Going to the movie theater is expensive here. Tickets are roughly 1,800 Yen (~$19) and some places are even more expensive. But for some reason, the first of the month, tickets are 1,000 Yen! What a great way to get everybody into the theater, at least it got all the couples in. I went in during the day to buy 2 tickets for later and felt like a loser because everybody was paired off and on a date. I did see the movie with a guy friend so I suppose I could have pretended I was on a date too, but that would have been weird.
I saw Michael Jackson’s This Is It. And it was PHENOMENAL. Amazing, exhilarating, energetic, inspiring, and so so fun!!!!! Basically the movie gives you his show with rehearsal anecdotes and I’m so sorry that I was never able to see him live because if he’s able to exude that much enthusiasm and musicality at a rehearsal, the energy that he would have gotten from the screaming fans must be over the top.
Its weird to think that he had all these health issues because yes, he doesn’t look like the beacon of health but you can’t tell when he’s performing and rehearsing. He legitimately dances with his dancers pretty much all throughout the show and he’s better than all of them! And he’s singing at the same time, and coordinating with the band, his backup singers, the stage crew, MJ the entertainer was crazy good. The show goes through all his mega hits so basically you end up sitting for two hours bopping your head and singing along. Okay, I did, but none of the other Japanese people surrounding me did. They all seemed entranced but still.
I heard the movie isn’t doing too well with American audiences, but seriously, please go see it at a movie theater because it amplifies the special effects and the dancing and the singing and the music that you won’t get from a TV screen.
you can see the trailer here:
http://www.thisisit-movie.com/
I really want to see the MJ movie!! He’s such an amazing performer. So, the Japanese audience was entranced? Is MJ really popular in Japan?