“Michael” and the Tension of Lacking Tension
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.

There was an undeclared war for nearly half a century in Bulgaria between the then government and the majority of democratic-minded filmmakers during the Communist regime. Paradoxically, most of the banned or censored out movies were made by members of the Communist Party, believers in their party's ideas and justice. The Communist Party aesthetics against the freedom to tell truth.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.
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The sequel to the 2010 live-action movie focuses on sibling rivalry.