Sunday, September 28, 2008

He Lives in You



As the scene opens, darkness is enveloping the African savanna. Giraffes formerly grazing look up anxiously as news travels to them by the soft particles of dust and leaves gliding through the wind. Other animals join in the jubilant march just to see what joyous news awaits. The heavy rhythmic beat of the African song progresses and intensifies just as dawn begins to creep in. The sun shows itself and rays of light beam upon many majestic features, the main being a protruding rock formation that stands out above all others--Pride Rock. A baboon balances at the tip of one of the big ledges and glances into the sky to see Mufasa, glowing brilliantly before everyone. The baboon seems at peace with the world as he has Mufasa above him, and he contently breathes in the scent of the particles on the wind swirling by him. Now the animals anticipate seeing a new born cub; they bow in honor, and just as subjects would bow before their royal, respected king, they bow before their new member in the circle of life. Simba and Nala walk proudly up to the edge of the rock to join the baboon in this moment. With great reverence, the baboon picks up the tiny cub and lifts her high for all the other animals to see. They cheer in exaltation and bow even lower to the ground so their bodies barely graze the ground. All this time, the new-born cub has a face of bewilderment. The wind blows the particles by her and she begins to show a mischievous grin. A particularly playful leaf blows by as the cub swats unsuccessfully in her first "hunting attempt." By this time there is much cheering and celebration. The antelope are prancing, the elephants are pounding, the flocks of birds circling in excitement. In a final moment of the miracle, the baboon massages a maroon liquid where on the forehead of the cub, giving it a miniature mane, and marking it as a member of Simba's pride.

This description mirrors the form of the music video, by playing on the style of music. Throughout the paragraph, I have used alliteration to mimick the steady beat in the African song. Alliteration is a repetition of consonants used to give emphasis or rhythm to a particular piece. I thought this was appropriate since there was rhythm throuhout the course of the video. Some examples of the alliteration I used are "...join in the jubilant march just to see what joyous news awaits..." or "...A baboon balances at the tip of one of the big ledges and glances into the sky to see Mufasa, glowing brilliantly before eveyone..." I also embeded a series that reads rhytmically: "...The antelope are prancing, the elephants are pounding, the flocks of birds circling..."