Music video Through the Rain

jamie-lynn sigler (pictured) plays role of carey s mother in video

the music video, directed dave meyers, filmed on location in new york city on september 30, , october 1, 2002. loosely based on singer s parents, alfred , patricia carey, during times conceived. characters played j. d. williams , jamie-lynn sigler respectively , incorporates themes charmbracelet carey s life. in interview mtv news, carey said originally, plot video wasn t going have parent s past experiences racism, changed few days before shooting began. during interview, described how plot came reality:

originally wasn t going have that, people looking through photo albums year. father , had made photo albums of relatives , different people in family. couple people saw [the albums] , like, amazing have this. guess like, how feel type of concept [for video]? guess thought if s going might me. story line [of video] interracial couple. s sort of romeo , juliet s set in 60s , re kind of torn apart. s struggle , m sort of narrator. don t want give away it, s nice. relate to, being product of interracial union, though [my parents] did not wind happily ever after standing in church together.

sigler, offered role days before filming commenced, said had been fan of carey, , accepted offer immediately. described shoot set in 1960s, , played singer s mother during , after pregnancy. sigler described plot: character, s going against parent s wishes gentleman. s pregnant baby, mariah, , run away together. s kind of epic love story, s nice. carey revealed video incorporate rainstorm scene in new york city. carey jokingly explained how did not intend wet, felt added lot video.

synopsis

the video begins view of carey s personal family album. pages open, camera zooms 1 particular photograph, of young mother facing wall, turned. picture comes full view, turns actual footage. mother turns around in anguish, own mother begins shouting @ , calling disgrace family. due fact pregnant child of black man, whom wants move out with. goes leave home, mother grabs arm , rips off charmbracelet wrist. picks off floor, tells mother hates , leaves in taxi. clothing , scenery, notable scenes depicted happening in late 1960s, prior carey s birth. song starts playing, video focuses on carey, walking down street in new york city. continues singing , walking down street, camera aims sky, darkened cloud while light starts peer through.

while rain starts fall, , people start clear streets, carey remains walking on pathway. girl reaches destination, , welcomed home of lover. board bus, , travel new home live together. enter bus, girl s mother seen screaming in tears daughter return her. hesitates, , continues lover onto transport. scene once again focuses on carey, standing in midst of torrential downpour, singing heavens. reaches song s climax, carey, dry , dressed in long black gown, shown singing @ altar of church. sings @ church, scenes of girl lighting candle, , lover laying on bed shown, before focusing on carey. stares @ elderly couple in first row @ church, inter-racial couple revealed parents, , smiles while wearing mother s charmbracelet. elderly woman begins crying, husband holds hand intently stare @ carey. faces rejuvenate show them young couple, photo taken , placed family album beginning of video.