And now Martin Scorsese is making a movie about it. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is reported to be starring in Scorsese’s new film about the Hawaiian mob, alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt.

With a name like “Beat It,” you might think MJ is trying to start up some mess, but in fact, he wrote the song to take a stance against violence. The song itself is Jackson telling a young boy who ...