Video: Kanye West - Monster

The clip for Monster debuted a few months back and critics jumped on it faster than you can type 'online petition'.  It's depiction of models as corpses (or so it appears) caused such a ruckus that the video was pulled by West's record company.  Without explanation, the clip has popped up on Wests website.

Whilst the video drapes nearly every scene with male and female models in states of undress and rigor mortis, the stars and their surroundings are pure opulence.  Mansions, silk sheets, designer clothes; it's all die young and leave a beautifully tailored corpse.

Jay-Z seems a bit detached from it all, wondering if his Apple stocks will drop after appearing in such a controversial video, and Nicki Minaj has a hard time controlling herself and staying in step with her co-stars.

It looks great, still sounds great, but I'm clueless as to what it's trying to say.  Is it an allegory on the price of fame?  Rapper braggadocio given a cinematic sheen?  True beauty doesn't last?  Who the hell knows.  It's about as controversial as Thriller, but no-where as good.

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