"it's all for the love...L-O-V-E...”
We were able to watch Michael Jackson's This is it yesterday on its first showing day. Of course a lot of people waited for this movie, and I say, it is really worth watching. Just like other MJ concerts, opening pa lang bongga na. The lightings for the opening of the concert were amazing. Of course his performances here were really not super energetic, but what the hell, I didn't care, this is MJ performing, and even though it was just their rehearsals, still I enjoyed watching him perform. He still gave it all though, and his moves were still the same and he sang his songs just like how he had sung them before. All I could do while watching the movie was to smile. If I could only dance or yell inside the movie house, I would. But everyone else inside the movie house was so focused when the movie started, and everyone was real quiet, paying much attention to the movie. It was really great seeing him perform after so many years that he wasn't able to, even if it wasn't even live or in a real concert.
I thought that the people with him during their rehearsals, his dancers, back-up singers,
those included in the band, and all the people in their rehearsal area were really lucky.
They were able to spend time with Michael before he passed away. (If he really did?) They
were able to get a feel how to work with him, and I’m sure they were able to know him a bit more than just the Michael Jackson that they see on the television. And it makes me think, why did he really die? I mean, what's the real cause?? Because if you would watch or have watched the movie, you will see how great he was while onstage. He was always energetic. You wouldn't see a hint that he was so exhausted already. He just continued to rehearse and rehearse. He performed like there were real audiences watching him. He still had his moves, his signature moves, and it shows how much he is enjoying what he's doing and how excited he is for the concert. Even if he had Kenny Ortega, or the other people working with him for the concert, he was hands on. He wanted the best for the concert, and he wanted it the way he used to do it. He wanted it perfect. The sounds, the choreography, the lights, everything. He wanted his fans to enjoy and have the time of their lives when they watch the concert. (Kahit rehearsals pa nga lang nag-enjoy na yung mga dancers niya while watching, what more if it was on an actual concert.) And while watching him perform, I felt envious of the people he was always with. I wanted to be there too. I felt like I wanted to hug him or something, coz he was so great. Maybe that's how his super avid fans felt, although on a much more intense level. But I also had mixed feelings, I wanted to feel bad for him because of what happened to him, but then I was feeling glad because the This is it movie was really great, and I was with my best guy, ha-ha.
He sang some of his most famous songs. Billie Jean, Beat it, Thriller, Smooth Criminal, Jam, They don't really care about us, I just can't stop loving you, Earth song, Man in the mirror, Black or white, and many more, and even some Jackson 5 songs. (I can't remember the other songs, what did I miss?) And they had the original choreographies of course, as well as the original narration from the Thriller and the creepy laugh, which made it more exciting, like a blast from the past. Michael still wanted it old school, like how it used to be. They shot some short films (like what was in his music videos) for Smooth Criminal, Thriller, and Earth song. It was really great, and the set for the concert was really amazing. They had a really big stage, and like they wanted to relive his concerts before, they had the part where Michael was riding the cherry picker or whatever that was called. If you've watched some of his concerts, you will see that, the part where he was standing on something like a scaffolding and it was moved over the audience, and there was wind under it. It was so cool seeing how they were doing it again. They even showed in the movie the part where Michael was singing the Earth song, and how a bulldozer would enter the stage and how it looked like it was going to eat Michael but it stopped just right behind him. It was wild, but it shows how much planning they've put into it, and how much they really wanted to give everyone an amazing concert, something like they've never seen before. While they were doing everything, the rehearsals, the shoots, you could also see that Michael was really enjoying, and that everyone wanted to do all that they can to contribute and help to make the perfect concert for Michael Jackson. And Michael, on the other hand, was also helping in a way by correcting everyone and telling them to do this, and that, so that it would be better, and in a very nice way. Great artist, great, great person, really.
At the end of the movie while the credits were rolling, his newly released song, This is
it, was playing. It was a nice song, and it would've been nice if he was able to perform it
for his fans, live. Super sayang. Super. I wish I were able to enjoy his music while he was
still alive. Well, I enjoyed some of it, but now I feel like I miss him. Like I missed a
lot now that he is gone. It's just now that I’m really seeing just how much of an
incredible artist he really is, nobody could take that away from him, even if they say that
he is very much eccentric or weird, he still is and will always be Michael Jackson. The
artist who gave us a lot of number one hits, the artist who started out so young and yet he
was able to survive his career and music for so many years, the artist who had so many
different ideas for all his music videos making them very enjoyable and very unique. I
couldn't say anything more.
Michael Jackson is one of a kind. Not just a great artist, but a very remarkable and enjoyable person as well. He was always for the love. He wanted the best for his fans, for everyone. It would've been a huge comeback for him, that concert. But, all we could enjoy right now are the rehearsals for the concert that will never be. At least they were able to shoot some parts of the rehearsals for the concert, it's something worth watching, kahit paulit-ulit, I would never get tired watching it. And kahit paulit-ulit din ako makinig sa songs niya, I would also never get tired listening to them. But whenever I see him dance, or hear him sing, all I could wish for is just, hay, how I wish he was still alive. So I advice you guys, go, watch the movie, you won't regret it. =D
*I still got hangover from the movie...listening to Michael's songs while writing this
blog...that's how much I enjoyed watching it...=))*
