Arcade Fire released the inspirational and psychedelic music video for the poignant gay rights anthem "We Exist," by using their six-plus minutes of screen time to tell a haunting story about a young man’s struggle to come out in a small town, as we find "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" star Andrew Garfield plays a whole different kind of superhero by taking on one of the more unexpected, affecting roles of his career: a blonde-haired transgender woman in wig and dress, seeking a shred of solid ground.
"We Exist," conveys a message of self-empowerment and equality, comes from Canadian alternative rock band's fourth studio album, "Reflektor," which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart last October. This song was inspired by frontman Win Butler becoming a father, and also by an encounter with a gay teenager in Jamaica. The song was described by Butler as "about a gay kid talking to his dad" and coming out to his straight father. Introducing the song onstage, Butler also said that "the right to marry anyone you want is a human rights issue."
For the video, Garfield acts as this kid, who is trying to be himself in a world that won’t let him. Arcade Fire isn't quite done with the sensation of its headlining Coachella music festival set, judging by footage from its new video. The band shot the clip on and offstage when headlining this year's festival. It stars Garfield in an eerie white and pink drag costume as he hits up a roadhouse bar, where he defends himself against a hoard of violent drunks and embraces his destiny and dances up a solitary storm. Arcade Fire’s video is dedicated to those still looking to find their true self, even if the world doesn't want them to.
The clip starts off melancholy, with Garfield watching himself as he shaves his head and tries on a bra, eventually ending with him in tears. As the sun rises, he strolls down to the bar, where men leer aggressively at him and ask him to dance. After being escorted to the dance floor, he's groped, knocked to the ground and kicked in the chest. But what starts out as a hate crime ends with joy as Garfield's character to strike some Flashdance moves and walk through a tunnel into the real crowd at Coachella music festival and strikes a number of badass poses on stage with the band. It's a tense, riveting video that adds even greater depth to the already meaningful song's lyrics and throbbing synth-rock arrangement.
"We Exist," conveys a message of self-empowerment and equality, comes from Canadian alternative rock band's fourth studio album, "Reflektor," which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart last October. This song was inspired by frontman Win Butler becoming a father, and also by an encounter with a gay teenager in Jamaica. The song was described by Butler as "about a gay kid talking to his dad" and coming out to his straight father. Introducing the song onstage, Butler also said that "the right to marry anyone you want is a human rights issue."
For the video, Garfield acts as this kid, who is trying to be himself in a world that won’t let him. Arcade Fire isn't quite done with the sensation of its headlining Coachella music festival set, judging by footage from its new video. The band shot the clip on and offstage when headlining this year's festival. It stars Garfield in an eerie white and pink drag costume as he hits up a roadhouse bar, where he defends himself against a hoard of violent drunks and embraces his destiny and dances up a solitary storm. Arcade Fire’s video is dedicated to those still looking to find their true self, even if the world doesn't want them to.
The clip starts off melancholy, with Garfield watching himself as he shaves his head and tries on a bra, eventually ending with him in tears. As the sun rises, he strolls down to the bar, where men leer aggressively at him and ask him to dance. After being escorted to the dance floor, he's groped, knocked to the ground and kicked in the chest. But what starts out as a hate crime ends with joy as Garfield's character to strike some Flashdance moves and walk through a tunnel into the real crowd at Coachella music festival and strikes a number of badass poses on stage with the band. It's a tense, riveting video that adds even greater depth to the already meaningful song's lyrics and throbbing synth-rock arrangement.
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