Me & You video

[nikitaquincy]

Oh my god

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[rosiedoes]

:( Not if you're in the UK.

[nikitaquincy]

OMG are you serious? That sucks, I'm so sorry :(

[rosiedoes]

It's always the fucking same, dude. You'd think with something like this they'd make sure it was a release available to everyone.

[nikitaquincy]

Yeah, for sure! I know how frustrating it is not to be able to watch MTV stuff on their site, but I didn't think AOL would have restrictions on who can view the video. :(

[rosiedoes]

OMG IT'S WORKING NOW!

[nikitaquincy]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

[rosiedoes]

... I hope it's a grower...

[nikitaquincy]

Awww I liked it. It's certainly different from anything else they've ever done, so I give them props for that.

[rosiedoes]

Hm.

[nikitaquincy]

What don't you like about it?

[rosiedoes]

Everything.

The band's Jesus Moment at the end especially made me cringe.

[nikitaquincy]

Aww, I thought that was cute. But you're not the only person who didn't like it. It seems to be that people either love it or hate it.

[rosiedoes]

It's patronising, really. The old lady part is cliched, the guerilla camp just doesn't feel very real, the acting in it is (and I know these kids are probably genuinely from the displacement camps, so you can't blame them for that) wooden...

They've tried to crowbar the lyrics to the song into some semblence of a meaningful plot, as well, and I don't think it works.

They would have been better off going without a plot and just showing the horrendous conditions and stories of the people they really met. Making it genuine instead of contrived and a clear attempt to make the western world think, "OMG - THEY'RE JUST LIKE US, REALLY!", which is kind of crass. Of course they're like us, they're human beings.

[nikitaquincy]

Another person on my flist said the same thing you did, pretty much. Definitely valid points that you bring up, and I can see where you're coming from. I like that they're trying to bring attention to the situation in Uganda, I give them credit for that, at least.

This is definitely going to divide a lot of FOB fans, but I think discussing opposing viewpoints like this is good. I certainly respect everyone's opinions about the video, positive or negative.

[rosiedoes]

Really? Who was that?

I know, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the boys mean this with all their hearts and all they want to do is help, but... meh. It just leaves me cold, really.

At least they tried.

[nikitaquincy]

It was linzeems. The link to her post is here.. I believe it's public, so you should be able to see it.

I do feel they had their hearts in the right place, and if they get anyone interested in the cause, then that's definitely a good thing. I admit that I'd never heard of Invisible Children until FOB's involvement, nor was I entirely familiar with the situation in Uganda, so I have to give the boys props for that at least.