Kanye considers himself a soldier for culture. Let that simmer for a moment.
The latest mission for the self-appointed bastion of culture is a film titled "Runaway":
In creative expression there is always the danger for the creator to get lost in the concept or the metaphor. I'm not sure what kind of psychotropic hodge podge he was enjoying at the time of the conception of this 'film' but it is clear that his ego (and a cohesive plot) are the only things that have 'runaway'.
The film is too self-important. Trying too hard to be epic.
The cinematography is awesome, and I understand the themes he was trying to evoke. The harsh juxtaposition of hard and soft, innocence and vulgarity. I get all that.
But I've also seen it before, it's a silly flick called "Splash".
This is no "Thriller", hell even Thriller is cheesy if you really think about it. But Thriller never took itself so seriously... Runaway shut down all the Viacom controlled media outlets, imploded in the Twitterverse, and raped the innanets with its pretentiousness.
The irony in this is palpable: Kanye resents the media for turning him into a demonic egocentric asshole, yet he relishes in the attention he commands as he gets all of us to watch, critique, and assess his brain farts for artistic integrity and substance.
Stop trying so hard, Kanye. Pretty pictures are only interesting for a moment.
Truly good art doesn't need to be explained.
Better luck next time.
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