http://cuindependent.com/2009/10/31/movie-buff-this-is-it/ University of Colorado Daily Student Newspaper Site in Boulder: Breaking News, Sports, Entertainment, Opinion Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://cuindependent.com/2009/10/31/movie-buff-this-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Nitrogen Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:58:36 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=8446#comment-769 This film could have easily come across as a love letter to a fallen legend. It would have also been taken as a slap in the face to an already tarnished legacy left behind by a dimming star. This Is It is neither. This is a film that cuts deep, and leaves a memorable scar of hope. Jackson may have been an odd seed, but at least he wasn’t a sheep (black, OR white). He had heart, faith, and an understanding of what brilliance sounded (and looked) like. What we see here are both moments of defying confidence, and others of coyly depicted shy self-doubt. This film could have easily come across as a love letter to a fallen legend. It would have also been taken as a slap in the face to an already tarnished legacy left behind by a dimming star. This Is It is neither. This is a film that cuts deep, and leaves a memorable scar of hope. Jackson may have been an odd seed, but at least he wasn’t a sheep (black, OR white). He had heart, faith, and an understanding of what brilliance sounded (and looked) like. What we see here are both moments of defying confidence, and others of coyly depicted shy self-doubt.

]]> http://cuindependent.com/2009/10/31/movie-buff-this-is-it/comment-page-1/#comment-768 nancy @ PrincetonCryo Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:45:46 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=8446#comment-768 Those who have relationships with millions are often alone. And what is left afterwards are their stories - written in books, made into movies...... I personally think 'This is it' is an irony of what we see and what we precieve. Sad end though. Those who have relationships with millions are often alone. And what is left afterwards are their stories – written in books, made into movies…… I personally think ‘This is it’ is an irony of what we see and what we precieve. Sad end though.

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