Symbolism in Films/Music Videos/Other

I’m not gonna do a full breakdown of this video, because there’s so much going on, and also it’s an obnoxiously annoying song, but I just discovered this:

The reason this stood out to me, is because earlier this year I found out this:

The ancient god known as “Nana” refers to Nanna (or Nana in some transliterations), a deity from Mesopotamian mythology, particularly in Sumerian and Akkadian traditions. Nanna, also known as Sin in Akkadian, was the god of the moon, associated with wisdom, time, and fertility. He was one of the most important deities in the Sumerian pantheon, worshipped primarily in the city of Ur, where his great temple, the Ziggurat of Ur, was a major religious center.

Is it a reach? Is it not just a typical thing for people to sing since pop music started? Maybe, but when I see that song title from MCR, it feels very deliberate. And 3 Na Na’s, followed by 9 or 3x3, I’m not a big numerology guy, but I know they like 3’s and stuff.

The video builds up to this part at, 3:33 :sweat_smile:

Followed by a shot of a child of course, and these bad guys for some reason are trying to abduct this girl, I’m not sure exactly why from watching the video, but oddly they’re successful in doing so, and they just kill the band’s characters? What the hell kinda ending is that to an upbeat song?

One of the band members has “Dead Pegasus” as a logo on his chest, Pegasus in Occult meanings is a sign of hope and prosperity, I guess the Dead part means that hope is dead.

There’s a lot of symbols and stuff going on throughout this video, probably way beyond my understanding. There’s also a tarantula symbol shown prominently, not sure what that means.

But back to the girl, because I’m interested as there’s no reason given for their interest in her, this is simply the description:

Just coveted? Why? Another description:

She is a motorbaby, meaning “a kid on the run,” and that is sometimes used as a name.

This is often a theme with kids in films and TV, they are orphans, like The Little Rascals (now that’s a rabbit hole to go down).

OK I’ve just found this:

The music video takes place in the year 2019 in Battery City, a post-apocalyptic town run by the megacorporation Better Living Industries. In the video, the Killjoys are protecting a young girl named Missile Kid (played by Grace Jeanette) from Korse (played by Morrison) and his band of “Draculoids”.

Draculoids?! So the guys who want the girl, for no specified reason, are like vampires? I had to look that up, and it turns out the term was invented for this comic book the video is based on:

A Draculoid is a low-level employee of Better Living Industries (BL/Ind) tasked with eliminating Killjoys and maintaining order in Battery City and the surrounding Zones. They are often referred to as “Dracs” by Killjoys and are known for their white suits, black gloves, and Dracula-style masks. The transformation into a Draculoid is achieved through a process called Draculoidization, which involves placing the mask on an individual, resulting in the removal of their soul, personality, and memories, leaving behind an empty, emotionless shell under the control of BL/Ind leadership, such as Korse.

Note that the one holding the child at the end, is dressed in the standard black and white Draculoid outfit:

Which is this guy:

This scene is at 3:05:

So the vampiric Draculoid, is just scaring this child and screaming at her, for what purpose? Well we can only guess really.

So in writing this post I went further down the rabbit hole than I expected, and this comic book that the video is based on, there seems to be such a universe and lore behind it, yet despite all these back stories and characters, I can’t find any reason they’re particularly interested in the child. Here’s the description of what these guys do:

A Draculoid is a low-level employee of Better Living Industries (BL/Ind) tasked with eliminating Killjoys and maintaining order in Battery City and the surrounding Zones. They are often referred to as “Dracs” by Killjoys. Draculoids are typically depicted wearing white suits, black gloves, and Dracula-style masks, though the masks vary in design across different media. They are equipped with white ray guns and are known to patrol the Zones in search of Killjoys to eliminate, often fulfilling a daily quota.

Edit: Just read back and realised I copied the same bit twice, which looks real stupid but I think I got distracted from writing my post for like 20mins and then came back and forgot that I had just included it.

I can’t see why they would take a child, and nobody seems to wonder about that. I know this is not very well thought out, it doesn’t seem like a great story at all, but still.

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