“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.

A pair of ex-lovers argues in bed about their past relationship. They reminisce as each image from their memory comes alive as if it was happening right there. A conversation, banal in its nature, with hints of a video-essay and meta-cinema, ends up exploring the different ways in which we can recall love.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
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