Call from she who must be obeyed, requesting that I drop by the Central Mall cinema to pick up four tickets for an upcoming documentary about Michael Jackson.
I know from whom the apparently urgent request has come. My wife has a friend whose husband is a huge Michael Jackson fan. He actually cried when he heard that Jackson had died. However, he is French so this probably doesn’t mean much; French men weep when they see a poignantly shaped vegetable in a supermarket.
The movie is called “This is it” and comprises edits from footage shot during Jackson’s rehearsals for the tour that never happened due to him inconveniently dying before the start. Sony paid $50 million for the footage and the resulting movie is intended as a tribute to the artist and not all a shallow marketing enterprise to make huge sums of money from the sort of people who cried when they heard the news of his death.
I have watched the trailer and it does not look promising. It starts by telling us that “his dreams inspired the world”? Which dreams would these be? Does this explain the increasing demands for cosmetic surgery or the ever-increasing incidences of pedophilia and prescription drug abuse?
We are then treated to quick glimpses of a rather sad looking little man trying to emulate the steps of his accompanying dancers, and failing; while miming to a soundtrack. Sycophantic hangers-on announce that “the man is here” when he arrives for rehearsal, and then proclaim “we’re all her because of him. May that continue, with him leading the way”. For a brief moment I thought I had stumbled across another Mel Gibson Jesus epic. Perhaps the singing and crap dancing would stop soon and we could settle down to some gratuitous torture. No such luck.
I have been advised that two of the tickets are for us. She who must be obeyed is not a fan but wants to see what all the fuss is about. I am not a fan but want to go so I can sneer loudly and laugh at inappropriate moments. Maybe I can make the Frenchman cry again; I’ll take a vegetable along as insurance, just in case.
Comments 🔗
2009-10-06| Wenthworth saysCruel but fair.
2009-10-07| Antz saysMate, take a snooze pillow and a sick bag. MJ may be a very talented bloke, but everything about him, his life, and the media BS that surrounded him is symptomatic of the problems in society today. Overhyped shallow BS. Enjoy…..
2009-10-07| Jay saysIf not for the vegetable, he should definately cry over your blog … :P
2009-10-07| Jay saysthis post .. i mean …
2009-10-07| bart saysI can make you cry with a vegetable…
2009-10-07| Billy says… Bart, I would pay cash money to see the video
ps don’t use vaseline …
2009-10-07| Spike saysI am thinking.. aubergine.
2009-10-07| Spike saysBart, best comment ever by the way. I am still giggling.
2009-10-07| genuinej saysI can’t see the reason for so much mirth vis a vis vegetables. Am I missing something, or just green?
2009-10-08| NeoteenX sayshaha :) wow I actually enjoyed reading every bit of it :) thank god its not realized in India yet .. and reading this has warned me enough not to carry a vegi or get a ticket :D