Now, on that one film where they lit the guy on fire...

So in the middle of watching the various music videos, it was really hard for me to get interested in them. I'm not sure exactly why, but I feel like it's because they're so different to anything I've seen before. It's super frustrating though because they all apparently have this super deep meaning that you have to think really hard and almost have to had seen other films or have knowledge of other sources to get the overall message that the music video is trying to convey. That one film where they lit the guy on fire is a great example of this. My first reaction to this film was instantly like, "ok, so this guy is lit on fire, and he's obviously running. But why?" And so I ended up having to try and figure out what the heck I was watching as the camera zoomed out and showed the full image of the guy engulfed in flames. All I was watching was a guy on fire running through the streets to catch a bus. I simply didn't get it. And to make matters worse, the film ended with a little girl in the car, which led me to believe that what we were seeing before was her point of view. She also looked depressed as she gazed out the window. Either way, I didn't get any of it. These films are so hard for me because it makes me wonder if people are actually interpreting these things based on logical assumptions or just simply what they want it to mean by using their own imaginations. Also, it's kinda hard to get the point of these sort of films when you almost have to have seen or read other sources to get it. I just didn't feel like this film was benefiting to me in any way.

-Clint Sprunger, December 1st