Lana Del Rey - High By The Beach Video - Out Now!

[Creyk 17,821]

tbh when you removed the helicopter scenes the video gets kinda plain 

And yet it still gets across the message perfectly

Don't forget that she became famous for a home-made video, which had a budget of 0.

Some people just don't get what she is all about and that she is not trying to climb the charts

[Sad Kid 91]

And yet it still gets across the message perfectly

Don't forget that she became famous for a home-made video, which had a budget of 0.

Some people just don't get what she is all about and that she is not trying to climb the charts

Yaaaas the video may be kinda plain but overall it has a great message it's like being paranoid because you know that someone is watching you and loss of privacy It's like DWUW tbh 

[Kacey Elizabeth 900]

The video has made me appreciate the song, but she doesn't deserve the recognition she receives. 

Sure jan.

[Noam Zioni 1,196]

I love it

[Desperado 2,439]

The video has made me appreciate the song, but she doesn't deserve the recognition she receives. 

why tho? Shes a great artist, singer.

[mucinex 4,260]

the editing and style was weird buy the concept pulled it together along with the shooting of the helicopter, i loved it!

[AyaKara 2,281]

Please stay on topic everyone. This thread is discussing Lana's new video; it has nothing to do with Taylor or anyone else. Thank you!

[DontDoubtDavid 1,191]

I really like the video. Yes, it's a little boring, but the visuals are great. Such a beautiful house, I really want to live there. The scene with her at the window with the helicopter behind and her shooting it down are the best parts. She's just so beautiful, I can't.  The song is fabulous also. I'm not a huge fan of hers, but this was the first song I listened from her that I feel in love with at first listen, and I'm obsessed. I really hope this is her breakout song that gets played on the radio all the time. Shame it wasn't released earlier, it would have been the perfect summer song.

[i medici 1,746]

 

I literally fell asleep watchin this video ... 

 

 

 

that gif makes me so sleepy  

[Desperado 2,439]

I love the second chorus part of the video with the helicopter behind her and the wind, and her moving to the rhythm of the music 

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

I don't get it...

[Desperado 2,439]

I don't get it...

it's so easy tho but 

[StrawberryBlond 14,883]

An interesting interpretation... I disagree with it, but I liked it

You see, when I listen to a song without a video, I try to interpret it based entirely on the literal words. Before the video, the story seemed clear. And as it's a very simple video, there seemed to be no other interpretation for it other than the original interpretation with no video. So, that's all I see when I watch it. I have mixed feelings about videos that differ hugely from the storyline you were expecting because they can either be amazing or terrible. I just like the original interpretation because all the lyrics make sense with this interpretation. If it really is about obsessive paparazzi, what do lyrics like "loving you is hard, being here is harder," "You could be a bad motherf****r, but that don't make you a man," "We can't survive, we're sinking into the sand," and "I'll do it on my own, don't need your money to get me what I want" have to do with the anything about paparazzi? All the critics said after listening to the track that she was singing about a lover. I think that's what it is about, she just decided to go in a very different direction for the video.

When it comes to music videos, I'm quite a literal person. I like them to match up with what's happening on screen. It's not that I don't like thinking, it's just that I think the intentions of a music video should be clear and understandable. That's why I'm always desperate to know exactly what an artist meant by an abstract video. My interpretation is all well and good but I think the artist's vision is of very high importance, seeing as they made it. If I was an artist, I would go into indepth detail about every single one of my videos either in the description or through videoed explanations. I don't like people to go around with the wrong impression of my work, particularly if it's a negative impression that I didn't intend. I think interpreting art in a way that moves you personally is fine but you should know what the intended meaning was all the same.

It is a one sentence opinion. I think the video looks low budget and is boring. You may love it more than life itself, and that's completely fine. You have your opinion and I have mine. 

The rest of that comment was off topic, so I'm not going down that road, as that is against the guidelines in this section. 

It's just that when you define it as low budget and boring and that's all you can say, it makes it seem like you define art in a very narrow way, with super strict criteria. And I think art should be very open minded and have very limited rules. Surely you can't think just because a video didn't cost much money, it's automatically bad? Sure, some can be, but not because they were low budget, but because the low budget wasn't used correctly. I only use "low budget" as an insult when a video is unbelievably tacky with a low quality vision experience, with no apparent effort to even try to make a good video. And just out of curiosity, what do you regard as an exciting video? And can a video only be exciting or boring for you, no in between?

On that note, I'd like to take the time to apologise for that unprovoked attack on you yesterday. It was only after I'd gone to bed that I regretted writing it and think I just got a bit carried away. I originally just wanted to write a sarky little comment and it snowballed. I actually wondered if I might login to a WP but no, but I was probably quite lucky in that respect. I've always been frustrated at the unfair criticism Lana gets sometimes despite being supremely talented and get especially annoyed when I think there's no good reason behind it or the person's view is bit inconsistent. You're free to like whatever you like, I just couldn't resist pointing out something I thought was somewhat ironic but ultimately, I should reserve that for a relevant topic. Sorry again.

Please stay on topic everyone. This thread is discussing Lana's new video; it has nothing to do with Taylor or anyone else. Thank you!

Sorry for derailing it,. I promise I won't talk about it again and as you can see, I apologised to Whispering for what I said yesterday. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the doubt by not giving me a WP, by the way.

[Whispering 18,865]

It's just that when you define it as low budget and boring and that's all you can say, it makes it seem like you define art in a very narrow way, with super strict criteria. And I think art should be very open minded and have very limited rules. Surely you can't think just because a video didn't cost much money, it's automatically bad? Sure, some can be, but not because they were low budget, but because the low budget wasn't used correctly. I only use "low budget" as an insult when a video is unbelievably tacky with a low quality vision experience, with no apparent effort to even try to make a good video. And just out of curiosity, what do you regard as an exciting video? And can a video only be exciting or boring for you, no in between?

 

 

Once again, it was a one sentence opinion. I don't care enough to go on and on about it in detail. I'm not a Lana hater, I don't spend day after day on here making posts about her life, her personality, her family, her friends, her music, her videos, etc. I did once say she sounded clinically depressed and I hope she got the help she needed. I have mentioned her a couple of times as someone who is in the category of a good songwriter and I have complimented her voice on recordings. 

I'm sure I've said a couple of comments in the past two years that aren't glowing reviews of her music,performances and videos...but they have been extremely minimal and I certainly didn't go on and on in multiple threads for multiple days.

I find this particular video to look low budget and I find it boring. I simply don't care past that.  Why is that so hard to understand and accept? It is a one sentence opinion on one single video, not a dissertation on everything that I "hate about the artist".

I'm still not getting into the off topic talk. It derails the thread and is completely unnecessary. You can PM me, if you want to discuss the off topic discussion further. 

[Jase 13,320]

I WANT HER BEACH HOUSE It's gorgeous.

Beautifully shot video with a simple and effective message.