art as understood by the laity

Weston 2022-04-22 07:01:43

I am a layman.
In the concert hall of Shenzhen Concert Hall, Tan Dun's "Paper Music" and "Water Music" composed of paper and water gave me a comfortable sleep experience and a string of salt water.
In Hall 5 of XX Studios, Michael Jackson performed unrepeatable dance steps and used second-rate theater effects to make me have a sleepless night and a pair of red eyes.
This is it! That's it.
At 5:26 Beijing time on June 26, 2009 (14:26 local time in Los Angeles on the 25th), MJ died at the age of 50 after being sent to the hospital due to cardiac arrest. For a time, the bad news spread to every corner of the world at the speed of light. As usual, I turned on my mobile phone subconsciously under the arrangement of the biological clock, and received a text message from a lay person like me. "MJ is gone! MJ is gone! MJ is gone!...", this stingy guy who believes that he can copy and paste on his mobile phone has used a 70-character text message limit, which blocked my brain all of a sudden, and the world instantly came to a standstill.
"God bless you!", the appearance of a person made my time like a download software for resuming the upload, and I pressed the start button. MJ greeted the dancers on stage with a sincere and warm tone. The screening room where the documentary called "This is it!" was played was full of seats, and the atmosphere was dignified, without the usual crunch of popcorn and the occasional "Over the Moon" cell phone ringtone. Everyone, like me, curled up in the corner of memory and stared at the king of pop who had never set foot on Chinese soil.
It seems that I buried this movie ticket that belonged to MJ when I was 12 years old, and it was the stingy guy who texted me. I just remember that one day he suddenly and generously handed me a D-version VCD with a weird cover that said "dangerous - Dangerous Journey". He told me mysteriously that you must see it. I don't lend him to ordinary people. . Since then, it has been out of control.
If it is said that the understanding of idols in childhood was not so profound, then now I am enough to evaluate an epoch-making idol more objectively. There is no doubt about MJ's talent and talent, and his appearance makes people realize that the phrase "always imitated, but never surpassed" is actually more appropriate for him. In addition to the heavenly singing and phantom dance steps, in "This is it!", MJ's talent has also been demonstrated in a deeper and more comprehensive way: the "Smooth Criminal" MV, which he participated in the production of the whole process, has been re-interpreted , in addition to the familiar white suit and blue tie and the fascinating Moonwalk, MJ's idol - Fred Astaire's musical "The Band Wagon" was specially treated, which restored a Broadway scene in black and white images, MJ turned into a crime The master shuttles through the crowd and breaks out of the MV, the perfect combination of innovation and nostalgia! In the epoch-making "Thriller" in the history of MV, the creative concept highlighted in the new 3D version also pursues the integration of novel shapes, sets and nostalgic styles. Of course, talent is not enough to support an idol's 30-year popularity. At the age of 50, he showed his dedication with super-conforming dance moves and real singing during the all-weather rehearsal; The perfectionism on display goes to great lengths; the sincerity and humility of "This is all for love" and "god bless you" in the face of cheering cast and crew; the never-forgetting "Earth Song" with environmental and anti-war themes ", "Heal The World" all over the world calling for the harmony and love between man and nature, between man and man... When I
walked out of the theater alone, the night was already dark, and the "Heal The World" from the earphones deeply moved MJ. Fixed in mind. Unlike other people who show their artistry through tricky forms and techniques, MJ's simple music, dance and the innocence conveyed have created a belief, and I have always been such an inseparable believer.

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This Is It quotes

  • Michael Jackson: I have an important message to give. Okay. It's important.

  • Michael Jackson: [singing] Just look over your shoulder honey...