{"id":693,"date":"2017-11-28T08:46:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T08:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/?p=693"},"modified":"2017-11-28T08:51:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T08:51:13","slug":"sias-controversial-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/assignments\/music-video-review\/sias-controversial-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Sia&#8217;s Controversial Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Music videos can serve as one of the many platforms where artists can further express their passion. They can give music more meaning and depth and create a more clear image for their listeners. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One perfect example of this would be Sia\u2019s \u201cElastic Heart\u201d Music Video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sia - Elastic Heart feat. Shia LaBeouf &amp; Maddie Ziegler (Official Video)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KWZGAExj-es?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This music video features dancer, Maddie Ziegler, and actor Shia Labeouf, interpretive dancing throughout the music video, as opposing characters. These two characters represent the fight between past and present personalities and maturity. The past represented by Maddie Ziegler and the present by Shia Labeouf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MV5BMzMwNjU3NzAzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzI2ODAwODE@._V1_UX214_CR00214317_AL_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-696\" src=\"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MV5BMzMwNjU3NzAzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzI2ODAwODE@._V1_UX214_CR00214317_AL_-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MV5BMzMwNjU3NzAzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzI2ODAwODE@._V1_UX214_CR00214317_AL_-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MV5BMzMwNjU3NzAzM15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzI2ODAwODE@._V1_UX214_CR00214317_AL_.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-695\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/article-0-0CBC08E300000578-180_634x868-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/article-0-0CBC08E300000578-180_634x868-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/article-0-0CBC08E300000578-180_634x868.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is also not the first time Sia fans have seen Maddie Ziegler. The reason the image of Maddie fighting Shia Labeouf was so strong was because prior to \u201cElastic Heart,\u201d Maddie was in the music video for \u201cChandelier,\u201d another Sia song. Again, she represented a part of Sia\u2019s personality or alter ego in that she was messy, and out of control. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sia - Chandelier (Official Video)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2vjPBrBU-TM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u201cElastic Heart,\u201d Sia faced controversy, where many people felt a sense of pedophilia from the music video. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247E7DB500000578-0-image-a-13_1420688799110.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-694\" src=\"http:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247E7DB500000578-0-image-a-13_1420688799110-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247E7DB500000578-0-image-a-13_1420688799110-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/247E7DB500000578-0-image-a-13_1420688799110.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sia promptly answers these feelings in a tweet, where her art was mistaken and that her intentions were not to offend anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sia even gets negative responses from <a href=\"https:\/\/vigilantcitizen.com\/musicbusiness\/disturbing-message-behind-sias-videos-chandelier-elastic-heart-big-girls-cry\/\">websites <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where she is questioned for ignoring the pedophiliac nuances in the video and is seen as having disturbing music videos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because Sia added interpretive dance in her music video, a different form of art was in use while also expressing her own. She was able to capture us with our ears, eyes and emotions. Aurally, \u201cElastic Heart\u201d embraces an electropop beat with an impressive vocal line. Visually, Shia Labeouf and Maddie Ziegler\u2019s dirty, disheveled look with nude leotards is striking to the eye as unique and bold, not to mention the animalistic interpretive dancing that adds to the intensity. At first listen, one would not think of such a vulgar interpretive dance to go with this electropop song, but in conjunction with the lyrics, it makes perfect sense. Emotionally, the music video tugs at your heartstrings because of the contrast of child to adult. The difference in age difference shows a clear difference in maturity. Maddie represents a naive, young self while Shia represents thicker skin, and a stronger self. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While browsing through the comment section, I was able to find a few very interesting comments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, Elaine Walton says, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is nothing wrong with the video, however, there is something very much wrong with the world. Because pedophilia is so ramped, a 28-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl can&#8217;t do an interpretive dance together without eyebrows being raised. That&#8217;s pretty sad. There is nothing sexual about this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In general, many of the commenters were having a hard time seeing the art when all they saw was pedophilia, simply because a man danced with a young girl. This seemed to create an uproar among the music video, creating less conversation about the music video itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another interesting comment would be by Jolie Hoffield. \u201cThis video never fails to bring tears to my eyes. I symbolise the cage as alcoholism and Maddie and Shia are daughter and father. Their relationship began rocky, but slowly mended itself. She managed to escape the addiction, he didn\u2019t. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a daughter of a recovering alcoholic, this video hits me hard. Might be silly to some, but meaningful to others.\u201d Although many comments joked about Labeouf\u2019s muscles, other commenters talked about how they were personally touched by this video. Because of how open ended this video was, the audience was able to take it in whatever way they wanted, making it personal for many different people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lastly, Colourishous MSP, commented, \u201cgood song, weird video &lt;3.\u201d It often enhanced the music for people who understood the artistry in the video while it distracted from the people who did not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bibliography:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/interviews\/a25311\/maddie-ziegler-shia-labeouf-warned-me\/\">http:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/interviews\/a25311\/maddie-ziegler-shia-labeouf-warned-me\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vigilantcitizen.com\/musicbusiness\/disturbing-message-behind-sias-videos-chandelier-elastic-heart-big-girls-cry\/\">https:\/\/vigilantcitizen.com\/musicbusiness\/disturbing-message-behind-sias-videos-chandelier-elastic-heart-big-girls-cry\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/sia-apologizes-for-controversial-elastic-heart-video-with-shia-labeouf-20150108\">http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/news\/sia-apologizes-for-controversial-elastic-heart-video-with-shia-labeouf-20150108<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music videos can serve as one of the many platforms where artists can further express their passion. They can give music more meaning and depth and create a more clear image for their listeners. One perfect example of this would be Sia\u2019s \u201cElastic Heart\u201d Music Video. This music video features dancer, Maddie Ziegler, and actor &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/assignments\/music-video-review\/sias-controversial-music-video\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sia&#8217;s Controversial Music Video&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[342,343,344,286,345,341],"class_list":["post-693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-video-review","tag-elastic-heart","tag-electropop","tag-maddie-ziegler","tag-music-videos","tag-shia-labeouf","tag-sia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":699,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions\/699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcornish.digitalscholar.rochester.edu\/MHS123_Fall2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}