Applause is the better of the two. The Roar video isn't bad for being so literal... It just seems like there wasn't any thought behind it. A five year old could have come up with the concept.
Even as a Katy Perry fan, I loved Lady Gaga's Applause video almost instantly (the imagery alone ).
Granted Roar is a cute video, but Applause slayed me when I watched it
They are both so good! I liked Applause more but the Roar video is perfect too.
To the people dragging the Roar video, you need to understand that Katy is making everything to be successful on the charts and this video will help that tbh. It's great.
Good job to Katy and A+ to all those special effect, they were very cool.