This Was It

Last Tuesday my mom and I watch Michael Jackson This Is It in 1U. I wanted to watch at GSC but the timing is not right cause my mom finish work only at 6 and she won’t be able to catch the 6.30 show so we watch at TGV at 7.30. The cinema was only a quarter full. Maybe many of them watch when it was out on the first week itself or maybe many are not interested in him so they didn’t watch.

Overall the movie was awesome. I personally like MJ’s songs so that’s why I like it. My eyes were actually watery when he sang I’ll Be There and Earth Song. Usually I just listen and sing along to the verse that I know but that night I actually understand what those lyrics meant that’s why my eyes were watery. MJ and his crew worked really hard for that concert that he was supposed to perform in London.

I’ll just be specific on Earth Song. MJ is different from other singers when it comes to his video. He himself doesn’t call it mv but instead it’s called short film which I had to agree because in his short film, he is trying to convey a message to his fans and supporters out there. For the ‘Earth Song’ short film for his concert which was supposed to be held, he showed a little girl running around in the forest where it was all green, pretty flowers blooming around it, and there were so many butterflies flying around the area. Then the little girl lies down in the middle with her eyes close. Then MJ starts singing. Half way through, the little girl’s eyes blink while it’s still close.

The moment she open her eyes, the forest is burning. The trees were being chopped off. The pretty flowers were all gone. She keep running and running and running and reach one point she saw a small plant which was still alive and green. She went over to the plant, dig it out, and carry it in her arms but when she look up, the tractor was already coming her way. Everything was all gone. No more pretty flowers, no more big green trees, no more butterflies, and not even grass. It all turned brown.

When the song ended, MJ said when we were ask to do something, we always say just wait for the government because it’s the government’s job to handle all this. Actually we are the ones who should be playing our part to help save the world. It’s US. He’s doing all this for God and for the love that he has. He repeated L.O.V.E.. And each time he finish talking to his crew or one part of the rehearsal is done, he always say “God bless you” and sometimes “I love you” too.

Besides, he knows his music so well that even a single note goes wrong, he knows it. When we watch, I think most of us (I’m not saying all) didn’t even notice the difference in the note that the pianist was playing. Am I right? But MJ stopped to correct him. He says it should be slower. He gestures to the pianist that the sound is suppose to go like this and not like how he did it. He makes it a point that his music must be the same as when the people hear it. He didn’t want to change how it is meant to be. There was one part where he already ends his song and he asks the guitarist to continue because he said it was her time to shine. He cares for his crew so well also. What an amazing man he is.

His dancers, ahhh, love the energy in them. During the audition for his dancers, the person in charge and a few people who audition said if they don’t have the energy, they’re out. So those who manage to get in, I see they really put in their all. It’s so nice to see that energy that they let out when they perform behind MJ. Even for a 50 yrs old man, it’s really good although during the rehearsal there are some parts where I can see MJ’s like out of breathe. I bet they practiced REAL hard for that fantastic outcome. The 8 bucks movie is really worth it. I think if it was RM10 or 11 also I’ll pay. I don’t mind watching for the second or third or fourth time also. It is so fantabulous, awesome, and superb.

A reminder to you people out there. It’s time for you to make the change that you want. Don’t wait for others. You have your role to play too so do it. Another thing that I noticed about MJ songs is that a few of it is about the world and the people eg. Heal The World, We Are The World, Earth Song, Man In The Mirror, They Don’t Care About Us. The next few post shall be his songs. Also, his voice sometimes can be so smooth and sometimes is like (in Cantonese) “sa seng dan hai yao sa mm sai”. He has a very different and special voice compare to others. Hmm. That’s all for now. May you rest in peace MJ. God bless you.