Subject: My comments on Michael Jackson's 'This is It'
Posted Date: Nov 1, 2009 11:43 PM
Today I saw This is It, the musical documentary starring Michael Jackson, and I'm glad I did. Right from the outset this movie is made "for the fans," and it delivers. This would have been the show that Michael Jackson would have taken on the road had he not died last June.
The film includes every song Jackson would have performed in order of sequence. Many of the big hits are heard in mostly fresh-sounding arrangements. Even the filmed sequences are mostly new and breathe new life into these classic tunes.
Jackson had his hand in everything when putting this show together. The viewer will discover his take-no-prisoners approach to crafting the show and his more relaxed, child-like nature. I especially marveled at his creative process.
This film provides evidence that Jackson still had 'it' going for him. Detractors who wrote him off as having lost 'it' years ago would be taken aback if they were to see him in this film.
The theatre I saw it in was nearly packed. I'm so glad I reserved my ticket a month earlier. I even joined in the applause when the closing credits began to roll, something that doesn't happen too often.
Had Jackson undertaken this tour he would've blown all the younger acts to pieces. Though he was 50 years old at the time of his death, he could still sing and move around like he did in his golden Thriller period.
I personally thank his family for allowing Sony Pictures and director Kenny Ortega to release This is It to the public. As Jackson himself would've said, he did it all for the love of his fans.
The film includes every song Jackson would have performed in order of sequence. Many of the big hits are heard in mostly fresh-sounding arrangements. Even the filmed sequences are mostly new and breathe new life into these classic tunes.
Jackson had his hand in everything when putting this show together. The viewer will discover his take-no-prisoners approach to crafting the show and his more relaxed, child-like nature. I especially marveled at his creative process.
This film provides evidence that Jackson still had 'it' going for him. Detractors who wrote him off as having lost 'it' years ago would be taken aback if they were to see him in this film.
The theatre I saw it in was nearly packed. I'm so glad I reserved my ticket a month earlier. I even joined in the applause when the closing credits began to roll, something that doesn't happen too often.
Had Jackson undertaken this tour he would've blown all the younger acts to pieces. Though he was 50 years old at the time of his death, he could still sing and move around like he did in his golden Thriller period.
I personally thank his family for allowing Sony Pictures and director Kenny Ortega to release This is It to the public. As Jackson himself would've said, he did it all for the love of his fans.
My mom and I saw this movie in theaters when it first came out. I don't know why, but my mom was really shocked, or maybe it was sadness of Michael's passing. She wasn't a die hard fan of his, but when he passed she was looking everywhere for memoribilia of his. Around the house. Online. In bookstores.
ReplyDeleteThen I was asking her why, and she told me that even though she didn't follow Michael Jackson, in everything that he did, she didn't even buy his music, she said that he was always there. Like in the background of her life. If that makes any sense. I guess she figured he'd always be there.