I got to watch the Michael Jackson movie "This Is It" with some friends. I hadn't intended to watch, but my brother gushed about it, so I became intrigued and went.

Is it a waste of my money? No.

The movie is a collage of mini-interviews and rehearsal footages. I know most of the songs, which is a big factor in my enjoyment of the movie. And the dance moves! O.M.G. I'm amazed at their fluidity and grace. But what I like most is that the movie humanized Michael Jackson. I get to see a side of him that's never written about in the newspapers.

He's passionately dedicated. He gives his opinion on the music and the choreography, and he wants to make the entire concert the best that he can. They spared no expenses--the dancers are the best, and the production is grand scale.

He is, in essence, a very nice person. He could have sported a diva attitude, given his fame and status, but he's unfailingly polite and didn't lose his temper. (Of course, I don't know if they edited the bad parts out, but the people they interviewed at the start of the film, who are the dancers and the crew have nothing but nice things to say about him, and some were even crying.)

He's willing to share the limelight. Like one time, he tells the guitarist (sorry, don't know her name) to ramp up her playing (because she stopped when he stopped singing) because it's her moment to shine and he'll just be there beside her.

He's also an environmentalist. He's all about protecting Mother Earth, something to leave to our children. And the change should begin from each one of us.

So, yeah, it's sad that he's gone, but his legacy need not. I'm also an environmentalist, in small ways like using both sides of the paper, turning off the lights and water when not in use, or walking and taking the train instead of the car, recycling bags, bottles, etc. After all, this is our planet, our home, and if we don't take care of it, who will?