Barry, my man, I could have wrote your review. I also saw "Billie Jean" as a kid, and it blew me away. I loved her toughness, resolve, her cynical edge, the way she didn't take crap, and the way she had no fear.
Everything that I felt I DIDN'T have at the time that I first saw it. I was living in a dysfunctional home, and those were qualities I was definitely NOT allowed to have. I suppose I idolized Billie Jean for those traits.
She also had friends who stood behind her and had her back. I felt I didn't have that, either.
Funny how movies move you, and how they keep you going through life.
Oh, funny story. The only movie channel my family ever had was HBO. "Billie Jean" was NeVeR on HBO!!! Or, if it was, I never had the chance to record it. So, it was finally on Cinemax. I asked a friend's mom if she would tape it for me. ROFL They soooooooo thought I was weird!!! Years of wanting to get in on tape, and now ten years later I still have it. :)
Ciao
Everything that I felt I DIDN'T have at the time that I first saw it. I was living in a dysfunctional home, and those were qualities I was definitely NOT allowed to have. I suppose I idolized Billie Jean for those traits.
She also had friends who stood behind her and had her back. I felt I didn't have that, either.
Funny how movies move you, and how they keep you going through life.
Oh, funny story. The only movie channel my family ever had was HBO. "Billie Jean" was NeVeR on HBO!!! Or, if it was, I never had the chance to record it. So, it was finally on Cinemax. I asked a friend's mom if she would tape it for me. ROFL They soooooooo thought I was weird!!! Years of wanting to get in on tape, and now ten years later I still have it. :)
Ciao