Dan
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This makes me laugh every time :lmao:
It's interesting that during some of the TDCAU segments he's only pounding his chest once but during the one in the movie he does it twice.
They most probably rehearsed the song and several other songs more than once in one day, like on August 15 '93 when he rehearsed "Dangerous" 4 times and that was only in the 1hr or so that we got to see. These clips are probably from another rehearsal.
They are from another rehearsal he's wearing different clothes, I just found it interesting that they changed it over time
They are from another rehearsal he's wearing different clothes, I just found it interesting that they changed it over time
dam2040;4233505 said:He looks so empty in the eyes. Probably the saddest I’ve ever seen someone look.
He's wearing sunglasses?
dam2040;4233505 said:He looks so empty in the eyes. Probably the saddest I’ve ever seen someone look.
dam2040;4233525 said:Yeah, he wore them very often during the rehearsals. But the few times we see him without them on, he looks so so sad.
mj_frenzy;4233539 said:MJ looked so empty & sad in the eyes years before those rehearsals.
Even public happy events that he attended, still he looked so empty & sad.
L’ Uomo Vogue photo shoot in 2007, Liza Minnelli’s wedding in 2002, Uri Geller’s wedding in 2001, ‘Invincible’ album signing event at Virgin Megastore in 2001, are just some of those many events in which anyone can see the emptiness & sadness in his eyes.
dam2040;4233548 said:I’d agree to some extent but nothing like this. His face looked so different during these rehearsals. It’s hard to explain but it just screams such a soul shattering sadness.
dam2040;4233548 said:I’d agree to some extent but nothing like this. His face looked so different during these rehearsals. It’s hard to explain but it just screams such a soul shattering sadness.
analogue;4233582 said:This was supposed to be a nice, positive thread talking about a funny moment from TII. It kinda annoys me that all TII threads usually end up talking about all the drama that went on during it's time.
This was supposed to be a nice, positive thread talking about a funny moment from TII. It kinda annoys me that all TII threads usually end up talking about all the drama that went on during it's time.
mj_frenzy;4233581 said:It was also because of his bigger physical pain at the time of the ‘This Is It’ rehearsals which made his face look in that way.
He was, for example, taking ephedrine to handle that pain so as to rehearse properly, but even ephedrine did not really help him to soothe the pain.
Add to that his chronic insomnia which during that period worsened remarkably.
Not to mention his increasing anxiety at that time mostly about being killed (he even asked to wear a bullet proof vest on-stage during his upcoming shows).
Such factors unavoidably were reflected also on his face, hence that different look.
KOPV;4233588 said:I get your point but I mean the man died rehearsing for it so it's very hard not to correlate the film, rehearsal or the concerts that were going happen to drama circulating what eventually pushed him to the "end"..
it's so f**king sad manning! Still..
It was going to be an amazing show though and I personally get alot out of seeing this is it and it has an extra special place in my heart since I met him while he was rehearsing, spoke to him before he rehearsed on the 18th and went to the memorial.. it also makes the thoughts of that time harder to not connect it to his passing. He died 7 days after I met him
dam2040;4233590 said:Yeah, wasn’t there a negative reaction to the Botox as well? I’m sure he was in unimaginable pain.
As for someone killing him, he’d been right about that since 2002 when he was on top of the Sony bus wearing a bulletproof vest in New York.
Oh wait, he was apparently signing over his life to Sony lawyers the same day in Los Angeles in a supposed will.
The whole thing stinks.
This was supposed to be a nice, positive thread talking about a funny moment from TII. It kinda annoys me that all TII threads usually end up talking about all the drama that went on during it's time.
dam2040;4233548 said:I’d agree to some extent but nothing like this. His face looked so different during these rehearsals. It’s hard to explain but it just screams such a soul shattering sadness.
Agreed despite the negativity I am excited to see more TII footage in the future. He did seem like he was getting back to his best and you can see the passion he is giving on stage, just for rehearsals. Especially the day where he was wearing shades and the red lion shirt and the rehearsals from Staples Center.But Michael is the greatest. He was so committed to give the best to his fans in this. It would have been a spectacular concert if he made it for sure!
I believe he was going through a tough time during this come back session. So many people being forcing him to do things he's not willing to do etc obviously he's sad. When I heard about the agressive actions that AGI CEO has implemented on Michael before the press conference of This is it, it is obvious how unpleasent his atmosiphire would have been during this time over and above his physical pain. He did not deserve it at all.
But Michael is the greatest. He was so committed to give the best to his fans in this. It would have been a spectacular concert if he made it for sure!
Yes the comeback was going to be tough on MJ but his behaviour ahead of the press conference was unprofessional.
He agreed to the shows and he agreed to the conference. He should have been on time and in a fit state to meet his obligations.
AEG were entitled to be angry about MJ's poor behaviour. By 2009 it was well known that MJ was unreliable and so AEG were taking a chance on MJ and they didn't want their investment to be put at risk.