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I finally saw Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie. I am a fan of Michael Jackson’s music, more so than a fan of him. Maybe it wasn’t my era but I just didn’t get engrossed with knowing what was going on in Michael Jackson’s life. No question he produced some damn good music. He created new sounds, new beats, new flavor and it’s the type of music that is timeless. Billy Jean is still played in the nightclubs (not the 80’s clubs either).

The movie was the behind the scenes of the rehearsal for his “This Is It” tour. It was amazing to see the dancers come from all over the world to audition and to see how emotional they got. These were die hard fans. The movie was a documentary so there was no acting. They had video cameras at the rehearsal purposely to create a movie to be produced after the show was over. The difference was that Michael Jackson wasn’t expected to have died. And honestly, throughout the documentary, I felt like Michael Jackson knew he was leaving. Maybe he thought it was going to be after the tour but it definitely seemed like he knew.

If you’ve seen any of Michael Jackson’s videos or performances, you know he goes all out. This was suppose to be the ultimate show. The costumes, the dancing, the stage – it was amazing. He sang and dance, just like he did 20 years ago. It was crazy to know he was shy of 50 years.

My take from the entire movie was that Michael Jackson created music that made you reflect, that made you want to love someone, that made you move, that created a fire inside you – as if we were going to march for a cause.

Man in the Mirror sums it up for me. “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change. I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways.”