EXTRA ORDINARY REACTION to BTS 'BLACK SWAN' Art Film | Performed by MN DANCE Company
Added 2020-01-18 20:35:30 +0000 UTCWe finally got our reaction to Black Swan live on YouTube!
Join in with us FAM! This was one hell of a ride for real.
Let us know whatchagot2say because we definitely want to hear your thoughts on this!
Comments
Did anyone catch the silhouette of the # 7 that the upper floor and steps to the 1st floor.
Michelle Tetzke
2020-01-21 03:26:43 +0000 UTCYou're the best🤓
WhatchaGot2Say
2020-01-20 15:26:41 +0000 UTCThis is so emotional, I love lyrical and contemporary dance so much. You can't look away from this, and you have to cry at how beautiful and the small deaths that are shown over and over. You want to be there in it with them..💜💚
Alien Cat Tweets
2020-01-19 03:17:44 +0000 UTCI cannot wait to watch your reactions to the Spotify studio version. If it is anything like this reaction, we have joy to watch.
Veronica G.
2020-01-19 02:44:59 +0000 UTCI would never want to see any of you cry but Blaze, you tearing up just says it all. The dance is so raw and almost unnerving when you watch it. The dance between the "Shadow" and "Ego" is told so well you almost forget what you're watching. I couldn't agree more with everything you guys said. This is more than a song, it's a masterpiece and I love your reaction to this. You're so right in saying they took a step back, they're avoiding all those cameras that were portrayed in the shadow trailer. I could watch and listen to you guys all day, every day. Have a little listen of this too https://www.instagram.com/p/B7dCtgJpE18/?igshid=skjk148ps0hs. BTS is so much more than just a 7 member kpop band and it's so refreshing to see you guys acknowledge and appreciate that. Keep it up and much love 💜
Elina Begum
2020-01-18 23:54:21 +0000 UTCOkay, I did t write this. Someone shared it in one of my FB groups. But I just wanted to share ‘cause it’s AWESOME. (I apologize in advance for the sprinklings of “colorful” language.) Gives this person a medal : 𝚔𝚢𝚛𝚊⁷ ☁︎ | comm. 1 wip @yoonderelIa AS SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN DANCING FOR OVER A DECADE let me launch a quick tirade of my interpretation of one of the most important aspects of Black Swan—the dance routine. - please bear with me i’m analyzing as i go the routine begins with a tableau featuring our main dancer surrounded by people dressed in black, their hands grasping at his body—representing a type of darkness that grips him. his hands are unfurled behind him to represent his wings—he is the swan. one of the striking imageries they form is this—mimicking the posture of a prisoner bound by shackles, his arms (feathers) pinning him back. the swan is held prisoner by this darkness, but LOOK. their feet are “crushing” the swan’s body. goosebumps, right? i don’t think i need to spell it out in words, but not only does this darkness hold him back, it also presses down on him. it represents a terrible burden. 1) as much as the darkness elevates him, holds him up in an almost worshipping manner, 2) this is also the SAME THING that pushes him down to the ground. the lighted box here = a cage. our swan tries desperately to break through that cage, but he cant, because the other dancers in black are holding him. what do they do? pull him from behind. it’s like trying to escape a reality you can’t run from. THE ENTIRE sequence inside the box symbolizes his repeated attempt to get out but failing every time each time he steps out, he is carried back in, almost like a leaf carried down by a flooding river. finally, he manages to fight off his demons and breaks free!!! they run after him but he’s not trapped in their clutches anymore. this is where it gets super interesting. after breaking free, the camera zooms out to reveal the first floor below. now he is on an escalator, showing that he may be on top, but he is alone. it’s so lonely up there, on top. the camera is framed to emphasize how SMALL he is. so our swan goes back “down” to the ground level, where his figurative demons start attacking him again, but now he is no longer a helpless ragdoll. now he fights back—by literally yeeting off anybody who tries to touch or control him (i highkey think this mirrors bts’ state) and then he does this intimidating, signature black swan pose, which if you notice closely, is repeated throughout the choreo. THEN HERE’S MY FUCKING FAVORITE PART. the dancers in black /start copying his movements/...instead of controlling him. he has conquered his demons. which brings us to the ending sequence—a throwback to the exact same pose where he started: demons trying to grip him. BUT then there’s a new pose, and that’s where the song ends. With our free, strong black swan on top, his demons at his feet. This is BTS. Fade to black. FUCK I JUST REALIZED THAT THE “DARKNESS” PRETTY MUCH REPRESENTS HIS SHADOW WHILE THE BLACK SWAN IS THE EGO which means... the ENTIRE dance routine represents the tug-of-war between one’s shadow and ego, before ending with the understanding that shadow AND ego can co-exist what i LOVED is that the “shadow people” deliberately controlled the swan’s movement in clean lines at first but after the swan broke free, his dance became more contorted. so poetic.
Joeli Jackson
2020-01-18 23:05:58 +0000 UTCAgreed that you guys should listen to the Spotify version. It’s the real version and different than the art film. Both are great!
Jessica C
2020-01-18 21:08:40 +0000 UTCI LOVED watching Blaze at the end get that “a-ha” reaction about JUST. HOW. DEEP. this song is!! This song is so intense (and “Shadow” too)...and this isn’t even the title track! I can hardly WAIT to see what else the guys are gonna do with our emotions during this release. BTS is so far ahead of the game, it’s like nobody else is even playing. 🖤💙💜 P.S. - I know y’all do video reactions, but it would be nice to see y’all react to the music single too. 😊 It’s the same song, yet it’s still so different... Love you guys! #ARMYforever
Joeli Jackson
2020-01-18 21:06:47 +0000 UTCMake sure you listen to the spotify version!!
Monique Brown
2020-01-18 20:57:27 +0000 UTC
