By TYLER WEAVER

For those who aren’t fans of Michael Jackson, don’t worry, this is it: the final tribute to the King of Pop. For those who are fans, prepare yourself for what MJ calls “an adventure” in which he desires to take you places you’ve never been before.

It’s fair to warn you ahead of time: if your only knowledge of Jackson is ‘Thriller,” you’re probably going to be bored. This is not your typical theater experience. There is no plot, there is no conflict (other than the occasional charitable chastisements to the staff by Jackson), and there is no particular climax.

At times you may wonder if the pencil-thin artist is even giving 50 percent effort during the show. You’re watching rehearsal footage of a production that never reached completion but by the end of the film you’ll be dying to see the finished product.

Thank goodness the crew didn’t throw in the towel when Jackson passed away on June 25. Throughout the film they give us computer-generated views of what the 50 sold out shows set to take place in London would have looked like.

We see an army of soldiers marching to “They Don’t Care About Us,” a psychedelic throwback to The Jackson 5’s prime, a inner-city skyline shadowed with silhouettes and a lush forest meeting its doom to the tune of “Earth Song.” Look closely and you’ll even catch a cameo by Willy from the 1993 motion picture “Free Willy,” to which Jackson lent his music.

One cannot help but gain a newfound respect for the King while watching him interact with the crew of his “Church of Rock.” Love, apparently, is the central reason for all that he does and his conversation genuinely oozes with pleas for peace and harmony. Even rebukes to band members who don’t play with enough “funk” come as a gentle cry to realize some vision only he can see for the monumental production.

“Just let it simmer,” said Jackson to band members who couldn’t get their timing right.

His perfectionist side is revealed and when the requested changes are made you can’t help but nod your head in agreement and say, “Wow, I think I get what all the hype about this guy was all about.”

“This is It” is only in theaters for two weeks and will undoubtedly make you want to stand up and dance. Don’t expect a polished production, but rather a brief glimpse into the energetic and loving final days of one who changed music worldwide.