Mastodon “Sleeping Giant” Video
I have no idea what’s going on in this video. There are spaceships, strange smoke clouds, hairless men, laser shooting Mastodon busts, miniature dinosaurs…and not a single sleeping giant to be found anywhere. What gives?
It’s obviously a take on the whole “aliens spurred the rise of Man” ala Arthur Clarke’s 2001 Space Odyssey. In this video though, the aliens not only create the conditions for the rise of Man, but they also destroy him. Neat!
But really, it’s just about Mastodon rocking, which they totally do.
From the original post on MTV (which is where my confusion first began):
“Turning the blind man into a miniature landscape that evolves and eventually commits nuclear suicide — that was my take on the ’sleeping giant — like a volcano that’s threatening to erupt,†he continues, sounding like a street corner schizophrenic.
“I also liked to think that the point of the ritual was to cultivate a crystal skull from the man’s bones after being in the earth for so long — sort of like the way coal turns to a diamond under pressure.â€
Yes, clearly. But wait, there’s more.
“The blind man who was unwittingly used in the ritual goes nuclear and destroys himself before the bones crystallize, thereby thwarting the priest.â€
Now that we’re all completely confused, let’s hear Roboshobo discuss the method behind his madness: “When I mentioned to [drummer] Brann [Dailor] and everyone the idea of giving it a period feel like [Michael Anderson’s ‘Logan’s Run’ or [Alejandro Jodorowsky’s] ‘The Holy Mountain,’ they lit up at the idea of a Jodorowsky vibe. I think its a nice blend of science fiction and surrealism.â€
Despite the surreal plot, Roboshobo says the shoot was fairly routine. “The only weird thing that happened was that, while relighting the set, the actor playing the blind dude decided it would be fun to run up to cars outside the studio that were stopped at the traffic light,†he says. “But it’s LA, so I don’t know if anyone was actually startled by the pink bald guy with white eyes in a loincloth; they may have just thought he was a homeless albino.â€
http://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2007/07/17/check-out-world-premiere-of-new-mastodon-vid-here-friday/