Bastard of 1967 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 4 hours ago, Second favourite son said: I really liked it, definitely one of their better videos, certainly in recent times. It tells a story (albeit a different one from the song), has the band in it as a part of that story, and is generally well filmed (from my totally non-technical perspective). I was expecting to be disappointed, and I'm not. The rapid-fire edits are effective, there's a bit of a story line to follow (the bank robbers being young females was a nice twist, I was expecting the robbers to pull off their masks and find it was actually Billie, Mike, & Tre underneath), and the intimate club scene captures the essence of what it's like to be with Green Day performing in a tiny venue. What I didn't like: A bank robbery which scares the crap out of everyone but where nobody actually gets hurt is fundamentally different from a mass shooting. The band & Tim Armstrong had a chance to make a real strong point by staying true to the subject of the song instead of doing a sidetracked, loose interpretation of it, and they missed the opportunity. Also it would have been perfect to have had a whole bunch of squibs going off in the bank scenes right where Tre lays on his furious drum fills at "gimme fame!"....another opportunity for impact missed. Getting the band in plenty of the scenes was important though, and they got that base covered. As for the girls throwing money at the band in the video's closing scenes? Heh that's me and my wallet when Green Day goes on tour. Overall, it's decent and most importantly, it sells the song and the band well. B++. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Meh video for an amazing song. Expected a lot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 should've figured people would make the Point Break reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of 1967 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Steven Seagull said: He's not black And BOOM goes that dynamite. 1 hour ago, manuelps said: Billie just posted this on his instagram: Just what I needed to see in my next nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haushinka! Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I can't get over how fucking awesome this song is! I love everything about it. The video is pretty badass too! This just made my day! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky_stars Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I keep rewatching it looking for little easter eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I really liked this video. The social commentary is very clear. Like the Orlando shooter doing a crime to earn the respect of ISIS, the people in masks are committing a robbery to impress Green Day. Just like ISIS had nothing to do with the shootings, Green Day has nothing to do with the robbery, but the media thinks they do. I think it's also a commentary in celebrity worship and obsession, as these "fangirls" stare at Billie like he's the face of God, and they're begging for his approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grateful Green Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Anyone else notice that Mike's bass in more prominent sounding in the video rather than just the single's audio? Or is it just me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I do like the video, it might become one of my favorite Green Day music videos. Bang Bang is still growing on me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkingContradictionPL Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 4 hours ago, Steven Seagull said: So a song about a serial killer with bank robbers in the music video? This. I don't get this totally. IMO this video is boring but still better than Oh Love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 minute ago, WalkingContradictionPL said: This. I don't get this totally. IMO this video is boring but still better than Oh Love. Oh Love had hot chicks. That's not boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of 1967 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, The Grateful Green said: Anyone else notice that Mike's bass in more prominent sounding in the video rather than just the single's audio? Or is it just me.. I've commented elsewhere about this - the band didn't have Chris Lord-Alge do the mix this time and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said: Oh Love had hot chicks. That's not boring Oh Love video fit the song well. This as much as its growing on me and I understand it a lot more, I think it's still not that amazing as I seen others say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Just now, Steven Seagull said: Oh Love had hot chicks. That's not boring It had Billie Joe in a tight white T-shirt with a deep V-neck and I still find it very boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastard of 1967 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 11 minutes ago, DookieLukie said: I really liked this video. The social commentary is very clear. Like the Orlando shooter doing a crime to earn the respect of ISIS, the people in masks are committing a robbery to impress Green Day. Just like ISIS had nothing to do with the shootings, Green Day has nothing to do with the robbery, but the media thinks they do. I think it's also a commentary in celebrity worship and obsession, as these "fangirls" stare at Billie like he's the face of God, and they're begging for his approval. ^^^ THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grateful Green Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Just now, Bastard of 1967 said: I've commented elsewhere about this - the band didn't have Chris Lord-Alge do the mix this time and it shows. Well what I'm saying is in the single version everything is muffled together, which is cool, but I noticed that the music in the video sounded like it was mixed differently. Especially at the beginning...the song doesn't go from a volume level of 10 to 100. Which is also cool. I play for both sides in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teenage Lush Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 i'm actually really glad they didn't go with a literal interpretation of the song for the video. i don't see how it would be possible to make a tasteful music video about a mass shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Seagull Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, Jane Lannister said: It had Billie Joe in a tight white T-shirt with a deep V-neck and I still find it very boring. I didn't see Billie I was distracted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan86 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 4 minutes ago, Teenage Lush said: i'm actually really glad they didn't go with a literal interpretation of the song for the video. i don't see how it would be possible to make a tasteful music video about a mass shooter. Which is probably why they didn't make a video about a mass shooting. The only way they could have possibly got away with a mass shooting video is if it was a kid playing a computer game or something but then people would probably think they were trying to link mass shootings to violent video games which is nonsense. 6 minutes ago, Steven Seagull said: I didn't see Billie I was distracted He's the one playing the guitar and singing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus2000 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Never know why people feel so strongly about how good a music video is, just enjoy the damn song like. Anyway, does anyone know what guitar Billie is playing in the video? It's definitely not a LP Junior, thought it could be an SG or a Gretsch of some sort? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan86 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 The thing that bothers me most about the video is that I just don't believe that is Billie singing in the performance part of the video. His facial expressions makes it look like he is screaming the lyrics out but the song doesn't sound that way at all. The vocals and the video also seem out of sync in places. I think I prefer the lyric video. I liked that instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tresexy101 Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 After watching the video twice - I realize that Tre Cool is the most gentle bank robber. He even held the door open for Mike AND Billie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 The mix was definitely better. Idk why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 4 hours ago, Mar said: @AlissaGoesRAWR @wood are these this year's SICSIC costumes? This was literally ALL I could think about when I watched the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-automatic lonely boy Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 52 minutes ago, Eric said: Meh video for an amazing song. Expected a lot more. OMG THEN DONT WATCH IT! why are you writing here, if you obviously hate green day?!11 so many nitpickers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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