I ran away Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I watched the video on my phone on the way home from work, so I may not have taken in all the details yet, but here is my first impression: 1. not half as cringeworthy as I feared it would be; actually quite well cut and feels very lively and animated or as they say, "life-affirming" 2. too little of the band is visible 3. For Heaven's Sake, why can't Beyonce for once wear a decent outfit (and I particularly mean that dress where she has a crown and a background of flowers); especially in an Indian culture-related video where it was obvious a "cultural" backlash was gonna come their way (not judging the backlash here for right or wrong; I'd have to be Indian to judge.). One of the reasons I liked Coldplay is that unlike many, many contemporary "artists" they don't need to feature scantily clad women in their videos in order to sell their music. I don't wanna see it in a COLDPLAY video too now. => First impression in short: first line of Crests Of Waves "It could be worse, (it could for example have been like the POC video)...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Here's a nice summary of the backlash that you guys were talking about... http://www.buzzfeed.com/sahilrizwan/coldplay-and-beyonces-new-music-video-is-under-fire-for-appr?bffbmain&utm_term=4ldqpgp#.iuMAz20zW Lol. Good video. I never expect much out of Coldplay videos, but Birds and HFTW have wowed me. :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisbe Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I love the video. It's so colorful which goes well with the album's concept. The way Beyonce appears in the video is good and I like her outfit and the background, especially when we can see the use of kaleidoscopes, I guess we'll see that more often in their videos and live shows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamili Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Almost 1M views in less that 10 hours. OMG! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 3. For Heaven's Sake, why can't Beyonce for once wear a decent outfit (and I particularly mean that dress where she has a crown and a background of flowers); especially in an Indian culture-related video where it was obvious a "cultural" backlash was gonna come their way (not judging the backlash here for right or wrong; I'd have to be Indian to judge.). One of the reasons I liked Coldplay is that unlike many, many contemporary "artists" they don't need to feature scantily clad women in their videos in order to sell their music. [/i] I must disagree here. Beyoncé is completely totally covered so I'm not sure where you see the "scantily clad". What because you can see her cleavage? She's a woman newsflash and a beautiful one too. I totally agree that some artists oversexualize to sell: Miley cirus and her cringeworthy performances or Justin bieber (he doesn't know what a t shirt is) but sorry Beyoncé here is not the case. Showing a beautiful woman in an elegant way is not a bad thing. Sexuality and sensuality are not bad things! It's when they are overdone that's the problem (like anything else overdone really) I was actually pleased to see how curvy and natural Beyoncé is and not afraid to show it instead of going the super thin route. kudos to her for maintaining and promoting a realistic woman figure. I agree about the rest of the band not featuring in many shots but I guess they prioritized showing the Indian culture. I especially liked the slow motion scenes of kids dancing or when they jumped in the water! :) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihaveabono Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I must disagree here. Beyoncé is completely totally covered so I'm not sure where you see the "scantily clad". What because you can see her cleavage? She's a woman newsflash and a beautiful one too. I totally agree that some artists oversexualize to sell: Miley cirus and her cringeworthy performances or Justin bieber (he doesn't know what a t shirt is) but sorry Beyoncé here is not the case. Showing a beautiful woman in an elegant way is not a bad thing. Sexuality and sensuality are not bad things! It's when they are overdone that's the problem (like anything else overdone really) I was actually pleased to see how curvy and natural Beyoncé is and not afraid to show it instead of going the super thin route. kudos to her for maintaining and promoting a realistic woman figure. I agree about the rest of the band not featuring in many shots but I guess they prioritized showing the Indian culture. I especially liked the slow motion scenes of kids dancing or when they jumped in the water! :) Me too!! the slow motion scenes of kids dancing and jumping in the water, for me, highlights the "carefree" and "living life to the fullest" theme of AHFOD and Hymn.. the director did a great job indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisbe Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It seems the design of the paintings we see inside the taxi were done by a Pakistani woman [MEDIA=twitter]693417290444992512[/MEDIA] Mobile Link: https://twitter.com/samyarif/status/693417290444992512?s=09 Edit: I've found an article about it http://arynews.tv/en/coldplays-latest-music-video-features-beyonce-sonam-kapoor-and-pakistani-designers-taxi-art/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephie Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Sweet! I love that taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp3176 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Almost 1M views in less that 10 hours. Go Coldplay Go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftrightleftArchi Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 5M views in just 24 hours guys!!! This song is on its way to being a hit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arushofjacktothehead Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I really do hope this song does well! Great video, keep the views rolling in!:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyk58 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I just watched the new video twice. Beautiful video, and the song is growing on me. When I first heard it, I did not find it good. But it is growing on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayrn43 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's at 6 million views now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp3176 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's at 6 million views now! As it gets more views it'll just grow more rapidly as more people know about it:D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Global Citizen wrote a nice, short article about the music video. (No mention of cultural appropriation because these people are smart) https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/coldplay-and-beyonce-unite-in-hymns-for-the-weeken/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplayink Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 10m views within 48hours? Wow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 10m views within 48hours? Wow Really?? Wow indeed. It was just over 6m yesterday when I went to sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erdbeere Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Great video! It's full of joy and happiness. I love the idian culture ;) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Great video! It's full of joy and happiness. I love the idian culture ;) India truly is fascinating as a culture to me too, because its so ancient and filled with mysticism and colour, which I find appealing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihaveabono Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 10m views within 48hours? Wow I hope this song becomes a big hit/ smash hit in the US, UK and the rest of the world :D :D :D :D :D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayrn43 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I hope this song becomes a big hit/ smash hit in the US, UK and the rest of the world :D :D :D :D :D After the Superbowl it will blow up, there's no doubt about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Leo Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Anyone knows what the Hindi word under Beyoncé poster in the movie says? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftrightleftArchi Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hymn is now at #39 on the US iTunes Charts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harondor Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Anyone knows what the Hindi word under Beyoncé poster in the movie says? I think that someone said it means "queen". Good choice of word [emoji2] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diogo_sg Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Anyone knows what the Hindi word under Beyoncé poster in the movie says? It's the same as the poster in the screenshot in this post: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/index.php?posts/5797503 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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