Zaid and I critique “4 Minutes to Save the World”
Apr 3rd, 2008 by dino-ray
…via Gmail chat:
Zaid: I like how the video keeps the time in sync…
Me: I wish there was more dancing
Zaid: It’s a minuscule detail…but i noticed it..
Me: Is it me or does Justin seem lazy in the video?
Me: it seems like Madonna has more energy
Zaid: Hmm…he looks like he just woke up for the video…
Me: YES
Me: EXACTLY
Me: I think he was scared to overshadow Madonna
Zaid: Maybe that was the thing..she was like…”I’m afraid to have u in my video cuz you’ll look better than me…”
Me: YES
Zaid: and justin is like…ok…i just wont do anything..
Zaid: I dont think he was scared…it was probably in the contract…
Me: yea
Zaid: “Justin will not dance more than Madonna in the video”
Me: they were like, “you only can do 2 dance moves every 45 seconds”
Zaid: just a small pop and lock…thats it..
Zaid: just look pretty in the mirror…
Me: exactly
Me: and Timbaland was only contracted to appear for 20 seconds
Zaid: yes….
Zaid: he had too much voice time than normal for a Madonna song…
Me: yea
Me: I wonder if he got a pay deduction
Zaid: It’s always all Madonna…so she’s like..”You can only be in the video for like…X amount of time..
Zaid: probably a smaller percentage….but…
Zaid: it probably still made more than normal..
Zaid: cuz its madonna
Me: yea…for real