Was Beyoncé, uh, inspired by Blake Kueny's View From a Blue Moon?
Hard to believe it’s been eight months since the trailer for View from a Blue Moon dropped. Superb piece of film, gorgeous surf porn. Maybe the best ever.
Crazy how time flies, seems like just yesterday I was tapping away at a review that both praised and dismissed a piece of work the quality of which I’ll never match.
Even if VFABM wasn’t exactly what I was hoping for, you can’t argue that it wasn’t gorgeous. Perfectly shot, superbly edited. A work of art. The type of thing people copy.
People like… Beyonce Knowles. Or, more likely, whoever it is that HBO hired to cut together a promo for her new project, Lemonade.
“What is Lemonade?” the world wonders.
Is it a music video? A rock opera? A movie?
I don’t know, but it sure as hell looks familiar.
Check out this audio swap with Blake Kueny’s View From a Blue Moon, pay attention to how perfectly they sync up.
Kind of crazy, right?
This is hardly the first time the Knowles machine has been accused of intellectual theft. A quick google turns up some pretty damning evidence.
And who could forget that monument to cultural appropriation, Drunk in Love?
Is this the first shot in a coming race war? Will the tables turn, black artists now stealing from white?
Is it coincidence, homage, or outright theft?
Does a surf filmer have the financial wherewithal to sue a music industry powerhouse?
Is this the beginning of a cultural shift that will see millions of black Americans flood coastal ‘burgs in pursuit of a righteous slide?
Only time will tell.
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“superbly edited” – I thought the editing was what killed that movie. I know JJ can do the craziest airs, but how he links everything together with that gangly, smooth laid-back style is what makes him so great to watch. The editing was so ADD that it lost the beauty of John John and just showcased all the sicky acrobatics of another jock surfer.
Yes, but, where are the commas?
B ounce say does have Dat booty doe
Dig a bit deeper boys…
JJF vs. Mr Kueny?
Is there more?
The intellectual part of property left before either entered any door.
Cultural appropriation at its worst – kinda’ like my over-sized penis.
Do white people still hate black people in America?
do you see trump? he is soon-to-be hilter in america
It’s pretty distressing but it seems to be the natural trajectory of democracy. Only lunatics and people with fanatical views have enough energy to express them and the muppets at the top have to pick a side each election to have a point of difference and appease the idiots. Then you add in the factor of only the wealthy having a realistic shot at getting to the top and the whole system eventually unravels. Australia is on the same trajectory as is the UK. America will be the first to fail.
No, only Mexicans and Asians hate blacks
Only the white people that surf.
Fuck the WSL
I was thinking more along the lines of NWA’s “Fuck the Police.” I like that much better than Beyonce.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But Beyonce, her bitch slapping sister and her crack dealing hubby really annoy me so I’m going to call this plagiarism.
I completely forget the prodigy that will be forced down our throats in the very near future. Even though her father looks like half a retard she’ll be sooooo much better than you and your fully retarded children.
The sexy female doctor told my girl that our bastard child won’t be fully retarded which is nice. So I’ve got that going for me.
Congrats! I think.
It’s cause Blake is a talented beast.