Now that we have finished filming and are starting to edit, our narrative has completely pieced itself together and further developed from its initial conception.
Our video follows a man who's girlfriend has died, and is left mentally broken. As such, he turns to religion to try and find relief, which is reflected in the song's lyrics. Learning about postmodernism really affected the shaping of our story, and though this narrative is postmodern already (as it follows a relationship story that's not man/woman, it's more about the relationship with the church and even in the case of the man/woman it focuses on the grief of that story, not the love) we have decided to further subvert traditional narratives by having our character not find redemption in religion, making him more of an unsympathetic character who rejects religion and can only see the toxicity of it.
As directors we prefer this narrative because it's a more controversial and rarely seen viewpoint that could allow for some good symbolism and iconography. To reflect this new narrative direction we will have the lead be faced with both Christ and cocaine, and choose cocaine to reflect his destructive mental state; we'll have him see imagery of a burning Bible; during the break section we'll edit in disturbing imagery linked to religion; and then ultimately the video will end with the character rejecting the church and walking out.
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