Controversial Music video. Kanye West - Monster

This music video actually comes with its own disclaimer, "The following content is in no way to be interpreted as misogynistic or negative toward any group of people. It is an art piece and it shall be taken as such". It has been criticized for its depiction of violence against females.. and you can definitely see why! The video features a dead woman hanging at the start of the video, and then we see the artist singing next to her naked dead body still hanging and come to realise that there are many dead women hanging around the room! The next part includes the artist in bed next to two dead women, while he raps and moves their bodies around.. this is concluded by many women seen locked in a room, looking like 'zombies'. There is also a shot with the other artist rapping and behind him we are able to see a woman's dead body laying across the sofa. This then goes on to show a man holing a woman's decapitated head, and her hand laying in blood on the stairs. However, at some points  we do see violence against men, as a woman can be seen dragging a man across the floor, and the two women eating from a man's dead boy.

I actually find this video quite scary, the amount of violence in it is pretty disgusting, it is like a short horror film. I think that really this video is just inappropriate, but it does suit the song it was made for. I think that the reason it is so controversial is because of the violence against women and how it's suggested that they have been murdered, and all these people are 'Monsters'.

The video includes many close ups of the artist, which is part of Goodwin's seven definitions of a music video. It also has  at some points a link between music and visuals, and a link between lyrics and visuals.

P.S Sorry the lyrics are so rude! I couldn't find a non-swearing version!