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A Play-By-Play Of Kanye’s New Film

Posted on October 7th, 2010
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Karen


We all know Kanye thinks the world of Nicki Minaj and even dubbed her one of the “scariest” artists currently making music. It turns out ‘Ye is so much of a fan that he tapped the Young Money star to narrate his film, Runaway. Mr. West had the official screening yesterday in London, which he referred to as “a second home since Dame brought him there eight years ago.” The Hip Hop Chronicle was there to document the entire thing with an extensive review.

Firstly it has French subtitles.

One of the first images you see is of a determined and running Kanye West. The first voice you hear is of Nicki Minaj who narrates the opening in a British accent.

Kanye driving his fancy sports car is hit when a fireball/comet from the sky hits the ground. From this fireball, we see Selita Ebanks  as The Phoenix. This phoenix is innocent and for me, it represents the art world. Kanye (being the commercial and art world) takes it into his care and teaches it. There’s a moment where the phoenix is watching TV and not knowing what it is.

Yeezy’s first line, “first rule baby, don’t pay attention to what you see in the news”. It’s almost like he symbolises the merger between the art world and the commercial world.

One thing that really hit me was the distinct colours that are used. Green, Black, White and Red are permanent fixtures in the movie. It really added depth to the cinematography. Ang Lee (director of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), is also a director who uses colour effective to bring out a scene.

There’s an ode to Michael Jackson in the movie with a procession.

How is the movie you ask? This is about everything you’ll need to know.

One word to describe the movie: Epic.

It’s abstract and I think fans will enjoy it. Some may not be able to sit through the ballet part of the movie but it doesn’t take away from the artistic effort that’s been put into this film. I enjoyed the movie. It will come with the album and will loop from beginning to end. It will be a visual reference point for fans. He’s as passionate as I saw him during his album playback for 808′s & Heartbreak. It’s almost inspiring to see someone still have that much drive.

Respect: RR

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