Should you watch Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall?
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Documentary · 2016
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
The sides of Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
- Michael Jackson from the Jackson 5 to Off the Wall
- Spike Lee interviewing artists and collaborators
- The making of the Off the Wall album
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is good for you if…
- you love hearing how the songs of Off the Wall came together.
- you like a portrait of a real star told by people who knew his work.
- you like watching a child star grow into an adult artist.
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is bad for you if…
- you want the darker side of his life, and this stays on the rise.
- you need suspense, and this is a celebration of an album.
About: fame · ambition · music
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