ENG 2100: Writing 1 with Jay Thompson

Akosua Omari-Dottoh, Blog Post 10/18

At 0:46, we are faced with this image of Beyoncé laying on the sand, looking to the side, into the sunset. It’s silent with only the vocals of birds chirping in the distance, her face is covered with a see through cloth and she doesn’t move an inch. This choice was made in order to represent how stuck, lost she felt in this situation. Not knowing which way to go, she starts an internal battle between what her mind is telling her she should do, and what her heart wants her to. This results in her physical body going, in a way, numb.”