Like many others, i was extremely skeptical about this "movie" when I first heard about it and saw the previews. All the chatter was very misleading and I'm ashamed to say that I decided to watch it because I thought it would be entertaining by how bad/ridiculous it was. However, I was forced to eat my words as soon as the first song started. The idea of working in a "heart factory" was inspired and the effects were incredible. I don't know how best to describe this piece of art but it is art and i did love it. It was like a long music video driven by brief narrative and it completely worked for me. It's not a crime for artists to try new things and it's absolutely not something to vilify. It's disheartening to live in a time when artists aren't allowed to veer off the beaten path. I loved this new form of entertainment and music delivery and I would love to see some of my favorite artists try something like this in the future. I'm open to and excited about any type of new way to express art. It's something that should celebrated and applauded and I hope neither JLO nor any other artist are discouraged by negative cynics.
Review of This Is Me... Now
