A few months ago I wrote a piece on the video for Passion Pit's song Take a Walk. I talked about how it just was not quite as good as it could have been. This time around I'd like to take a look at the video for their song Carried Away. I think its a fantastic portrayal of the ebbs and flows of a relationship. Throughout the video there are abrupt and smooth cuts that shift the viewer's perspective from the good times to the bad to the crazy to the silly and everywhere in between. The editing combined with the special effects and typography at the end are able to illustrate the chaotic whirlwind that can be a relationship.
I think the underlying theme in both the lyrics of the song and the video is that sometimes we say things we don't mean and sometimes we overreact when loved ones say hurtful things. At the end of the day though, you have to remember why you love each other no matter who many crazy things were said or done; in the end everything will be alright.
Passion Pit
Carried Away
directed by Ben Brewer and Alex Brewer
1 comment:
That was pretty cool.. the visuals and effects reminded me of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind... I guess the themes are similar two what with relationships starting and the deteriorating and then deciding to keep doing it.
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