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The Audiovisual Essayist
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I am not strictly a filmmaker nor an academic. I am somewhere in between. My work and mission lie within this interstitial space. I produce and create audiovisual works, such as audiovisual essays, that are meant to transform, enlighten, and impact audiences. They are meant to stimulate intellectual growth; to make abstract thought concrete.
EU's Hypocrisy of Democracy
Anoush Apetyan, a 36-year-old female Armenian solider and mother of three, was tortured, mutilated, raped, and killed by Azerbaijani armed forces in September 2022. The atrocity was filmed and shared online as a 'celebratory moment'. Anoush's case is not an isolated incident, as many Armenian soldiers and civilians have fell victim to such crimes against humanity by the Azerbaijani armed forces. Other such genocidal forms include the forceful displacement and ethnic cleansing of about 100,000 Armenians from Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.
With the European Parliamentary Elections around the corner, what is the EU's role in all of this? Are they complicit in such an ethnic clea...
With the European Parliamentary Elections around the corner, what is the EU's role in all of this? Are they complicit in such an ethnic clea...
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Barbenheimer (Barbie and Oppenheimer) and the Socio-cultural Phenomenon of Metamodernism
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Arguably, two of the most anticipated films of the year, "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" will be released this weekend. Subsequently, fans have flooded the internet with Barbenheimer memes and audiovisual mashups. What does all this say about our contemporary culture? Check out the audiovisual essay for more. My article about the Runway ML experiment I conducted: www.linkedin.com/pulse/perils-ai-gaz...
World's First Scholarly VR Essay: The Transformational Potential of Atom Egoyan's "Calendar".
Просмотров 282Год назад
Put on your VR headsets! I am proud to present the world's first scholarly, autonomous, and argumentative VR essay within the field of Film Studies and Videographic Criticism! It might also be the world's first scholarly VR essay in general! The VR essay is transposed from a previously made non-VR AV essay about the same subject matter: the transformational potential of Atom Egoyan's "Calendar"...
Controversial Dubai and Qatar: Capitalism's Slaves
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As the world cup in Qatar comes to an end, we shouldn't forget about the systematic injustice and oppression people in the Gulf region face. Thousands of laborers have died due to systematic exploitation and manipulation by the powerful elite. Even middle classes in the region are exploited due to the mishaps of the kafala system, but they are also slaves to materiality and glamor. Check out my...
Ep 3: Armenian Diasporic Cinema Part I: Analysis of Atom Egoyan's "Calendar" (1993)
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Finally, some filmic analyses! This episode takes Armenian diasporic cinema as a case study to exemplify the conceptualizations elucidated from the previous two episodes. Part 1 of the episode filmically dissects Atom Egoyan's "Calendar" (1993). Episode 3 of the series. The information is highly based on my Master's Thesis. For more, see www.academia.edu/40082622/Exp.... Music: Various Armenian...
EP 2: In Rammstein's Amerika, Pizza is not JUST Pizza
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In this episode of the Rammstein series, we conduct an in-depth analysis of Rammstein's "Amerika" in order to demonstrate how the band's controversy arises. Music: "Du Hast" & "Amerika" by Rammstein Follow me on my socials: Instagram: audiovisual... RUclips: ruclips.net/channel/UCz4t... Website: www.theavessayist.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shant-bay... Facebook: facebook.co...
EP 3: Power to the Radio: Analysis of Rammstein's "Radio"
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In the final episode of the Rammstein series, we conduct an in-depth analysis of Rammstein's "Radio" in order to demonstrate how the band's controversy and metamodern position arises. Check out the previous episode here: ruclips.net/video/36_z9nf7Ato/видео.html Special thanks to Carla Morales! Check out her work here: carlamotiong.myportfolio.com Music: "Du Hast" by Rammstein Follow me on my so...
EP 1: WIESO IST RAMMSTEIN SO KONTROVERS?
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Warum ist Rammstein so umstritten? Der erste Teil einer Serie über Rammstein. Falls ihr noch mehr erfahren wollt, folgen bald der 2. und 3. Teil, welche sich mit "Radio" und "Amerika" auseinandersetzen und auf den Erkenntnissen des ersten Teils aufbauen. Musik: "Du Hast" von Rammstein Folgt mir: Instagram: audiovisual... RUclips: ruclips.net/channel/UCz4t... Website: www.theavessa...
The Video Essay: What Do New Practitioners Think? (Part 3)
Просмотров 1193 года назад
Part three of a conversation about the various facets of the audiovisual essay with fellow audiovisual essayist Will DiGravio. In this episode, we talk about how we see the future of the field evolving. See part one here: ruclips.net/video/XxNNKPjMNNA/видео.html Part two: ruclips.net/video/pdem6yvLKus/видео.html Will’s website: willdigravio.com/ Will’s podcast: thevideoessay.com/ Key Reading...
EP 1: WHY IS RAMMSTEIN SO CONTROVERSIAL?
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A more general video essay about why Rammstein is so controversial. Part one of a series about Rammstein. Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 which will look into "Radio" and "Amerika" in line with the considerations in this video. Music: "Du Hast" by Rammstein Follow me on my socials: Instagram: audiovisualessayist RUclips: ruclips.net/channel/UCz4tJBjBvMxn0flpbKs_rIg?view_as=subscribe...
The Video Essay: What Do New Practitioners Think? (Part 2)
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Part two of a conversation about the various facets of the audiovisual essay with fellow audiovisual essayist Will DiGravio. In this episode, we talk about our own work and where we situate ourselves within a rapidly expanding field. See part one here: ruclips.net/video/XxNNKPjMNNA/видео.html Will’s website: willdigravio.com/ Will’s podcast: thevideoessay.com/ Key Reading Material The Videograp...
The Video Essay: What Do New Practitioners Think? (Part 1)
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Part one of a conversation about the various facets of the audiovisual essay with fellow audiovisual essayist Will DiGravio. In part one we talk about how we got introduced to the form and why we kept on creating video essays beyond the classroom. Check out Will's work here: thevideoessay.com & willdigravio.com More information about AV essays: Key Reading Material The Videographic Essay: Pra...
IFFR 2021- Selim Mourad's "Agate Mousse": Ontological Meditations
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Audiovisual review of Selim Mourad's painstakingly beautiful film "Agate Mousse". Made for the International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021. Special thanks to Selim Mourad and the IFFR Press Office. Music: "Piano" by Jean-Baptiste Luccio Follow me on my socials: Instagram: audiovisualessayist Website: www.theavessayist.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/theaudiovisualessayist F...
A Video Essay on the Video Essay
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Why is there a crisis within the humanities? Shall we rethink how we disseminate knowledge in academia? Check out my plea for some enlightening and unorthodox changes. P.S. This video features Trump. Music: The Heart Asks Pleasure First by Micheal Nyman Follow me on my socials: Instagram: audiovisual... Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/shant-bay... Facebook: audiovisuale...
How Sergei Eisenstein implicitly criticized the Soviet Regime through "Ivan the Terrible" (1944)?
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How Sergei Eisenstein implicitly criticized the Soviet Regime through "Ivan the Terrible" (1944)?
Ep 4: Armenian Diasporic Cinema Part II: Analysis of Pouria Heidary's "Apricot Groves" (2016)
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Ep 4: Armenian Diasporic Cinema Part II: Analysis of Pouria Heidary's "Apricot Groves" (2016)
Ep 2: A Somewhat General Overview of Diasporic Cinema
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Ep 2: A Somewhat General Overview of Diasporic Cinema
Visualizing and Representing Concepts, Ideas, and Notions
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Visualizing and Representing Concepts, Ideas, and Notions
International Film Festival Rotterdam: "Let's Cult!: "Repo Man's" Plate o' Shrimp Logic"
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International Film Festival Rotterdam: "Let's Cult!: "Repo Man's" Plate o' Shrimp Logic"
A Marxist Analysis of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"
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A Marxist Analysis of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis"
Metamodernism is an inorganic forced meme that exists purely for the sake of being described as "the new thing" by the press, and it will only last a few more years. Merging irony and sincerity is neither creative nor productive.
This film is National Bolshevik in its ideology and definitely influenced the Nazis. You did well with the Moloch, although that was not a god per se but rather a type of child sacrifice by fire. It was "the Moloch".
metamodernism is self aware modernism
I agree with metamodernist values but absolutely hated "Barbie". It was not sincere in the slightest. It was a long self referential complaint based on identity politics. And thoroughly cynical about men.
I always interpreted this song as east germans behind the iron curtain tuning into western radio stations to escape for 1-2 hours and taste freedom.
Wow! This is very complex, but very important. I enjoy all your analysis.
Oscillating between irony and sincerity is doable. Sythesizing all ideologies and value systems together into some post-ideological value system that is supposed to resolve all paradoxes in a neo-romantic spirit is the richest bullshit i ever heard. I began looking into metamodernism because i want to transcend postmodernism's endless desert of deconstruction and relativising, but this is just a more absurd desert. The desert might be all there is 🤷 It would be nice to transcend to something more grandly optimistic than absurdism and active or positive nihilism, but that might be it. Sorry folks, better go rebel harder! 😶🌫️🫠🦆🤷 Edit: Barbie is not profound or deep. It's yearning for change is not sincere. The entire purpose of Barbie is for the material benefit of Mattel, as is the purpose of all the other movies they have planned. This is the company that has little girls working in horrible conditions in Chinese factories making chump change and living in severely under-maintained quarters that often have flea infestations and they are served slop befitting of pigs. All of this is the material reality so free privileged American girls can play with the Barbie doll, the product of the girl slaves' labor and forfeiture of childhood. Mattel sells a commodified antithesis of its own ethics and it doesn't care. If it gives the brand a better image and more recognition and ultimately leads to better bottom lines for the cronies, it was a good business move. It's a completely nihilist enterprise and not in a positive way.
Thats some real shit ritgh there lol
what a load of bullishiitee sir. I used to study in university of cine Moscow , where Eizenstein was a professor from 1920 to 1940s . Later the students of Eizenstein were were teachers in my uni. Even i knew a professor with a soothing sounding surname Trankvilitskiy who knew him personally on 1940s he was about 90 on 2006. Why am i writing this preamble //? Ahh so , for that decade i heard word Eizenshte several thousand times, i heard gossips from his ex and ex-ex peers about him and his life. What you are saying i only saw in anti communist sources tho it has no basis even it doest make sense , He was an ideological communist , his personal notes , his work is prove of that. I understand that it might be that western history might deform stories in its ideological favor, When Sergei was working on movie Ivan he submitted the precise scenery , drawings composition, basically everything was known in advance. Politicians could easily cut funds in advance but they didn't. You was showing scenes from Ivan the terrible 1. Stalin personal gave him a pries for that movie. Only In Ivan the Terible 2 when Ivan was killing his close peps ,movie was silenced. Idk i dont like when they speak about Eisenstein only from political prespective coz if not him and not his work his theory of motaje, mpvies as we know now perhaps did not exist. No matter was his political vies lets give his a praise for that theoretical basis of film he left. Like Mendeleev periodic table was much a basics for modern chemistry Eisenstein left theory that shaped films. cheers
Silence
@@bobsbigboy_ man i gave my arguments , and this kind of trolling is disrespectful. If you disagree or have different information , im open to a polite discussion with you.
I'm a targeted person. I appreciate your video. I am going through abuse due to the lies the psychopaths propogate. I'm sure you know we are not insane. The Stasi targeted people the same way and so has the VIa since their incipience. I don't care what people think. I only care about the Goodness in Nature which is the Divine. It has allowed me to see that there is pure peace and love with the Divine so no duality anymore. I am not afraid of anyone.
Awesome work man!
Ivan the Terrible was a saint compareded with Stalin ,Lenin and the rest of them
The West will be saved
Keep it up shant great editing, great speaker voice 10/10
Love Rammstein lol but they did get arrested in the US for showing child porn at a show.. which I think we can all agree is fucked
How?
What do you mean how?? @@polatpolatpl
@@Platypus-ts4jf how this happened? Is there a proof for this? I'm so shocked right now.
Would you happen to have any recommendations for Mexican disaporic cinema?
@TheAudiovisualEssayist eisenstein was a fanatic supporter of the ussr.He was a communist and this sad attempt to make him antisoviet is idiotic.Its obvious from the way you talk about about the soviet power, "totalitarian regime" thats not how he viewed stalin nor the ussr in general all of his movies are pro soviet and revolutionary.Ivan the terrible is both a criqute of the old tsarist russian empire(its a movie about its founder you idiot) while at the same time appreciating and accept that the experience of the russian empire has shaped russian culture!Bravo among all of his works where he calls for revolution where he fanatically supports the power of the soviets you took his movie a direct criticism of the old monarchy and appreciation of russian culture to be...an anticommunist "antistalinist" work because YOU(a smartass who quotes the ultimate opportunist zizek) view the soviet union as totalitarian.Eisenstein fought for the revolution was among the first to fight in the red army and supported fanatically the soviet union throught his life.Look how easy it is to be you(a smartass) alexander nevsky(1938) 6 years before this movie.Alexander nevsksy leads the russian people against a much stronger childmurdering german army.Stalin is obviously Nevsky leading the people to victory against the nazis you can see the russian people uniting women and men toghter against the invader and gaining victory with bravery and courage!Simplistic as hell but you know what?Unlike your "analysis" of ivan the terrible my simplistic reading of the movie is probably what nevsky wanted to spread!Nevsky isnt a ruler he has no connection to the tsar ,he is a hero of a medieval republic novgorod!.I dont even know if you will ever read this but you have projected what you wanted the movie to be about on to it which is fine but here you come claiming that these were the views of eisenstein!
no. metamodernism is NOT an oscillation between modernism and postmodernism. this is a pseudo-metamodernism. the real metamodernism synthesises them. and this "sincere irony / ironical sincerity" is just a pure bullshit.
Can you explain how the synthesis of the two is not bullshit? How can they be coherently synthesized? Can you give an analysis. E.g., what is a metamodern analysis of the cobalt supply chain? Can we reconcile horrible, high-risk slave working conditions in the Chinese-owned mines in the DRC with our desire for the latest smartphone, or cobalt-heavy electric vehicles, or our broader technological dependence on li-ion batteries? Like how can metamodernism be used to understand this situation, and what prescriptions can it offer us on what to do about it? I've not yet heard anyone give a coherent specific metamodern analysis of anything. They just talk in big abstract dreamy ways. If I can't apply a meta modernist approach to actually develop real-world policy initiatives, it's just a muddled coping mechanism or something more sinister as far as I'm concerned.
I have previous knowledge of this topic, so really appreciated the swift video with great points. Hoping this channel gets more exposure!
Barbheimer also speaks back to the broken marriages of the 50s & 60s by exemplifying the masculine Oppenheimer & the feminine Barbie in artistic contrast, one in bright bubble gum color, & the other in somber muted tones of black & white, who's back stories are from the same time period.
I understood about 47% of what you were saying at any one time but somehow enjoyed it the entire way
What?
Metamodernism was better before everyone heard of it and still didn't understand it.
People still don't understand it, that's why they're watching this video. And I'll be honest, this video did not do much to explain wtf it means. You're still in the "I was into it before it was cool!" zone. Lucky you?
People still don't understand it
There's not much to understand. It's an incoherent mess that is defined differently by almost everyone who discusses it. No one ever gives any concrete metamodern prescriptions to specific problems because they don't have a coherent idea of what they're talking about. I think people just desperately want to transcend being existentially depressed impotent postmodernists, which is understandable, but in a fully postmodern spirit, I'm deconstructing meta modernism, and so far, there's really not much there. Just a lot of cognitive dissonance and a yearning for a more positive world.
Shut up lil bro
I remember the Metamoderm manifiesto spoke of oscillation between irony and sincerity. Barbheimer is literally that.
Only 500 views?? My guy made a hq video essay on meta modernism this gotta blow up
Too many buzzwords, not enough explanation
its not buzzwords, they are sociological jargon. "Buzzword" as a term is reductive of their purpose of describing things. It just shouldn't be used with layperson audiences.
The important element here is that you know metamodernism when you see it. You feel the concept.
@@TheAudiovisualEssayist While I understood it as a psych major I do think a lot of the terms are lost on laypeople, perhaps it would help expand your audience if you defined your terms while also giving examples of them instead of just the definition. Examples make it concrete for people who might be more visual or tactile learners vs just by listening to the words.
@@TheAudiovisualEssayistTo elaborate with examples within the first 30 seconds you use words like "portmanteau" or "counterprogramming" or "diametrically opposed" and not everyone knows what those terms mean. Imagine you're trying to deliver this information to a high school senior in the regular english class, then you have a grasp of the average internet user. A little later you use "socio-cultural mode of thought" and "metamodern structures of feeling" of which you explain the latter but in a long-winded fashion. Perhaps your target audience is more liberal arts college-educated people in which case go off but these terms tend to impede understanding for laypeople. Good video overall, really interesting as someone who loves analyzing literature and film. If I could give some constructive feedback for potentially expanding your audience, it would be to in part, frame the presentation towards your audience's understanding vs. communicating your analysis as specifically as possible. Often we use words like these to be as accurate as possible in our descriptions but for most people this specificity in rhetoric is too abstract and need something to dumb it down conceptually. Something that could help is offering an example of the sociocultural phenomenon you're speaking about before using or explaining the term, for example lets take counterprogramming, "Have you ever noticed the variety of films that release and are playing in theaters at the same time? For example, a G-rated disney movie might release in the early summer along with a PG-13 action blockbuster and an R rated horror flick. One of the reasons for this variety is counterprogramming, a strategy production and distribution companies take to reach as many diverse audiences as possible with their products." which would help your audience understand what you're getting at when you go ahead and explain the meta modern structures of feeling. For most laypeople it takes a 3 variable approach to explain complex ideas or words. You want 1. A concrete example of it in the real world i.e. the example of the movies that release at once for counterprogramming. 2. the name of the phenomenon you just described i.e. introduce "counterprogramming" and 3. explain the definition of the term in the context of the concrete example that was given i.e. "this strategy of simultaneously releasing films of vastly different genres and purposes is a perfect example of counterprogramming as companies use this diversity in product to diversify their audiences". I noticed in your video sometimes you would just throw a word like that in without explanation, or sometimes you would just offer the explanation and the word but no examples, or sometimes you would bring up an example without contextualizing it with the explanation of the phenomenon. Just a thought lol, almost like a rhetorical shift provides counterprogramming within your own video to attract wider audiences. Best of luck to your channel man, good video!
@@TheWerttyFilesif the sociological jargon are not mere buzzwords, please provide an analysis of any significant material situation impacting humans through a metamodern lens. I want to know how a metamodern approach works, and I want to know what prescriptions it can offer to real, material problems, not just how it can be a coping mechanism for psychological problems such as existential malaise. My operating conjecture is that no one who claims to be a metamodernist or to understand metamodernism can do this because it's an incoherent word salad. Its ontology is not reconcilable in a way that's free of paradox. How can you synthesize all past value systems in a neo-romantic spirit and it's all post ideological. The sad thing is that the proponents of this want so badly to be credited with something new but even ideology that doesn't recognize itself is not new. What's the through-line phrase in the book of Lamentations -- "There is nothing new under the sun" I think?
What do you use to edit?
After Effecta
You articulated this whole concept really well and this video should be everywhere.
what the actual fuck are you on about
still dont get it
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this is the most retarded thing i've ever heard. The soviet union was an athiest state established having overthrown the tsarist regime. any negative portrayal of russian nationalist/monarchist/religious figures aligns perfectly with soviet ideology
Let's boycott Dubai. Don't buy anything made in it, don't go there for vacation. Just stay away, call out the abuse and slavery that goes on there and LET IT DIE
good effort. we all hate the overinflected "media voice " of some channels (Mojo) but you really have some space to increase your volume without hitting that space. just some friendly advice; talk slower and clearer, without changing much of your style. good luck!
great video
Amazing once again! Very interesting incorporating the role of expats into the problems surrounding the labor workers!
Dictators are nothing
May we have english lyrics?
What a shame we cannot watch ivan the third....ezestain was brave
He died because of stalin,I repeat
great summary man 👍
TYSM for the summary I needed this
mid imo
Never have an opinion again
@@bobsbigboy_ ive come to a new conclusion, the video is giga ASS
Sergei Eisenstein NEVER criticized Soviet regime because he WAS very important part of this regime. He was as Leni Riefensthal for Lenin. He was among the first volunteers in Red Army and his devotion to Bolshevik ideology helped him a lot to become the most brilliant propaganda producer in Soviet history.
read up on something called intentional fallacy
The point of the AV essay is not to prove Eisenstein's intentions but it frames it through a specific lens
@@TheAudiovisualEssayist but it's just that a lens, Eisenstein was a marxist-lenninist, he was devoted to the revolution and to the first proletariat state. This movie is in it's deeper meaning fully supportive of that ideology.
@@TheAudiovisualEssayisteisenstein was a fanatic supporter of the ussr.He was a communist and this sad attempt to make him antisoviet is idiotic.Its obvious from the way you talk about about the soviet power, "totalitarian regime" thats not how he viewed stalin nor the ussr in general all of his movies are pro soviet and revolutionary.Ivan the terrible is both a criqute of the old tsarist russian empire(its a movie about its founder you idiot) while at the same time appreciating and accept that the experience of the russian empire has shaped russian culture!Bravo among all of his works where he calls for revolution where he fanatically supports the power of the soviets you took his movie a direct criticism of the old monarchy and appreciation of russian culture to be...an anticommunist "antistalinist" work because YOU(a smartass who quotes the ultimate opportunist zizek) view the soviet union as totalitarian.Eisenstein fought for the revolution was among the first to fight in the red army and supported fanatically the soviet union throught his life.Look how easy it is to be you(a smartass) alexander nevsky(1938) 6 years before this movie.Alexander nevsksy leads the russian people against a much stronger childmurdering german army.Stalin is obviously Nevsky leading the people to victory against the nazis you can see the russian people uniting women and men toghter against the invader and gaining victory with bravery and courage!Simplistic as hell but you know what?Unlike your "analysis" of ivan the terrible my simplistic reading of the movie is probably what nevsky wanted to spread!Nevsky isnt a ruler he has no connection to the tsar ,he is a hero of a medieval republic novgorod!.I dont even know if you will ever read this but you have projected what you wanted the movie to be about on to it which is fine but here you come claiming that these were the views of eisenstein!
The problem with the "intentional fallacy" idea (fron new critiscism) is that elude the importance of the autor (his ideas and his life) in the commentary. I don't think that the first part of Ivan The Terrible is really a critic of stalinism (maybe the second part that have been censored), in the first part the boyars are really depicted as ennemies of Russia and Ivan as the man who unifying the country and give to it his greatness. But in the second part Ivan is shown on a darker side, he is depicted as a crazy old and violent rullers. Sorry for my really unperfect english. @@TheAudiovisualEssayist
The line of people at the end kind of looks like the sickle in the hammer and sickle, his sleeve hanging sort of looks like the hammer if you pause at the right time. Not sure if that's a huge reach or if it was intentional
yankee bullshit
The Rammstein sound is what I imagine 3rd Reich rock would have sounded like if they had won....
Thank you! My thoughts exactly!
The music is so annoying in the middle of the video
Well made video
Zizek is based