If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power

This video featured great vocals, beautiful imagery; both hallmarks of a great music video. But it missed the mark for me on a couple of levels. First, if you are going to tell a story, make it something fresh (at least a fresh twist). We don't need retellings of history and all the trappings pf misogyny without hope. Women have felt this tale, lived this tale, throughout time. When you create a nee story within this theme, present some element of empowerment. This give the illusion of that, but it is just delusion.

Maybe they wanted a dark tale. But they could have spun it away from the cliche.

When compared to other "album-accompanying-films", this one is one of, if not, the best.

"There's not much story", many tout in their reviews. This is incorrect. The story is very clear, concise, and to the point, hence the 53 minute runtime.

Anyone who didn't understand this was a period drama of a queen accused simply wasn't paying enough attention. The story is very laid out even in the "vague" moments.

"Too much up for interpretation" For the album itself? Eh I could see that. Lyrical content is always up for interpretation. The film itself? Again, not much up for interpretation when it's very clear and concise (if one is actually paying attention). I don't understand people who say things like this.

Hell, I'm autistic, many things are confusing to me/bother me when up to too much interpretation. But the story here is very clear, even when it waivers in its "point", so everyone saying "it's confusing" are confusing, in turn, to me.

Also, as the title suggests, when this opens, it's clearly labeled a "FILM EXPERIENCE", so yet again everyone here saying "not much of a film", it isn't supposed to be a direct film. It s a film EXPERIENCE set with Halsey's music. It's that simple.

If you're not a fan of Halsey, Nine Inch Nails, or album-movie tie in's, this isn't really for you anyway. *shrug*.

To the people complaining they are "disappointed", you have no one to blame but yourselves. Hype is made from one's mind. Go into something with the wrong expectations you're obviously not going to like it.

And to circle back to the "interpretation" thing from early, why is "too up for interpretation" necessarily a bad thing? Do we REALLY need everything spelled out for us left and right? No. No we do not. Things are often more powerful when left up to one's own interpretation.

Recommended 100% for Halsey fans since that is truly who this is for anyway.

Hopefully this gets her some new fans as the album and film are phenomenal and deserving of praise.

A cinematic masterpiece The scenery! The makeup! The costumes! Halsey gave and gave, as she should! Halsey's mind is brilliant!

The pacing was jarringly fast though, but I guess it was to avoid boredom.

I didn't give the album a chance, but now I can surely say that I'll be listening to the songs more.

The film has a special fantasy story that is told in a mysterious atmosphere rather than scary and makes the viewer curious about what is going to happen inside the film. The very good atmosphere of the film makes the viewer constantly feel the feeling of horror and fear within himself. In addition, there is a feminist thinking within the film that associates the viewer with mothers who are oppressed and the viewer sympathizes with them.

The costumes, makeup and imagery held me captivated thru the film. But the story (was there supposed to be one?) was barely there.

I get that you are supposed to let the gorgeous display and great music carry the show and it does to some effect, but I needed a bit more clarity to the story flow if we are calling this a movie. If meant as just a video experience, I'd have rated higher. But this is IMDB after all.