June 3, 201214 yr I loved it, it was visually stunning, Rihanna was brilliant with her gestures, and her ribbons /scarves. Chris was great too. It was more of a stream of consciousness experience, no plot necessary. artistically, PoC is amazing. the way they treated those scenarios, making referencies to chinese movies like "House of Flying Daggers" and "Hero". but lacked some element to remind us that it's a Coldplay video (apart of Chris Martin, obviously :P)
June 3, 201214 yr At first, I thought the vid was ok. But after an afternoon of thought, I hate it. This is worse than the CB vid. It was TERRIBLE!!! I've never been this harsh on Coldplay but my gosh, this vid really grinds my gears. I wish they would take their videos more seriously because this was just bad.
June 3, 201214 yr The song is called Princess Of China...sure. but that doesn't mean the song has anything to do with China or the Chinese culture. I think the people bitching about that sort of thing need to drop it.
June 3, 201214 yr The song is called Princess Of China...sure. but that doesn't mean the song has anything to do with China or the Chinese culture. I think the people bitching about that sort of thing need to drop it. Check this out http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93645
June 3, 201214 yr I know. I'm just saying every little thing in the video does not have to be about China/Chinese....
June 3, 201214 yr I rated it a 9/10 I was really nervous about this video coming out , I gave the Charlie Brown video a 5/10 so I was hoping the POC video wouldn't be worse. I thought it was a creative video, I love the parts where Chris sings, I'm happy Rihanna is dressed :lol: ( hate the nails though). I actually liked the forehead touching scenes but I'm happy they didn't kiss. Strawberry Swing and LITii are still my all time fave Coldplay videos, POC video won't go in my worst category though, In my opinion the CB video is their worst.
June 3, 201214 yr This video is better then i expected, altough i had to laugh when they were flying. XD 7/10 Lovers in Japan and the alternate Viva la Vida are still their best video's!
June 3, 201214 yr Now I watched the video three times as I think it does require multiple viewings. I think Coldplay has struck a difficult balance here between a simple indie video and a pop special effects video, which mirrors perfectly the collaboration between Rhianna and Coldplay. I love how the video describes the song perfectly. The scenes where they are both dressed differently and each stays with their clan, facing each other in battle and then the incredibly intimate scene forehead-to-forehead, opening their heart to each other and admitting how much they hurt. The video works great with these contrasts and in the end you can almost feel the glimmer of hope, of a future reconciliation, which is the spirit of the last part of MX. All in all, well done! This video is better then i expected, altough i had to laugh when they were flying. XD On the contrary to me the flying scene was poignant, showing how once they were "flying" together, united by their love and common goals.
June 3, 201214 yr I was expecting a more linear plot to it like Paradise or Strawberry Swing, but upon mental digest, I like it more. It's wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than the Charlie Brown video.
June 3, 201214 yr I was expecting a more linear plot to it like Paradise or Strawberry Swing, but upon mental digest, I like it more. It's wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than the Charlie Brown video. I think the lack of linearity reflects the song. We are going back and forth between how the relationship was and how it fell apart, both in the song and in the video.
June 3, 201214 yr 9 Chris he was so sexy. Great. That's what I care about actually. :) Riri she also did well. But I want to say... I'm glad that they didn't film kissing scene or something. This is enough fabulous. :lol: Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't want a video where Chris is sexy... That's why I was pissed, he is trying so hard to be some kind of machoman now,following the steps of Justin Timberlake or whoever. OK, they want to have fun and they enjoy the populartiy, but I am afraid that the band might be losing it. They need to get a grip before the next album, seriously.
June 3, 201214 yr I still dont know weather I like it or not. Anyone else notice chris's shoe change at 48 sec from black to white :laugh3: You think whoever was stunting for chis surely should have had the exact same attire.
June 3, 201214 yr 4/10 I think I'm seeing more humour in this video than was intended - the Chris parts are very entertaining :lol: I do like the visual quality of this video, although I could have done without Rihanna's red plastic thigh high boots, but I suppose it could have been worse... I only started to enjoy the song Paradise after the video, but this isn't going to happen for POC.
June 3, 201214 yr My first thought after seeing this "Hm... the Charlie Brown vid wasn't really that bad, was it?"
June 3, 201214 yr Sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't want a video where Chris is sexy... That's why I was pissed, he is trying so hard to be some kind of machoman now,following the steps of Justin Timberlake or whoever. OK, they want to have fun and they enjoy the populartiy, but I am afraid that the band might be losing it. They need to get a grip before the next album, seriously. too right
June 3, 201214 yr Rihanna @rihanna @coldplay I loooove this shit! Thanks for the opportunity http://vevo.ly/JX5VMV
June 3, 201214 yr MX era videos are so fakes and plastics... Fail +1...... shame after the amazing strawberry swing video :(
June 3, 201214 yr i will give it an 8. there was some really cool editing in the beginning, but some of the shots toward the end lasted too long. i'm not sure i understood exactly what the story was supposed to be... and i was expecting more sword fighting. it was like, Rihanna, you have a sword, use it! :P but she kinda looked bored the whole time anyway... on the other hand, the cinematography was very nice. and i love that they keep including credits in their videos. :wacko:
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