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Originally posted by MissedTheTrain
I just watched the video again, and I missed the beginning the first time I saw it.....the beginning, up until it goes black & white, is FANTASTIC. It was the start of an awesome video and could have lead to an awesome plot. The transition from PI to this, having her people come and take her away, and her just seeming so unhappy and going through the motions, and then it turns black & white....it perfectly illustrates the emotion of how she felt when she wrote it, and what I've always thought the song was about...when she was depressed and wanted to quit music.
instead, once she sits down and it goes black and white, nothing else happens, other than the spliced Apple Music outtakes which don't visually fit.  The rosary part is nice but I really wanted some more action in between.
Like, the shots that show the behind the scenes/camera filming her commercial, she should have broken down and walked off or something and had some dramatic scenes Kinda like Bastille's video for Fake It...how they show the politician being all strong and confident on screen, but off screen he's incredibly insecure. |
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Originally posted by MissedTheTrain
Honestly, I get what she was going for.
I've always thought this song was about her depression, wanting to quit music and feeling stuck in the motions. Getting the rosary from her sister (her family), and her fans being there for her, were the "good reasons" to stay that helped her through it. Basically it was just to show how she's found a foundation with her family and her fans, hence why she's been so family oriented this era.
I just rewatched it after the initial disappointment, and I get what she was going for. It was just executed badly....there needed to be more development, more of a plot, a breaking point/climax, etc. Not just the same shots the whole video.
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Quoting these bc I think I spilled some tea 
It sadly had potential and the idea was good, just badly executed badly. But I get what she was going for
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when she was shooting the make up scene because everything else was scrapped shoots from P.I and the apple music ad
