I know that sometimes I bitch and moan about Madonna and her work or sometimes her personality. But I actually really love Madonna and her work! And the last piece of work by Madonna has really been a huge bang for me! It has been a real thing and blast to watch it.
The thing is called # secretproject and is a 17 minutes film that is kept in balck and white. The film was directed by Steven Klein, and features Madonna in many BDSM related sces, in a jail, shooting people, in the darkness and beeing carried away. The movie is a campaign against homophobia, against bigotry and against the restriction of speech and artistic freedom. We see a hint into the direction of Putin, Russia, the church and hate speech. If you havent seen it yet: watch it below!
We all knw that this video is basically a typical collection of what Madonna stands for, and in basic it is a sum up of what Madonnas career content wise and visually like ia all about! But it realy has potential to make an impact and get people thinking. And Madonna sure has the possibilities to spread its message and make it actually work. And now let me tell you in detail why it actually is so amazing and why it brings activism to a next level. One of the very first sentences around human behavior is "The enemy is not out there, the enemy is within." Actually this is not one of the newest and catchiest things, but its one that has some meaning to it, and by some I mean much! because actually the human condition and everything related to it is a construct that comes from within. And so we really have to fight the enemy in ourselves. As well Madonna cites some director by saying: "All you need for a movie, is a gun and a girl!"
As the movie goes on Madonna says that wen she was on her tour she saw "a lack of desire, like a plague." and I cans to relate to what she is saying. There lately has been a lack of compassion and fire in activism around LGBT things and stuff. As well Madonna raises the question of what it takes for something or someone to be taken seriously. And the question of when to be taken serious is an important one when it comes to activism of any kind. As well Madonna questions her point as a woman and a female performer. She says "Instead, I am a woman. I am blonde. I have tits and an ass, and an insational desire to be nudist. Come on baby, show us your ass! Shake it for us baby! Do that dance you do so well for us, baby!" and therby she actually hits the poit of it all. even for her as an iconic part of pop music history and pop icon she is still out there beeing missjudged and objectified by men. And that might be a part of the need to raise the question when to take someone and something serious. And by "History repeats itsself, don't you see a pattern her?" its clear that Russia is on the top of Madonnas list of places with a need for change.
The moment from there on it even gets better. Madonna gives a real definition why there is a need for the revolution and why Madonna wants to start it. "I dont feel save, lots of people don't feel save. Thats why I wanna start a revolution. But this revolution will not be televised, it will not be on the iternet, it won't be an app availible on your iPhone. You won't be able to download it. This will be the revolution of thinking for yourself, having your own opinion and not giving a damn about waht people say. This will be a revolution of enquioring further. Of not worrying about winning other peoples approval, of not wishing you weresomeone else, but perfectly intend to be who you are, someone unique, rare and fearless." - Wow. That, for me, is something that actually could come from a philosophy book. I mean it basically is all true. This revolution Madonna wants us to spread is all about beeing your self and no one else. But not only to be but also to make others be themselves. Followed is this by Madonna condemming labels. "Fuck labels. I hate labels. We are all in this ship together sailing like a burning spear across the sea, burn baby, burn!".
And, as if the film hasn't got enough gunpowder in it already she sets one stone on top by explicitly calling out criticism and hate based on religion as wrong. "You can not use religion to treat other people badly, you can not use God's name to treat other people badly." Well, I could not agree more with you Madonna, because if there is a tyical pop icon that embraces christianity AND contorosersy and acception than it is Madonna. The last real buster sentence of the video is "I know what you are thinking: If you can't stand the heat. get out of the kitchen! But it's too late, I am in the kitchen and the burner is on full blaze!" Hell yeah! And she should stand ther cause she has been there for ages and done a good job!
The whole video basically is about the question of madness and genious side to side, activism and taing action, how to treat people, how to be ative, why to care and how to care, when to care and how to be heared. And visually we see that Madonna still manages to make the ugly, the violence, and the anger glamorous. The darkness as a creature of gamerous light. Get it?
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