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it's a commentary on being a woman in Hollywood... everyone watching you, being under the eye of the camera, being constantly observed from all angles and all the different versions of yourself you put on for the public 
 
lana talking in the background of the clips represents her taking charge of her life, finally being of charge of her art and direction and how the media around her is published 

WOWWWWW 

when they start singing "candy necklaces" and all the jewelry starts falling into blood 

Get out of here. Seriously.

anyways her in the priscilla hair again… GAGGED GOOPED ETC 

the big hair literally made me jump and scream like BIG HAIR!?!!?  IN 2023!??

EPIC SLAY
 
The concept
The deconstruction of pop culture glamour
The obvious shade at the music industry
The diamonds in blood
Lana's looks
The fashion!
The throwback to National Anthem and Born to Die glamour
The noir look and feel
The uber hotness of John Baptiste
How the teaser was already conceptual, when you think about it
The fashion!!! 
 
One of her top 10 if not 5 videos ever and her best since Don't Call Me Angel.
 
I am dead ☠️
 


 

GIVE HER THE OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

get your coin elizabeth 

"I'm doing it for all of us, who never got the chance"

Watching this while watching two toddler boys was hard but I managed and it was amazing. I don’t mind the behind the scenes vibe, I trust Lana’s vision I just need to watch again without little human distractions to see what messages I get from it. Just had to hop on here and express my excitement with you all

I have to say, this is probably my favorite music video... The shots, the costumes, the wigs! She looked so RADIANT! I'm OBSESSED!

now leak Purify to celebrate !!!

The Born To Die Lana is alive and breathing 

THE HAIR, THE WIGS, THE OUTFITS HOLY FUCKING LANA DEL REY MAY JAILER LIZZY GRANT

AHHHHHHHH!

literally people aren't paying attention to the details 

it’s a beautiful video
 
The mix of BTS and then VERY elegant and grand official shots is to show that the Lana everyone knows isn’t the real idea of her and she also exists behind these made up stories / images meant to further an aesthetic 
 

That was ART. At the end where she was supposed to be dead like all these other women but made it out alive and happy omg 

im just glad it didnt get scrapped ok 
(seriously tho i really enjoyed my first watch and im definitely going to need a few more rewatches

THE MARILYN SCENEEEE

I wasn't sold at first, but... I'm sold 
 
Not only does this work so beautifully with the process-is-product aesthetic on Ocean Blvd, but is honestly such a definitive LDR statement. Like, the fact that there's already discussions about the BTS shots being inauthentic just speaks to how well she executed this concept of "blurring the lines between real and the fake" (to quote a certain BtD classic). You never know what's a persona and what's genuine LDR (whatever that is!). And the audacity of ending the video with her posing with her (as yet) nonexistent Hollywood star? It doesn't get any more classic Lana. In awe

The cloaked look with the long wig is EVERYTHING, my jaw was on the fucking floor 

eh i don’t think so, i think this was always the concept 
 
iirc, when they were shooting it someone asked in the comments of honeymoon and she described it as a meta black dahlia or something 

Well she explains in the video why she decided to record it in that way so the answer is right there I think it’s creative and looks great!