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"This Is It" A Musical Experience You Don't Want To Miss..
..and I mean that. Wholeheartedly.
I've been a fan of Michael Jackson since I came out of the womb, pretty much. With that said, it was ALWAYS a given that I would go and see this movie. When tickets went on sale, I shot to the ticket website and bought two tickets for my mother and I for the midnight showing. I was extremely excited.
I honestly did not know what to expect for this film. Would I see a full concert? Would I see strictly interviews with cast, crew, etc? Would I get an in depth look at Michael's creative process? Would I see a man I have never seen before?
There was immense speculation surrounding this film and even before the announcement of the film, speculation was high surrounding his health and his ability. For awhile after his death, it was almost like people tried to give his passing a label, to put a reason out there for what had happened. Whatever label or reasoning people throw out there, it will never take away from the talent this man possessed and the perfect condition he was in to see his imagination come into fruition.
"This Is It" proves all the skeptics wrong. Michael is strong. Michael is motivated. Michael is inspired. Michael IS, in this movie. Even posthumous, Michael raised the bar even higher.
In this film you see Michael in a way, even I as a life long fan, have never seen him. He's in an element of creative overload. His ideas and thoughts just pour out onto the stage and into the crew as you watch him work towards his vision of this magical and awe-inspiring journey that was to be his stage show. When his musicians weren't sure of something, Michael immediately stopped their thought processes and almost molded the idea of a melody with his hands, right then and there. He had a way of working and enabling people to understand his creative ideas that I wished he used in his life in the light. He was seen as such a misunderstood individual and this film shatters that completely.
This movie makes you understand why Michael was the way he was and why his life perplexed so many. Michael never conformed to the "norm" and though the media and the on-lookers turned away, it was the reason his craft was so untouchable and praised. Anyone of us, spoiled and soured by the spread of negativity in today's world, could never reach a level of a Michael Jackson. His naivety was his prized possession that allowed him to be the expressive and sensitive being that he was.
Michael is Michael in this movie. The Michael that most fans always knew existed, but rarely ever witnessed. I imagine that Michael's closest and most trusted have seen him in his true element like in this film. He jokes with the crew, laughs, and encourages the people around him all the while being completly dedicated to his craft and perfecting his show. His balance of fun and work is so beyond what I personally, have ever seen from anyone. It's truly that of someone with the ability to see things like a child and a perfectionist would. He makes the room focused yet at ease. His encouragement of the people surrounding him is professional yet extremely personal and heartfelt. He's strict yet stands with open arms. I work ethic I myself, never knew existed.
The reaction in the theater was all-embracing. The opening of the movie is quite serious and when it starts, you realize that this is about someone who is no longer with us. The saddness sets in and you feel mournful though the subject matter is that of joy and appreciation. However, when the first number starts your heart fills up and you're brought back to that place of personal experience and fun all at once when Michael starts singing. You can't help but smile at such happiness and talent that Michael embodies. I smiled throughout every number, almost as if I was there. You can't help but sing-a-long and enjoy yourself when he's performing. And when he speaks the theater is silent and concentrated on him. It's atmosphere that makes you feel like we have no idea. The thoughts and the creations Michael speaks about and expresses are like none anyone else could ever conjure up. His genius is alive and living in this film.
The footage is raw and there are starts and stops, re-do's to perfect timing, lighting, etc. You see Michael before some numbers discussing his vision and expressing the feeling of specific songs to try and get the people around him to understand exactly what he wants the audience to experience. You see Michael in rehearsals with his musicians developing sounds, melodies, and creating a world around his songs. Every song has an ocean deep experience and Michael literally, drowns you in each and every layer. Michael puts more talent, genius, effort, dedication and work into this one show than today's artists put into their whole lives.
The This Is It experience is something a lover of life would truly appreciate.
Sitting in that theater this morning, I felt so many emotions all at once. It was a whirlwind, a huge and magical whirlwind. I was sad. I was anxious. I was amazed. I was awed. I was intrigued. I was happy. I was surprised. I was mesmerized.
Then, it ends with a single shot of the King in a stance that I will never forget. And you realize, we lost the best there will ever be.
Go see the movie, you won't regret it.
R.I.P. Michael
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