Among a crowd of gangsters dancing in darkness, the white glove of Michael Jackson swirls. For a few moments, all seems in chaos, but with a bang of a gun, all of the other agents vaporize, leaving Michael posed in the spotlight, hat on and eyes sparkling with mischief.
The sultry voice and rhythms suggest walking down a dark, nighttime street. There is a close up view of Michael’s face as he walks along the street, different colored lights flashing across his face, as he says, “There was something about this girl . . . divinity in motion . . . The girl was bad. The girl was dangerous.” You see the woman walking down the street behind Michael with a wicked smile on her face. Cupid appears right begin the woman as she catches up to Michael and shoots them both through their hearts with a revolver. They do not die; the camera swirls around them. Slow motion shows their eyes meet and the energy of the woman swirling around Michael as her power draws him in. She is the smooth criminal.
The scene changes to a luxurious penthouse where Michael is leaning against the glass window with the night city skyline in the background. He wipes sweat off his brow, and we see the woman approach him with glasses of champagne. This scene of luxury flashes out every few moments to show Michael and his crew dancing in their gangster clothes, then goes back to Michael in the penthouse. He is singing as he is lying with her on the couch, sitting with her in the steamy room of a sauna, and leaning precariously with her over the balcony as the wind almost blows them away. The sound of the gun is heard again, as he falls to the floor, but he is smiling.
Works Cited
Jackson, Michael. Dangerous Live. 1995 MTV Awards. Web. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgYedjRUTMY
