m.i.a.'s new video

[a_white_rain]

Born Free - M.I.A. It's her vid and it's graphic and nsfw.

I feel like the thing didn't come together. Though maybe it would have if I could have actually understood the lyrics. Not sure if it was my speakers - but the only thing I could make out is 'born free'.

Comments

[vehemence]

Really? I thought it was amazing.

[a_white_rain]

Yeah. I have no idea what exactly she was trying to do with this. I mean - I got some of it. But it didn't come together in a complete message imo.

[the_sun_is_up]

I really liked it. Well, I'm not sure if "liked" is the word here; "resonated" perhaps. Though I did catch myself wondering how they did the special effects for when the guy exploded. <.<;

[a_white_rain]

There was a lot of good moments but I felt it incomplete, message wise.

[etrangere]

first part good, ending overblown in a way that takes away from the message.

[a_white_rain]

There's that - but I also felt like the message was incomplete. At the end, I was sitting there wondering what she was trying to say. Reading the lyrics only helped a little.

[etrangere]

well it was certainly neither subtle nor eloquent, but i thought the moment we realise everyone in the van is redhead works well.

[a_white_rain]

I guess I was hoping that it would expand on moments like that to say something a little bit more meaningful than she did.