Believe the hype. This Is It dispels any doubts about Michael Jackson's creative genius.
Clearly separating him from other artists of his day, longtime collaborator and the film's director Kenny Ortega emphasizes exactly why Michael Jackson earned his "King of Pop" title. Culled from more than one hundred hours of footage, This Is It goes beyond the best of Michael Jackson's rehearsal reels. Instead, Ortega - better known now for directing the High School High Musical films than his many other achievements which include co-creating and co-directing Jackson's Dangerous and HIStory world tours, elects to highlight Michael Jackson's creative process and erases any doubt that what you saw with Michael came from anybody but him and God.
In a world of manufactured music where contemporary artists, many with big names, are unable to sing and dance simultaneously, This Is It reminds us that Michael Jackson was of a generation of cultivated and honed talent where practice did indeed make perfect. There was no resting on laurels with Michael Jackson. It wasn't just magic. It was tireless work and effort - the two attributes that aren't often applied to the genius of African-American performers so liberally.
2 comments:
It was just great! I have never been a fan of MJ...but to night I became a fan! My wife have always been a fan, her daughter is...God I loved the movie! I became a fan to night, at an age of 53.
I'm from Norway..my wife is from Nairobi!
God bless MJ, God bless all of you!
Love you!
tleonh(at)hotmail(dot)com
Michael movie was one of the greatest I've ever seen. He was so
refined so very professional. His
mannerism was so beautiful with his
staff, dancers, band members and the entire production. Hislegend
will never die he has left a life time of dance and music for the
entire world and really GONE TO
SOON.
10/29/09
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