Willow is a metaphor for globalization and she doesn't even know it
Fully recovered from whipping her hair, Willow has now released her new single for "21st Century Girl".
I've already discussed that the song is a pretty weak follow up here, so let's just talk about the video.
It starts in an African desert. A mystic woman finds a bone, which turns out to be the last relic she needs to create some kind of hole in the ground where Willow emerges, as some kind of harbinger of the future.
Willow creates a butterfly and follows it, along with some newfound friends. And that's where things get weird.
In the midst of their frolic through the desert, the kids find parking meters, roads, cars and skyscrapers buried under the sand. They pretty much say "Fuck this nature, let's get some concrete up in this joint!"
Pretty soon, the beautiful landscape has become a downtown core. I don't think this is what that mystic woman had in mind. I also think if she new all that stuff was buried underground, she would have pulled some stuff up to help her impoverished nation.
While Willow probably didn't intend for this, I can't help but interpret the video as a thinly veiled commentary on how globalization is inevitable and that big business, first world nations kick every other nation's ass when it comes to it's cool factor.
Meanwhile, on the whole, first world inhabitants over miserable, greedy bastards while third world inhabitants seem much more happier with their lives, despite their wants.
Anyway, I'm thinking way too much about a video by Will Smith's entitled daughter. Just watch and let me know what you think!