Re: [閒聊] Alejandro
MTV.com writer Kyle Anderson has highlighted the Madonna references featured
in the Steven Klein directed video for Lady Gaga's Alejandro:
When the brief preview for Lady Gaga's 'Alejandro' video appeared during the
singer's appearance on 'Larry King Live' last week, many people immediately
noticed the nod to Madonna's 'Vogue.' It was all there: the sharp
black-and-white photography, the muscular dancing, the spartan set, the
iconic hairstyle.
But as it turns out, the full version of 'Alejandro' - which premiered
Tuesday (June 8) - is a healthy combination of a number of different
references, nods and homages to a bevy of Madonna videos. (One MTV News
writer says 'Alejandro' is more than just an ode to Madonna - check out his
counterpoint in the Newsroom blog.)
The 'Vogue' references are certainly there, as Gaga spends a large chunk of
the video in that same spartan set in black-and-white. But the rest of the
clip features Gaga in a number of different costumes - including a red nun's
habit and some sort of steampunk headgear - in a handful of different
scenarios (some of which involve Nazi imagery).
In addition to 'Vogue,' the opening sequence seems to recall Madonna's
'Evita' period (when she made 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' a hit). Gaga is
dressed to mourn whomever is in the casket behind her - perhaps the titular
Alejandro? - and it would be easy to assume that she's attending a state
funeral, which would mean Gaga flipped the gender roles in the original story
of the Peróns (in reality, it was Juan who buried Eva).
Later, Gaga strips to her underwear and dominates a scantily clad dancer tied
to a bed. While Madonna is no stranger to the imagery surrounding bondage and
submission, that image most faithfully recalls the Material Girl's 'Human
Nature,' which saw her dressed in black pleather and dancing seductively with
the assistance of ropes and a riding crop.
But the biggest nod to Madonna's past certainly comes with all the religious
imagery. Gaga dresses as a nun, swallows rosary beads and stands in front of
a row of crosses at various points during the clip, which brings to mind
Madonna's classic video for 'Like a Prayer.' In fact, there are even video
clips of flames in the background of one of the dance scenes in 'Alejandro,'
which could easily have been lifted wholesale from the moment in Madonna's
clip when she sings among a field of flaming crosses.
There are a number of other cultural references that slip out of 'Alejandro'
(Gaga clearly enjoys the work of film director Fritz Lang), but even the
gun-barrel-sporting bra she wears at the end could be mistaken for that
conical top Madonna made famous during the Blonde Ambition Tour.
Of course, 'Alejandro' director Steven Klein has worked as a photographer for
Madonna over the past few years, so it's quite possible that these are merely
the influences he has picked up while working with her. But if Gaga really is
making an attempt to define herself as a next-gen Madonna who also pays
homage to her elders, then there are worse paths to follow.
看來大家都有"似曾相似"的感覺 XD
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