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Jackson's Idea of Concealment in Thriller (music video)
Throughout the entirety of Michael Jackson's Thriller music video, he wears many different masks and he used these to conceal himself from the public. Because of his fame, it was very difficult form to be able to have any privacy in his life. In his autobiography, Moonwalk, he talks about how when he got his wisdom teeth removed and how he was given a mask to protect against any germs. Michael continued by mentioning how he loved that mask, because normally all he had to conceal his face in public was his sunglasses but because the mask concealed more than just his eyes so he did not have to make eye contact, people could also not see his mouth or nose as well. Since there was so little privacy in his life, just that little bit felt nice to him. He still liked it even though it may have been considered strange by most people. This is idea of the mask being strange to wear in public is shown in his music video because all the masks he wears in the video are very strange and different. This is a reoccurring theme with Michael Jackson, the idea of concealment and being freakish and it is something that defines his particular culture in the music industry. The face masks were not only a way of concealing himself from everyone, but also a way of defining himself and how he was obsessed with his privacy.


 * https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1gk08dp.10