This Is It (2009)

Just came back from the movie. Wow.

This Is It is like your usual concert movie, except that it's all rehearsals. It has the songs, the behind-the-scenes footage, and as in the case of Michael Jackson concerts, the videos introducing or accompanying the songs.

Based on the footage in the movie, and based on his energy, and his dancing all the frakin' time (and even keeping in time with his half-his-age background dancers), he didn't look sick and he didn't SEEM sick. He looked just fine. And that's why I teared up a few times during the movie. It's just so sad that he passed on when he did.

The songs in the movie are his classics, although some of the more famous ones were missing from the movie, like We Are The World, Bad, and You Are Not Alone, though Heal The World was played over the end credits.


[Speaking of the end credits, apparently there's something after it. I don't know what it is, because as fucking usual, my radar for after-credit goodies suck big... well, you know. Anyway, just a heads-up ^^]

Although, if he hadn't died and I got an INSANELY REMOTELY UNLIKELY CHANCE to go, I'd be disappointed with Smooth Criminal. No leaning.

['Cuz if there were, it would've been in the movie.]

Watching the movie reminds me of how Michael's music transcends generations and borders. Old and young alike love his music. You hardly see a teenager (or 'young adult') jamming to Elvis or The Beatles, because they're the Golden Oldies, with much emphasis on the 'Old'. But you do see fans of the Golden Oldies appreciating Michael's music.

And when you think about it, when someone's death has that much impact on the world, that pretty much every government issued a statement about his death, you know that it's not a craze or an intense liking you have for that person, it is because that person himself has touched the world.

It's obvious who I'm referring to. I seriously doubt you can get that kind of effect with Britney or GaGa or even Madonna.
 
The movie ends with his performance of Man In The Mirror (which I think, is the song he intended to end his concerts), arms wide open, and the words,

"Michael Jackson

King of Pop

Love Lives Forever"

Simple words, yet beautiful and poignant. Just like how the man was.

At the end of the movie, a bunch of people at the front were clapping, and then someone at the back said, "Gila ke?"

And his friend said, "Itu bukan gila, itu respek."

I salute you, companion of Stupid Idiot.

Think what you want about the man, judge him if you will, but you cannot deny that his music is genius.

R.I.P Michael Jackson.