Monday, May 3, 2010

M.I.A. - Born Free [WARNING: EXPLICIT CONTENT]

So, I just saw this video last week and it blew my mind. There are a lot of subtextual elements at play in this video... and I don't want to give too much away before anybody watches, but I think there's a lot of meaning and purpose in this music video, as violent and disturbing as it is.

I definitely regard this video in activist terms, but I wonder what you guys think it is trying to say about: A) American power and figures of authority (especially considering that M.I.A. is British), B) the absurdity of profiling, and C) fear of those that are "different"?

WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT VIOLENCE, SEXUALITY, NUDITY, AND DRUG USE. FOR REAL.

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

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  1. AliEMay 6, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    I am really lad you included this Pete. Its funny because I was just talking to my mom the other day and were from the east coast so she had come across this article discussing how this video had been pulled form You Tube. My mom is a news junkie so of course she went on a tangent about it but it is interesting to question, beyond the excessive graphic violence, does the video offer some deeper meaning as well?

    Here is the link to the article:
    http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2010/04/27/2010-04-27_mias_born_free_music_video_is_pulled_from_youtube_for_graphic_violence.html

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