Few athletes can compare to Michael Jordan in terms of global, generational and historical impact. His name, his logo, are recognized in the sports world; it marked an entire generation, they are only in Chicago, not only in the US, but around the world; And all that influence has not ended despite Michael Jordan finally retiring in 2003.
With the documentary series ‘The Last Dance’, ESPN confirmed that Michael Jordan is still relevant. Rotten Tomatoes has the series with a rating of 97% with a score of 8.68 / 10. Metacritic has it with 91 out of 100. It is the most viewed documentary (in its premiere) in the history of ESPN and on Netflix it is the second most viewed in its opening week in the history of the platform – Netflix Mexico, since its premiere, It has been among the 10 most viewed.
Inadvertently, but surely, the documentary was benefited by the quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), which has contained people in their homes, leaving time to watch the series and why not, watch it over and over again. Once a chapter to tie well some of the many themes that the series exposes.
However, the attraction remains the figure of Michael Jordan who, throughout the documentary, exposes his opinions or his memories from the comfort of a chair and accompanied by a generous glass of whiskey and a cigar – they will surely have helped to calm the Emotions of Michael Jordan, who could not hide his feelings when remembering his father when the subject of his assassination was raised and how there were many stories wanting to link the death of Mr. James Jordan and MJ’s gambling habit.
The topic of betting is just one of the many in which Jason Hehir puts the viewer: the common thread is the 1997-98 season, the last of those Bulls led by MJ and managed by Phil Jackson, who, Upon learning that it would be his last season at the Bulls due to Jerry Krause’s controversial decision, he titled his season show, The Last Dance.
With this 1998 as the common thread, the director comes and goes in time to make a comparison of the Michael Jordan of the 80’s and the first dynasty of the nineties, with the Jordan of 98 so that finally the 2020 Jordan points out on the situations of the past – for example, it became clear that Jordan 2020 considers, like Jordan of the past, that the Pistons and Isiah Thomas were bad losers.
The impact of The Last Dance will continue to be measured with ratings, reviews and discussions through different media, both virtual and physical, once the quarantine is over and people can meet again to comment, recommend and all the things we do when communicating . We will talk about this documentary and Michael Jordan, who has not stopped talking for … a long time.
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