Everyone is very familiar with the silent, golden and blockbuster age of films, but most people are not aware of the new biopic era of films we are living in right now. In the past 20 years there has been a serious increase in the number of biopics released each year. Though there are lots of mixed reviews of whether biopics are good or bad, production companies have still pushed production on these films because they believe they are guaranteed money makers. This era is just another example of the growing impacts of a consumerist world. But, either way Michael the newest biopic of the times has certainly lived up to the producers hopes and even exceeded them.
Michael is a biopic that follows Michael Jackson from his childhood to the release of his third studio album Bad. This movie has been very highly anticipated and greeted with lots of love from fans. The movie made a whopping $218.8 million dollars in their first weekend at the box office, making it the highest grossing musical biopic of all time. This might not sound like a large accomplishment but some of the biggest films in the past few years have been musical biopics, such as Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman.
Michael has made such a large splash because of the high anticipation and the overall love of his music catalog. This movie has been in production for the past 6.5 years so the fans and public have had ample time to get excited and raise their expectations for the film. But, what is likely the bigger contributor to the overall success of the film is just how famous Michael Jackson was, and is. Because of his insane impact and reach, almost everyone knows and loves his music. Many people ended up only seeing this film because they loved his music and the film ended up feeling like a free concert.
But, this immense love for his music also created lots of division with the viewers of the movie, because the producers and creative team could not put all of the fans favorites in the film. The only way to find out for yourself is by going to see the movie, and it is still in theaters so go and learn more.