Thriller

Last night was the first time I saw the video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller," either in full-length or with comprehension (ie, not as a four-year-old); I can't remember which. Has anyone ever noticed a possible warning sign in that video? VH1's special on Michael Jackson would have you believe that the dude is so weird because of some arrested development that makes him gravitate toward the innocent, like he can't even understand that he's hurting the boys he molests, I mean, allegedly molests. But "Thriller" suggests a disturbing alternative. The whole premise of that story is Michael Jackson freaking out his girlfriend and trying in eat her, first as a werewolf, then as a zombie, and finally as a deceptively safe and normal-looking guy, but with sinister glowing eyes - and in all this there is never any doubt that his character sincerely loves his girlfriend-character. Is it just me, or is that a somewhat unusual fantasy to have about someone you love?

New hypothesis: Michael Jackson gets off on scaring people. If his girlfriends had been as scared of him as his little boyfriends, he might have been able to lead a life at least outwardly closer to normal.