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"He ate my heart
He ate my heart
That boy is a monster, m-m-monster"
"Monster"by Lady Gaga
In our contemporary culture, romantic partners have been metaphorically described as monsters, like in Lady Gaga’s song “monster”. In the song of “monster”, a boy engaging in a romantic relationship with the narrator is portrayed as a monster who “ate my heart”, which is a metaphorical way to describe the romantic relationship between the narrator and the boy. According to the lyrics, the boy first amazed the narrator—who apparently identifies herself as Lady Gaga as the lyrics describes—then reveals his true characters of monsters, whom the narrator describes as “a wolf in disguise”. Although the narrator clearly demonstrates her animosity towards the boy by saying that “boy now get your paws right of me”, she becomes vulnerable to the boy’s aggravation—“I wanna just dance but he took me home instead”—and could not get rid of the boy because “he ate my brain”. This whole scenario is a typical example of relationship abuse, in which monsters are labeled as ugly, brutal, and cruel. At the same time, in other literature works, such as the fair tale of “Beauty and Beast, monsters are portrayed as being friendly, loyal, and cordial despite their loathsome looks. How could these two kinds of totally different characters be associated with monsters in romantic relationships? Are there two kinds of monsters or do those characters co-exist?
Outrageous hair, outer space like makeup, and indescribable clothing, sums up how Lady Gaga looks like. Along with this she wears scandalous clothing that always shocks her audience. Her entire style is almost taboo; she wears what no one else would ever dare to wear which makes her even more monstrous. In a world where being different is hard to be accepted, and where looks mean a lot, how can Lady Gaga pull off looking like a monster but be idolized by so many? Is it because of her revealing clothing, or just the clothing styles that keep everyone entertained and wanting more?
Monsters are rude and ruthless. Monsters are incomprehensible and monsters are abnormal looking. This is probably the stereotype that most of us have. Still, we normally name fictional creatures monsters and it can be hard to find a real human being matching all those criteria. But there is one: Lady Gaga-the “fame monster”. There is no doubt that her costumes and make up make her look abnormal and there is also no doubt that some of her performances and statements can absolutely not be understood by most of us. And at least to what I think, she has a strong will to be famous and would probably do everything for the sake of it. So calling Lady Gaga a “fame monster” is not baseless but what remains is the question: Did Lady Gaga make herself a monster for the sake of being famous or does the fact that she became so incredibly famous gave her the title of a “fame monster”?
From a complete visual standpoint of the video, it opens with a statue of an angel; this could be relating God and religion into Lady Gaga’s “monster” theme. This scene follows with her wearing a mask, depicting that monsters should be hidden from plain view, that monsters are viewed as unpleasant. The video then changes scenery to a subway. Subways are located underground and I believe Lady Gaga is relating the subway to being closer to Hell, often where monsters are believed to come from. Gambling and money are also thrown into the mix, from some Christian views gambling is a sin and money is the source of greed. The dance choreography incorporated in the video resembles undead, or zombie comparable motions as well. The addition of dogs in the film could also communicate the relationship that monsters are viewed as part animal, part man. In a video that is so abstract, what detail is Lady Gaga using to attempt to best relate herself to being a monster?
Where I have the video underlined you should be able to link the video to it with the blogger. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uy_6du1lTY thanks dude.
In our contemporary culture, romantic partners have been metaphorically described as monsters, like in Lady Gaga’s song “monster”. In the song of “monster”, a boy engaging in a romantic relationship with the narrator is portrayed as a monster who “ate my heart”, which is a metaphorical way to describe the romantic relationship between the narrator and the boy. According to the lyrics, the boy first amazed the narrator—who apparently identifies herself as Lady Gaga as the lyrics describes—then reveals his true characters of monsters, whom the narrator describes as “a wolf in disguise”. Although the narrator clearly demonstrates her animosity towards the boy by saying that “boy now get your paws right of me”, she becomes vulnerable to the boy’s aggravation—“I wanna just dance but he took me home instead”—and could not get rid of the boy because “he ate my brain”. This whole scenario is a typical example of relationship abuse, in which monsters are labeled as ugly, brutal, and cruel. At the same time, in other literature works, such as the fair tale of “Beauty and Beast, monsters are portrayed as being friendly, loyal, and cordial despite their loathsome looks. How could these two kinds of totally different characters be associated with monsters in romantic relationships? Are there two kinds of monsters or do those characters co-exist?
Outrageous hair, outer space like makeup, and indescribable clothing, sums up how Lady Gaga looks like. Along with this she wears scandalous clothing that always shocks her audience. Her entire style is almost taboo; she wears what no one else would ever dare to wear which makes her even more monstrous. In a world where being different is hard to be accepted, and where looks mean a lot, how can Lady Gaga pull off looking like a monster but be idolized by so many? Is it because of her revealing clothing, or just the clothing styles that keep everyone entertained and wanting more?
Monsters are rude and ruthless. Monsters are incomprehensible and monsters are abnormal looking. This is probably the stereotype that most of us have. Still, we normally name fictional creatures monsters and it can be hard to find a real human being matching all those criteria. But there is one: Lady Gaga-the “fame monster”. There is no doubt that her costumes and make up make her look abnormal and there is also no doubt that some of her performances and statements can absolutely not be understood by most of us. And at least to what I think, she has a strong will to be famous and would probably do everything for the sake of it. So calling Lady Gaga a “fame monster” is not baseless but what remains is the question: Did Lady Gaga make herself a monster for the sake of being famous or does the fact that she became so incredibly famous gave her the title of a “fame monster”?
From a complete visual standpoint of the video, it opens with a statue of an angel; this could be relating God and religion into Lady Gaga’s “monster” theme. This scene follows with her wearing a mask, depicting that monsters should be hidden from plain view, that monsters are viewed as unpleasant. The video then changes scenery to a subway. Subways are located underground and I believe Lady Gaga is relating the subway to being closer to Hell, often where monsters are believed to come from. Gambling and money are also thrown into the mix, from some Christian views gambling is a sin and money is the source of greed. The dance choreography incorporated in the video resembles undead, or zombie comparable motions as well. The addition of dogs in the film could also communicate the relationship that monsters are viewed as part animal, part man. In a video that is so abstract, what detail is Lady Gaga using to attempt to best relate herself to being a monster?
Where I have the video underlined you should be able to link the video to it with the blogger. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uy_6du1lTY thanks dude.
