Catherine..
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I like Johnny Depp, but...
I mean how will Johnny portray a little black boy growing up in Gary Indiana, being a teenager with an Afro and going through vitiligo. Putting brown make up on etc. It will be controversial, especially with a media that attacks Michael at every given chance.
I would love to see a movie about Michael, but when and if it happens, I expect it will go throughout his life, just not the trial and all of those things, where he might look similar to Johnny.
It will probably go into his transition with vitiligo and all of the above, like Johnny Cash's story went into everything he went through, and all of the other stories before that. This is what I wrote on another board discussing the same topic
I mean how will Johnny portray a little black boy growing up in Gary Indiana, being a teenager with an Afro and going through vitiligo. Putting brown make up on etc. It will be controversial, especially with a media that attacks Michael at every given chance.
I would love to see a movie about Michael, but when and if it happens, I expect it will go throughout his life, just not the trial and all of those things, where he might look similar to Johnny.
It will probably go into his transition with vitiligo and all of the above, like Johnny Cash's story went into everything he went through, and all of the other stories before that. This is what I wrote on another board discussing the same topic
with Michael it is very controversial. He is like the first ever black superstar legend to be worshiped by people of all races without segregation, he does alot for the world, and for black people as people. He broke barriers etc. And when his skin turned white due to vitiligo it did cause controversy and still does to this day. Michael said so himself it hurts him when people say he is trying to be other than what he is, and I believe him when he says that. Why would he want to be put through that? Black people feeling that Michael is disowning his heritage and white people thinking hes trying to be like them. Its not fair on him or anybody. I can understand the confusion with some members. Michael is a black man, and some people may feel getting a white actor to portray such a huge status black man would be controversial, especially seeing as a majority of the world already feels Michael doesnt want to be black (all you got to do is read youtube comments to know how stupid and ignorant people are). How would Johnny portray a little black boy growing up in Gary Indiana? There was a Michael before Vitiligo, and I can imagine if the life story was ever to be made, his vitiligo and appearence changing would be a part of it.
You can see a movie being made about a person who has vitiligo and that will be the main topic of the movie, the transition, dealing with public perception etc, and accepting your body is changing.... but with Michael he had to do it alone... hiding from the public, and coming out publicly with his appearence looking different as time went on. If there was ever to be a movie about Michael, to understand him... they would need to go into detail of his dealing with vitiligo, and his transition. But like I said just dealing with vitiligo would be a movie in itself... But with Michael he has done so much in his life, been through hell and back, so the vitiligo is something he had to deal with aswell as other achievements and obsticiles, as his life went on.
I dont know who would play Michael... Make up does do wonders, and having a black actor (perhaps unknown?) with white make up is a good way. Or perhaps an actor with Vitiligo! Can you imagine Johnny Depp with brown make up, and white blotches, an Afro with Jermaine and Tito?. I like Johnny Depp he is a great actor, I think Johnnys characters have similar characteristics to Michael,
And I agree not everything is about appaearence, but people shouldnt forget that there was Michael before vitiligo. Michael hasnt always looked the way he does now, and reality is that would be a big part of his life story if there ever was one made.
just my 2 cents. I hope it made sense