My first comment. Excuse me for possible mistakes. I speak English very poorly and translated my text using a Google program. I study English, including reading your forum (Yes, I'm freak
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). My brain is full of thoughts that I really want to express. No one to express thoughts except you. I hope that I will be correctly understood and someone will be interested.
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I'm worried. I am a film buff. I have big requirements for the film.
The film is not only a commercial product that will collect the required amount for viewing and will then be forgotten. The film is part of the struggle for the reputation of a man who influenced world culture and did a lot for people.
The viewer will first see the cinematic Michael, and then face the slander that is spoken against the real Michael. It seems to me that negligible little will be done to neutralize the slander.
It is harmful and stupid to popularize Michael and at the same time ignore the slander. It is wrong and short-sighted to show only a show. You cannot arm the enemy. It is unfair to give reasons for alterations, distortions, and juggling.
Truth must be the weapon against lies. Reality is more interesting, instructive, more dramatic than any fiction. Nothing can be embellished or altered. It is necessary not to make a documentary film, but to reflect reality itself using the methods of art.
Michael's defense must be more cultured, inventive, more humane than slander, otherwise the defense will be destroyed in front of those who doubt Michael. I am a pessimist. I doubt they understand the complexity.
Michael is amazingly different from any other person. Only he could fall victim to such a lie.
You can’t fully empathize and justify someone you don’t understand. The screenwriter should not only put pressure on emotions. Emotions cannot overcome cynicism. Emotions do not satisfy a far-sighted and consistent mind. It is necessary to fully explain to the viewer who Michael is. Give the viewer the whole portrait, not a small part. Michael can only be rationally understood if the conditions and events that made Michael the way he is are rationally understood. It is necessary to prove that Michael's unusualness is not a vice or illness, but the inevitable result of the conditions in which he lived. Otherwise, he will be vulnerable, which is unacceptable. Today the viewer will leave the cinema satisfied, and tomorrow the slanderers will change everything again. The audience will think and say: "WE THOUGHT HE IS GOOD, BUT HE IS DISGUSTING!".
The skill of the screenwriter must be impeccable and worthy of Shakespeare, so that this does not happen.
The director of the film is no less responsible. He must be very sensitive and attentive, have a good understanding of aesthetics. It is necessary to convey Michael's sensuality very accurately, otherwise it will not be possible to reasonably show his escapism and desire to create magic. Michael lived in a world of contrasts and strong emotions. The poverty of slums and fabulous palaces, the crazy love of fans and the fierce hatred of racists, the magical beauty of sparkling diamonds and the sight of burnt flesh, starving children in Africa and cheerful children in Neverland.
It is necessary to show Michael's attitude to everything with the help of cinema. Has everyone seen "The Silence of the Lambs" starring Foster and Hopkins? In that film, with the help of camera work, the degree of closeness of the characters is revealed. First, a general plan is given (acquaintance), and at the end the eyes are shown (proximity).
When making a film about Michael, you need to show similar ingenuity. Camera work, editing, sound, lighting, etc. should ensure the disclosure of such an interesting personality.
Don't rush into casting. It is necessary to show in the cinema all the mobility and flexibility of the psyche, as well as the originality of the mind. Dancing is not the end of the matter. You need to look for a suitable actor not only in the United States, but throughout the planet. Bruno Mars is not a professional actor. He has never played a role in a movie, which means he has to study. You can't imitate Michael Jackson, but you have to be Jackson. I defend that Michael should be played by a professional actor who knows the Stanislavsky method.
Thinking about the nature of Michael, I always remember the event that happened in Munich. He was injured, suffered from terrible pain, but finished the concert with dignity. This is a professional feat and a real human act. Such a person is not capable of harming children. Watching the film, I want to recognize in the movie Michael the man who performed selflessly in Munich. I want to see a panther, not a kitten, otherwise my mind will be offended.
Thank you for reading!