Elvis Presley died 50 years ago. 23 years before the 21st century, and 3 years before the 1980s, the most significant decade for contemporary popular culture with the rise of music videos and hip-hop culture. #ElvisPresley didn't have Mtv playing his music and videos every hour for many years, nor did he have the internet in even the slightest capacity. @ElvisPresley never toured outside of the United States, nor did he visit various regions globally as a celebrity guest. He had limited households with even a single television, and those TVs were controlled by parents. Initially, he was hated by the conservative white establishment and was boycotted, banned, threatened with arrest and death, and ultimately drafted to the military. Yet, he was known as Mayowang in China in 1956. He had a via satellite global concert to over a billion people in 1973. There are Elvis impersonators, postal stamps, and statues throughout every populated continent, including Africa. 600,000 annually visit Graceland from every culture. The name, image, and likeness of ELVIS have been global for many decades and remain so. In 2022, with the backdrop of lingering covid paranoia and ticket prices, only 10.50 on average, and less with other currencies, the #BazLuhrmann @ElvisMovie was the top grossing non franchise film of the year, and Elvis had been dead for 45 years, and his two strongest original fan bases, Silent Generation and Baby Boomers, were either dead, or in their 80s or 70s. Although brilliantly portrayed by Austin Butler, most viewed #austinbutler as a newcomer who didn't much look like Elvis. The 289 million that the @bazluhrmann directed "ELVIS" biopic did make would be 440 million with today's average of $16 ticket prices and over 500 million with no post pandemic cinema covid stress, for an artist who's been dead for 50 years. The film also competed against four major franchise entries that summer: Top Gun: Maverick, Jurassic World: Dominion, Minions: The Rise of Gru, and Thor: Love and Thunder.

Unfortunately, for Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson for #michaelmovie    Oscars aren't meritorious. They're campaigned for, and the 67 % male @TheAcademy refuse to give the lead actor Oscar to young males who have fan girls, especially if it's a first leading role. The film industry workers, who make up the voters, don't even watch all the films and performances. Austin Butler as Elvis Presley for @ElvisMovie dominated internationally with wins on merit because he embodied 3 versions of #ElvisPresley over 3 decades, on and off the concert stage. They robbed #austinbutler of his Oscar because of the reasons I said, and because Brendan Fraser was the 30-year vet and kept crying in public. #jaafarjackson as #michaeljackson will possibly unfairly struggle with awards bodies in general because they view him being a Jackson and Michael's nephew, as somehow making all his hard work and portyal somehow less amazing.

I wish that in the book Moonwalk by Michael Jackson, when talking about Elvis Presley or in the Baz Luhrmann Elvis biopic @ElvisMovie, or in the Antoine Fuqua Michael Jackson biopic @michaelmovie, or in all of them, that the moment was covered when #ElvisPresley introduced the Jackson 5 to the Lake Tahoe audience, and then Elvis had the spotlight put on them and showed some real love by telling the crowd how hot they were at the time and how great they were, and to come out to see them the following night when they opened their engagement. As well, how Lisa Marie Presley went to that show the following evening and was taken backstage to meet them and had her first meeting with future husband #michaeljackson. For some reason this significant moment between two Kings has been almost completely ignored. #michaelmovie

21 years after the trial’s conclusion, Tom Mesereau remains one of Michael’s fiercest defenders. Unwavering, devoted, and committed to truth and justice until the very end. #MJINNOCENT

It's okay for Michael Jackson fans who predicted #michaelmovie to do 2 billion to admit they were wrong, instead of acting like they never said it. I agreed, so I'm not being sarcastic. With it being #michaeljackson & ticket prices today, it felt like a reality before release.

Elvis Presley showed some love to the Jackson 5. Not only by introducing & endorsing them, but having his daughter go see them the next night, which is wild, that Lisa first met Michael Jackson then #ElvisPresley #michaelmovie    #michaeljackson @ElvisPresley @michaeljackson

映画「EPiC」鑑賞。 何回もスクリーンで観たいライブフィルム。 エルビスの至言の数々に胸を打たれました。 ＃EPiC

I don't dislike Michael Jackson. I'm almost 56. I grew up on Michael. But those who compare the Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson biopics at the box office as some sort of insult to Elvis, or to even flex in general for Michael, seriously lack or ignore context. Michael Jackson, as an artist, even without the glaze of his zealous fans, is one of the most gifted we'll ever see. If you quote this post and tell me I'm crying, coping, or making excuses. You're just proving my point. Tickets are $16 dollars on average today and not much less when translated from other currencies. #michaeljackson is embraced and endorsed by hip-hop culture. He has only been dead 17 years and lived 9.5 years into the 21st century. Generation Z was well aware of him and learned of him more when his death was all over the internet and cable news. They're only in their late 20s and early 30s today. Millennials are in their 40s, and his strongest base, Generation X are still only in their 50s or early 60s, which today is much younger and vibrant than years ago. Michael's heyday was the 1980s, the most significant decade for contemporary popular culture with the rise of hip-hop and Mtv. Michael is being portrayed by his immediate nephew in Jaafar Jackson, who is no doubt amazing and put in the work. But the resemblance and having Michael in his blood go a long way in getting people going back again. If #michaelmovie    had been released at the average ticket prices of 2022 when ELVIS was released, which was $10.50, it would be in the mid 500 millons right now, instead of pushing 800 million. Still very impressive, but also, it could be less because in 2022, there was true post pandemic cinema because of lingering covid paranoia. Tickets in 2018 were an average of $9 for Bohemian Rhapsody, which would have Michael only pushing 500 million, and the 1 billion mark wouldn't be such a realistic goal.    Also, before the release of the biopic, there were many Michael fans all over social media platforms who were claiming that it would do 2 billion (1 billion domestic, 1 billion internationally) The fact that ELVIS was the top grossing non franchise film of 2022 was very impressive because #ElvisPresley had been dead for 45 years, 23 years before the 21st century even dawned, and 3 years before the 1980s came along. The film was indeed released under real post pandemic lingering covid stress. It was up against four major franchise entries that summer: the hugely impactful and Generation X fest Top Gun: Maverick, an all timer franchise, Jurassic Park/World, with Jurassic World: Dominion, a major family franchise with Minions: The Rise of Gru, and a Marvel Universe film, Thor: Love and Thunder. The 289 million that ELVIS did make at the box office would be an easy 440 million today, and obviously, much more without covid concerns. Elvis had an actor portraying him who didn't have much resemblance in Austin Butler. Elvis' strongest bases of the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers were either dead or in their 70s and 80s. Elvis, sadly, also has tons of gatekeeping, purist fans who wouldn't even go see it, saying stupid things like "It's not Elvis, so I won't go", or "There's only one Elvis, I refuse to watch, or support this film." If Michael was released the equivalent time of years past his death as ELVIS was for his, it would be 2054. Gen Z would be in their late 50s and early 60s, Millennials and Generation X would be dead or in their 70s and 80s. Now, I give all the props in the world to Michael's fans who put their money where the mouths are. They've always done so, but it's only fair to consider the big picture or to see the forest through the tree. @ElvisPresley @michaeljackson @michaelmovie @ElvisMovie

Elvis Presley is the supreme socioculture icon in the history of pop culture." (Dr. Gary Enders) "Elvis changed the center of gravity. Elvis is the Big Bang of Rock & Roll. What you had is white European & African culture coming together. That was the moment. You can’t underestimate what happened. It does get back to Elvis.” (Bono) "Elvis Presley was the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. He introduced the beat to everything: music, language, clothes." (Leonard Bernstein) "When I first heard Elvis' voice, I knew I was never going to work for anybody, and no one was going to be my boss. Hearing Elvis was like busting out of jail." (Bob Dylan) "Elvis had a style all his own." (Rufus Thomas) "At Sun studios Elvis called to life what would be Rock and Roll with a voice that bore strains of the Grand Ole Opry & Beale Street, of country & the blues. At that moment he ensured, instinctively, that pop music would never again be as simple as black & white." (David Fricke) If any individual can be said to have changed the world, Elvis Presley is the one. More than music is different. In his wake nothing or no one looks or sounds the same. His music was the most liberating event of our era. He is the big bang & the universe he detonated is still expanding. Pieces are still flying around." (Greil Marcus) "That Elvis man, he's all there is. There ain't no more. Everything starts and ends with him. He wrote the book. But for him, I’d be selling encyclopedias." (Bruce Springsteen) "I doubt very much the Beatles would have happened if not for Elvis." (Paul McCartney) "Nothing really affected me until I heard Elvis. If there hadn’t been an Elvis, there wouldn’t have been the Beatles.” (John Lennon) "It was Elvis that got me interested in music. I’ve been an Elvis fan since I was a kid. If it hadn’t been for Elvis I don’t know where popular music would be. He was the one who started it all." (Elton John) “Elvis was the greatest whoever was, or ever will be.” (Chuck Berry) "Elvis and me are the only two American originals. There'll never be another like that soul brother. He truly was the King of Rock & Roll." (James Brown) "Elvis was the King." (John Lee Hooker) “I learned music listening to Elvis. His immeasurable effect on culture and music was even greater in England than in the States.” (Mick Fleetwood) “None of us could have made it without Elvis.” (Buddy Holly) “Elvis had an influence on everybody with his musical approach. He broke the ice for all of us.” (Al Green) "I believe the three most important events of the 1950s were the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision, the building of Levittown, and the emergence of Elvis Presley.” (David Halberstam) "Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.” (Isaac Hayes) No one is his equal, or ever will be. He was and is supreme. He was a unique. An original in an area of imitators.” (Mick Jagger) "His phraseology, his way of looking at a song, was unique. Had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness. When his version of That's Alright Mama came out, it was like nothing anyone had ever heard before.” (B.B. King) “Elvis is the best ever, the most original. He started the ball rolling for us all. He deserves the recognition.” (Jim Morrison) “The entire music business owes Elvis its lifeline." (Cliff Richard) “Elvis was God given, a Messiah, an integrator. Elvis was a blessing. They wouldn’t let black music through. He opened the door for black music.” (Little Richard) “Before Elvis, everything was in black and white. Then came Elvis. Zoom, glorious Technicolor.” (Keith Richards) “I’m just a singer, Elvis was the embodiment of the whole American culture.” (Frank Sinatra) “A lot of people have accused Elvis of stealing the Black man's music, when almost every Black solo entertainer copied his stage mannerisms. I took as much from Elvis as he took from me.” (Jackie Wilson) #ElvisPresley #michaelmovie         #michaeljackson

Negative Elvis Presley revisionism is ridiculous, and it's gotten worse with the success of the #michaeljackson @michaelmovie. Long before Michael Jackson got stated, #ElvisPresley broke down racial barriers so that Black artists would get airplay, their records in jukeboxes, and white audiences buying their records, because he wasn't bleaching it but playing and singing it with authenticity, and giving props to his roots. This is why Little Richard said Elvis was an integrator and a messiah, and that they wouldn't let Black music through and that Elvis opened the door. Elvis was from Shake Rag, Tupelo, and Memphis, and instinctively was fusing both Black and White cultural upbringings, therefore changing popular music. It wasn't as simple as him being inspired by Black music. It was part of his DNA from childhood. Michael Jackson's icon, James Brown, said that Elvis was an original and that they'll never be another like that soul brother and that he truly was the King of Rock and Roll. B.B. King said Elvis was unique and inventive and that when his cover of That's Alright came out, it was like nothing anyone had ever heard before. Another Michael icon, Jackie Wilson, said that many black solo entertainers copied Elvis' stage mannerisms and that he took as much from Elvis as he took from him. Both Al Green and Isaac Hayes said Elvis influenced everyone in the business with his approach. Elvis was, therefore, hated by the conservative white establishment. They boycotted and banned him, threatened him with arrest and death, and ultimately drafted him. They knew where Elvis was from and detested him, but the Black community in those days embraced him because they knew he was authentic and that he was being called a White N word and N word Lover. Elvis was giving props to his roots, that Chuck D finally admitted, when he found that Elvis was frequently referring to Rock and Roll as Rhythm and Blues, and saying that it's been around a very long time before him, and that "colored" people were doing what he was doing for longer than he knows, and saying that Fats Domino was the real King of Rock and Roll, and that he'd wished he could bang a guitar like Big Boy Crudup. This is why Elvis was invited to all Black night at the Memphis fairgrounds and the charity event for disabled Black children. It's also why so many prominent Black celebrities befriended Elvis: Ernest Withers, Muhammad Ali, Calvin Newborne, Brooke Benton, Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, Jackie Wilson, Sammy Davis Jr, James Brown, Little Richard, B.B. King, Darlene Love, Dionne Warrick, The Sweet Inspirations, Mahalia Jackson, etc. Darlene Love said that some would say that Elvis was just trying to be Black, she added, but that's just how he was. Mahalia Jackson said, when asked about Elvis and Black Music, that Black promoters oppressed her long before White promoters got to her so not to talk to her about skin.

#エルヴィス・プレスリー EPiCは、新しい映像・音楽体験だった IMAXとエルヴィスの身体の相乗効果があった エルヴィス、若い 音楽と身体が反響する 映画という感じではない コンサート会場にいる感覚だ リハーサルで「イエスタデイ」「サムシング」、ステージで「ゲットバック」が演じられた #EPiC

エルヴィスの映画「EPiC」をやっと見てきました。マジで最高なエルヴィスをずっと見ていられる最高な映画でした。通常上映でしたが、音がめちゃくちゃいいので映画館で見るのがいいです！ キラキラしてたな

ＥＰｉＣ／エピック　エルヴィス・プレスリー・イン・コンサート🎬 バズ・ラーマン好きだし、4年前のエルヴィスもミリしらで鑑賞して面白かったので鑑賞。 今作では生粋のエンターテイナーの所以を少し知れたし、ライブシーンの迫力が凄かった✨世代ではないしジャンルに馴染みなくても楽しかったー！

Crazy that it's been four years in between #ElvisPresley #BazLuhrmann #austinbutler #EPiCMovie @ElvisPresley @bazluhrmann @ElvisMovie

🎥「EPiC／エピック エルヴィス・プレスリー・イン・コンサート」プレスリーの魅力満載🌹大スターなのにあんなに謙虚で誠実でユーモアとサービス精神旺盛な人柄、それでいて歌も踊りも音楽にかける情熱も素晴らしくとにかく最高✨インタビューとリハーサルとライブが上手くまとまった大満足な作品👍

I'm actually happy for the normal, legit Michael Jackson fans who aren't glazers of him and haters of everyone else, that they finally got a big budget biopic to forever enjoy. If they appreciate it the way us avid Elvis Presley fans do the Elvis biopic staring Austin Butler, and the EPiC documentary staring Elvis Presley, both which Baz Luhrmann gave us, then I know they're feeling what we feel and felt. @ElvisPresley @bazluhrmann @michaeljackson #ElvisPresley #michaeljackson #Bazluhrmann #austinbutler #Elvismovie #EPiCElvis #ElvisEPiC

「エルヴィス・プレスリー・イン・コンサート」今まで後期エルヴィスにはそこまでの格好良さを感じなかった。しかし、この作品で印象が変わる。「観客を楽しませる」事にに全てを捧げる姿。熟練の職人の様な格好良さ。奇抜な衣装も圧倒的なサービス精神の現れなのだ。究極のエンターテイナーの美しさ‼️