Michael Jackson has physically passed away but his spirit lives on and will continue to forever change lives through each of us.

Whether you are a die-hard MJ fan, a critic, or caught somewhere in between, you have never really and truly known the man behind the music until now. His new movie This Is It will bring forth so many mixed emotions. People in the audience were laughing, crying, dancing, clapping, shouting, and even silenced in amazement and awe.

The Man

We all know that Michael will forever be the “King of Pop” but many of us didn’t know him outside of MJ the performer or what we saw in the media. Majority of us have never got to know the true essence of his being.

I was born in the 80’s so I grew up with Michael just like most of us have (some longer than others) and after watching the movie I realized that I never knew him as a real person. He was always an amazing performer with an “out of this world” ability to create musical magic, but that’s it. I thought that was all there was to him. Boy, was I wrong!

This Is It showed MJ’s other sides. You will see that he is much more than who we have come to know and love. You will see first hand how he possessed the amazing ability to guide and inspire others with such love and compassion.

The extremely talented artists around him, such as the dancers, musicians, directors, etc., were so grateful just to be in his presence to gain just an ounce of MJ’s musical genius. I’ve always admired MJ and his gift from God but I was honored to see this side to him that has never been shown to the world until now.

The Movie

This show was to be Michael’s big grand comeback and finale performance all in one. You would think that with this show, being such a huge deal and a stressful environment, Michael would be cursing people out, yelling, throwing a fit, and acting all diva-ish. Wrong! He took his time to get his point across with patience and understanding. Now how many of us act out of love in a high stress environment?

One of my favorite quotes from the movie was when MJ was in a situation where he was trying to get his musicians to get his song right and he said “…bathe in the moonlight and just let it simmer…” Lol, who talks like that to get their musicians to be on the same page with them? But sure enough, the keyboardist got it. Another quote to remember was when he had to repeatedly ask someone to make changes and instead of getting upset with the person he simply said “…it’s all out of love, L-O-V-E…”

Michael continuously demonstrated how talented and creative he still was. This dude had so much energy, stage presence, and his classic dance moves were still on point, you would never be able to guess his age.

I was reminiscing while dancing and singing in my seat. I really wanted to get up and move all over the theater because I felt as if I was at a Michael Jackson concert, but I’m sure my fellow movie goers may not have liked that

The Critics

Michael had to have a very strong spirit to be the sensitive person I saw in the movie and have to deal with how the media, along with others, were constantly ridiculing him and trying to bring him down. He had so much to combat from his home life as a child up until his untimely demise.

Sometimes we put people so high up on a pedestal that we forget that they are human just like us. We feel so far removed from them that we lose sight of the fact that they have feelings and a normal life outside of the public’s image.

The Future

One thing I can say for certain is that Michael Jackson has left his mark on the world that will eternally flourish through you, through me, through our children and our childrens’ children. His lyrics contained powerful messages that were meant to uplift humanity and bring us all together.

He is alive in the hearts of so many that he will be missed, yet never truly gone. I can attest to this because my 3-year-old daughter is a 5th generation fan in my family and I know it won’t stop with her. This Is It makes me sincerely miss him now, even more than ever.

Live on Michael Live on!

Be prepared to sing along, move to the beat, see and hear remixes of old classics, and get to know the real man behind the music we all have come to know as Michael Jackson the Legendary King of Pop.

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