My unsolicited review of the new Michael Jackson movie.

Overall from a cinema perspective, it was a very good movie. Some reviews have given it 8-9/10 and I would agree with that.

Cast
The movie was very well casted. In a movie about Michael Jackson, let's be honest, you really need to get just one person right and that's Michael himself. The Jackson family has some strong genes because Jermaine's son looks like the splitting image of Michael. I truly felt at every moment like I was watching Michael.

The Story
Preliminary reviews expressed dissatisfaction with certain components being left out. A movie about the life of the King of Pop can't possibly include everything. I'm not gonna analyze the movie in that way cause it is pointless.

Did I learn anything
Yes. I saw how his fascination with pets/animals started. I also did not know he had to fight to get his initial videos on MTV. Did not know MTV HAD A history of not playing videos by black artists. I also learned why he had to wear wigs and why he wore a glove on his right hand.

Reflections
Watching the movie I reflected on the concept of greatness. We keep forgetting that greatness is rarely clean and tidy. Greatness often comes mixed with darkness and ugliness. Sometimes as humans we wish we could get greatness without the darkness and ugliness. But here is the blunt truth---you can't. If you want true world changing greatness, whether it is politics or sports or music, you're going to have to accept everything. Heck, even some of the greatest physicians in American history routinely took cocaine. "Residency" is called that because old school doctors literally lived in the hospital.

Conclusion
Will there ever be another like Michael Jackson? No. He is still the greatest male pop sensation the world has seen to date.

Minor ranting
I paid nearly 20 dollars for the movie ticket and my burger with fries and a coke cost me nearly 30 dollars. I now see why movie attendance is down since Netflix became popular. DL Hugley was correct when he said high concession prices have been the biggest contributor to the decline of movie attendances.