Hey ihr Lieben, ich hoffe es ist ok dafür einen eigenen Thread zu starten.
Der Prozess 2005 ist eine Zeit, die mir immer noch sehr nah geht und ich bin sicher, dass ich nicht alleine damit bin. Es ist schmerzhaft sich vorzustellen, was Michael alles durchmachen musste, aber trotzdem - oder gerade deshalb - tut es mir persönlich immer gut, Geschichten der Fans zu lesen/hören, die während dieser schweren Zeit für ihn da waren und ihn unterstützt haben.
Seit kurzem wird in Fankreisen wieder vermehrt die DVD Trials of MJ promotet. Scheinbar wurde die Doku bereits einmal im TV ausgestrahlt, und ich habe bisher nur positives darüber gelesen. Scheinbar handelt es sich um Filmstudenten, die damals die "obsession" ("Besessenheit") der Fans dokumentieren wollten, aber es endete damit, dass sie das falsche Spiel und Voreingenommenheit der Medien speziell in dieser Zeit gegenüber Michael erkannten und ihre Doku darauf basierten.
Einen Trailer gibt es hier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVIxbUYcnVg
ZitatAlles anzeigen"Try to imagine two filmmakers taking their video cameras in hand to film the hoopla around a celebrity trial… the trial of none other than legendary pop star Michael Jackson. Even though Barry Shaw and Dana Gedrick knew this was no ordinary celebrity trial, it would prove to be far from anything the pair of them had expected to encounter.
For starters, they had not anticipated the fierce extent to which the fans’ compassion would influence journalists and media covering the trial, nor had they forseen the extent to which the media’s personal feelings and biases would enter into what would be presented to the public. The result was for Barry and Dana to realize that such strong personal feelings on the part of the media all but precluded the hope of presuming innocence.
Try to imagine, as well, that you are a staunch and devoted fan of a man despised by much of the world. Imagine that you are only a few against so many who’ve already condemned the defendant in their hearts. Your view may appear extreme to many, though to you, the fan, it is precisely the opposite; it is the others’ views that are extreme.
It is true that opinions can obscure facts, but in this case, it is almost a given that media coverage would play a part in distorting facts to the point where a fair trial becomse almost impossible… especially when the accused has already been deemed guilty by a majority of the population. In Barry Shaw’s opinion, there was something inherently wrong with using a high publicized child molestation trial to increase media ratiings. For Dana Gedrick, mother of three sons, it was more about keeping her personal feelings out of her work.
Together, the two filmmakers came up with the idea of turning the cameras around on the media.
While we all know that it is impossible to remain uninfluenced by what goes on around us, media coverage and personal opinions have the potential to shroud facts, and in the minds of some individuals, totally obliterate them. It was for these reasons that Barry and Dana decided to focus on the media’s influence in the trial of Michael Jackson and allow their film to demonstrate just how impossible it is to remain untouched by that which we witness or become a part of.
[…]The two filmmakers of “The Trials of Michael Jackson”, Dana Gedrick and Barry Shaw, reluctantly found themselves embroiled in the tug of war between the media and the fans. A variety of notable news and entertainment reporters from around the world found the camera turned on them. Michael Jackson’s fans came to show their support for him as well as give their views on the accusations surrounding the super star. Much of the media seemed more interested in exploiting the fans than reporting the situation. The film evolved from the filmmaker’s observations of the interesting dynamics between the media and the fans.”
Die DVD ist hier erhältlich: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5…w_r_tw_awdo_uLt7sb08ANDHM Leider sind die Lieferungskosten in die EU höher als der Preis der DVD selbst und ich weiss nicht mal, ob sie hier abspielbar ist. Falls jemand mehr darüber weiss, wäre ich sehr dankbar.
Jedenfalls hört sich das alles m.M.n. sehr vielversprechend an und ich hoffe sehr, dass die Doku bald für jeden erwerbbar wird.
Weitere Infos: https://twitter.com/TheTrialsOfMJ
http://thetrialsofmichaeljackson.tumblr.com/
Ein Foto von der twitterseite:
Berührender Moment im Film: Michael nimmt sich während dem Prozess die Zeit, einen (an Krebs?) erkrankten Fan zu treffen
Ich habe leider nicht die Zeit alles zu übersetzen, aber falls jemand Fragen hat oder etwas von der twitterseite übersetzt haben will, stehe ich gerne zur Verfügung.