Okay, so I only ever watched the Perfume video once or twice, didn't really take the time to absorb what the storyline was conveying, as its constant past/present switch-ups weren't executed well enough - This is no way faulting Khan of course, he is an incredible director - But we're all aware of the behind the scenes differences that occured & how vital points of the video were left on the cutting room floor.
I was trying to piece together what the overarching concept would have been, and it struck me, that the love interest is actually dead in these scenes!
The video would've started off happily between Brit & her lover, then somewhere down the line it would've been revealed she was actually the "other woman" in the triangle - & that would've been the plot-twist.
There is a scene where Britney hands her lover a ring made out of a nail (@:55)- we see him slip it on his finger - essentially, NAILING his fate.
Later on, there is a scene where he has removed the ring (@3:50) & is in the kitchen with his actual girlfriend. I believe this shows that in the end, while Brit was waiting for him in the motel getting all pretty, he rejected her, didn't show up & stayed with his current girl.
She has a mini-melt down in the motel.
Clearly upset, she drove to spy on them, catching glimpses of them in the pool, on the roof where he also took Britney, causing her to feel even more of a sense of betrayal... OR maybe he didn't have those moments with Britney at all, but through her eyes, she believes she deserves to be the one with whom he was sharing them with.
And it was just getting all too much to handle, so...
She killed him. And probably his girlfriend too - but I cannot find anything to suggest so.
So that explains the gun scene that we know was cut.
She now had him all to herself. She was going to keep him under any circumstance. Even laying dead beside her.
I don't believe the scenes were cut due to violence or gun use - As there was plenty of that in "Criminal". I think the original video didn't sit well the the record execs or her PR team, as it depicted Britney as a "deranged" character - And that wasn't an image they wanted to portray, after working so hard to restore it after 07.
This is just what I've gotten from this. I appreciate the video a whole lot more now & it's actually quite dark Hopefully the original leaks someday.