On June 25th, 2009 Michael Jackson died in his sleep. On that day the World lost a Pop God. Now we are reminded of that by the film made from MJ's final days: THIS IS IT.
Playing as a touching tribute to The King, an exploration of his idiosyncracies, and a chance for us to gain admittance to the conert that never was. After viewing the film there will be no doubt in anyone's mind that MJ was indeed headed for what could possibly be the biggest comeback in history... that makes his death all the more tragic. To watch the king sweat out there on the stage; strutting his stuff as only he can; and to see him get more and more excited about his tour breaks your heart...knowing what the inevitable outcome would be. During the film MJ shows that he understood the business that he was in perfectly, one of the reasons he was able to last in our minds as long as he has and will.
This Is It is one of the most amazing, fun, and sad films I have ever seen in a theatre. During the film we are transported into his concert, the stage a surreal version of MJ's heaven. He slides across the screen, almost effortlessly.
This Is It is a huge reminder of the Man that was, the man he wanted to be, the man we saw, and the man he never would be. Near the end of the film MJ has a big speech in which he says " It's an adventure. A great adventure. I want to take them to places they've never been before. I want to show a time no one's ever seen before. " This Is It does all that and a whole lot more. It all makes for a film that noone should miss.
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Really enjoyed this film. Obviously a lot of love and care went into putting this together by his longtime collaborator Kenny Ortega. The true sadness is that the final product was never realized and not a single fully produced event was seen by the public because, I agree, it would have been spectacular. I also felt it was very apparent that his drug use must have been strictly to help him sleep because he certainly couldn't have maintained the control and leadership he demonstrated in the film if he was under the influence of such a variety of medication. Sad story, sadder life and still the specter of his horrific history with young boys remains a factor in his legacy.
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