Watch: Kris Allen's 'The Vision of Love' video inspires
Even the smallest steps make a difference, according to the 'American Idol'
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Doing the right thing can be scary, but in Kris Allen’s video for “The Vision of Love,” show that a few seconds of courage can make all the difference.
The song, the debut single from the “American Idol’ winner’s second album, “Thank You Camellia,” out May 22, is about standing up for those less fortunate, even when fear takes over. That theme plays itself out in two scenario’s in the video. In the first, a high schooler is bullied and one of the cool kids looks on doing nothing (both the kid being bullied and the onlooker have on hoodies with the hood up... probably shot too early to be a Trayvon Martin statement, but maybe not). In the second case, a girl, with a black eye, who yearns to be told she’s beautiful (in cliched, typical fashion, the addition of eye glasses signify her “homeliness.” Please...), but feels too scared to join a group of girls talking.
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The scenarios play out intercut with footage of Allen playing the song and we’ll say that all’s well that ends well, but not without some bravery on the part of the students. The clip is meant to appeal to Allen’s younger base and it sends a nice, yet oversimplifed message.
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April 4, 2012 at 6:56PM EST Reply to CommentThe message is simple, but I think that's why it works. Anything more than that would be cheesy, especially in the eyes of younger viewers.
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April 5, 2012 at 1:55PM EST Reply to CommentHmm, odd. The girl didn't have a black eye. She was experimenting with makeup (hides her face) and was crying. The black eye makeup smeared. She 'wakes up' and washes her face and puts the glasses on. YAY! She has vision!!!
She must have been listening to this song on those headphones because you can see her have a lightbulb moment. She takes them off and has the courage to say hi to the group of girls who welcome her in.
I liked the portrayal of the boy's story too. It just takes one person to stand up to make things better.
I love this song and this video.