Backtreet Boys
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Jessie
It was a very powerful video that was done creatively. My favorite part had to be AJ on the bus. He was on a bus going to Dennis Street it made me realize that this entire video has a double meaning. I mean, yea, the guys could be dead in the video, but why are they dead? Are they really dead? The symbolism of the different scenes for each guy was very impacting. Well except for Nick, I didn't really get his purpose in th video. I think he was sorta there for decoration. This is my favorite Backstreet Boys video now. I'm glad they went uphill from "Larger Than Life" I was never a "Larger Than Life" Fan, but "Show Me the Meaning..." is a definite plus.
Lizzy
I thought that out of all the Backstreet Boys videos I've seen (and
that's
all of them!) this one is the most brilliant! Now, I'm a big fan of
Everybody (Backstreet's Back) that was always my favorite, but now I
think
that with the work of the fabulous director of the video, they captured
a
wonderful concept that surpassed Everybody. Normally, the steriotypical
boyband way to do this video would've been to show some sad
relationship
between one (or all) of the guys and some beautiful, model-like
girl(s).
They'd break-up and the guys would be sad. But now, as I see that the
guys
of BSB are growing up and maturing as a group, I've realized that BSB
can
do so much more. This video can really be taken any way which adds to
the
video itself. The way they intertwined the death of their song writer
Denniz PoP (his name appears on the bus AJ is riding on), the death of
Kevin's father (the home movies Kevin is watching) and maybe even
Brian's
fight with heart trouble (the hospital) adds, i think, a lot of heart
and
personal touch to the video. And the way it's filmed (notice the guys
have
no color on, just drab blacks and greys) all fits together as they walk
into the brightness in the end. What could that mean? Take it as you
think, but I know how I intrepreted it as! So, what did I really think
of
the video as a whole? Wow! It affected me and I have to say that I'm
super
proud of BSB!
Now it's your turn to tell us what you thought of the video! E-mail Jessie with you views and we'll post them under ours!
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