Hymn for the Weekend’s lyrics don’t require an Indian backdrop,so here’s hoping Coldplay decides to give the song different visuals at the showColdplay’s Hymn for the Weekend video featuring Beyoncé is already caught in a heated conversation approximately cultural appreciation of Indian religion and culture versus cultural appropriation of that culture for the western gaze. The video is a beautiful work of cinematography, yet it is untethered from meanings of devout and social significance the imagery contains.
The song is on deck to be performed at the Super Bowl halftime display this weekend, and watched by millions of Americans and countless others around the world. Here’s hoping that Coldplay has decided to give their song a different visual cue,rather than trying to make the Super Bowl into a devout festival and a Bollywood extravaganza at halftime. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com