Janet Jackson “When I Think of You” dir. Julien Temple
Only five hidden cuts in the whole video create the illusion of one long take. That’s right, exactly like Hitchcock’s Rope. In every way.
It’s nearly criminal how the dance remix used in the video strips out the magic of the original’s feel-good classic intro, but still, it’s a fun and cheesy good time.
And there are moments in the beginning (before the Busby Berkeleying kicks into high fabulous), that remind me of the 1999 VW Jetta commercial “Synchronicity” (dir. Gerard de Thame), which I think may have awoken in me a new era of appreciation for good advertising.
