Where the heck was Janet is only one of many things I’m now asking.

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I had this exact poster on my wall — except, you know, without the autograph.

Note: This article contains spoilers. It also contains mentions of child molestation and abuse.

The filmmaking team, led by Antoine Fuqua, initially filmed scenes addressing the 1993 allegations. (The allegations led to a police investigation, but no criminal charges were filed at the time, and the case was settled out of court.) According to Rolling Stone, the original version of the film "largely painted Jackson as the victim of an extortion scheme by" the alleged victim's father. However, these scenes were cut from the final film (and new scenes were filmed) because they would've violated the settlement agreement with the alleged victim.

Michael was arrested in 2003 on separate charges of child molestation and stood trial in 2005, where he was acquitted on all counts. He denied the allegations throughout his life. Since his death there have been similar sexual abuse accusations, including those voiced in the Leaving Neverland documentary.

Considering the above, the filmmakers may have decided to avoid the more controversial parts of his personal life, as well as anything that might draw attention to that absence — like his romantic life — and just focus on the music. But when have you ever seen a biopic that ignores its subject’s relationships and instead says, “Yeah, he just has a bunch of pets”?

You'd think the family/filmmakers would have had a POV on his romantic life/sexuality, one way or the other, but they absolutely refused to address it. He never checks anyone out, goes on a date, never even has a crush on a movie star! Sexuality is just not part of his life in the film...which makes little sense when so many of his songs — "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Billie Jean," "In the Closet" — are about love for women and even sex! 

If the filmmakers' POV was that he was a straight man with sexual desires, then they should have shown that.

If the filmmakers' POV was that he was asexual or gay, then there should've been a scene where he realizes that he needs to write about straight love and sex for the masses, even if he can't relate.

But instead there's nothing on the subject.

Michael professed to be in love with Diana Ross throughout his life, and also had a close relationship with Brooke Shields whom he even spoke of possibly marrying. Brooke denies it ever got physical, but if the film wanted to portray his romantic life — these relationships would have been an easy way to cover it. 

Sorry, Bubbles, but the truth is you weren't Michael's only friend. Michael seems to have been isolated and had difficulty making friends, but that doesn't mean he didn't have any. A short list of his friends from the film's time period: Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Emmanuel Lewis, and the aforementioned Diana Ross.

Also, in 1977, he spent six months living away from home in New York City filming The Wiz, where he went to Studio 54 and reportedly hung out with people like Elton John, Truman Capote, Andy Warhol, and Tatum O'Neal, who told Howard Stern they kissed.

The film did have a short montage of Studio 54 (amounting to maybe 10 seconds), but dramatizing this period would have been very entertaining. Unfortunately, the film was intent on presenting him as this loner hanging out with only his pets and mother, so they ignored all this.

This was a strange thing to leave out, because without it, you can't really understand how Michael became Michael. I get why the filmmakers may not have wanted to spotlight Jehovah's Witnesses, a highly restrictive religious organization, but including it would've opened up enormous dramatic possibilities.

After Katherine converted when Michael was 5, the family didn't celebrate Christmas, Easter, or birthdays. When Michael said he never had a childhood, this was a big part of what he meant. He spent much of his adult life chasing those lost moments — picture Neverland's carnival rides and candy-stocked movie theater, or his legendary toy store shopping sprees.

Also dramatic? When Thriller came out, the church threatened to disfellowship him over the video's occult imagery — which would have meant his own mother could no longer speak to him. That's why there's a disclaimer that runs before it, distancing Michael from any endorsement of the occult.

According to Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness, he formally left the faith in 1987 "mostly because he didn't want to be told what to do" — a rare moment of Michael Jackson standing up for himself. That's a character beat any screenwriter should have killed for. It's nowhere in the film.

Again, I get that the family wanted to tread lightly on the Michael and kids stuff, but let's be real — it was a big part of his life. He had friendships with children, and Emmanuel Lewis was the first public one that raised eyebrows. Hell, he even held Emmanuel in his arms, with Brooke Shields by his side, at the 1984 Grammys, where he won eight Grammys including Album of the Year for Thriller! 

It's mystifying why they didn't include that scene...unless, of course, they didn't want to dramatize an event that happened just one month after he got burns on his head shooting a Pepsi commercial, which leads us to the next question...

Not really, no. I mean, he was on fire, so things COULD have gone worse. And I suppose if his clothes caught on fire he could have potentially died. But the reality is, despite the way the film depicted things, that Michael was released from the hospital after a day. He also attended the Grammys just a month later, so the production definitely played this up a bit for drama.

Randy was the youngest brother, just 4 when the Jackson 5 formed, but by the mid '70s he was a major player in the group. At just 16 years old, he co-wrote "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" with Michael — the Jacksons' biggest single hit in years.

He also worked with Michael on the Off the Wall album, playing congas, percussion, keyboards, piano, bass, and guitar. 

And he was a huge part of the Victory tour...but the movie just acts like he didn't exist!

I know the movie is called Michael, not Michael, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon, but the brothers are basically glorified extras. Michael talked about being on the road with his brothers and having to listen to them have sex with groupies just a few feet away from his bed. Being exposed to sex up close and personal at such a young age must've been confusing, if not traumatic, and dramatizing this would have made for a very compelling scene, one that would have helped establish his possible aversion/discomfort with sex.

Michael had eight siblings and one half-sibling, but only six were depicted in the movie. I get that movies simplify things (to keep down running times), but it’s strange that a movie so focused on the Jackson family doesn’t include all of them

The sisters really got short shrift, though. La Toya is the only sister in the movie (and as a producer on the film, she likely made sure that she and her headband got screen time). But it would have been interesting to include Rebbie, who was close to Michael (who wrote, produced, and sang on her 1984 hit "Centipede"), and half-sister Joh'Vonnie, who was the result of an adulterous affair Joe carried on for decades right under Katherine's nose.

One thing I REALLY wondered, though, was...

According to La Toya, Janet "kindly declined" to be portrayed in the film. Still, it's bizarre not to have Janet, a massive star and the only sibling whose fame came remotely close to rivaling that of Michael, in the movie! It's sort of like making a movie about the Wright brothers, but only including one brother! (OK, that's overstating the case, but you get where I'm going.) 

Complicating matters is that the film ends with the text: "His Story Continues," implying there will be a sequel. And they can't make a sequel about Michael's post 1988 life without including Janet and their smash collab "Scream." So, I guess, Janet will just appear in the sequel as if she wasn't AWOL in the first film? Weird.

At the height of Michael's fame, he recorded three songs with Paul McCartney, including the number one hits "The Girl Is Mine" and "Say Say Say." That alone would've made him a fun addition (he was a Beatle after all), but there are two important reasons he would've been smart to include:

1. The video for "Say Say Say" was filmed on the location that would become Neverland Ranch. He liked it so much he decided to buy it and make it his longtime home. It would have made a hell of a scene, Michael looking around while filming the iconic video and thinking, This could be my home.

2. According to Paul, Michael asked him for advice about investing his money, and Paul told him to get into publishing. According to Paul, Michael replied, "Maybe I'll buy your songs." And then he did, purchasing ATV Music Publishing, which included the Lennon/McCartney catalog.

Including this would have shown depth to Michael, not just a perfect childlike urchin, but a savvy businessman capable of doing something a little shady.