MICHAEL THE MUSICAL BIOPIC OF THE DECADE
Film pokriva značajne periode Džeksonovog detinjstva do karijere kralja popa The film covers significant periods of Jackson’s life, from his childhood to his career as the King of Pop života, od njegovog
The King of pop’s spectacular return
From child prodigy to megastar It would be almost impossible to begin any story about the life of Mi- chael Jackson without first addressing his childhood and family. Born 1958 in the industrial city of Gary, Indiana, as a small child he became part of a fami- ly musical project that would soon de- velop to become one of the biggest pop music phenomena of the late 1960s. The Jackson 5, with little Michael as the frontman, brought new energy to the world of soul and pop music. Hits like I Want You Back, ABC and I’ll Be There topped the charts and paved the way for a career that would soon go global. However, the real transformation only occurred when Jackson launched his solo career. His albums Off the Wall (1979), Thriller (1982), Bad (1987) and Dangerous (1991) not only dominated the charts, but also redefined the very
There are only a few figures in the history of popular culture whose influence has transcended the boundaries of the music industry to become part of a broader cultural and historical narrative. Michael Jackson was undoubtedly one such figure
M ore than four decades after he won over au- diences around the world as the small boy in the Jackson 5 family band, Michael Jackson’s name re- mains as a symbol of an era in which pop music became a global spectacle, and the music star became an unprecedented media and cultural phenomenon.
It should, thus, come as no surprise that Hollywood has spent years trying to tell the story of the “King of Pop” on the big screen. That effort has now fi- nally borne fruit in its most ambitious form with the film Michael, which hits cinemas in April and is already highly anticipated by the public and within the industry itself.
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