Friday, July 5, 2013

I Got That Tunnel Vision For You

My friend told me that Justin Timberlake's new video for "Tunnel Vision" came out very recently and gave me the gist of what happened. The way she explained it was a bit shocking, I guess. I expected more suggestive movements and I suppose if you take it that way, they could be, but I went in with an open mind. The video definitely was not even close to some of the greatest "short films" or "music videos" out there. It got boring after the second minute. I can see that whoever had the idea for the video was attempting to be artistic, but in my eyes it was a choppy wannabe artsy video. There were parts where I thought it was artistic and other parts where it was just a half naked woman dancing, plain and simple. I'd have to agree with my friend when she said that he lost some points with this video. He could have done better, especially after seeing his "Mirrors" video. We were just talking about it and she said that you can tell when someone's heart is in the making of an art piece such as the song and video for "Mirrors." As for "Tunnel Vision" there is no sign of real thought behind this. It was almost as if they wanted to release the single and rushed to get the video out instead of coming up with something inspiring and new.
I absolutely loved the song when I first listened to the album. It still remains one of my favorites off the album or of his in general. The picture it created in my mind is nothing compared to the video. I know that Justin has his own "visions" for the song, but I personally do not believe that the video probably didn't properly portray that.
I have been watching Michael Jackson more and more lately and, really, he was the true artist to look up to. He was very modest in his videos. I reckon we've definitely been spoiled by his talents.
I suppose I could go on and on about Michael and my opinion on Justin's music, but Monsoon Season has started up and we're getting a big storm on the way. I'd like my computer to live, thank you very much!

Oh, here's the video for Tunnel Vision:

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