Michael Jackson's Biopic Must Avoid Bohemian Rhapsody's Blinker Mistake
A new Michael Jackson biopic, simply titled Michael, has recently been announced, but it needs to be careful to avoid the blinker mistake made by Bohemian Rhapsody. The Jackson biopic will come from Lionsgate, the same production company that funded the Queen biopic. Michael will also share a producer with the 2018 musical story of Freddie Mercury: Graham King, who is known for several collaborations with Martin Scorsese. Jackson’s life has been the subject of much scrutiny and controversy over the years, perhaps even more so following his death in 2009, providing ample material for Michael.
Known as the King of Pop, Michael Jackson's contributions to the musical genre left an influence that can’t be forgotten. He was a pioneer of live performance and music videos; he was even portrayed in a banned episode of The Simpsons. Although his music is loved by many, there is no denying that Jackson also had a dark side. Raised to perform by an abusive father, the singer continued to feel a need for perfection in his craft long for the rest of his life. The 2019 HBO documentary Leaving Neverland complicated Jackson’s legacy through claims of sexual abuse and pedophilia inflicted by the star.
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It can be difficult to deal with the more serious aspects of the life of a public figure as prominent as Jackson, but it would be a mistake for Michael to completely ignore the darker sides of the story. This was a major flaw of King’s previous musical biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, which didn’t do justice to Freddie Mercury’s story. While the film acknowledged potentially controversial parts of Queen’s story on a surface level, it didn’t delve very deeply into
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