

He was under the belief that if he fought the good fight and faced his greedy little accuser’s (parents who sent in there son to sleep at Michaels house not knowing if they would get paid on that bet) he believed that everyone would see that he was innocent. He didn’t want a boyfriend he wanted to give the world to the children and how fast his fans and the world turned on him. You know that the biggest fault of Michael Jackson was that he was what he spoke about in Man in the Mirror but he thought too highly of the people in this world who want something badly. It later flashes forward to 1983, whereas Jackson (Alexander) is now a global superstar and pop icon, due in part to his success of his critically acclaimed and universally successful sixth studio album Thriller. Man in the Mirror begins with a flashback, albeit with a voice-over narration by Michael Jackson (Flex Alexander), who reminisces on his younger self (played by Brennan Gademans in a non-speaking role), wanting a normal childhood in addition to becoming a superstar at a young age.

The telefilm went on to receive generally negative reviews from both fans and critics alike as the film presented Jackson in a very unflattering manner. The film is a sort of spiritual sequel to The Jacksons: An American Dream, which discussed the Jackson family as children. The film takes its title from one of Jackson’s songs, “Man in the Mirror”. The biopic stars Flex Alexander as Michael Jackson, and follows his rise to fame and subsequent controversial events.

Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story is a 2004 biographical telefilm produced for VH1.
