The Story Behind Sia's Elastic Heart Music Video! | The Edge
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In this episode of The Edge, Danceon brings you an exclusive behind the scenes look at the making of Sia's "Elastic Heart" music video starring Shia LaBeouf and Maddie Ziegler!
Director: Erik Anders Lang
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Executive Producer: Kristin Campbell-Taylor
DP: Joey Graziano
Editor: Chris Duce
Camera assistant: Landon Hughes
Sound; Jae Kim
Choreographer: Ryan Heffington
Asst. Choreographer: Denna Thomsen
Dancers: Maddie Ziegler & Shia Labeouf
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I can not watch that music video without crying. Shia LaBeouf is so brilliant and he portrays such a broken person in that video. It's a phenomenal performance.
JD Sutherland omg me too the last bit got me because it's about a disease spreading and the cage is the disease and Shia and Maddie are it's next victims. Through the video Maddie and Shia both want to escape and end up fighting each other to escape from the disease. Maddie gets out ok but Shia doesn't in the end. Maddie is pulling him and tugging him so much trying to save him but... when his face has no expression and his hand falls, he died, Maddie still trying to save him. Sad.
SAME
JD Sutherland cuz he is
It really is! The emotions that a single song and video can evoke amazes me still. All of these people are absolutely brilliant! Shia is definitely a force to be reckoned with when he wants to be.
TheYTChronicles And if You can't read a comment and realize when someone is just using the statement to explain that it touches them deeply, not actually crying, then YOU need to get a fucking grip! What a tool you are. A bit afraid of your emotions are you? Kind of a strong and over dramatic response to someone simply expressing feelings isn't it? I mean what was the point of the rude comment? Does it make you feel better to get on the internet and randomly attack someone because You yourself are afraid of expressing any emotion besides hate? Makes no sense, and again, it very much sounds like you're the one who needs to get a grip. Smh
I really don't understand why people hate Shia LaBeouf. He's a great actor if you ask me.
Change Of Direction because he's not what society thinks as goals
I think he might be a narcissist person.....but it looks like he is trying to do something with it
He's woke and not in the meme stupid way people say or portray as "Woke". But in an artistic real and sensitive manner that he can he honestly say, " I know and and I understand," and it's real.
I don't know how to explain it, but i hope that kinda makes sense.
@Rosa Perea yea, not everybody is a narc' ... will the internet culture stop diagnosing others, ultimately it's just a disguise to judge people they don't like
He really is
The person in charge of the bananas was not too thorough.
"In charge of bananas" I LAUGHED SO HARD WHEN I SAW THIS
Ikr
+GradeAVidGames Person in charge of bananas = career goals!
+riggs20 do u think it is sia before she put on the wig
y woild they cover her face with bannanas we saw jer like 7 times in this video when sje was in the cage and stuff when she was sitting in the chair
I'm still dying at the fact that they used a banana to censor her face
Ikr!
She's fine with her face being seen but not enough for people to recognise her in public.
Lol
and failed miserably as it showed her face several times
Hahahhahaaaha im laughing because of the banana on her face..
I want Maddie and Shia to be in ALL Sia's videos!
me too!!
IM SAYIN !
Agreed
Me too!!!!
yes!
I truly respect Shia Labeouf for being honest and tells us that he does this for himself.
Why block her face if you're going to show her face in the same video lol
What
+Milcah Ishimwe they blocked her face but you see her face in the video
easactly what I thought
I think it's maybe because she's not as clearly visible in the candid shots as she is in the interview portions.
TopDragster because the banana lord wanted it
Some years have passed since that video was released and I'm still finding new meanings every time I watch it.
Pffff
@Enabi Seira. And also the older meanings are meaningful. An inner child that we still have living inside of us all although there are many people who will try to not give in to what they know is true. The inner child is trying to bring them back and this video is so inspirational for doing that. [ 12 ] year old Maddie Ziegler contains everything you need to bring a person back to the joy of being a studious actress full of what preteen passion is all about. AND [ SIA ] IS DRESSED IN HER BEST PURPLE RUNNING SHOES! ;) :) ;) [September/19/2022] The Story behind Sia's Elastic Heart Music Video! l The Edge @ 5,814,011 views! ;) Does anybody realize that Maddie Ziegler has a birthday coming up in just [ 11 ] day's from today???? Thumbs up @ 199. :)
I found a lot of pedophilia on it since day one
I absolutely got the video as metaphor between the younger, wilder, less restrained self and the self that is older, jaded, unable to break free from all the heartbreak and disappointments endured but still wanting to reconnect with the inner child. It's one of the things that struck me first time watching it, and it just floored me. Well done!
Agreed
Hopefully Sia's young star Ms Ziegler takes some pointers and valuable life lessons from Sia.
Father and daughter
"I am here all out of selfish reasons. I don't care if anybody sees the video."
From that moment on, I loved this guy at least twice as much as I already did :D
Flying Pancake 6:50 😂😂😂
I heard that but I didn't understand every word 'till I read your comment, thanks!
If you listen to her album it's like reading her diary. There very broken people inside
It sounded very negative to me.. can u explain it to me? Would be great
@@peterpan4839 so here's the thing. You do everything in your life for yourself. And I mean _EVERYTHING_! Even when you love your dog/cat its a blissful sensation that you experience within *YOU* or say when you help the poor , its the *SELF* satsfying feeling of helping others that your relish. You love your parents/wife/children because it makes *YOU* happy. You despise your enemies/competitors because it triggers *YOU*.
" I think, therefore I am" - Descartes
THEY SHOWED SIA'S FACE!!!!!!😱😱😱😱 SHE'S SO PRETTY
yep
yep
*google exists*
You can search pics of her and she will show up with no wig and stuff. Sia is a beautiful gal pal
Enough with the appearance, please.
Nothing but respect for Shia. He is amazing and should be commended for being his own person and not caring what others think.
I respected him too until his ex-girlfriend sued him for beating her and he admitted that the accusations were true... sickening
@@strugglingcollegestudent he has changed so much though now, I have a huge respect for him for being fully honest and not blaming others for his mistakes
I saw the video as an alcoholic father and his daughter is afraid of him when he's drunk because he gets aggressive but when he's sober they're really close, the daughter tries to help him conquer being an alcoholic and tries to 'pull him out of it' (the cage), but his addiction is so strong that he can't get out.
Kristina Franklin not what u was thinking but thats a good idea
Kristina Franklin I thought as a love story
It’s a kiddie porn fantasy for creeps. They get to watch a half naked man wrestle around with a half naked little girl and say “oh this art is very compelling”
Dingus Khan I doubt it's that.
Dingus Khan Thats some bullshit but okay and don't go " OH lOok aNoTher pedO " i legally can not be a pedophile
I honestly felt the whole Father-Daughter vibe. I thought it was a story about a father and daughter trying to reestablish or "rekindle" their relationship sort to speak, but when they do try, there's a lot of problems and obstacles from one another that they can't reform that bond and they both get stuck with trying. I don't know if I explained myself well, but that's a jist of what I felt.
I totally agree with you I felt the same thing!!! I just can't stand people for taking it way to far and saying its Pedophilia
I already knew the real meaning but I still totally agree with you since it is for some people relatable, for me personally as well. This amazing video can mean either way honestly.
I felt the same way Jenn, maybe because i have the same issues with my Dad. This was beautiful to me. and sad.
It honestly reminded me of Clemintine and Lee from the walking dead game.. Only if Clemintine was more of a wild rebel.
Same here. It really upsets me that men and children cannot even be near each other without someone screaming "Pedo!"
It is amazing what Shia says at the end... he seems very humble and appreciative of being part of this project even though he says he feels selfish. His existential crisis lasted too long and i hope he found healing and focus in being part of this amazing project. The people involved in its development were just the people that someone going through self discovery need to be around. I absoutely love Sia's video and vision for art. Shia was a perfect choice for this beautiful and strong peace of art.
I love your coment :)
Meli :3 thank you. i hadnt seen a video like this in years. It is so beautiful to see the artists vision performed so perfectly. Shia was a perfect choice for this.
Roselin Lee kgegchtugb
Agreeeeee! I really admire Shia
I also concur...
shia is the best conteporary actor, he so intensive and visceral . He was craying at the end of video.
I watched him do that screaming part and the end crying part and the deviating acceptance in his face over and over. Rewound a rediculous amount of times.
i laughed so hard when i saw bananas
for real why bananas lol
there's no point in them cause later you still saw her face
Sia is a big fan of minions.
geuss someone to tell them to just do it
me to
I understand why she performs with her back turned, or without showing her face, but it confuses me that in this video, they covered her face, but she has been to many interviews and red carpets where millions have seen her face, so this to me doesn't make any sense.
Because billsplease said she was a hypocrite!
JillMusic100 ... comment editor... I would never say that about Sia.
The entire point of the music video is to arouse curiosity, wonder or even outrage. Basically to poke and rattle some skulls. So it is little wonder why she would cover her face; the best guess would be that she is still provoking thought and wonder. People see her face being covered and they start to wonder why, once the "why" enters the mind your own psyche will begin the natural process of seeking to make sense out of the unknown.
This process in and of itself often reveals who you are inside because the place where most people start is usually themselves. People will start to project themselves unto the unknown to see how it relates to them. If one is critical enough and clever enough they will actually begin to "discover themselves" by such cleverly crafted art. This whole form of art is very akin to Zen Buddhism.
cuz it's funny, that's why. lol
there are several reasons. One being she is shy, and wants to live a normal life. If she showed her face in recent interviews then people would have a constant reminder of what she looks like, and would be able to recognize her in public.. but because she keeps her life so private, she doesn't get recognized in public like she used to. Its an experiment for her, and she said herself that it seems to be working. I love the idea, it makes everything feel artistic on another level.
After watching this music video, some might say sia is pretty...bananas
Well done👏👏
Lol
*starts slow clapping*
Oh my....xD
LOOL
I always thought it was a love/hate relationship between a father and his daughter... but I see how it makes sense that it's an inner problem
Same
it can mean whatever is meaningful to you.
There's no wrong way to interpret art. This video resonates with so many in different positions in life, it's pure art Imo.
I really hope 'Dressed in Black' would conclude the trilogy. 'Chandelier' is about "holding on for dear life"-saving oneself, despite having to be always on edge and having to do all of it alone.
'Elastic Heart' is about ending a civil war, an inner battle, from which the protagonist is able to victoriously save herself, only to find out that there's a part of her that's forever lost and could never be rescued.
'Dressed in Black' is about salvation. Sia eliminates the element of solitude and unreliability, but keeps the brokenness of the protagonist. This time, she gives up "holding on for dear life" and dresses in black to mourn the death of her own "self-state", but she won't have to be alone-someone comes to rescue her, and she regains hope and purpose.
If Sia could add just one last piece though, I think 'Burn the Pages' would be a perfect ending to the storyline I have in mind. A happy ending, that is, to finally live with love and hope, to burn the pages and let them cook.
I LOVE dressed in black...also fire meet gasoline. But for the trilogy dressed in black would be perfect..
I'd really want Dressed in Black..it's my favorite song on the album apart from Chandelier!
people say the 3rd one is big girls cry
I totally agree with you! But via Twitter, Sia states that Big Girls Cry will be next.
who are you?
Wow I took this as a parent struggling with their child and finally they were able to trust and love each other again but it was cut short. I was way off!! Either way I still love it and I am a HUGE fan of SIA. Her music has been the only comfort in the loss of both of my parents death and dealing with my own health issues.
Sara Wefler Sia is amazing! The beauty of art is that you get to have your own interpretations.
Sara Wefler I thought exactly the same thing.
Eddie Christie I guess we both look at things from a parents stand point. I even like the fact that a little bit of sign language is used in this video. DanceOn I agree with but I would say she is more than amazing. =)
I think that everyone is free to interpret it the way you see it. After all that's the beauty about art :) So I don't think you're necessarily wrong in making any assumptions :)
Sara Wefler I think that the beauty of this piece is that it reflects whatever is going on in our own lives. I first saw it as an older self struggling with the foolish way they treated the younger self's heart because that's what I'm working through right now. I love to see something as artful as what Sia does in pop culture. It gives me hope.
6:23 When that guy was talking about ideas he said "they are thinking maybe we can do this or that" then he says "Just do it!" I cried 😂😂😂😂
i found a new kind of respect for shia lebeouf. its amazing that he is so onpen to this kind of art
Pleeease let the third one be 'Big Girls Cry' I love that song...
It is!!
Adhitya Aldorino There was a rumour,, but it's never been confirmed!
thoraofasgard In fact Sia confirmed it on twitter saying it was supposed to be the second video, but she decided to put elastic heart out first in the end.
Mātiu Haińes do you have the link to this tweet?
Mātiu Haińes Oooo really?! :D I don't really care what order they're in, I just want more Maddie music videos! Her emotional executions always made them amazing to watch!
When I watch this
I think of the cage as the guy's mind
And the girl as his younger self from what he remembers in his mind
And it shows how he was reckless and made many regrets when he was younger
And he's looking back on it annoyed and frustrated so he fights with his past, he wants to change his past
But the past is out of his reach- his past and memories can pass through his mind (the cage) but he is stuck and can't follow as his mind is in the present only
Then the past climbs onto his back like an extra weight dragging him down
But this forms into a hug, which signifies him beginning to accept the loss of his youth and his regrets
He realises that he wants to relive his memories by the end
So when his younger self leaves his mind (his memory is fading)
He doesn't want to forget it
So he can't let go (of her hand)
His heart tries to stretch to her like a rubber band (but an elastic is easily broken- he can't bring back what's been done)
I really enjoyed reading your input, I completely agree with every word.
Damn man. Chills when I read this. Great interpretation.
Great interpretation, I have my own but this was certainly interesting
Army always come up with good theories
How about the lyric?
Shia laying there crying, mainly getting inspired during 6:42 for some reason made my heart sunk.
I really don’t understand why people were offended by this video
Right!...its dancing...they are dancing what is wrong with that? its beautiful in every way
Thai Ya Long no he didn’t maddie said that they were playing a human and a wolf and how after fighting a lot the finally got along
Thai Ya Long He never did
Thai Ya Long he is not naked and they are dancing
Maybe cause if the part where she sniffs his hands and where they were so close togheter. And cause of the outfits. But I still like the video
It's weird how Sia doesn't want her face shown, and they do that in this video by covering her face but they don't keep it consistent? They cover it some times, and other times it's not? They might want to fix the editing a bit here
Sia has been around for years . There are videos of her singing showing her face because of her reputation she never made it , so she wrote for other singers . But they were making the money and the fame. Gimmick time;;;;;( tell everyone she don't want to be seen, recognized or be famous . Sing facing the wall put a little girl to dance like she is having seizures doing demonic facials Illuminati eye gestures looking like she's naked and just escaped from a mental hospital. Appeal to pedophiles create controversy according to Abby ; controversy bad or good ; people are talking that's success .
Tinge Love okay....i dont get how this comment replies to my original post?
belongtobill I get what you mean....your not saying why does she cover her face in general. Your saying why is it covered in some parts of the video and not in others....i said the same thing.
MiQuiara Gibson exactly. thank you :)
You're weird. Bye. Meow.
"Elastic Heart" is an amazing video. The controversy surrounding it is unfortunate, and it could have been avoided - and the intent and meaning made much clearer - if Shia had simply been wearing a Sia wig, too.
Shia was making it personal as well as Sia. So it's really about both of them. Anyway if he wore a wig it wouldn't be taken seriously. People would just laugh at it
Joe Smith Super interesting thought! You're probably right that people would just laugh at Shia in a wig.
Joe Smith It's likely some people would laugh, sure. But the subject matter and presentation is serious enough that I think they'd stop laughing pretty quickly and I think it would have been even more powerful. If the point behind the wig is to 1) represent a variety of Sia's self-states and 2) allow anyone to take on the Sia role, then IMO the wig should be worn by any artist, female or male. Personally, I think men wearing the wig worked beautifully in the "Sia performs Chandelier with NYC Gay Men's Chorus" video. Bust the gender boundaries, I say, and go the full distance. To have two people playing aspects of the same person without any indication that's what's going on is confusing. To have to explain the premise to people waters the message down.
violetxoxox I personally wouldn't find it funny if he wore a wig but I think the main reason behind Shia not wearing it was to let the video be relatable to both genders. If he wore the wig it would seem like he was playing the role of a woman IMO.
I don't know I wouldn't have taken the video to serious if he wore Sia's wig lol but Shia it so talented !!
The bananas were irrelevant... We saw her face
So true
They were for scale
@@celestialheroine 😃🍌📏
Approximately 90% of these comments are missing the whole point of this video. Stop worrying about her damn face. Holy shit.
No
People have to learn how to love any kind of art
Not going to happen.
People will always find something wrong with everything, nobody can ever be satisfied.
Art is an expression of emotions, views and thought of each individual , and its only natural that not everyone can relate to that. That doesn't mean these people are not intelligent or something, just different. We're all different and not everyone need or should love art.
Lol no. They really dont XD. If you call fecal paintings art I have to accept it?
^ You should. If the artist calls it art it seems pretentious, though.
Chandelier was great, Elastic Heart is great... what's the third in the Trilogy? Sia, Shia, Maddie, you are all consummate artists! What a blessing.
Oh thanks Arcanjo Miguel :-)
+Nestor Pescadores I agree
Big girls don't cry
big girls cry
+cosmocola YESS I love that song!!!!!
0:50 whats the point of having bananas if we can see her face here
Yeh
+Amy Cat and at 2:04, we can CLEARLY see her face ..
yes
yes
It's to let us know that she has a face and not just bananas XD
This music video is pure art. I love that there still is content like that out there, that is not shallow and only includes women dancing at a pool in bikinis. That's what we have seen a million times and it does not give me any deeper thoughts or emotions. I am just kind of sick of these music videos that reduce people to their bodies and are all the same. Sias music videos truly are art and different. You have to really think to understand them and it is emotionally touching.
So that's my opinion on the music industry.
Yes. A grown man and a small girl dressed in skin tight, flesh colored spandex groping and grappling each other in a cage...
"Pure art."
What the choreographer said about Shia is exactly my sentiment about him. He can access various emotions in a heartbeat and the fact that he can do that makes every role he plays very authentic. He is one of best actors of my generation.
Ok I get that Sia wants to hide her face because she doesn't want people judging her from what she looks like, but... why bananas?
Because bananas are fabulous.
I don't think thats why she hides her face tbh, I think it's alot more than that. She talks a lot about how the media is shallow and commercial and that's what she dislikes.
Nozima Ergashzoda Why would people judge her based on her looks ?.....besides there is no point in hiding her face here, since there is internet full of her pictures anyway........Sia rocks and this song is brilliant.
Banana is love banana is life
Nozima Ergashzoda Don't hide your face
craft
I love elastic heart! I was abused as a young child and I don't see that in this video at all ! Only sick minds think like that ! Both of them and Sia were so great ! She doesn't care about money she cares about making great videos!
Rachel Cole Agreed! I thought it was a really beautiful, intense, and emotional piece of art.
Same...I went to live with my mother five years ago when I was six and if I refused to listen to her boyfriend, he would abuse me. Now I’m depressed and trying kill myself. It was a big mistake leaving my grandparents for her. I lived a good life and ruined it.
I wish u for the best life!
@@patriciaparsons2434 how old r u ?
ᴀᴍɪɴᴀ 11
Same. I don't see abuse, but the abuse I've experienced let me see what this video really means, 'cause my minds so broken and locked up behind defences, it's so lonely and I can't trust anyone and this small part of me is trying so hard to drag me back from this dark place, to be happy and free but I dont even know how because this is all I've ever known
It's interesting, when all of the controversy from this video happened I watched it and I interpreted it exactly the way they explained. I always thought she was an aspect of him, which why I found the video so moving. But, at the same time, I definitely could see the other perspective. I still think it's a moving video and song. It really hits my heart, but I'm also glad they released this to show where they were coming from.
You can interpret it any way ou want but the fact is that's a grown man and a child both dressed in skin tight, flesh colored skimpy spandex outfits grabbing onto each other in a cage. That's not up for interpretation. That's quite literally what's going on here. It's disgusting and there's no place for that in our society
For those who ask why does Sia cover her face is so that we can focus on her art and emotions of her work. When I look at another artist I like their song but in my mind its just another celeb but with Sia its like you have to talk about her and her face been cover that leads to pulling your attention into her Art...Maybe its not just for us but for future generations to understand that a pretty or famous face or even been rich is not the only thing there is to life that there is something more and something you can enjoy and create...I love Sia and I was a Hardcore Hip Hop song listener mad love and respect to Sia
I actually found the bananas distracted me from her art and cheapened the tone of it, it's her choice but she could have just done a voice-over the video.
Agreed. I also think it's her stance against the celebrity culture where the face of the celebrity is the brand, not the art.
You can see her face at 50 seconds in...
www.inquisitr.com/1768904/sia-why-she-hides-her-face/
yeah? what about her body? now I am focusing on her boobs...hahah
I really do hope Sia continues to work with Maddie. The dynamic of Sia's music mixed with Maddie's expressive dancing and even down to the elements of pantomime in her facial expressions is really what brings it all together and makes it art.
nice ... miss you snickz ... hope your doing well. message me anytime ...
for some reason my google won't let me message you..email me? do you have a facebook or something yet?
yeah ... but seeing as im not supposed to have internet connection on my computer ... and i wont have my phone until friday since i got in trouble for being on my phone past 8 ... i cant get on my facebook ... i could still email you
please do!
Is it weird that I like Maddie with the short blond platinum hair 😳 I think it really suits her 💇🏼
SpiderMum u right bro she looks so beautiful with it on
Yeah it looks really nice on her!!
Im going through depression and anxiety right now. Slowly crawling out of it... I can relate to this wonderful video. Thank you.
I'm hoping you got out and doing better today.
Shia was amazing here, loved his performance very much! It felt really honest, like he wasn't really acting. Beautiful video.
A trilogy? OMFG! I can't wait for the third video!! Love this woman! :)
They covered her face with bananas during some parts but showed her face during other parts... What was the point of covering her face if her face would be shown a minute later?
Thats what i thought haha
i think its want to show how sia love banana...(forget it!)
the bright blonde woman who you cud see the face of wasnt sia I dont think, she's part of their team.
atom m She and Sia must be very close because she was wearing the same clothes as banana-covered Sia was wearing in the next shot
***** They also had same plat blonde hair color, pink hair bands, pink nails, and same type of tattoos. I'm pretty sure that's Sia honestly. Maybe they thought people wouldn't be that observant about it. xD
One of the most beautiful videos i've ever seen
I wonder if Shia could fit through the bars if he turned sideways
didn't you notice during the video that the bars were open? watch it again
I meant if he could squeeze through the same bars as Maddie
That's what I thought when I watch the music video
He probably could - but the point is...he didn't leave even though he could have walked right through. Like they said in the video, the cage is sort of the skull...the mind - and sometimes we trap ourselves even though there's clearly a way out.
I think Shia chooses not to get out. He tells himself that he can't get out that he is stuck in the cage but the viewer knows otherwise. At one point of the video he reaches at the girl and both shoulders are through the bars. Also, we know that he is strong enough to get out of the top. He probably does really want to leave the cage and have freedom but he tells himself he can't to cover up the fact that he doesn't want to face his fears.
Shia nailed it when he said listening to her music is like reading a diary. If you listen to songs like "Breath Me" & "I'm In Here", there's alot of hurt and loneliness there. The same with "Chandalier". Casting Maddie back as a young Sia was great. The girl is an amazing dancer. But I'm still confused on why Shia was cast. Why not an older adult woman?
because it is not about a man or a woman but what shia in the video represents.
breathe me is old but gold I will always love it so much
Think of them as a depiction of Carl Jung's anima and animus.
My best interpretation is that maybe she liked the idea of his clearly masculine and adult image representing her raw 'maturity'. The image meshed in an interesting way while fighting with her child self. It makes it that much more powerful during the parts where Maddie is the one actually scaring/taunting him- seeming to represent how emotional and complicated battles of the mind are.
shakenama its about her father her father had personality disorder so... :)
THEY PUT BANANAS ON HER FACE OMF IM DYING
She doesn't want people to see her face, a beautiful reason.
That's why.
BUT WHY BANANAS
DoItDominicLy thats true but my only question is why cover your face at some points but not others in this video
XD
DoItDominicLy
Why can't we see her face-- makes no sense?!
Sansa Lannister Because she'd like to go grocery shopping without people attacking her, or reporting her or following her home. I'm sure most of us would do the same thing, especially after we saw friends (the people she wrote for in the industry) get so globally harassed. It's a shame people can't be trusted to give performers their space but they really can't.
Notice how Shia doesn't look into the camera when he's interviewing. He seems so humble. I love his spirit..
I may have projected a little... I thought it was two people in the throes of some kind of dysfunction (like addiction) and in the end one escapes and tried to take the other with them but can't. But that's the beauty of art, it is what it is to the observer. Also I did not like Shia before this and I REALLY do after seeing him in this video. He's able to portray so many emotions and feelings without saying a word. Very impressive. They need vehicles like this for his kind of talent.
I thought that the dance represented a father and a daughter relationship where they have their disagreements and their heads just blow up while they scream and disagree and the dad is so stubborn and hurt that he doesn't want to leave the argument (the cage) in the end
the video represents sias relationship with her father when she was a kid. her father suffered from multiple personality disorder. thats why in the video one minute he is happy and the next hes completely someone else and very angry.
Me too!
This video got a lot of criticism for being "creepy" or have pedophile vibes, but that felt like people were pushing this sexual view onto the little girl. To me it was a very innocent and beautiful performance. it meant a lot of different things to a lot of different people. some people saw father daughter (me too) but others like Shia saw the girl as an extension of himself. Sia may see it the opposite way as the girl being a childlike version of her and Shia being an extension of herself or someone in her life. That's the thing about art, it knows no true boundary.
+Alysse Arceneaux c f bgbgbg
+Alysse Arceneaux "but that felt like people were pushing this sexual view onto the little girl" - exactly. there really are no "sexual" scenes in this video at all. but that's just their own projection.
People, stop talking about her face all the time! You are doing some stupid sensation about it. If you want to see her face, check on Google. There are tons of her pictures. Sia is beautiful, sexy and very very talented. And she often shows her face
Preaaaachhh
BOOTIFULL BANANA FACE
AMEN BROTHER E. MADDIE ZIEGLER ALSO HAS ONE BEAUTIFUL FACE TO SHOW THE WORLD. AMEN? ( January.9th.2020.)
I don't care how much time goes by. This video and song are timeless.
Maddie is wonderful as always but I was really moved by the emotion showed by Shia, the look on his face in that last shot is just heart-wrenching. I think Sia's videos will be remembered for bringing art and emotion back to music video.
I pictured Maddie as his drug or addiction. She bites, kicks, and attacks him until he finally fights back. He subdues and conquers his addiction but unfortunately it's too late to escape his ultimate fate. That's what I love about the song and video is that it can mean something different to each of us. That is truly art.
I never really cared for sias music but she deserves mad respect. True artist.
MsArrika nope
im sad that sia doesnt show her face, she is very pretty
she said in the carpool that she came up with it because she likes her privacy
I actually think it’s because she doesn’t want to be recognised from her looks she wants to be known because of her music
Dang. I was way off.
I looked at this and though that Shia represented the Heart, and Maddie the Brain.
I thought of it as something like being in a very bad relationship.
The Brain is telling you to leave, to fight against the Heart that wishes to continue to love, that wants to stay.
There are moments when they almost agree, though the Brain once again disagrees and fights back.
At the end, the heart is finally ready to let go, until the pain is to much, that the actually person dies of a broken heart ..
Though that's just what I thought. Of course, taking into consideration of the lyrics. 😭😂✌🏻️
Wow. This is by far my fave interpretation. BRAVO!!!!
I love to see everyone own way of interpreting the song, like yours the brain and the heart fighting the feels of love; others like fighting your inner demons; a father daughter relationship; I love every interpretation and it makes you see it in many different ways. why do people not like it? cause they have no taste. it's weird because, if it were the other way around, a grown women and a boy there wouldn't be nothing wrong. sometimes it's not a single mother sometimes it could be a single father and his daughter. who knows what life can throw at you.
I can see that too! Ty
That is amazing!!!!!! That's what it should have been
i think the point of videos like this is to make so that you can interpret it anyway you want. i think that is a really interesting idea
The video WRECKED my dang heart that I cant even listen to the song anymore without getting that feeling...like u know how your chest swells and u feel deep sadness and pity for someone? Thats the feeling I get. Not only that but Im one of those people whos trying to make peace with their inner child. I feel like most ppl dont care but for some reason I do. I wasnt happy and lost myself growing up. My parents divorced and then i just became so freaking angry, withdrawn and even worse DEPRESSED. I battled depression for years but now im getting better. I let my inner child come back and shes like the sun in my skull. I hope everyone else can find healing too.
One question tho...is Shia crying near the end or was that sweat? I like that he and Sia are friends!
Who knew Shia would win me back as a fan in 3 mins without saying a single word. That dude can act and is buff as hell. Hope Sia keeps both of them for the third video
everyone that’s saying it’s about pediphilia read this. sia and her father had a mental illness when sia was younger. The cage represents the illness, they couldn’t get out. the illness caused them not to get along, and sia finally escaped the illness but she left her father behind because he couldn’t escape, he wasn’t mentally stable enough.
They should have put Chuck Norris face there instead
Thank you I love all my fans
Chuck Norris Chuck Norris, I love you more than kayformaddie does.
***** OK maybe you do. Cause that was a fast reply, you weren't fucking around. You win!!
***** sounds like a plan, we'll go with that. :p
yeah
Average Fans: Focus on bananas
Dedicated Fans: Listen to what she's saying
+xsasukex Which was Sia's intention . Reason she blocked out her face.
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Fans that may not be find as much: Listen to what she's saying, but look at the bananas as well. :3
I can’t express how much this song and video speak to me. I love Sia and Shia. Maddie was amazing!
I think this fantastic video says something to each person who views it. As a "survivor" of sorts of multiple familial suicides, the video speaks to me of mental illness. Mental illness can be hereditary, so I feel this is particularly, the relationship between a father and his daughter. Both are always struggling with mental illness, and it makes a "typical" father/daughter relationship challenging, if not nearly impossible. Him nervously touching her face with velvet gloves, them fighting for each other, trying not to give up on one another. ..... him disappearing into his own dark depression in the end. Even though she's fighting tooth and nail to save him, with all her might, but she is still unable. We need help...... The dancing is exceptional! Go Maddie & Shia!! It's absolutely beautiful!! BELLA BRAVA!!!!!!
I could watch this video over and over I thought it was just amazing. It seemed to really have deep meaning for Shia, makes me love him even more!
I'm sorry.... I watched this with an open mind and listening ear, but every time those bananas popped up, I just had to pause the darn thing and laugh.
It's like saying she's "bananas." *snarf*
Billy Parks Yeah I was thinking that but didn't want to say it because I didn't want to ensue a rage. lol
Billy Parks Ah well.... the truth revealed. I still laugh at those ding dong bananas.
I'm so glad this was put up, I was really craving some footage of this music video's making-of. I am absolutely mesmerized by it- such an incredible performance by all of them. The song is gorgeous, Maddie is beyond talented, of course, and I was blown away by the intensity of Shia. I can't stop re-watching it, along with Chandelier, over and over again. Such a uniquely beautiful piece of work! And the emotion put into- fantastic. Also...the bananas. Aha. Great.
mrod2013 Thanks so much for watching!
I still think this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I relate to the struggle between the many versions of ourselves we all possess. Everybody has a monster inside. Most people are lucky and never see theirs. It stays silent and asleep and they are blissfully unaware they have one. For the rest of us, that monster is something we'll battle for the rest of our lives. We know our monster all too well. Some days, the monster wins but there's no joy in it's victory. The monster isn't happy, it's broken and it hurts and even the monster wants it to stop.
Trilogy! I'm already anxious waiting for Big Girls Cry video. Actually every song of the album should have a video with Maddie, js hahaha.
I think they need to be her dancers everytime
They are
This video is almost inspiring. Not just the music video but they people in this video. The behind the scenes people and what they have to say is beautiful
Sia is a artist very important to world.
ugh the people who see child pornography in this are completely shallow and don't know what else to think about the point of a music video but sex appeal.
+Kat Hutton I agree... I think Our perception of adult/child interactions are so overshadowed by paedophilia that we see it in every interaction that is not rigid in nature or between parent and child... Just because, in a moment of portraying a scene, an adults hand grazes a child's back or they are supporting them in a position that requires their hands are to be placed on the upper legs/buttocks/chest area, does not mean it is with sexual intention or that any sexual thoughts passed through their heads. The same goes for nudity... you get nudist communities where children and adults are in each others company without clothing. There is nothing disgusting or sordid about this... it is societies over-sexualising of nudity that makes it appear sordid
It's a f masterpiece. It kinda makes me cry everytime I watch it
I dont know how anyone was disturbed by the video, like I wouldn't necessarily say I was a fan of Sia before watching the video. But I found the video so mesmerizingly beautiful I love this song now. and Im glad to see Shia acting well again!
I thought it was about a father daughter relationship who have issues and coming over that together and when Maddie leaves the cage she forgave him of the bad relationship and the "dad" still can't forgive.
0:50 you can see sia's face
you cant see her face bc she dosent want ppl to see her face
+Sally the sad scarecrow:( no shit sherlock
+Sally the sad scarecrow:( but at 0:50 u can see her face
+heyits_mel they failed to banana out the face a few times.
2:06
Get an inside look at Sia's #ElasticHeart! Watch the FULL episode now, and tell us what you think about the song after watching!
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Bananas over her face *facepalms
Seriously?? A banana in Sia"s face?? OMG!!
Smile Alexia ikr its fabulous cx
Alright! :)
2:04 um is that her I think u missed putting bananas >.
Actually there are many many more other spots where bananas miss :)
Bedasek yeah I saw after I watched the video ... I think they just got lazy
+Madeline Steeves +Bedasek in 2:04 the focus is on Maddie Z. and Daniel A. .
She starts to hide her face, when she is the only one in the screen
I am still so deeply moved by this video. Shia and Maddie both portray such conflicting and raw emotions that can lie in a single person. The brokenness and the intense facial expressions make this video phenomenal. It's cathartic to watch.
The first time they covered that girls face with bananas, the next scene u see her face😂😑
Hannah Shankster that girls is called sia
'That girl ' ??????????
DO YOU MEAN SIA?????
🙄
Hannah Shankster... I'm surprised that they didn't think of covering Maddie Ziegler's face with much smaller bananas. It would have just been a prank anyway. I am thumbs up number 116 for you Hannah! ( Jan - 9 - 2020 ).
OMG....I feel like I love more and more this video and the entire concept involved in the production of it plus I agree with all the compliments towards Shia, he is just amazing portraying this character.... Cuddles DanceOn for this behind the story, thank u sooo much for sharing this^^
So they hide her face with bananas and then in some shots u can see her face. Why bananas tho
Why not?
***** ik but it's kinda distracting
+MeganTheDork 25 I am so happy that I'm not the only one absolutely baffled by that...
This is how I Interpret this work of art...
In my mind, this shows the back and forth life long struggle of a toxic relationship between a grooming father and a codependent daughter. This helped me visualize what a have been cramming down in my Soul for 25yrs.
Thank you Sia, Maddie & Shia.
God Bless You
Oh no, I badly miss read this 'Elastic Heart' video... When I first saw this I was blown away by it but I thought it was about a couple going through alcoholism or some kind of drug addiction and one of them managing to get out, then coming back to save the other, failing, and witnessing other sadly dying. Wow, I read into thing way too deeply.
wow that was a great interpretation! I also think its not far off at all. Sia has fought many demons (i.e alcoholism,drugs, and her mental state-depression) these could be the very things that her warring sides are fighting. (inside her head). with that being said, I think its so beautiful and touching.
Woah...
Okay, wow. I kinda saw it as a couple thing too, but not that deep.
They love each other to an extent, but Shia is the sane one and Maddie is the feral one who may be bipolar or some form of mental. And she wants to drag him along in this game, but near the end I thought that it was Shia that realized he couldn't fit through the bar and was trying to pull Maddie back, while she was thrashing to get away.
Misread it too.
But no matter how you interpreted it, that ending was so sad.
it made me cry. It was a very sad ending.
That's what art is supposed to do, let you perceive what you want, get wrapped up in the endless possibilities and most importantly, to think.
Loved Shia after Holes
Hated Shia after Transformers 2
Love Shia again after his breakdown/comeback.
He has put so much passion in all the things he's done lately it's baffles me how he ended up like he did, Bay really did a number on him. I didn't know much about him until Holes and after that I knew there was something special about him, at least to me, I knew I would be following his body of work ever since that film.
I hope he continues doing serious roles and continues to rise again and I hope he comes back for the final music video...the last part in the music video with him dying was heartbreaking.
Shia definitely has his demons, and it shows.
I think it's based on his realization that the industry effectively saps out people's souls slowly.
It's sia not shia
H20 Ridiculous he's taking about shia labeouf
+H20 Ridiculous Sia is the artist Shia is the male dancer.
***** Yeah....and dance is a form of self expression. And he's an actor who has to pull those emotions from IDK SOMEWHERE??? Oh maybe INSIDE HIMSELF?
This is literally the only music video that made me feel, such a legit masterpeice
the bannana blew me off xD
The editor of this video had one job.
*finishes watching the final cut of the video* "Okay who was in charge of the bananas?"
*everyone points at Steve*
"Steve......you're fired"
*You've waited a year.* *It's about time someone gave you a 'Like!'.....* so, there you go mate! *I gave you a* '👍'... (some RUclipsrs are so u grateful!) *Don't worry Svensk! I appreciated your joke!!!*
A whole year and no 'likes'!?? Absolutely disgusting. Smh
*(I gave myself a 'Like' too! F*ck waiting a whole year!)* 😄
Just amazing, how Sia can be spiritually drawn to people. And how the others can be spiritually receptive. It came together so absolutely lovely.....I’m very rarely moved in this day and age as well. I am moved, every time I watch, the way you are moved by a Monet painting, or a Michelangelo sculpture. Beautiful.....
Why the heck are there bananas on her face? I mean, I get that she does not want to be seen, but couldn't they use something other than bananas? It's still hilarious tho😂
90%=sia's face covered with bananas
10%=the meaning of the video
Sia is Bananas! Just Sayin'!
Ba doom CRASH
This has become one of my favorite videos ever produced. The song is amazing as well.