I guess to me, a vid isn't something you should need to read in-between the lines of. That's placing the burdon of interpretation on the viewer.
The only way to completely take the burden of interpretation out of the viewer's hands is to make your vid entirely literal. I personally prefer vids that are more metaphorical because I get something new out of them every time I re-watch them. I agree that metaphors shouldn't be so complex they are totally incomprehensible. I don't think my overarching metaphor was, because a lot of people did get what I was trying to say without me having to explain it.
I think the reason you were unable to get my meaning was because of your opinion of Eminem. When Brian calls a man a trick you don't take him seriously. When Eminem calls a woman a bitch you do take him seriously because in your mind Eminem is an asshole and Brian isn't. Therefore you assumed that my vid was making Brian out to be an asshole. I, on the other hand, don't think Eminem is an asshole. I think he's an angry little boy throwing a tantrum. I find it hard to take anything he says seriously because his anger and his misogyny are so...cartoonish.
I think most people who liked my vid weren't thinking of it as Eminem being compared to Brian. The lyrics themselves are somewhat similar to the way Brian talks. Interesting note -- in the censored version of the song, the word "bitch" is changed to the word "trick." Power dynamics nonwithstanding, calling a woman a bitch/ho is essentially the same as calling a man a trick.
I remember you saying you didn't think of QaF as a "bitches and ho's" kind of place. I think before Brian met Justin he did tend to think of other men (except Mikey) only as potential sexual conquests, and as time went on (and my vid progressed) his worldview shifted. I tried to show that by making my clip choices less literal and more metaphorical/ironic as the vid progressed.
But that's just me. IMHO, YMMV, and all. I'm really not trying to over-crit you. I'm just trying to give you my own impressions so that you will have some useful input.
I'm glad for your opinion. I wanted to explain what I was trying to say with the vid since you'd gotten the opposite message from the one I was trying to convey. I got a bit overdefensive, but then we all do what with our creations, I suppose.
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The only way to completely take the burden of interpretation out of the viewer's hands is to make your vid entirely literal. I personally prefer vids that are more metaphorical because I get something new out of them every time I re-watch them. I agree that metaphors shouldn't be so complex they are totally incomprehensible. I don't think my overarching metaphor was, because a lot of people did get what I was trying to say without me having to explain it.
I think the reason you were unable to get my meaning was because of your opinion of Eminem. When Brian calls a man a trick you don't take him seriously. When Eminem calls a woman a bitch you do take him seriously because in your mind Eminem is an asshole and Brian isn't. Therefore you assumed that my vid was making Brian out to be an asshole. I, on the other hand, don't think Eminem is an asshole. I think he's an angry little boy throwing a tantrum. I find it hard to take anything he says seriously because his anger and his misogyny are so...cartoonish.
I think most people who liked my vid weren't thinking of it as Eminem being compared to Brian. The lyrics themselves are somewhat similar to the way Brian talks. Interesting note -- in the censored version of the song, the word "bitch" is changed to the word "trick." Power dynamics nonwithstanding, calling a woman a bitch/ho is essentially the same as calling a man a trick.
I remember you saying you didn't think of QaF as a "bitches and ho's" kind of place. I think before Brian met Justin he did tend to think of other men (except Mikey) only as potential sexual conquests, and as time went on (and my vid progressed) his worldview shifted. I tried to show that by making my clip choices less literal and more metaphorical/ironic as the vid progressed.
But that's just me. IMHO, YMMV, and all. I'm really not trying to over-crit you. I'm just trying to give you my own impressions so that you will have some useful input.
I'm glad for your opinion. I wanted to explain what I was trying to say with the vid since you'd gotten the opposite message from the one I was trying to convey. I got a bit overdefensive, but then we all do what with our creations, I suppose.