Michael Jackson's "THIS IS IT" Movie

I just got back from the Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" and must say tat i had a blast! I am not a MJ fan so was not really expecting much from the movie and only went coz my friend A is a fan and urged me to watch it.

The movie contains footages of MJ's rehearsals for the LIVE concert which was supposed to be held in July but was cancelled due to his sudden death.

The day MJ died, the world lost a talented artist, his fans lost their idol and the stage lost one of the most spectacular performance tat could have been.

I have only been to a handful of concerts but the amazing part is tat I think this movie on footages of MJ's concert rehearsals are even better than those concerts I have been to. If MJ had not died and his concert went through, the visual feasts they prepared will have their audiences gap in awe.

Each song had an opening and closing sequence which incorporate some video footage, special effects and performances/dances on stage. For eg. there was a scene of undeads rising from a graveyard and coming towards the camera in the song "Thriller" while another scene of a little girl wondering in a beautiful forest and falling asleep but waking up to a destroyed forest appeared in "Earth Song".

The songs tat were featured on the movie are as follow:-

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Speechless
Bad
Smooth Criminal
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Jam
They Don't Care About Us
History
Human Nature
The Way You Make Me Feel
I'll Be There
I Want You Back
The Love You Save
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Thriller
Threatened
Who Is It
Beat It
Black Or White
Earth Song
Billie Jean
Man In The Mirror
This Is It

At the age of 50 years old, MJ showed stamina singing and dancing to his songs. His dancing was smooth and sleek (not sure how to describe it) showing tat he knew the tempo, beat and flow of his music so well tat his body reacts naturally to the sound of music. Though his dance moves were probably not as sharp as when he was young, they were nonetheless executed expertly.

Wat I find most fascinating is tat even though I knew MJ was a LEGEND, I din realise until then wat a talented artist he was and to wat extent tat talent stretches. His voice was clear and bright as before. Just as his dance moves his singing was also executed expertly...he was able to catch the tempo and flow of the music and when he sings, beautiful lyrics melted with the music at just the right moment.

Based on his singing and dancing, one thing is confirmed....he can FEEL his songs and music! Extraordinary man indeed. How many singers can we say felt the songs they sang?

Anyway, for those who have yet to catch this movie, give it a go if u can still grab some tickets. U will enjoy the movie as I did.