i remember that... they never came back after this..... their screams and terror in their eyes will haunt me forever.... what they saw.... they never told....we can only imagine....
Wait, what really happened with Bie, what did i miss in my life? Somebody explain.
What exactly is the problem with Britney not singing live? She's done it before and she doesn't sound bad. I mean, during her MATM performance you could hear her out of breath, etc. It's not easy singing live when dancing.
no i want to answer.... i love debates and nice conversations that demand some critical approach on things...
fame and its downsides its a theme Britney singed about since lucky....
the reasons i dont like HIAM video is primary 2...
1) I dont like the fact that they used as the video's concept the fame thing for the sole reason that the songs has nothing to do with that theme!! I mean why use an overused theme (by Britney) and use it once again in a situation that doesn't call it...i dont mind Britney using that theme often, cause she is a person that has every right to do so... but only when its appropriate otherwise it gets repetitive and cliche and makes Britney feel like a one trick pony....
Videos using the fame theme in one way or the other
Lucky (very good and insightful)
overprotected the darkchild remix
everytime
Piece of Me
if u seek Amy
Kill the lights
HIAM
i wanna go
now if u also count songs with that theme like mona lisa (the best song using that theme), my prerogative etc etc.... u see that britney likes to touch this theme especially after Breakdown her videos uses it constantly...
So why is there a need to make another video about fame on a song that has absolutely nothing to do with that....
2) second important reason is the Comeback repetitive thing....
What i mean is that after Breakdown Britney had 2 comebacks, one that failed and because of that circus was also labeled as a comeback.... so why after Britney established her return and that she is now strong and relevant again, is there a need to play the comeback card again....HIAM video is comeback video BUT that hurt her image more imo.... If u have a successful comeback and then u return and u labeled it as comeback then its like your previous one wasn't good... look at lindsay and her numerous comebacks.... that only shows people that Britney hasn't truly returned yet and to be honest she wasnt so why do we need to draw the attention to that fact.... i am not explaining it very well but i hope u get what i mean....
other reasons are because she looks like mess in the video and the scenes from her past glory dont help either... cause they make the comparison all more obvious....also the illuminati/weird stuff are ridicilous, i dont say i believe in that ***** but there was a need to use the faceless demons, the joker smile and the goat head wires etc ??.... the editing is a mess too, u cant tell that she dances (and i bet she didnt) cause teh scenes are cuted that way that never show her close frontal in order to hide this... the body double..... the fight scene was a mess too watching two chumpy ladies fighting....
Oh ok. Speaking just on the theme part, I can see where you are coming from. I can't argue that she hasn't done quite a few videos that deal with fame.
That said, where our views start to differ is that, tonally, it isn't really like any of the videos you mentioned. There might be some crossover with Everytime, but I still feel like they represent two different ideas, or at least two different sides of the same coin. Where Everytime tells a particular story about her stardom and how all the rumors and scrutiny can lead to destruction, Hold It Against Me takes a broader and more autobiographical approach that tells the entire story of Britney's career and the side effects it had on her as a person during that decade and half.
As far as your "comeback" point, I don't view Hold It Against Me as a "second comeback." The rebirth is not connected strictly to that song/video/album. What it represents is the entire period after her breakdown. Like I said, I think the video is meant to tell the story of her entire superstar life in the span on just a few minutes. By that, I mean, she crashes down on Earth representing her rocketing onto the scene. She eventually ascends up higher and higher all while under the watchful eye of a thousand lenses, symbolizing how she built a massive career and kept soaring to new heights of fame fueled by the same people intensely watching her every move. Always waiting a second's notice to tear her back down.
And she finally cracked. In the video, it's shown as a creepy joker smile followed by career- and self-destruction in the form of a neon paint meltdown. Paint sprays all over the monitors playing career milestones to show how her tumble down tainted everything she had achieved to that point until nothing was left but a battered and broken Britney laying on the floor in the mess that her and others made of her life.
But that's not the end of the story. She dusts herself off, and, in the video, has a showdown with herself chronicling her inner struggle and how she fought back against the demons that were haunting her. A brand new Britney emerges that's harder, stronger, and wiser than before. In the video, she's wearing black and everything is darker to contrast with the all the bright white in the beginning, and the neon colors that showed her taking over the world and ultimately played a part in the scene showing her destruction, are no where to be seen. This represents the entire period after her breakdown. It isn't a second comeback, it's her only comeback and represents the entire time from her TV show-saving-cameos and Circus onward.
As far as how she looks in the video, there isn't really any need to argue that point. We all have our own views on what makes someone attractive, and while I agree she's looked hotter in other videos, she still looks fine to me. To each their own on that point, but it doesn't affect the quality of the storytelling in the video for me.
Definitely interesting to be able to see it better from your perspective and thanks for explaining it to me! While it doesn't change my opinion of the video's uniqueness, I can still respect where you are coming from and now better understand your side of the argument. And I think it's pretty cool how we can both get something different out of the same thing.
EDIT: Forgot one quick thing. I agree the editing is choppy. In some parts it works for me because it adds to the strange feeling of urgency the song and beat give off, but I agree that overall it's too diced up.
