Spike Lee's Thanksgiving Premier of "BAD 25" Documentary Review (Click link for Full Review, Videos, and Trailer)

Spike Lee's Thanksgiving Premier of BAD 25 Documentary Review photo 1 “No one can say what the creative process is.” —Michael Jackson Spike Lee, another Spike Lee Joint does it again with his Thanksgiving Day premier of BAD 25 on ABC.  8:30 p.m. on the dot.  My family (that I met for first time on my Mother’s Father’s side) gathered around the big screen, ready to sing and groove to this insight of Michael Jackson’s hit record BAD.  Like most of my reviews, it’s going to be brief, semi-throrough, and an interesting read because I believe it is something you need to see for yourself.  I really enjoyed this, and it is so interesting to see behind-the-scenes, the making of pure art, in many mediums: music, video/film, and collaboration of various creators. This hour and a half run begins with telling us that Michael Jackson’s Thriller is the most successful album to-date!  With many awards won, Michael Jackson was determined to make his next album a bigger success than that.  This is where we cut to the making of the intense, statement saturated BAD album.  Here we see the collaboration of (all young) Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Martin Scorsese, Wesley Snipes, and choreographer Jeffrey Daniels all contributing to this albums’ biggest hit BAD’s major success—not only a success, but an iconic movement.  Martin Scorsese (an NYU alum) brilliantly crafted a story and shot the BAD video.  This collaboration of geniuses is beautifully captured with the footage Spike Lee shows us.  It is grainy and grimey, yet truly captivating to see the hard work and dedication put forth to make this one video/short film. 

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