I know we've all seen these many times over. They are so familiar, even apart from being in the Smile vid. But, how could I resist? I had to post them. And how could you stay silent? You have to express your thoughts. That's Michael, isn't it?
While they are familiar, in all honesty, these are not gifs I have seen that much. But they are some of my favorites. They perfectly encapsulate his mesmerizing beauty in the Bad era (in the same way that the Making of BoW does that for his look in the Dangerous era).
It's weird, isn't it? And yet it makes perfect sense, also. It is kind of shocking how beautiful he is and how my brain is gobsmacked every single time. But it makes sense, too, cos every time I see a photo of him it's like I'm discovering him for the first time. Even when it's an image I've seen a million times before.
THIS. This is exactly how I feel. It's why I am legitimately stunned when I see some of the gifs and pics we post. Anytime I react with the shocked face, it's usually because I audibly gasped out loud when I saw it (in fairness, I am a gasper in life... I am shocked, surprised, and enthralled by everything lol).
Anyway, what you wrote perfectly represents my experience. No matter how many times I see a gorgeous gif or photo of Michael, I feel temporary paralysis because I genuinely cannot process how ethereal and all-consuming he is, let alone his radiating, near tangible sex appeal. In the way that his music is so fresh decades and decades after being released, his whole image and appearance are the same way. The appeal is constant. The magnetism never ends. It's why he feels so very alive to me still. Also, it may come as a surprise, but I am not a person who has
ever ranted and raved about people's appearances before, because it has always felt superficial to me. Plus I genuinely see most people as beautiful on some level, so singling out some over others can sometimes feel strange to me. But something about Michael is different. I lost my complete mind over him. It sounds cheesy to say, but he radiates such an intense inner beauty, that is all the more apparent in his stunning appearance. This is especially obvious to me in gifs and videos of him, solely because so much of that beauty shines through in his movements, mannerisms, and the specific way he embodied himself. But there are so many photos that perfectly capture this as well, especially with eyes like his...
Oh God. Remember when I said not everything needs my endless commentary? Sorry. I'm too much lol.