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Celeb News: Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem" Director Tells All
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Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem" Director Tells All
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"We used the Kennedy framework to kind of implement this new Camelot, this racially diverse Camelot, this maybe socially diverse Camelot ... bringing it into the modern era, but still keeping that classic framework," he explained. "There's a kind of micro-commentary of 'This is the new royalty,' you know, A$AP and Lana, trying to pick two people to maybe represent the next generation of something. I think even with an African American president, it's still controversial to see him sitting and playing JFK, it's still taboo, even if it shouldn't be. You're kind of like 'Is this right or wrong? This feels very right, but also feels very wrong at the same time.' And I think in all of Lana's songs, and her image in general, and the person she is, it all fits in. It's kind of like there are two sides of a mirror, and you're not sure which side you're looking at."
And though he's aware the video may rankle some, Mandler wanted to make it clear that "National Anthem" isn't meant to disrespect the Kennedy legacy ... and to that end, he points to the climactic final scene, which re-enacts JFK's 1963 assassination, minus any of the grisly details. Because, to him, the video is less about reinterpreting history and as it is about examining loss, historical or otherwise.
"We didn't want it to be a mockery. How many artists and rappers and singers have you seen running around in badly fitted suits, acting like the president? And I think it may have worked with other people to mock, but that was not what we wanted; we want this to be very serious," he said. "The whole movie kind of hedges on the gunshot, it hedges on that close-up of the hand when the gunshot happens, and you don't see anything violent. What you're used to seeing with the Zapruder film, is this very kind of violent, destructive act; I didn't want to go anywhere near that.
"It was never about re-creating a death scene, it was always about the person sitting next to him," he continued. "It was always about seeing it through her eyes, seeing this kind of castle crumble in the moment, and that shot where she's coming up out of the car, and the pain in her eyes, that destruction, it's like the whole castle is crumbling around her. That's what we were going for."
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http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/168...ells-all.jhtml
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Some of the comments on YouTube...
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Well, thats actually what I got out of watching it. Anyone who would actually be offended by this video are ****ing idiots. Theres nothing offensive about this video.
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Thank Jesus She's FINALLY being recognized SO MUCH!!! Don't get me wrong.. She has been seen since THE BEGINNING but I'm SOOOOOOO happy people are finally seeing her as a TRUE ARTIST!!! In my opinion she's better than Britney, Beyonce and Rihanna because she writes and performs FROM HER HEART <333
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Originally posted by Lucky#17
Thank Jesus She's FINALLY being recognized SO MUCH!!! Don't get me wrong.. She has been seen since THE BEGINNING but I'm SOOOOOOO happy people are finally seeing her as a TRUE ARTIST!!! In my opinion she's better than Britney, Beyonce and Rihanna because she writes and performs FROM HER HEART <333
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Bitch you better duck.
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Some of the comments on YouTube...
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They're pathetic.But it's YouTube after all.
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"It was never about re-creating a death scene, it was always about the person sitting next to him," he continued. "It was always about seeing it through her eyes, seeing this kind of castle crumble in the moment, and that shot where she's coming up out of the car, and the pain in her eyes, that destruction, it's like the whole castle is crumbling around her. That's what we were going for."
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The last minute and a half of the video. 
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"It was never about re-creating a death scene, it was always about the person sitting next to him," he continued. "It was always about seeing it through her eyes, seeing this kind of castle crumble in the moment, and that shot where she's coming up out of the car, and the pain in her eyes, that destruction, it's like the whole castle is crumbling around her. That's what we were going for."
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If someone didn't get this from watching the video... and it's what makes that last past so amazing.
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Yeah, I loved the video, totally plays into the Lana little-lost-delusional-girl aesthetic. Of course she'd see her thug/player boyfriend as as noble as JFK.
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I read a comment earlier about how the video was promoting a new generation of non whites. The person went on to talk about how in the next generation there would be no more Whites left in the 'homeland".
I had to role my eyes.
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Bitch you better duck.
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 Such a beautiful video.
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I'm so happy that my favorite song from the album got a video and a damn good video that is being recognized with positive acclaim! I hope this song sees some kind of success on the U.S. charts.
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Originally posted by crumprKID
I read a comment earlier about how the video was promoting a new generation of non whites. The person went on to talk about how in the next generation there would be no more Whites left in the 'homeland".
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I'm so happy that my favorite song from the album got a video and a damn good video that is being recognized with positive acclaim! I hope this song sees some kind of success on the U.S. charts.
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Agreed. This is my favorite song of hers period and I'm glad it got released in some respect. I'd love to see it released here in the States, but I won't hold my breath. Maybe the buzz from this video will help though. Either way, it's stellar!
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it was great reading this because everything he said was what I thought/felt when I watched the video. they nailed it
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VOTY
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