Wed, 23 Feb 2011 2:30p.m.
Rapper Kanye West has been accused of ripping off French film Enter The Void for the video to his new track ‘All Of The Lights’.
The ‘Stronger’ hitmaker debuted the promo over the weekend and the clip shows collaboration partner Rihanna posing seductively, with West singing as he perches on top of a police car.
But the star has been hit by claims he ripped off Gaspar Noe's 2010 film Enter the Void, which played at the New Zealand International Film Festival, in the 'All Of The Lights' video, which was directed by Hype Williams.
In a post on TheStir blog, critic Linda Sharps writes, "Either it's a deliberate homage to the film, or... well, maybe nobody thought Kanye's fans would know anything about relatively obscure French melodramas. Hard to say."
A fan on PopDash.com adds, "It comes across as lazy and sly and is a real shame for a director known for his own unique and distinctive style."
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23 Feb 2011 02:51p.m.
Dan T wrote:
Enter The Void isn't obscure. You're meant to recognize the reference. I think the people who aren't Kanye West fans generally think blacks don't watch festival films or stay current with emerging arts. They're wrong.
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