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| | Gary Westfahl's Bio-Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film: Michael Jackson |
 | | Rather, throughout his career, Jackson has consistently drawn upon the icons and narrative tropes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror — developments that sadly parallel, along with his ever-whitening skin, his growing alienation from the African-American community of his youth. |
 | | There were early signs of Jackson's interest in the fantastic: his willingness to sing the theme song to the revenge-of-the-intelligent-rats epic, Ben, and his engaging performance as the Scarecrow in an all-fl film version of The Wizard of Oz that might have been charming had anyone other than Diana Ross been cast as the lead. |
 | | Several of them are fantasies, like “Remember the Time,” depicting Jackson as a magician entertaining an Egyptian pharaoh (played by Eddie MURPHY) and enticing his wife, and “Earth Song,” where a world ravaged by pollution is miraculously restored to its natural beauty by a mighty healing wind. |
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