Beyonce and Jay Z are still dangerously in love. The couple played outlaws in the first part of their three-part film "Bang Bang." The couple released the black and white, Bonnie and Clyde-themed video on Nowness.com following the end of their "On the Run" tour.
In the almost three minute clip Beyonce and Jay are seen speeding through the California desert.
"In my first conversation on the telephone with Jay Z, he explained his concept of 'On the Run,'" said director Daikayl Rimmasch. "He said, 'We're trying to do this literally, it's not that we're Bonnie and Clyde. We're on the run from everything, on the run from becoming a cliché, on the run from doing the same thing again.' Everything he mentioned was a level of consciousness he has for staying as an entertainer and as a human being. He wanted to keep it more abstract because for him it was very abstract."
"Beyonce and Jay Z are two very intelligent, insightful and thoughtful people, in an almost low-key way, which is how they get to where they are," he added. "They are very aware of people's attitudes and what energy they are bringing. Once you fully realize that, then the pressure comes off and you just have to do what you're good at."
As far as his favorite moment from directing "Bang Bang" with the couple, Rimmasch said, "It was a thrill to photograph the scene with Beyonce in the hotel room so intimately and get those moments. There's this footage screened on 'On the Run' from Jay Z's 40th birthday party and home footage of Beyonce traveling. That to me is still the most powerful stuff. At the end of the day they have all the human behavior that everyone else has."
The entire trilogy was first shown during their joint "On the Run" tour. HBO is planning to air a special of the tour on Sept. 29 at 9 p.m.
