Major Lazer

Interesting... This is not a surprising reaction from any Major Lazer video or song.  In this video we juxtapose a pretty rockin song to a home environment and play it off as a dance kid routine/performance.  THe twist is that they have sharp objects.  It makes this video a little one noted, but this juxtaposition between everyday life and what we consider odd behavior is a theme Major Lazer seems to touch upon regularly.  It seems to work in this video because it always gives us detachment from the image.  Music clearly doesn't always fit the image and in these cases it draws us much more into the music while also at the very least, becoming amused with the image, even if it is almost an exact opposite of the tone of the song.    THe end isn't a super funny pay off and again almost hitting the same note, but it's nice, I kinda like it, but I also kind of hate it... that about sums up how I feel about Major Lazer.

Bon Iver

I have mixed feelings about this video.  While I absolutely love the nature photography, I find it hard to swallow the half developed story-line of a child following birds on a Journey through Iceland.  The filmmaker gets caught up with the intriguing juxtaposition of a young child alone in the wilderness.  He harps on this "shock value" instead of telling an actual story.  Because of this it becomes a collection of beautiful images all saying the same thing.   I think with videos like this they would be better off if we got rid of the kid and just had the beautiful photography.  Instead the filmmaker introduces a character, which comes with expectations that are not fulfilled in anyway.