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The sounds and hard beats combine in this techno, hip hop hit with great. I can't help but open my sunroof and crank up the volume. I'm probably embarrassing myself. Whatever. But, when the video premiere March 31st and I watched it for the first time, I was disappointed. There were a couple good parts, but I felt Perry and her production crew could have be a lot more innovative with the video. They should have done more.
The video opens kinda like the Disney film WALL-E. Have you seen it? It's dark and mysterious with an old-school playing. It pulls you in a lil bit. But, then Kanye West doesnt do much with his stunner shades on when he appears next. For an alien/space/cosmos video, there were clips of animals from Earth and other things on Earth. If this is music video about this futuristic love between a human girl and alien boy, nothing about Earth should be in the video. I didnt like it. The middle of the video, where it pauses a little, was good because we see the introduction between Perry and the alien lover. He seemed more robot/android than alien but I'll let it slide. It was decent. But, then when the video draws to a close, the alien boy turns out to be a guy with albinism. I did NOT like that. I felt the director who worked on this video took the easy route and thought "If we put an albino guy as the alien, that will be unique!" IT WASN'T! I thought it was a cop out and bit insulting if I had albinism. Just being honest.
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All in all, great song. I love the storyline. But, the music video was lacking for me, and could have been easily taken up a few notches. I will say that I like the makeup and costume design. P.S. This is a little off topic, but does Katy Perry look a little like Zooey Deschanel? Anyway, hopefully, you guys will take a look at the video and let me know whatcha think.
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2 comments:
heyo, lovely blog- found you via 20sb. i actually am one of like 3 people in this country under 30 who have not seen this video so i just watched it and i agree it was very 'meh'.. and i agree also about the albinism thing.. i wonder if there's been any backlash because of that? its definitely an interesting collaboration though and i like the sound. it's crazy how so many artists are now branching into house music- i have been a fan of house for years and i remember getting picked on for it all the time and now it's so hip haha.. but love the blog, can't wait to read more :)
xx, jess
Thank you so much for your comment Jessica! :) And I agree with you. The video was "meh." Could have been much better. I look forward to reading your future comments!! :)
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