Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Once Upon A TIme

This the opening scene to the Nicki Minaj video for "4 life" 


This is the opening scene to the movie Shrek 2 (clearly)


This is the opening scene to Disney's Sleeping Beauty, just one of the many times that they would use this (also in Cinderella, Snow White, and Enchanted)

Similarities? Yes. Coincidences? No way.  These opening books have been used for years in cinema to tell a background story before moving into the movie or music video.  I understand that it looks more sophisticated and all, and it's every little girl's dream to be a princess, but why would the designers set the scene at this particular time period? Because the world at this time was kind of a mess with the tyrant kings and the Plague, I don't get it.  The design may look better, but if dragons are running around, I do not want to live at that time.


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