The Greek film short “MJ” weaves a cautionary tale about entertainment industry fame known yet forgotten by many. Fame is fleeting.
“MJ” initially is comedic. In fact, it is hilarious. MJ is a rapper with an ego the size of the Parthenon. Material trappings have inflated his ego to the extent he can’t deliver two lines in a music video thinking he should be in film as after all he refers to himself as “a complete artist”. His dress style is across between Zsa Zsa Gabor and Bozo the clown and as to the latter unlike a clown he is not funny just exceedingly obnoxious.
As to everybody but himself he proudly proclaims that they all want to be like him. No one compares musically to MJ and if they do, they are one hit wonders.
On the beach he is set up as thugs rough him up completely shredding his aura of superiority humiliating him all recorded on a phone ready to go viral.
Despite this setback he fails to heed motherly advice about growing up and careens forward without a shred of humility. He has yet to encounter his “Nightmare Alley”.
Written and directed by Yiorgos Fourtounis.
RKS 2024 Film Rating 91/100.
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