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Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story (2004) (TV)
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6 August 2004 (USA) morePlot:
Chronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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No more than a high school play moreCast
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The cast credits at the end of the film list Jeff Scott as having played the Stage Manager. In reality, Scott was unable to fulfill the requirements of the role, and Trainee Assistant Director Troy Rudolph was chosen to replace him at the last minute. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that the only people who will be saved after Armageddon are the 144,000 that will go to heaven. They believe that the rest of the people who God spares will live forever on a cleansed paradise Earth. Michael's family would not have referred to themselves and their loved ones as part of the 144,000. moreSoundtrack:
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First of all, there is no actor who can be Michael Jackson. The actor does not in any way look, sound, or act identical to Michael. Second, a movie about a pop-singer is going to be very sparse in the music department when the rights to the music can't be acquired. This means reenactments of stage performances wouldn't work, unless they were done in silence with some expository movie music played over it. Last, this is not a movie so much as it is a summary, or an article, on the more recent events in Jackson's life.
Fans of his personality, energy, and image from his older albums will be disappointed, as the film quickly shifts to more recent news events and controversies. If you DO want a positive movie focusing on his prior image, see "Moonwalker." (Or play the video game for a couple minutes)
Like serial killer movies Dahmer, Bundy, and Ed Gein, this movie isn't so much about plot and drama as it is about showing events on screen, and getting a glimpse of what actually happened, but altered through artistic license and conjecture. Think of it not so much as a movie, but more as a high school play, where the actors aren't there to look or sound like their characters- they exist to convey information to the audience. The characters and dialogue here are not always believable or realistic, but they serve as a summary of events.
As a movie, it fails. But as a person's rap sheet, it does a good job of piecing various news bits together into a continuity that makes more sense than it does when machine-gun fired through the local news.