the Power video is a tremendous visual for the Greek mythology story of Dionsysus and Damocles and genius on kanye's part because it really goes perfectly with the song and the concept
heres the story right here in a nutshell...
Damocles exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority, Dionysius was truly fortunate. Dionysius offered to switch places with him for a day, so that Damocles could taste first hand that fortune. In the evening a banquet was held where Damocles very much enjoyed being waited upon like a king. Only at the end of the meal did he look up and notice a sharpened sword hanging directly above his head by a single horse-hair. Immediately, he lost all taste for the fine foods and beautiful companions and asked leave of the tyrant, saying he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.
Dionysius had successfully conveyed a sense of the constant fear in which the great man lives.
"no one man should have all that power"
the "Sword of Damocles" hanging over Kanye's head thru his halo...
it was all portrayed perfectly in the moving portrait.
Not Video.
Its a Moving portrait...
not a video.
Kanye Played this one too cool.
Everyone's waiting patiently the whole week expecting some outlandish beautiful artistic video...
and what does Ye do?
He gives the world what they're waiting for.
a 1:35 long moving portrait.
Not video.
Art.
Music.
Genius
This moving portrait idea is awesome! It amazing what the mind kind produce :)
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