No One Deserves As Much Power As Michael Jackson Had by Craig Jenkins: As Wesley Morris writes, “‘LEAVING NEVERLAND’ is long but delicately, patiently done - and so quiet you can practically hear yourself listening.”ħ. The film is careful, methodical, and, aside from some slightly ominous music at times, quite respectful towards Jackson given the circumstances. Who knows if they actually watched the film because it is the opposite of a sensationalistic hit piece. A statement released by the Jackson estate said that Leaving Neverland is “the kind of tabloid character assassination Michael Jackson endured in life, and now in death”. If you’re a famous actor who spent lots of one-on-one time with Jackson when you were a child, why would you ever in a million years tell anyone that he sexually abused you?Ħ. Maureen Orth covered previous accusations about Jackson for Vanity Fair her recent article is a good short summary of the facts.ĥ. You can feel however you want about that - he was a monster, he was a man broken by his own abusive childhood & twisted by the vortex of fame - but you cannot simply dismiss it. Unless you’re willing to perform complicated mental gymnastics to bamboozle yourself into conspiracy theory land, the plain truth is that Michael Jackson was a pedophile.
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As I’m writing this post, one of Jackson’s songs echoes in my head: “Heal the world / Make it a better place / For you and for me.” I have no idea what to make of this or how to process it.Ĥ. That feeling’s gonna stay with me for a loooong time.ģ. I was left with a feeling of unease that in a deep and complicated way, these two men still care for Jackson. There was little on-camera anger and lashing out (although there undoubtably was during their still-ongoing recovery process). One of the things I was most struck by, especially in the early part of the film, was the way the two men and their families described Jackson in almost a tender, loving way.
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As the movie progresses, Jackson almost fades into the background and the viewer is just left with these men, feeling and empathizing with them and their families.Ģ. Their current families left wondering if they can be trusted with their own children. It’s about two men, James Safechuck and Wade Robson, whose lives were utterly ruined by a man they idolized & trusted. At its heart, this is not actually a movie about Michael Jackson. Here are some thoughts I have about it.ġ. This felt more like a cash grab than a real documentary.I watched Leaving Neverland last night in one four-hour sitting…as in I literally didn’t leave the sofa. I expect better for HBO since they have done some fine television over the years. it was like they where reading of a script. The first 20-30 minutes seemed realistic and true. That made it feel more and more like fiction than reality. I was also suspicious considering all the interviews made by the three behind the film, which is not normal for something like this. Considering all the promoting and hype for the movie by the media. I was also suspicious considering all the interviews made by the three behind the film, which is not normal for something like I went in the theater to watch the movie thinking this would be a game changer. I went in the theater to watch the movie thinking this would be a game changer.
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