This Is It

This Is It

This week I watched the Michael Jackson video, This Is It. As I was watching this movie, I tried to focus upon clues to Michael Jackson's physical condition and general health. I realize this video was edited to show Michael Jackson in his best possible light. From what I could gather from the video Michael Jackson appeared to be in good physical health for a man of his age. Michael was certainly not moving around the way he did in his 30s, but he was still putting on an active performance. He would obviously have to be in shape in order to do this. This personal trainer Lou Ferrigno, has also gone on record stating that Michael appeared to be healthy. I observed that Michael Jackson was using good common sense during the rehearsals. He was obviously saving himself and was not going full throttle. He even told the producer that he didn't want to blow his voice in rehearsals. This was wisdom. One could surmise that Michael Jackson could have put on a more vigorous performance when he was in front of an actual audience. This leads me to believe that Michael may have been in even better physical condition then these rehearsals revealed.

Another interesting observation was that Michael did not appear to be under the influence of any drug or medication. This video showed Michael to be alert and very cold. When communicating with both the producer and the other staff. This raises a serious question. How could a man who appeared to be physically healthy and not under the influence of medication or drugs die so suddenly?