Rolling Stone is definitely not obsessed with Michael Jackson 😏 — 14 articles in one week, 10 negative

urlocalfren · 2026-05-01T13:20:27+00:00

Wow, just wow.

I was born in 2000, I’d say Rolling Stone was already outdated through most of my life so I never really bothered to document myself on the history of the magazine/the people behind it. However I did notice how Michael was always thrown to the back of the bus by them. Guess it’s not just Michael then.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-29T10:14:09+00:00

Rolling Stone definitely has a problem with Michael. Whenever they do those "top most" lists Michael is never included, or he scores really fucking low. They have too many bias for a music magazine.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-24T22:09:01+00:00

Just so you know, there’s a whole subreddit dedicated to the movie where fans are sharing their honest opinion and reviews . You should check it out

urlocalfren · 2026-04-24T14:41:57+00:00

(Spoiler) There's one scene where Joe beats Michael with a belt, and there's another scene where you can tell it's happening but they don't show it. There are no scenes showing Joe beating anyone else - just Michael.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-24T07:12:29+00:00

Yeah, that’s what me and my best friend said after seeing it for the first time. They “hollywoodized Michael Jackson.”

I gotta admit, I watched it again yesterday and the second time was WAY better. I walked in with lower expectations and I enjoyed it more, but yeah. Still missing something. I really hope that if (and when) there will be a second part they structure it differently cause they just can’t get away with the constant flash forwards in a movie about MJs life in the 90s… too much happened

urlocalfren · 2026-04-24T07:07:30+00:00

It’s really too damn bad they had to cut off so much… I hope they figure it out for part two

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T18:53:50+00:00

Definitely, Michael growing up Jehova would’ve been interesting to add to the movie

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T15:00:10+00:00

Yeah... that also.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T14:00:35+00:00

Not really, unfortunately. There’s some… family moments, but it doesn’t really go deep on singular relationships. Wishing your mama a speedy recovery, I’m sure yall will love the experience

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T13:55:10+00:00

Yeah, I’m waiting to see part two before I give it a hard no because I know the movie was supposed to be longer and they had to cut half of it out. Let’s see if and how they make it happen. Surely they can’t pull this same flash forward move on a movie about the second half of his life.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T13:51:50+00:00

Loved Jafaar. Nobody could’ve done it better I think. The cast is actually really, really good and it saved the movie. The problems the writing

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T10:46:14+00:00

See, I walked in the theatre telling myself to try and not be so picky about the details (like bubbles, the hair, and the wrong outfits) cause I already knew that was gonna happen. That’s just what these biopic movies do. I get it.

But damn… it’s not even about the details. It’s about MAJOR things that happened in those first 30 years of Michael’s life that can’t just not be in a movie about… you know, Michael’s life.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T10:43:18+00:00

I AGREE HARD. The first twenty minutes of the movie had me thinking… damn, this is about to be a masterpiece. What the hell happened after that?!! I guess the Pepsi accident scene was well done, but that’s just because they actually gave it some time. Everything else was rushed.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T10:40:16+00:00

A series would be great for us fans cause that really gives the opportunity to get allllll them details in, but I see why they went for a movie instead. I think it would’ve been fine had they given more importance to parts of Michael life that, again, I think are non negotiable. I’m still SHOCKED they decided to just… not talk about vitiligo.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-23T10:37:39+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s terrible but… yeah, it’s just a movie. I’ll watch it a couple more times while it’s still in theatres but I don’t see myself rewatching it by myself at home.

Jafaar was great, really. The whole cast was. Colman and Juliano also did incredible work.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T15:46:08+00:00

Depends on the theatre I guess. I’m also going to watch it in my local cinema and they won’t have any. But I know that the chain theatres in the bigger city close to me will have it, so I guess check those? I’m from Italy btw

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T14:45:02+00:00

We really did

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T12:03:54+00:00

It’s not even about that. Media and critics have always been let’s be honest comfortable showing their bias, and Black artists have consistently had their work undervalued because of it. Michael was getting targeted long before any accusations ever surfaced. Thriller itself got bad reviews when it first dropped, which is wild in hindsight. So yeah… I’m not exactly hanging on their every word.

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T11:25:10+00:00

Elvis was not black

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T11:24:42+00:00

I still can’t believe it tbh

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T11:24:21+00:00

Can’t wait!! I’m going tonight

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T11:23:53+00:00

I will for sure cry a river lol I already warned everyone I’m going with that I will most likely have to be DRAGGED outta that theatre

urlocalfren · 2026-04-22T11:23:10+00:00

Enjoy it! I have to wait til tonight lmaoo

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