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Accompanying the then-recent release of his comeback album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West dropped the short film “Runaway” in late 2010. The piece revolves around the character Griffin (West), who becomes romantically involved with a phoenix-human hybrid (Selita Ebanks) after she cras...
* * TIMELINE * * [Credits]
Context needed to understand the film:
Phoenix SymbolismContinual ExplosionContext of Kanye's Past
Scene 1: Dark Fantasy
(00:00 - 04:40)
In the first few establishing shots of the film we see Mr West playing the character "Griffin" driving his car through the woods which come to play later in the film. A combination of hard colour correction filled with cinematic scenes of a meteor like object crashing down onto the planet through the clouds into Griffin's car making him crash.
S1, Part 1: Running
S1, Part 2: Meteorite
S1, Part 3: Swerving
S1, Part 4: The Crash
S1, Part 5: Phoenix Twitch
S1, Part 6: Television
DialogueEffects on the Audience
Scene 2: Gorgeous
(04:40 - 05:57)
She travels around Griffin's backyard spending time with the life around her even though the walls are trapped around her so she can't see outside. Studying each animal and learning her way around the garden before there is a abrupt cut into the next scene.
Scene 3: Power (Remix)
(05:58 - 07:31)
After the Phoenix crashes into the planet, Griffin decides to play her "Power" to reinvigorate her after the injuries of the crash; the same way that the track does the same for him giving strength into his career.
S3, Part 1: Touchpad
S3, Part 2: Phoenix TwitchS3, Part 3: Standing & DancingS3, Part 4: Child in Red
Scene 4: All of the Lights
(07:32 - 10:28)
A young leader of a generation takes to celebrate the joy of life and the talent that music can create, with subtle touches of darkness at every turn. A cinematic experience of all the lights and camera of paparazzi and fire works is filled with a symbolic event for Griffin and the Phoenix.
S4, Part 1: Fire Works
S4, Part 2: God vs Devil
S4, Part 3: Michael Jackson
S4, Part 4: Masked Men
S4, Part 5: Inheriting the Mask
S4, Part 6: Cup Drinking
[Part II: Continued] (Coming Soon)
Runaway - Short Film (Part I) was written by Andrew Harvie & Damasa & VideoKilledTheStereochrome & Vuk Aleksić.
Screen Genius released Runaway - Short Film (Part I) on Thu Oct 21 2010.