If there's one thing that can be said about Coldplay, it's that the band sure knows how to melt some hearts. Today (Aug. 22), the group released its latest music video for its Ghost Stories single "True Love," and it's a love story that's bigger than life itself.
In a tale of two dreamers destined to fall in love, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin plays a down and out janitor at a Los Angeles ballet company. He dreams of hitting the stage, starring in his own dance production... but there's one problem: he's an inflatable man in a giant body suit.
Meanwhile, Pompeii actress Jessica Lucas also dreams of the limelight, going on auditions to be a ballerina herself and fulfill her dreams, but alas, she too is a giant inflatable person.
The two yearn for a better life, unrestrained by their size where they can live and breathe on the stage, but society scorns them, keeping them behind the scenes and in trailers.
Martin and Lucas eventually meet, on the night of the "Big Ballet Premiere." After a stunning dance performance from skinny folks, Martin comes on stage to mop up, performing his own ballet routine in the meanwhile. And Lucas is still in the audience, stuck in her normally sized seat. The two meet, it's "True Love" and eventually perform their own dance on stage, complete with impressive hand bounces and an adoring audience.
On the surface, this is a silly, adorable love story between two of society's outcasts. There are deeper implications about what this video has to say about plus-sized individuals and their place in the world and in love, but for now, let's just take this for what it is...
Watch the new music video for Coldplay's "True Love" below:
"True Love" is the latest music video from Coldplay's most recent album Ghost Stories, which was released in May. The album was previously supported by the singles "Magic," "Midnight" and "A Sky Full Of Stars."
