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November 2, 2009
Michael Jackson's This is it.
This is my review of the the movie Michael Jackson's This is it.
I was hesitant to see the movie because I felt it would be sad. I expected to cry, or feel sadness just watching him and knowing that he's gone.
However, I felt just the opposite. There were no tears, just calmness and peace.
This movie is a celebration of the artist that he was. One reviewer stated "This concert would have done for concerts what Thriller did for videos" and I have to agree. Michael was putting together a show unlike anything we've ever seen before. It would have been phenomenal.
As I watched the rehearsals I felt the excitement, and the awe that is a part of watching Michael perform. He's been described as a perfectionist, and that is evident in this film. However, he wasn't a tyrant cracking the whip to get things right. He spoke to his dancers, singers, and performers with respect. He's very hands on and knows exactly what he wants. But he's humble enough to ask kindly in order to get it.
My only disappointment in the movie was that everything we see of Michael is rehearsing and performing, or preparing for rehearsals and performing. I would have liked to see some scenes of Michael talking about how HE felt about the tour.
However, I realize this movie was done as an "after-thought" so those scenes were never shot.
After viewing this movie I can't wait for the DVD so that I can rewind and watch the Smooth Criminal and Thriller scenes over and over again.
It also solidified my opinion that Michael Jackson was the greatest entertainer to ever live.
I love and miss you much Michael.
I was hesitant to see the movie because I felt it would be sad. I expected to cry, or feel sadness just watching him and knowing that he's gone.
However, I felt just the opposite. There were no tears, just calmness and peace.
This movie is a celebration of the artist that he was. One reviewer stated "This concert would have done for concerts what Thriller did for videos" and I have to agree. Michael was putting together a show unlike anything we've ever seen before. It would have been phenomenal.
As I watched the rehearsals I felt the excitement, and the awe that is a part of watching Michael perform. He's been described as a perfectionist, and that is evident in this film. However, he wasn't a tyrant cracking the whip to get things right. He spoke to his dancers, singers, and performers with respect. He's very hands on and knows exactly what he wants. But he's humble enough to ask kindly in order to get it.
My only disappointment in the movie was that everything we see of Michael is rehearsing and performing, or preparing for rehearsals and performing. I would have liked to see some scenes of Michael talking about how HE felt about the tour.
However, I realize this movie was done as an "after-thought" so those scenes were never shot.
After viewing this movie I can't wait for the DVD so that I can rewind and watch the Smooth Criminal and Thriller scenes over and over again.
It also solidified my opinion that Michael Jackson was the greatest entertainer to ever live.
I love and miss you much Michael.
October 22, 2009
Why do blessings wear disguises?
I wrote this awhile ago, but I needed it today. Hope it can bless someone else.
I know we've all heard the term, it's a blessing in disguise when a not so pleasant situation occurs in our lives.
Have you ever asked yourself, why do blessings wear disguises? Why don't blessings come right out dressed as themselves where everyone can clearly see them for who they are? Why is it that they are always hiding from us?
The truth is the blessing is not in disguise but we are looking through faulty glasses. Our human nature allows us to only see things from our perspective. Our human mind will not allow us to see things from God's mind or God's eye view. So when things are not going absolutely wonderful in our lives, we fail to see the blessing. If someone points it out to us, we mistakenly think the blessing is disguised.
We've all experienced hardships and heartaches in our lives. None of us has lived in a Utopia, yet we all are abundantly and richly blessed. Our blessings were not wearing disguises when they arrived. We just failed to look at them correctly.
So whatever is going on in your life right now whether you are happier than you've ever been or you are so far down you can't even see up anymore remember it's a blessing.
God is going to take this situation, no matter what it is and he will bless you, because of it. As long as you put him first and continue to seek his face. It may not be the blessing you prayed for but it will be a blessing in your life.
For those who are not particularly religious I offer you the example of The Butterfly Effect. Whatever happens in your life is directly related to and the result of something else.
And because he is the head of my life I must add that if we do like Ashton Kutcher's character and try to fix it, we will find that we can never really make it right. That is God's job. Allow him the opportunity to move in and through your life and your blessings will suddenly remove all of their disguises.
Be Blessed
Zaria
I know we've all heard the term, it's a blessing in disguise when a not so pleasant situation occurs in our lives.
Have you ever asked yourself, why do blessings wear disguises? Why don't blessings come right out dressed as themselves where everyone can clearly see them for who they are? Why is it that they are always hiding from us?
The truth is the blessing is not in disguise but we are looking through faulty glasses. Our human nature allows us to only see things from our perspective. Our human mind will not allow us to see things from God's mind or God's eye view. So when things are not going absolutely wonderful in our lives, we fail to see the blessing. If someone points it out to us, we mistakenly think the blessing is disguised.
We've all experienced hardships and heartaches in our lives. None of us has lived in a Utopia, yet we all are abundantly and richly blessed. Our blessings were not wearing disguises when they arrived. We just failed to look at them correctly.
So whatever is going on in your life right now whether you are happier than you've ever been or you are so far down you can't even see up anymore remember it's a blessing.
God is going to take this situation, no matter what it is and he will bless you, because of it. As long as you put him first and continue to seek his face. It may not be the blessing you prayed for but it will be a blessing in your life.
For those who are not particularly religious I offer you the example of The Butterfly Effect. Whatever happens in your life is directly related to and the result of something else.
And because he is the head of my life I must add that if we do like Ashton Kutcher's character and try to fix it, we will find that we can never really make it right. That is God's job. Allow him the opportunity to move in and through your life and your blessings will suddenly remove all of their disguises.
Be Blessed
Zaria
