Videos
“Mac Miller - Colors and Shapes”
Wow. Just wow. For this one, I listened to the song first, and I was blown away. So then I was wondering if it had a music video for it. And to my delight, it does, and this video is amazing. Starring a small, adorable dog as the subject, we are brought into a beautiful world of toys, flowers, animals, and so much more. It is literally a bunch of colors and shapes.
Wow. Just wow. For this one, I listened to the song first, and I was blown away. So then I was wondering if it had a music video for it. And to my delight, it does, and this video is amazing. Starring a small, adorable dog as the subject, we are brought into a beautiful world of toys, flowers, animals, and so much more. It is literally a bunch of colors and shapes. This voyage that we are brought on also accompanies the song very well. For example, when Mac says “[w]hile beneath the ocean, I met with the captain…” the dog is picked up by a large, whimsical figure that resembles a captain, and then when Mac says “...[t]hen let yourself slip...", the dog falls into the ocean and continues his journey. Two things that I want to point out from this scene: 1. the dog uses a cassette tape as a boat, which I think is a very cool metaphor 2. the part where the captain puts a hat on his head is adorable. Then he ends up falling from the sky into a wasteland of colorful shapes, which by the way reminds me very much of the Isle of Dogs. There are some monsters that form out of these colorful shapes, and then the dog barks at them and scares them away, then he goes into outer space and this concludes his journey. The dog is in his bed most of the time, and that works as a motif for this being inside of the dog’s dreams, which is really interesting. The video ends with a picture of what seems to be some sort of studio, possibly Mac Miller’s home studio. Director Sam Mason, production company Hornet, and the many other talented people who worked on this did an excellent job. Overall, I feel that this video is compelling, aesthetically pleasing, and suitable for all audiences. It also has an excellent metaphorical message which promotes thinking deeper and living better. Long Live Mac Miller.
