Jaafar Jackson in Michael: Performance of the Year
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Even acting opposite digital Bubbles, Jaafar Jackson magnifies Michael’s light with his own. In the movie’s most mesmerizing sequence, Jaafar’s MJ rehearses “Beat It” with his backup dancers who
Even acting opposite digital Bubbles, Jaafar Jackson magnifies Michael’s light with his own. In the movie’s most mesmerizing sequence, Jaafar’s MJ rehearses “Beat It” with his backup dancers who provide a spectrum of masculinity. Ensuring the unison of the men’s movements, Jaafar conveys, first, MJ’s supervisory attention, then, his improvisational expressiveness. He breaks—stands apart—from the group to freestyle. The movie audience witnesses the creation of history with the same awe as the riv
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