I went to see This Is It Thursday night with my friend Tiffany. There were about 20 people in the theater for the 10:00 p.m. showing. The showing before that at 9:20 was completely sold out. With slurpee and popcorn in hand, I watched the last rehearsals of Michael Jackson's life.
The movie opened with newly hired dancers describing how much it meant to them to become a part of MJ's concert staff. Some were ecstatic, some were overwhelmed, some were just shocked. Then, the movie jumped into the concert rehearsals and the music.
The movie displayed footage of the MJ classics, including killer new 3D concert simulations for "Smooth Criminal" and "Thriller." The best part about the movie was watching MJ at work, though. For the first time, the public really got to see how this guy worked. He was so meticulous, so specific in what he wanted. But when he corrected his band and the directors, he'd always do it in love and say "God bless you" afterwards. Probably the nicest person ever when it comes to rehearsals.
MJ's band was AMAZING to say the least. Being the huge fan that I am, I noticed that a lot of the band members were the same from previous concert tours. It was cool to see them at work with younger bandmates too, and to see two generations merging over one person's music was pretty awesome.
Overall, I thought it was a great movie for people who enjoy MJ and his music, or people who enjoy great music in general. It never really hits you that Michael is gone until the end, strictly because of the finality of never seeing the fruit of his labors. The movie just...ends, just like his life ended. But the music the man left behind is priceless, and that alone makes this movie worth seeing.
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Now that you see all the hard work that went into the show, what are your thoughts about a possible cover artist signing his songs while the original show goes on in the back?
ReplyDeleteI know it's not the same, but at concerts like that, the background just as fun as the singing.