Learning as I go along in life

I saw This is it on Thursday.  I was a little hesitant to see this movie, because I knew how much of a bittersweet moment it would be.  Yes, we get to see a great performer in action, but at the same time, we will never get to see the final product.  But I saw it, and I loved it.  It was a wonderful way to cap off a bad day I had. 

Memorable Points

The spider from the Thriller sequence (and hearing the Threatened instrumental!).   I want that spider so bad.

Orianthi (Michael:  “I want to hear WAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!”)

Him singing Speechless.  My jaw dropped when I heard it.  I later relayed to mom that he was singing songs from Invincible (she loves that album).

The chemistry between him and Judith Hill during I Just Can’t Stop Loving You. 

Just hearing his singing voice instead of the lip sync-a-thon that was the HIStory Tour.

This was not exploitation, this was celebration of a complex person who gave so much to a world that takes exceptional people for granted, then act shocked when they forever leave us.

Most of all, I’m glad to see a man who was happy and seemed to be living, not existing.