Kanye West, Rapper and Director, Premieres His Fiery 'Runaway' Video
10/25/2010 01:44:00 AM
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Call it a short film or a long video, Kanye West is now a director.Flames, feathers, and some fancy footwork by ballerinas stand out in the new, 34-minute clip conceived by the controversial rapper.
'Runaway' is essentially a mashup of two classic tales: Phoenix rising, and 'Pygmalion' (in which a wealthy benefactor helps make over, then falls in love with, a girl looked down upon by society).
Of the romance in the video, West recently told MTV News that previous relationships inspired him: "I wanted every girl I ever been in a relationship with to feel like a piece of her was being represented."
Selita Ebanks (pictured with her director earlier this month in Paris) plays a voluptuous woman-bird rescued from a fire by West. Under his watchful eye, she crawls among his menagerie of backyard pets, until he brings her indoors and inspires her to dance to his hypnotic beats, coaches her to drink from teacups, takes her to a surreal parade and introduces her to haughty pals at a dinner party.
But she's unhappy in "his world," and a feathery, sensual encounter between them ends with (spoiler alert! subtlety alert!) an explosion.
They've already demonstrated on-screen chemistry by kissing in public, and now two of the biggest movie stars in the world are taking their relationship one step further.
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