walk away from this and understand MJ more is not far fetched. That's a win. Regardless of whatever narrative you want to spin.

You can continue the negative bullshit just like you tried for Thriller 40 (which wound up being the biggest show on Paramount+) but it's a big chance and a major positive MJ moment, something we've not had too many of in the last few years.

It could go some ways to helping perception - Queen's film boosted their popularity immensely.

2words

2y

Fair enough. I guess in the grand scheme, I’m not denying it could be a success in that regard. But on a personal level, I could not be less interested in his personal life. I would rather remember him as an artist and focus on the stuff we can agree on, rather than the stuff we will never know. And I personally think the focus on the person does a disservice to the art

mdmadon

2y

facts need an unbiased account with the family not involved tbh

Guapo_

2y

That would be so hard to portray though. Michael Jackson is like a national treasure. Nobody really wants to acknowledge the skeletons in his closet. They made a movie with Elvis' darker side so maybe one day we'll get something like that for Michael but it won't be anytime soon

KingOfPop

2y

MJ was so wildly talented you could easily do 2+ films and still not cover it all.

I don't envy them lol

KingOfPop

2y

They've been putting skeletons in MJs closet for 30+ years and people lap it up like it's gospel. Where do you come up with this s***?

Guapo_

2y

? I'm not following

2words

2y

That’s the thing too. It’s safe to assume that there will be artistic triumphs that aren’t covered in the film because they spend time on personal s*** that we don’t even know is true

KingOfPop

2y

What on earth does “nobody wants to acknowledge the skeletons in MJs closet” mean

People have been putting skeletons in there for 30 years - aka lying about MJ in the worst ways possible and people lap it up like it’s stone cold fact

KingOfPop

2y

You just can’t cover it all and I think that’s why a lot of fans are worried

Do they skip over certain albums? Jacksons era? Crazy to even think about condensing it into 2~ hrs

Guapo_

2y

I mean in a big budget film. Even if you believe he's innocent, how do you portray all his strange behavior around children on screen (not the allegations but the behavior that Michael himself admitted to) without ruffling some feathers? Any attempt at a portrayal would make him look like a total creep. Of course Michael's estate wouldn't want any of that because it would f*** with the money

Guapo_

2y

I mean in a big budget film. Even if you believe he's innocent, how do you portray all his strange behavior around children on screen (not the allegations but the behavior that Michael himself admitted to) without ruffling some feathers? Any attempt at a portrayal would make him look like a total creep. Of course Michael's estate wouldn't want any of that because it would f*** with the money