Sunday, September 17

Banned? Really?




So The Horrors wrote this song. They called it "Sheena was a Parasite". Chris Cunningham agreed to do a video for said song. Academy award nominated actress Samantha Morton also decided to join in on the little project. Eventually, after days of shooting and lots of rotting squid, the video was completed and everyone was quite pleased.

The Horrors were pleased because it meshed well with both the feeling and mechanics of the song.

Chris Cunningham was pleased because it once again pushed the envelope of promo making.

Samantha Morton was probably less pleased, (though still content) because she had to endure the stench of rotting squid on her flesh.

However, MTV was not pleased.
In fact, MTV decided to ban the video from network airtime. I personally feel that this was a ridiculous decision. True, the video is dark, and true, it toes the line of being 'graphic'. But all that aside, I see far more disturbing images on cable television. Take Nip/Tuck for example. Fantastic show, but in order to be edgy, it adds disturbingly real images of plastic surgery. This video deals in obvious fantasy, and thus can be taken quite lightly. However, with reality television, and increasingly realistic shows on network television, the realization of the proximity to reality is far more disturbing than fantasy ever could be.

Check it out, tell me what you think, you know the drill.



The Horrors - Sheena was a Parasite mov (Dir. Chris Cunningham)

The Horrors Myspace Page
Chris Cunningham director's file (good source of other works)
Nip/Tuck Official Site

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