There's a simple reason why Adele uses a flip phone in Hello video

Adele uses a flip phone in the video for her new single Hello. And everyone is wondering why. It turns out that the answer is quite straightforward.

Adele’s Hello video caught people by surprise, mainly because of the appearance of a flip phone. The director of the video, 26-year-old Xavier Dolan, has a simple explanation as to why she uses a flip phone: smartphones remind us too much of the real world.

Dolan told the Los Angeles Times that he never likes filming modern phones or cars. “They're so implanted in our lives that when you see them in movies you're reminded you're in reality,” he explained.