IrisoftheShadow
08-03-2003, 09:13 PM
I just want to express my view on this video. I'm sure what I'm saying has already been understood by many if my fellow Tool fans, but I still feel liberated to give my perception.
Well, I felt like these facts were probably already obvious...
Obviously, there seems to be a parent/child relationship. A small, fragile doll without any legs, and a dark, detesting figure, much larger than the childlike figure.
The child is without legs in order to represent its helplessness and vulnerability. In the video, he literally cannot run away. And the parent figure seems to cherish the child's legs. It's as twisted as a serial killer stealing a piece of clothing from their victims as keepsakes.
As the child attempts to somberly move around the room with many unlocked drawers, he attempts to try to open them. I took this as his memory. Of course, it's very difficult not to notice in the beginning of the video that the parent figure is tearing out pages from a book. This definitely represents that many victims of sexual abuse whether consciously or subconsciously block out traumatic occurrances.
I praise Adam Jones for giving the paintbrush effect. I believe that it represents death. The parent figure attempts to paint red blood on its child victim, but finishes with no success. Only at the very end, was the child able to paint red blood and fall heavily down, in a death-like way. In another aspect, this can represent that although someone may deal both physical and emotional pain toward you, only you can decide whether or not it will make you "live" or "die"--in a metaphorical sense. More appropriately, it is up to the victim whether or not such abuse with cause you to suffer from it or endure it and become stronger. Sadly, the doll took the easier way out and suffered.
The only part that I did not understand was the doll with the moving face. It is an actual human face painted on something that can flip in a 360 motion. I hope you guys can understand what I'm talking about exatly. In addition, I did not understand the concept with the catepillar. If someone can give me an idea I would be greatly appreciative.
Well, I felt like these facts were probably already obvious...
Obviously, there seems to be a parent/child relationship. A small, fragile doll without any legs, and a dark, detesting figure, much larger than the childlike figure.
The child is without legs in order to represent its helplessness and vulnerability. In the video, he literally cannot run away. And the parent figure seems to cherish the child's legs. It's as twisted as a serial killer stealing a piece of clothing from their victims as keepsakes.
As the child attempts to somberly move around the room with many unlocked drawers, he attempts to try to open them. I took this as his memory. Of course, it's very difficult not to notice in the beginning of the video that the parent figure is tearing out pages from a book. This definitely represents that many victims of sexual abuse whether consciously or subconsciously block out traumatic occurrances.
I praise Adam Jones for giving the paintbrush effect. I believe that it represents death. The parent figure attempts to paint red blood on its child victim, but finishes with no success. Only at the very end, was the child able to paint red blood and fall heavily down, in a death-like way. In another aspect, this can represent that although someone may deal both physical and emotional pain toward you, only you can decide whether or not it will make you "live" or "die"--in a metaphorical sense. More appropriately, it is up to the victim whether or not such abuse with cause you to suffer from it or endure it and become stronger. Sadly, the doll took the easier way out and suffered.
The only part that I did not understand was the doll with the moving face. It is an actual human face painted on something that can flip in a 360 motion. I hope you guys can understand what I'm talking about exatly. In addition, I did not understand the concept with the catepillar. If someone can give me an idea I would be greatly appreciative.