"This is It": Michael Jackson's final message
Amy Bauer
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Life!
As someone that is a huge fan of Michael Jackson, I was extraordinarily happy with the film. I found that it re-established Jackson as the brilliant entertainer that he was known as, and affirmed that he was, in fact, still completely capable of performing to new heights of greatness. What makes this film more important though, is the fact that Michael Jackson had a message that he wanted to share with the world, a message that was tarnished by molestation charges, his reclusive lifestyle, and the overall "strangeness" of his behavior by the end of his life. Jackson's passion for making the world a better place for children pours out of him as he fervently sings the songs "Earth Song" and "Man in the Mirror," songs whose lyrics speak of making change and taking action to better the world. In the film, Jackson says that he wrote songs like these to give "some kind of awareness and awakening and hope to people." As the credits roll, the song, "Heal the World" plays, a song that Jackson declared his proudest work, a song that also captures his message: to make the world a better place for children.
Since his death, the life Jackson lead has been investigated, dissected, and examined on televisions and in magazines all over the world, trying to figure out what happened to him and brought about this tragic end. The mystery surrounding the life and death of Michael Jackson will never be solved and it should not be solved. Just as the words to one of his famous songs say, "If they say why, tell them that it's human nature," reminding us that while his talents made him seem superhuman, Michael Jackson was a human like the rest of us. He was a man capable of extreme greatness and extreme darkness.
This documentary shows both of these parts of him, and reminds us all that despite our flaws, in the end, every person deserves to be remembered for their goodness.
This film reminds all to treasure the goodness of life and say to ourselves: "This is it. Here I stand. I'm the light of the world. I feel grand."
Since his death, the life Jackson lead has been investigated, dissected, and examined on televisions and in magazines all over the world, trying to figure out what happened to him and brought about this tragic end. The mystery surrounding the life and death of Michael Jackson will never be solved and it should not be solved. Just as the words to one of his famous songs say, "If they say why, tell them that it's human nature," reminding us that while his talents made him seem superhuman, Michael Jackson was a human like the rest of us. He was a man capable of extreme greatness and extreme darkness.
This documentary shows both of these parts of him, and reminds us all that despite our flaws, in the end, every person deserves to be remembered for their goodness.
This film reminds all to treasure the goodness of life and say to ourselves: "This is it. Here I stand. I'm the light of the world. I feel grand."