Looking at This Is It In a Different Way
wishingstar
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OK....we have This Is It. Michael's last moments of entertaining recorded for all to see. Really? No, the more I watch it, I know what this film is now. It's a rock opera to end all rock operas. I firmly believe there is an underlying story we are missing, the world is missing. Watch This Is It from a storytellers perspective. We have the hero of the story proclaiming his love in the opening. We have a group of chosen people (dancers) who want to learn all they can from him. We fall in love with the hero all over again through his message of love, dance and music. He dies...ripping our hearts out. The world is left to wonder one path....Dr. Murray, the trial, the family etc. The other is a path of deception, mystery, intrigue, magic....open only to those who know where to look.....into the path of hoax. We have not two, but three parallel pathways......people who don't know about the hoax, people who are "unbelievers" and finally "believers". I think believers have the upper hand and will gain more knowledge quicker. However, we have created a world within a world.....different forums, videos etc. An interesting social aspect indeed. So, This Is It......a totally new type of interactive entertainment. I believe the story itself is based on a classic retelling of something.....that is where I am struggling. I know Bible stories, classic literature etc. I just can't pinpoint the exact story. I feel it's a combination of perhaps a Bible story and maybe Shakespeare and Poe. It's biblical, it's a tragedy and scary......a trifecta of modern literature:<br />This Is It<br /><br />The whole hoax feeling with TII is really odd. I can't shake that we are seeing, experiencing and living something totally new. It would not surprise me at all to learn Michael was able to incorporate some element of truth or sting into it all. His life had always been in danger......a handsome, talented, rich, powerful, black man...yes, danger. Maybe he found a way to beat down the threats. I hope. Sony, Mottola, Sneddon.....take your pick....there are so many. <br /><br />I do absolutely believe there is a serious side to all this. It's entertainment..but it's educational, name clearing, Sony trapping, court stinging, dirty doc catchin' entertainment! <br />I think of Michael's career as the Second Greatest Story Ever Told.......the original Greatest Story Ever Told is a movie from 1965 <!-- m -->http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059245/<!-- m --><br />No, I am not equating him to Jesus....just that his career and storytelling ability are amazing. <br />The story started long before TII. TII became the focal point after the death of the hero. <br />I still think TII mirrors some famous work of literature...I just can't pinpoint it. It's not Romeo and Juliet....although, Hamlet has come to mind. My first thought about a return......unfortunately, was 4 years. Because that's what he says in TII. What piece of literature talks about 4 years? Any come to mind?<br />I am hoping to pinpoint a piece of literature soon......please let me know if you think of any good fits. The Raven, Hamlet, anything you think might fit. I have also looked at TII as a parable. We indeed have all the makings of a great parable. I know the lessons learned will never be forgotten. <br />I hope you all have a wonderful, blessed week! Thanks for reading my random thoughts on This Is It<br /><br />Blessings Always
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That's ahort summary of the part I mean but it's probably not really what you are looking for!?
But what I found interesting is an analysis of the book on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absalom,_Absalom!#Analysis
it's interesting you bring up Faulkner. A couple of things had hit me also with him....
the main character from As I Lay Dying, Addie, talks about what she is thinking...from her casket, after her death.
The style of writing is known as "stream of consciousness"....giving a narrative view of someone's thought process...basically. It's sort of difficult to explain. Anyways......yes, Faulkner is indeed a relevant author.....love your points with Absalom,Absalom! Thank you for mentioning him....I am off to read more!
@jacilovesmichael.......
Thank you for being so sweet......great minds think alike!!!!
Thanks for the response...I watched TII again tonight..still have the same vibe...a love story, a tragedy and a mystery!
Blessings Always!
Another author I thought is worth mentioning here is Leo Tolstoy. The story I'm referring to is Anna Karenina. It was published 1878. The story doesn't fit really into the TII subject but I find the themes of the novel very interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Karenina#Major_themes
Here are some extracts from Wikpedia that caught my attention:
I thought about how MJ used to LOVE books. He used to have a library with over 10,000 books in Neverland. What I didn't know was what his favorite books might be or his favorite author. I've been looking it up and it turns out one of his favorite books was "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach.
what do you guys think of that?
Wow! Lots of similarities. This part stuck out to me: "Do you want to fly so much that you will forgive the Flock, and learn, and go back to them one day and work to help them know?"
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@steph22: fantastic reading! thank you so much for sharing it. I know some, but you are amazing....how long have you studied Lit?
@ jacilovesmichael: yes, that struck me as well! really interesting parallels of thought..........
Blessings Always!
I'm just about to graduate from college. My major is not literature but American Studies. However, this is highly linked to reading tooooons of books and research <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->
last night, I had another idea. I will elaborate on that later today. <!-- s:) -->:)<!-- s:) -->
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I wish I had seen this earlier! What an excellent video Jackieblue64,my husband and I agree with this 100%. This is path we took and it makes so much sense!! Thank you for posting this, I hope others watch this. The "hoax" is just the "entertainment" and what you say in your video, is the
message" of what is about to happen.
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