The Michael Jackson biopic has attracted acerbic reviews for its portrayal of him as a 20th-century Jesus who, as a child performer is told by his saintly mother, Katherine that he has been gifted with a “special light” from Jehovah. Soon he will become the embodiment of the Bible verse from Matthew, “Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me.”
Reviewers describe it as “risible” – “an aimless and mendacious portrait” “untethered from reality” “pure and unadulterated bullshit.” “Whitewash’ and ‘ghoulish’”
The film stops in 1988, which is handy as it avoids all that unfortunate child sex abuse material. Which accentuates the biopic’s creepy validation of Jackson’s “adorable” obsession with vulnerable lost boys and cute for ever kids. The Telegraph noted that it “refuses to address the elephant in the room”.”
“This is a frustratingly shallow, inert picture, a kind of cruise-ship entertainment, which can’t quite bring itself to show that Michael was an abuse victim, brutalised by his father and robbed of his childhood.”
“Michael is a Part One that pretends its Part Two doesn’t exist: a structurally complete film that tells only half a story.”
The film unsurprisingly is financially backed by the late superstar’s estate and while his nephew Jaafar Jackson is praised for his performance as Michael as is the music, it is seen as a ‘ghoulish, soulless cash grab’
The fans will probably love it but??
Michael Jackson, 29 August 1958 7.33pm Gary, Indiana, had an over-controlled Sun Pluto conjunction in Virgo, a hint of a dominating father. Though if this birth time is sound then Saturn on his Midheaven square a Pisces Moon and Ascendant, and inconjunct Mars hardly describes a warm and nurturing mother.
Jupiter Neptune in is 8th would give him charisma as well as luck and optimism though has that odd side effect of attracting scandal.
Tr Uranus is moving to square the Pluto on his birth chart from this June onwards and Sun in 2027 so it will be an unsettled phase for his reputation.
His nephew Jaafar, son of Jermaine Jackson, 25 July 1996 Los Angeles, is an entertaining Sun Leo in a highly strung opposition to Uranus and Neptune; with a stressed yod of Pluto (Moon) sextile Neptune inconjunct Mars in Cancer, which will give him driving ambition though problems with moderating his assertion and anger. His Saturn also squares his Mars which is not lucky or patient; and is square his Jupiter so he’ll swing from high to low in mood and the way he progresses through life.
Tr Pluto will continue to oppose his Leo Sun in the second half of this year which will be challenging; and his Solar Arc Pluto will oppose his Mars within a year which will grind him to a halt for a while.
He does not have much in common astrologically with his uncle.
Interesting to see his eldest son promote the film, and his daughter stick a fork in it.
And the dichotomy of MJ lives on…
That heavy 6th house with its Sun-Pluto Virgo and Leo planets overpowering the Pisces Moon/Asc. And with Saturn square never comfortable with expressing his sensitivity. Yet in every interview it comes across.
You can also see how transits time well to his life. Transit Saturn would have gone over his Ascendant in the mid-60s when he was beginning to find his musical talents and then again in mid 90s which was when his musical career faded.
When Saturn/Pluto conjoined on his Jupiter (ruler of his MC) in 1982 he made Thriller which became the biggest selling album ever. And then they moved on into his 8th house and over his Neptune (Asc ruler) during which period his appearance changed. It seems to me he had body dysmorphia and the 6th house stellium tried to fix the external rather than going with the needs of the 8th house to look inwards.
The original abuse case in 1993 times with Pluto moving into his 9th house (legal issues?) and then the 2003 case with Pluto going over his MC.
Thanks for the write-up Marjorie. It really seems like his Pisces Ascendant presented and continues to dominate the fantasy narrative surrounding him