I never considered myself a Michael Jackson fan. I did not grow up listening much to his songs, by the time his Thriller album was released I was still yet to be born. But like the rest of the world, I was caught off guard when he passed away last June 25th. I somewhat mourned for the loss. I knew, he was such a great artist. I sang "Heal the World" in school and at such a tender age, that song moved me.
So, when Sony announced that they're going to release the This Is It movie in late October - my beau and I knew we have to watch it. And we did.
More than his singing prowess and dancing moves, what caught my attention was his being such a perfectionist. I did not realize he can be so into this production, until I saw the film. He was there when they have to choose his dancers to how he was instructing his musician how the song should sound like (just the way his fans knew the song).
Another is how humble and so un-diva he was towards his "co-adventurers" in the production. Every time a mistake has been committed, he would just say "that's why we have rehearsals". Can you believe that? With someone who has that stature, he can just be so forgiving at those mistakes.
He would say, "God bless you" when he liked what he heard or has seen. One touching moment for me was when he said to his lady guitarist during her solo something like "It's your time shine." What an encouragement!
Judging from what I saw in this film, MJ was nowhere the kind of person what other people say about him. He remains to be one of the greatest artist this world has ever seen.
This Is It wonderfully showed what could have been a series of concerts. And I think, it will be some concert that people will remember for a very long time. The 3D production really caught me with so much amazement. Some people inside the theater even clapped their hands - as if we were watching it live.
After watching it, I could not help but say to my beau - "Sayang, he died. It would have been a grand concert."
MJ made me want to see more of his concerts and listen to his songs. And I am not even a fan. Tsk.
