Analyzing Kanye West's Song Jesus Walks

Kanye West’s music videos of the song “Jesus Walks” became very controversial in society when it came out because of its references to Jesus Christ. I can see how some people could become very offended with one of his videos because it showed a man dressed up as Jesus. The video I am going to talk about is the Church version of the video. This video depicted the stories of three different people: A prostitute, an alcoholic, and a gangster. All three of them seem to be at a low point in their lives when some angels come and kind of usher them to a church where Kanye West is preaching.

The prostitute is the first of the three I am going to talk about. From the looks of it she doesn’t like what she is doing or where she is going with her life, she is looking for a change or something and that’s why she takes the unknown journey to the church. She is faced with climbing over a fence but when she goes to climb the fence two angels appear and help her get over the fence. I think that symbolized her drive to keep going and that sometimes we are not alone and just need a little help.
I would guess that it is a very hard time in his life and he is using the alcohol as an escape from reality. When he takes his journey to the church I don’t think he knows where he is going he just knows it is time to change. The angel helps the old man walk across a very busy street downtown in a big city. When he arrives at the church and stands in front of the alter, he drops his bottle of booze. I think he knows its time to make a change and that he had a calling that day to straighten up his life for the