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Leaving Neverland (2019)
Rate:
8
Viewed:
5/25
5/25:
"Where there's smoke, there's fire."
That's usually true when it comes to celebrities, athletes, politicians, and rich people. The more accusers there
are, the stronger their guilt is. However, because of their insane wealth, they're able to spend a lot on lawyers to
defend themselves to death and eventually get away with it. Sometimes, settlements are reached, but
almost always, there's a non-disclosure agreement in place. As a result, we'll never know.
This Michael Jackson thing was going on for decades, and it was common knowledge that he was a pedophile. Of
course, his marriage to Lisa Marie Presley was a complete sham; anyone could've seen that from a mile away. The
two court cases helped strengthen Michael Jackson's disreputation on top of his bizarre behavior in public and
how much he loved to grab his crotch in concerts. There was even a multi-million-dollar settlement with one of
the accusers that pretty much sealed it. The die-hard fans who believe in Michael Jackson's innocence are
totally clueless and brainwashed because they're thinking of his music and anything else that's fame-related.
Leaving Neverland finally confirmed everything for me that was going on. I wasn't into Michael Jackson
back then, but he was inescapable as far as pop culture was concerned. Among the oddest things about him was
being surrounded with little boys. There was always a different kid in each passing year, and sometimes, I thought
it was his son. After watching the documentary, it looks like the victims numbered in the dozens, if
not more. There's no doubt of Macaulay Culkin and possibly Corey Feldman being among them; they just won't
admit the truth, preferring to take their secrets to the grave.
I'm docking two points from my rating for the documentary due to technical reasons. For starters, it's too long:
four hours. A lot of irrelevant stuff was touched upon. Not only that, there were worthless participants
such as the wives and siblings of the sex abuse victims. The worst was listening to Amanda Robson when I wanted
her to shut the hell up and disappear.
I don't want to take anything away from Wade Robson and James Safechuck, but they've got to speak faster
and get to the point instead of drawing out every word and every sentence at least two times longer than necessary.
When they went into the details of the abuse, it was too general. Go to the specifics; the more, the better.
This way, Michael Jackson becomes guiltier, and that should've been the main focus of the documentary.
What do I think overall? Obviously, everybody is stupid and only went along with it because they were blinded
by fame and wanted to further the two boys' ambitions. This happens with nearly every accuser: s/he waits
for decades to speak out after their careers have fizzled out, the marketing opportunities have dried up, and/or
the celebrities are finally dead. On the contrary, if they found success from the get-go, nothing would ever
come to light. It's simple as that. Probably for every public accusation, there are 10,000 that don't make through.
All in all, Leaving Neverland successfully paints Michael Jackson as the King of Raping Little Boys.