Kanye West has appropriated other people's art within his music, but his recent video for 'All of the Lights' has some cult film fans in an uproar.Fans accuse West and director Hype Williams of ripping off themes from the French film 'Enter the Void,' in the video, which features guest appearances from Rihanna and Kid Cudi, as well as verses from Fergie, Charlie Wilson, John Legend, Tony Williams, Alicia Keys, La Roux and The-Dream.
The scenes in question show a series of flashing lights and text spelling out the song lyrics, which is very similar to the opening sequence of 'Enter The Void,' the cult film released last year by director Gaspar Noe. As critic Linda Sharps points out, "Either it's a deliberate homage to the film, or ... maybe nobody thought Kanye's fans would know anything about relatively obscure French melodramas. Hard to say." Watch the videos after the jump.











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Hey, Kanye, the most expensive shades in the world can't hide that you got bongo lips and that you're a knucklehead.
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Will somebody knock this punk out?
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doesn't that thug realize how stupid he looks with those dark shades and a fat mouthed scowl. he bad...he bad
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His BIGGEST problem is he can't sing.
Even with all the studio work on the planet.
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yes, but he is incredibly rude, drunk, and stupid too!
I like how the article describes Enter the Void as a French melodrama.
but now that they mention it, I guess it IS pretty much the lovechild of Douglas Sirk and Marcel Carné.
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Please, kanye. Do EVERYBODY a favor and ENTER THE VOID!
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Kanye disappoints me, annoys me, angers me, etc.
I am upset because he does well with his own songs and sings/raps those from his soul... But, he helped JYJ with "Ayyy Girl" by making it sound like CRUD!? I mean, what the heck??? Can nobody be better than you KANYE!?
Then not to mention... I don't think he has ever help promote the song. It's nuts. He could have been nice. Especially since he supposedly produced it.
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Just looking at him makes me sick.
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And the price of eggs in China are... So what if he did
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Did this give anyone else a headache? It did me.
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Kanye who? Enough said....
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Kayne if full of hatred, pure cold hearted hatred.
Until he can learn to love others, besides just himself, he will never get any further than he already is.
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Monkey see, monkey do.
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Video sucks as bad as the song...Only thing it has going for it is RiRi
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