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Like the song itself, the video is divided into two radically different sections. The majority of the video chronicles the life of a couple from when they first fell in love at a billiards game, their date in a funhouse, having their first child together, and finally to their elderly years. Then it cuts to Timberlake dancing in a funhouse's hall of mirrors.

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Like the song itself, the video is divided into two radically different sections. The majority of the video chronicles the life of a couple from when they first fell fall in love at a billiards game, their date in a funhouse, having their first child together, and finally game to their elderly years. Then years; it then cuts to Timberlake dancing in a funhouse's hall of mirrors.
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The song was composed in two parts, with ending section (characterized by more emphasis on R&B instrumentation) composed separately to the majority of the song (which is permeated by an electric guitar). It was included in his album ''The 20/20 Experience'', released the same year.

The music video was released on March 12, 2013. It is dedicated to William and Sadie Bomar, Timberlake's maternal grandparents.

Like the song itself, the video is divided into two radically different sections. The majority of the video chronicles the life of a couple from when they first fell in love at a billiards game, their date in a funhouse, having their first child together, and finally to their elderly years. Then it cuts to Justin Timberlake dancing in a funhouse's hall of mirrors.

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The song was composed in two parts, with the ending section (characterized by more emphasis on R&B instrumentation) composed separately to the majority of the song (which is permeated by an electric guitar). It was included in his album ''The 20/20 Experience'', released the same year.

The music video was released on March 12, 2013. It is dedicated to William and Sadie Bomar, Timberlake's maternal grandparents.

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Like the song itself, the video is divided into two radically different sections. The majority of the video chronicles the life of a couple from when they first fell in love at a billiards game, their date in a funhouse, having their first child together, and finally to their elderly years. Then it cuts to Justin Timberlake dancing in a funhouse's hall of mirrors.
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* TragicKeepsake: The book the couple gets at the funhouse. After the husband passes away, the wife takes out the book to reflect on their old relationship and the happy times they had together until then.

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* TragicKeepsake: The book the couple gets at the funhouse. After the husband passes away, the wife takes out the book to reflect on their old relationship and the happy times they had together until then.then.
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* DeadAllAlong: The husband in the elderly segments, as hinted by symbolism. As the video begins, the husband seems to mime the wife's movements, [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent while in the background mirrors]], he is seen departing from this world.



* KilledOffscreen: At the end of the couple's arc, the elderly husband and wife walk past each other, and the husband vanishes as the wife remains. This symbolizes the husband succumbing to old age, leaving the wife as a widow.

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* HappilyMarried: The couple remains happily together to old age and death, in spite of a stressful pregnancy.
* KilledOffscreen: At the end of the couple's arc, the elderly The husband and wife walk past each other, and the husband vanishes as the wife remains. This symbolizes the husband succumbing succumbs to old age, age first offscreen, leaving the wife as a widow.widow reflecting upon their life together.



* TimeShiftedActor: Three different sets of actors and actresses are used to portray the main couple: one for their first meeting and funhouse date, a second set for TheirFirstTime and the pregnancy, and a third for their elderly selves.

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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: At the beginning of the music video, the husband's reflection in their room's mirrors walks away from the room, symbolizing him being [[DeadAllAlong dead during the old-age segments]].
* OutOfFocus: Justin Timberlake himself only appears in the ending dance sequence, unconnected to the music video's main story.
* TimeShiftedActor: Three different sets of actors and actresses are used to portray the main couple: one for their first meeting and funhouse date, a second set for TheirFirstTime and the pregnancy, and a third for their elderly selves.selves.
* TragicKeepsake: The book the couple gets at the funhouse. After the husband passes away, the wife takes out the book to reflect on their old relationship and the happy times they had together until then.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: The music video switches from the life of its main couple, where Justin Timberlake himself is completely absent, to a sequence where Timberlake dances in a funhouse's HallOfMirrors.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: When they first meet, the husband drops his billiards game and convinces the wife to dance together, completely smitten with her. She reciprocates.
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"Mirrors" is a 2013 pop song by Music/JustinTimberlake.

The song was composed in two parts, with ending section (characterized by more emphasis on R&B instrumentation) composed separately to the majority of the song (which is permeated by an electric guitar). It was included in his album ''The 20/20 Experience'', released the same year.

The music video was released on March 12, 2013. It is dedicated to William and Sadie Bomar, Timberlake's maternal grandparents.

Like the song itself, the video is divided into two radically different sections. The majority of the video chronicles the life of a couple from when they first fell in love at a billiards game, their date in a funhouse, having their first child together, and finally to their elderly years. Then it cuts to Justin Timberlake dancing in a funhouse's hall of mirrors.

The music video can be watched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZE_IRwLNI here.]]

!!Tropes in "Mirrors" and its music video:

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: The music video switches from the life of its main couple, where Justin Timberlake himself is completely absent, to a sequence where Timberlake dances in a funhouse's HallOfMirrors.
* CallForward: In the funhouse, the couple receive a photo reel that shows their elderly selves, forecasting their eventual fate of growing old together.
* EpicRocking: The song is ''eight'' minutes long, an extremely long runtime for a pop song. This was done by grafting two songs that normally would be independent together.
* KilledOffscreen: At the end of the couple's arc, the elderly husband and wife walk past each other, and the husband vanishes as the wife remains. This symbolizes the husband succumbing to old age, leaving the wife as a widow.
* TimeShiftedActor: Three different sets of actors and actresses are used to portray the main couple: one for their first meeting and funhouse date, a second set for TheirFirstTime and the pregnancy, and a third for their elderly selves.

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