My understanding was that there was this cyclical thing that (depending on the person) people might go through in seeing it (at least, about 85% of the people I spoke to): we loved him as a child and in his “Thriller” times; then he got weird and eccentric and we thought he was a freak; then, with his death – and a movie like this to show the human behind the media mask that so often distorts how one is perceived – he was loved all over again when we realized what we had lost.

What had we lost? A brilliant, creative man who maybe could be truly himself, and free only while he was doing his creative work – and his personal life was a shambles.

I’m sure many of us can relate to this more than we care to admit. I hope to see it, and am delighted it got an extended run due to its overwhelming popularity.

Good review, thank you.

With all that aside, after reading your post, I like that there was a pretty good amount of focus on the dancers and creative team, just for that I think it was a good project then. I felt for those dancers, getting their big break and then not being able to perform.

Thanks K.B.