14 DAY TRIAL // For days now, Katy Perry has been teasing her fans with images from the set of her latest video, for the single “E.T,” a first-time collaboration with rapper Kanye West. It’s now out in full – and you can check it out below, at the end of the article.
Since the song tells the love story between a woman (Katy) and a man whose lovin’ is “extraterrestrial,” it’s no wonder the singer looked high up for inspiration – in the outer space, that is.
The video sees Katy as an alien that comes on Earth after a very long journey, presumably in search of her soul mate, judging by how it ends.
Once here, she resurrects a Wall-E-type of being that transforms with a single kiss into a gorgeous (and totally foreign to the concept of “clothes”) male model.
Together, they head off into the sunset in a bid to start a new race, part alien, part human. Kanye West also pops in for an appearance, but he’s in no way connected to the story.
Because of the whole “outer space slash birth of new race” theme of the video, Lady Gaga fans are accusing Perry of stealing their idol’s idea, the same one she used for the “Born This Way” video, TNT Magazine reports.
Katy is usually all about making colorful videos, but her previous releases are more about having fun, fans are saying.
In other words, the vid for “E.T” is too cinematographic not to be a stolen idea.
“The ET video is certainly a departure for Perry and features dramatic makeup, trippy effects and some pretty impressive cinematography,” TNT writes.
“Where the ‘copying Gaga’ claims come in is that both ET and Born This Way see their star being born in space and emerging as some type of alien being,” the mag further says.
Fans are now debating this on Twitter and other forums. Check out Katy Perry’s video below and see whether there’s any resemblance between it and Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.”
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