Anonymous wrote:I’ll be going with my 16 year old! Can’t wait!

I think the 16-year-old is too old for Michael Jackson. Sorry!

Shocked anyone's seeing this but then again this is DC so I guess I shouldn't be at all.

I loved it.

Anonymous wrote:This movie had me kind of curious about Michael (I'm in my 30s and don't really remember a time when Michael was an actual celebrity and not a punchline). I was reading his wikipedia and:

Jackson's previous album Off the Wall (1979) received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, having sold 7 million copies at the time.[4][5][6] The years between Off the Wall and Thriller were a transitional period for Jackson, a time of increased independence.[7] The period saw him become deeply unhappy; Jackson said, "Even at home, I'm lonely. I sit in my room sometimes and cry. It's so hard to make friends ... I sometimes walk around the neighborhood at night, just hoping to find someone to talk to. But I just end up coming home."[8]

This is one of the saddest things I've ever read? He would've been in his early 20s when he said this and was on top of the world professionally.

I don’t think he was on top of the world professionally then. I remember when thriller came out it was portrayed almost like a comeback album. I just find his story so sad. He was definitely physically and emotionally abused and I think it’s almost certain he was sexually abused as a child star in the 1960s/70s. I think his parents really used him. And he probably have severe gender dysmorphia, definitely body dysmorphia, and was maybe autistic or at least neurodivergent in some ways. He was so amazing talented and everyone in his life just took advantage of that. Even the public clearly knew something was off and we all just loved the music and the show.

I always think wanna be starting something is his best song, and the lines you’re a buffet, you’re a vegetable, they’ll eat off you….. seems to be about right for his life.

I don’t want to see the movie because I am not down for the hagiography. He was an incredible talented artist with an incredibly sad life.

Anonymous wrote:I assume everyone freaking out about this movie hasn't seen a Woody Allen or Roman Polanski movie since their accusations began? I mean, it would only make sense, right?

And those of you insisting it's not a good movie...who died and made you the arbiter of taste? It's a movie, not a doctoral thesis. It's okay to watch things that aren't serious for a couple hours.

I stopped seeing their movies and won’t see this one.

This movie had me kind of curious about Michael (I'm in my 30s and don't really remember a time when Michael was an actual celebrity and not a punchline). I was reading his wikipedia and:

Jackson's previous album Off the Wall (1979) received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, having sold 7 million copies at the time.[4][5][6] The years between Off the Wall and Thriller were a transitional period for Jackson, a time of increased independence.[7] The period saw him become deeply unhappy; Jackson said, "Even at home, I'm lonely. I sit in my room sometimes and cry. It's so hard to make friends ... I sometimes walk around the neighborhood at night, just hoping to find someone to talk to. But I just end up coming home."[8]

This is one of the saddest things I've ever read? He would've been in his early 20s when he said this and was on top of the world professionally.

Anonymous wrote:His nephew is amazing

I only saw a clip on IG of the scene where he makes the Thriller music video and yeah, Jaafar is an incredible dancer just based on that alone. (I imagine it's not really him singing, just a track of Michael superimposed over the dancing?)

His nephew is amazing

After watching I totally understand why audiences liked it and critics hated it. It is not an extremely emotional or thought provoking movie, and I don’t think it was well paced. The best parts of the movie were the concert scenes and that is what everyone loves Michael Jackson for anyway. You can tell that the performances were where most of the effort went. I still would say I enjoyed the movie.

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Anonymous wrote:No interest in seeing a movie about a drug addict pedo.

Culkin and other celeb kids say he never acted inappropriately. After all, they don’t need his money.

Or, you know, predators know not to go after high profile targets who can ruin them.

Honestly!!! People are so naive.

100%

There’s a new story out about another family of victims. It has 95% on rotten tomatoes because the only people who are going to see it already decided to be ok with him being an abuser.

I rarely say this but something is off about that story. This family testified in Michael's defense and then waited until the weekend a movie comes out to announce he was molesting them the entire time?

Yep.

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Anonymous wrote:No interest in seeing a movie about a drug addict pedo.

Culkin and other celeb kids say he never acted inappropriately. After all, they don’t need his money.

Or, you know, predators know not to go after high profile targets who can ruin them.

Honestly!!! People are so naive.

100%

There’s a new story out about another family of victims. It has 95% on rotten tomatoes because the only people who are going to see it already decided to be ok with him being an abuser.

I rarely say this but something is off about that story. This family testified in Michael's defense and then waited until the weekend a movie comes out to announce he was molesting them the entire time?

I assume everyone freaking out about this movie hasn't seen a Woody Allen or Roman Polanski movie since their accusations began? I mean, it would only make sense, right?

And those of you insisting it's not a good movie...who died and made you the arbiter of taste? It's a movie, not a doctoral thesis. It's okay to watch things that aren't serious for a couple hours.

Anonymous wrote:I think he was just odd (who isn't when growing up from such a young age and at the mercy of being a money making machine for adults) and while he might have been obsessed with hanging out with kids, I don't believe he did se*ually inappropriate things. But maybe that's just me not wanting to believe. But being odd and not well-adjusted is different from being a pedo.

This is how they portray him in the movie.

I went to go see it. It is fun but extremely surface level. The actors did a fantastic job, and I feel like they did a good job with the concert scenes. They portray him as being emotionally stunted with no friends. I think it’s a good movie to introduce his music to another generation and show what actual talent looks like.

I’ll be going with my 16 year old! Can’t wait!