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the symbolic and hidden meaning behind the Hold It Against Me music video by Britney Spears; a thread
Before i start this thread i just want to state this is a purely conspiratorial thread where i will be analysing the music video and discussing the themes,symbolism and potential hidden messages behind the video.
“it’s about her past, it’s about her present, it’s about her future”
The video begins with a meteoroid falling to earth and a series of lights turning on with voices in the background talking about the collision. this could represent britneys debut and the beginning of her career and is a reference to the music video for oops i did it again
In the next scene we see Britney dancing surrounded by a sea of lights and cameras representing the new found fame she experienced after her debut
When we are next introduced to Britney she is in a white wedding dress surrounded by her old videos playing, this again could symbolise her innocence during her first two eras and the virgin image her team pushed her to adopt
We also see Britney rising in the dress as videos of her play which could be representative of her quick rise to international fame during 1998-2001
there are also human legs and arms in the bottom of the dress trying to escape these could be britneys inner desires and fears trying to escape from the “good girl” image
Britney is also connected to IV lines which way to directly administer mediation to the veins...considering how overly medicated britney was during the whole era some found this odd that she has these on both her hands.the same lines are used later on for displaying her breakdown
Next we are introduced to Britney surrounded by microphones in a sexier outfit, this could imply the sexier Britney we saw during her albums “Britney” & “In The Zone”. The microphones surrounding her could show the many interviews during this time and the harassment from paps
we also see britney with two pupils inside one eye (this will come of significance later)
As Britney shouts “hey” her mouth becomes distorted which could show how her words were always twisted by the media during this time period... this is followed by the lyrics “you might think that i’m crazy”
During the second chorus we see Britneys dress begin to fall with the arms and legs under the dress are finally revealed to be faceless dancers these are said to represent britneys inner fears, this is quickly followed by them warning britney about what is next to come
again in the video we see Britneys face distorted however this time she has a big smile on her face... this could show throughout her career she’s been forced to put on a false smile ironically she was even smiling during her infamous 2007 head shaving incident at paps
During the dubstep breakdown we see Britneys downfall and watch as her innocent white dress and other music videos get destroyed with paint,again Britney is surrounded in lights similar to how she was during her actual breakdown
we then watch a red dressed Britney fighting a black dress Britney theres a lot of speculation and popular fan theory’s about the fight already hence i won’t go into full detail
