This videeo, and song stands out to me for many reasons; The most dominant being that
The use of images used (video clips, shot choices), and the hardshipeds that were faced, and endured by the population of New Orleans (dominantly the African Americans). How the directer of this video used the Sense of space by begginning in the studio with the bands in isolated sound boothes and then pans to a conjoined shot, and as the creshendo builds it expands to an arena proves to be a useful tool of cinama. Throughout this time the video clips show an situation within New orleans of skies Riddelled with planes, and helicopers fighting to re-build the levee. The ending shot is a sign that says "Not as Seen on TV," This in my mind shows that reality is not as we see it on tv. The unfortunate circomstance is that we as Americans at and watch people struggle, die, the last of the afro-carribean culture washed away, and difussed. Now most people in America have seem to forgotten what they saw, and still can't grasp the notion that half the city of New Orleans is still standing in a condemmed state (houses, people, music) and the goverment know has appropiated much of that land for themselve. As the video first image said "PARADISE," but that sure isnt in New Orleans any more.