Michael Jackson's talent was always extraordinary. Unbelievable. Devastatingly impressive and unendingly inspiring. Of course, I knew all this before I saw Michael Jackson's This Is It. But this bittersweet documentary reminds me of these things, and proves that they remained true even through the final weeks of his life.
A documentary about Michael Jackson made this soon after his death could have been about many things. A career retrospective. A psychological exploration. A story of personal trials and sadness. All of those ideas would have surely been very interesting, but This Is It is so much simpler than that. It's video footage of the rehearsals for the tour he would have done had he not passed away. That's it.
There are a few brief interviews with people who worked with him to prepare for the tour, but that makes up only a few tiny moments in the film. Everything else is footage of Michael rehearsing, and it is absolutely astounding.
I can't really say too much about This Is It as a film because I am too blown away by Michael Jackson's performance. He is the reason to watch this documentary. His unbelievable ability is all I have been able to think about all last night and all day today. This Is It shows that he possessed this ability right up until the end, when he was 50 years old. This tour would have been the greatest thing the world has ever seen.
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