Katy Perry's ''Rise'' Music Video Trailer Is Giving Us Major Déjà Vu: 11 Scenes It Totally Reminds Us Of

Singer hopes to deliver a message of hope and perseverance

By Kendall Fisher Jul 22, 2016 6:49 PMTags

Katy Perry gave us a little sneak peek at her upcoming music video—which looks to be more like a short film—for "Rise," the song NBC chose as the official anthem for the upcoming Rio Olympics coverage.

The video—directed by Paul Gore—starts with an overhead shot of what appears to be a desert or rocky mountain, showing an abandoned Katy walking with a parachute dragging behind her. Eventually, it switches to a water scene in which the singer fights to swim through the parachute and reach the surface, where she emerges catching a huge breath of air.

Though we've only seen just 26 seconds of it, the video has our heads spinning with moments from other films and music videos that are similar. Check out the 11 scenes it reminds us of below:

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Katy Perry Releases "Rise," a 2016 Rio Olympics Anthem

Rihanna's "Sledgehammer" Music Video: Since the bad gal just recently released this music video for Star Trek Beyond, our memories were immediately jogged by Katy's new vid due to the similarities between the rocky atmosphere as well as the red theme (Rih's outfit and Katy's parachute).

Shallows Bloody Water Scene: You know the moment from the trailer in which Blake Lively emerges through blood-filled waters after being attacked by the shark? Even though it's a parachute and not blood, Katy's water scene is totally reminiscent of that!

Chrissy's Last Swim in Jaws: Staying along the same lines with sharks and open waters, we also can't help but compare Katy's teaser to the opening scene in Jaws during which Chrissy takes her last swim. It must be something about creepy video from below the surface...or just the eerie feeling of being in the open ocean!

Kim Kardashian's Slow-Motion Pool Video: Who can forget about this gem? The Instagram video was taken in Thailand of Kim emerging all sexified from the pool. Big thanks to Katy's water scene in "Rise" for reminding us of the glorious moment!

When Ariel Becomes a Human: Another great emerging-from-the-water scene! Katy totally took note from The Little Mermaid.

Britney Spears' ''I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman:'' The opening scene in which Brit Brit stares over a bunch of rocky cliffs is definitely reminiscent of the location in Katy's video, too.

Sandra Bullock's Survival Scene in Gravity: Watching Katy emerge from the water to catch her breath sparked our memory of the scene from Gravity in which (spoiler alert) it's revealed that Bullock survived.

Tepui Landing in Up: Remember when Carl and Russell land on those cliffs just a bit short of the waterfall? Super similar to the moutains in the "Rise" video!

Shakira's "Whenever, Wherever:" Don't pretend like you didn't practice some of Shakira's belly-dancing moves from this music video back in the day! But dance moves aside, this is another video that opens with an emerging-from-water moment. How do you think it compares to Katy's?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Katy gives us total Rey vibes from the scene in Star Trek: The Force Awakens when she walks alone throughout the desert.

Will Smith's Desert Scene in Independence Day: Last but certainly not least, Katy's teaser mostly reminds us of that scene from Independence Day during which Will Smith drags an alien through the desert in his parachute. We'll never forget: "I could have been at a BBQ!"

What does her video remind you of so far? Sound off in the comments below!

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