I am astounded watching this. About to Google how many awards this video won. It should be MANY. Props to the Director of this amazing video, Ringan Ledwidge.
@Beat Fandango Agree, it definitely is a crossover between Possession and Phantasm. The flying sphere is such a cool contraption... I wonder if Coscarelli has seen the video, it's terrific.
For those who don't know, this is obviously an homage to the 1981 French film Possession. Rosamund Pike is wearing a similar dress to the one Isabelle Adjani wore in that infamous subway scene.
My last comment one here was 4 years ago, I still come back to this video ALL the time. It's so well shot, directed, acted, the music is so tight and ryhtmic and timed perfectly to what's happening on screen. This is a perfect merger of cinema and music.
I don't think I've seen a movie she's been in, but she is FANTASTIC here. It's a very authentic performance. This how almost anyone would behave when faced with something so completely outside of their conception of reality....BTW, aliens and abduction stories really freak me the fuck out!
And we measure time in distance; the distance from one moment's contribution to the same timeline that another moment shares. I thank you for your reminder, I almost forgot.
Actually they're not. This clip is heavily inspired by from a scene in the movie Possession played by Isabelle Adjani, wich was made in 1981. Not quite what you call 'light years ahead'.
+Toma “HeavyCake” Hawk I found the video well executed. In my opinion the video enhances and elevates the song, and that is what a music video is about.
For me, it’s modernising the demon from ‘possession’ as technology and Rosalind expresses how that shapes us and makes us become someone we sometimes don’t want to be and how it, over times, can damage us. More than that, the acting is amazing. The perfection of subtly hitting your elbow on a wall and getting startled by it to the panic stare she gives. My god, and of course… it’s massive attack, so 10/10 music. This is beautiful.
I remember when I first heard the song, I was quite disturbed. But I kept obsessing over it, spellbound. Now I keep coming back to it, like a favourite toy.
OOOOOMMMYYYYFUCKINGGOD. I would love this!!! But would she be Mater Tenebrarum or Mater Lachrymarum, given that Dakota Johnson is Mater Suspiriorum? (At least in the recent remake of Suspiria)
If I remember correctly, the shoot lasted a couple of days. Although the team had built false walls to cushion her impacts but she was covered in bruises and could barely stand by the end. She didn't hold back.
Voodoo in my blood is livid Blood take, I'm chillin' Chill me got the soul of a mimic It's not quite right, you must be a cynic Sign of the wars is my grinning Come in to my time and see me Sock it to me, sock it to me, timid I'm yours, I'm yours Why does the blood never stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Why does the blood always stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Why does the blood always stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Barely, barely grieving Keep the front door open Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now Barely, barely grieving Keep the front door open Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now Voodoo in my blood is livid Blood take, I'm chillin' Chill me got the soul of a mimic It's not quite right, you must be a cynic Sign of the wars is my grinning Come in to my time and see me Sock it to, me sock it to me, timid I'm yours, I'm yours Why does the blood never stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Why does the blood always stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Why does the blood always stick to your teeth? Momma, stop giving me grief Barely, barely grieving Keep the front door open Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now Barely, barely grieving Keep the front door open Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now
Those are some inspired lyrics from what I am not sure I truly want to know. "Why does the blood never stick to your teeth?" Holy hell that is a nightmare waiting for me to go to sleep.
@@philipbonner6523 Noone was talking about imagination. Plus, it did take some imagination as they added allusion to Phantasm, plus it did take a lot of effort and acting prowess from Rosamund Pike to reenact that scene, she did make it her own.
This was a brilliant first time experience: my first thought was Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002), then when the sphere turned up I thought of Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979), then when she went hysterical, I thought of Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981) and Rosamund Pike reminded me of her psychotic performance in Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014). What a wild, unnerving ride that was! Can't be coincidence, I'm sure. Great work by everyone involved.
It's a creepy video, feels like Black Mirror and all the works you mentioned. It's a very simple but creepy concept. The needle in the eye is so cringe. It disturbs me.
Dont forget cube 2: hypercube lol She's seems sexualized by it....as she screams by it aswell Imagine......how sinister if the wrong men (not just Russia / China....the evil in this damn world).....got their grubby hands on this type of thing......remote rape/assault/even murders in the future????..,etc with zero ability to track/trace who these slimeballs are...in the near future I'm predicting it'll become a thing😱😱😱
@@micajohansson1138 yeah I'm very creeped out and so over the pedo hollywood and media culture projecting these unnecessary shadow aspects onto us it must stop
no disrespect to the typical band playing in their garage video, but this is why video clips were invented, awesome concept and incredible performance from rosamund pike
This is definitely an homage to the films Phantasm and Possession. The silver ball for Phantasm and her dance/breakdown in an underground tunnel for Possession. Very nice!
I saw Possession for the first time yesterday and this video clip immediately came to mind. I haven't seen Phantasm but combining 2 quotes in a single concept like this is a truly brilliant idea. Rosamunde Pike is truly an incredible actress. This track with this video is truly a huge masterpiece.
No offence to Massive Attack...but once Rosamund began her performance...there was silence...I was suddenly vulnerable and instantly encapsulated! Very very well done...Thank you...
Rosamund Pike deserves and Oscar for this performance! Hell she deserves one just for rolling around on that nasty wet subway floor. But also for this amazing physical performance!!!
This is one of the greatest music videos I've seen in along time. If it doesn't win some kind of award then there's no justice in the world. It's absolutely outstanding.
+69crafty This may sound strange, but I'd REALLY like to see this developed into a movie. With Rosemund Pike of course, but no other headliners to keep it all about the story and less about the massive egos of Hollywood's actors and actresses. Well, except perhaps Scarlett Johansen. She was good in 'Lucy'. I could see her kicking ass on the forces that are sending these chrome ball drone things trying to take control of the human race.
Because if you compare it to most other bland music video's around at the moment it's totally unique. It manages to grab your attention from the start. It's intense and has all the quality's of an actually film and a great performance from Rosamund Pike. It's like you've just stumbled into a really good Sci Fi/Horror film about half way through. That's how.
Wow, that was an amazing, physical performance! The more I see and hear her, the more I find her to be a truly amazing creature. Somewhere in her biography she must have received training as a dancer. This was a very physical, modern dance.
Likewise, cant help watching her closely once a month , awesome actress and dancer, scenery similar to the film Subway ...music cutting our soul’like à sharp knife. Pure torture
@@laurence.MusicAndSights I concur. She is a superb actress, nothing she does is vanity-building related (e.g., A Private War, The Wheel of Time), yet her beauty shines through nonetheless. Hostiles and Die Another Day were other physical movies for her. She is one of only two former Bond Girls to become award-winning actresses (other is Halle Berry). If you want a real treat, listen to her narrate books on Audible. Suggest you give Pride and Prejudice a listen among other books she narrates. She played one of the sisters in the movie.
@@WSallai merci mille fois pour vos suggestions, pas évident de trouver PRIDE AND PREJUDICE de Jane Austen lu en anglais durant mes études, lu de sa voix mais je vais m imprégner de sa vie de femme au dessus de l actrice lambda. Votre réponse est mon point d orgues en ce mercredi. Greetings from France, sooo damn happy thanks to you and MA s choosing this beauty. A jem, rare as palladium on Earth
@@WSallai je viens de me ré injecter sa biographie factuelle sur notre wikipedia français, cette Britannique a reçu des diplômes en littérature anglaise d'où son goût prononcé pour le théâtre. Son intelligence et sa discrétion la placent à égalité avec Judy Foster. Quelle belle femme à l âme pure, si érudite ! A défaut de refaire une cure de MA, je vais trouver sa voix narrant des livres en ligne. Merci encore
good observation. That`s exactly the movie I thought of when I saw this video. That was Isabelle Adjani, and I think she got the palm de or in Cannes for that performance.
The director of the video, Ringan Ledwidge, choose for chief inspiration the possession scene from the aptly named 1981 film "Possession", when directing the Oscar nominated actress Rosemund Pike. The floating mechanical ball featured in the video was inspired by 1979 horror/scifi film "Phantasm", which featured similar ghostly balls controlling helpless people's bodies.
Rosamund Pike and Massive Attack are a mind blowing combo on this song! According to Wikipedia, she has not had professional dance instruction. Incredible.
Everyone's talking about rosemunds acting and I'm not bashing it cos it's great but is no one gonna talk about this fucking amazing handheld camera work?
they are definitely making a reference here to the subway scene in zulawski's possession from 1981. they even put her in a very similar dress. the director died a few days ago.. everyone go watch it!
This reminds me a little of the Rite of Spring, a ballet that features a sacrifice--the girl dances herself to death. Fabulous job done by Rosamund Pike, here; I really respect her as an actress. Thank you, Massive Attack for being so fucking cool.
It always amazes me that Massive Attack is one of the few that are capable of keeping the human touch/soul in their electronic music. The manipulate their electronics as an extension. you know like Jimi Hendrix controlled his guitar...
This is the pedestrian subway in Londons Edgware road. I remember we used to walk along here in the 1980's going to Paddington college. The entrance and exit are closed off now.
google search "may also hold accounts and are invited to contribute when interested. Non-aligned entities will be identified and routed around :-)" for the blind link I added to the homepage that links to this video too.
Oscars are overrated anyway. Rosamund Pike doesn't need a golden statue to prove she's better than half of the ones who own one already. Brilliant actress, genius and on point acting every single time.
love when she was asked about the video and in the station- "no idea what you are talking about" denied it all! went with the whole thing- she is awesome- still I get a jimmy when watching this
Damn. I recently decided to get familliar with Massive Attack's discography. Today this video popped up in my recommedations and I clicked it up, because I saw one of my favourite actresses out there in it. Now that I've watched it, I can honestly say I got nothing but respect for Rosamund for taking this role. I haven't read about it, but I'm sure she accepted, because she's a fan of MA's work and mostly, because she wanted to challenge herself. Her performence is brilliant and I just loved it how the first thing the sphere did to her was to make her have a teardrop. Like the song's name, which upon hearing made me interessted in these guys incredible work.
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What a sublime mix of fantastic art, Phantasm 1979, The Possession, 1981 and Rosamund Pike. Wow.
Nice observation 👌🏻
@@spinespindle9872 HOLY SHIT. I got Phantasm but you are on point about Possession!
Just saw Possession and immediately thought of this music video during that scene, glad I'm not alone. Guess I'll watch Phantasm next
alex garland must've taken some inspiration from this video for his film _annihilation_
Cannot believe y remember phantasm 😂❤
rosamund pike is astounding a seriously brilliant actress.
She's fantastic!
You're awesome for knowing her name.. I like her too, but am not as good with names.
… also Moraine Sedai in the upcoming "Wheel Of Time" series.
Yes, but anyone can spaz out like this.
I am astounded watching this. About to Google how many awards this video won. It should be MANY. Props to the Director of this amazing video, Ringan Ledwidge.
She is Re-enacting the infamous Subway Scene as a Tribute to Issabel Adijan's role in Possession (1981)
Really? Interesting...
true, and original was.... well....
We're just missing the blood and goo coming out of her ears
I was looking for that comment
@Beat Fandango Agree, it definitely is a crossover between Possession and Phantasm. The flying sphere is such a cool contraption... I wonder if Coscarelli has seen the video, it's terrific.
SEVEN YEARS? Seven years I haven't known about this masterpiece?
10
Seriously one of my fav Massive Attack releases (the whole Ritual Spirit EP)
Ohh sorry bro. Meant to tell you.
@@jambulancebha écoute je ne connaissais pas non plus mais merde j été lu🤣
Right! I just discovered these guys last year. Incredibly diverse. Evokes so many emotions.
Rosamund Pike deserves an Oscar. She's a brilliant actress.
For this video?
For I Care A Lot.
I care a lot :D
She got the Golden Globe award. Ouch!
For I Care A Lot and for Gone Girl
It always amazes me how well actors can react to an object that is not there, this really is an A+ performance from Rosamund Pike.
To be fair there's usually a stand in object that's removed in post. This was probably a green ball on a stick
watch possession 1981
Or it's digitally manipulated using CGI to mimic their movement tbf
@@Shrimp_Insurance Even more to the point: React to something completely silly-looking without breaking character.
What do you mean? This is not real? ohh
For those who don't know, this is obviously an homage to the 1981 French film Possession. Rosamund Pike is wearing a similar dress to the one Isabelle Adjani wore in that infamous subway scene.
+HabituallyObsessed interesting but it's night here and it's scary
its polish
@@shamvnblood Polish director but shot apparently in France and with French actors (at least the lead actress)
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 and they speak English. for simplicity’s sake it’s a polish film since the director is polish.
Berlin @@yevgeniyaleshchenko849
My last comment one here was 4 years ago, I still come back to this video ALL the time. It's so well shot, directed, acted, the music is so tight and ryhtmic and timed perfectly to what's happening on screen. This is a perfect merger of cinema and music.
Same
Welcome back!
Me too!! I find myself rewatching
Several times a year! ❤
Nice Disco Elysium avatar, a person of fine taste
same here :)
Came for Massive Attack.
Stayed for Rosamund Pike.
Very pretty
Or, you know, er...the other way around... ...
I don't think I've seen a movie she's been in, but she is FANTASTIC here. It's a very authentic performance. This how almost anyone would behave when faced with something so completely outside of their conception of reality....BTW, aliens and abduction stories really freak me the fuck out!
She is outstanding in this.
Hmm... no i came twice for Rosamund Pike
Massive Attack has always been light years ahead of their time.
A light year is a measure of distance. ;)
And we measure time in distance; the distance from one moment's contribution to the same timeline that another moment shares. I thank you for your reminder, I almost forgot.
S A V A G E
TheDevilWithin
Actually they're not. This clip is heavily inspired by from a scene in the movie Possession played by Isabelle Adjani, wich was made in 1981. Not quite what you call 'light years ahead'.
I would give Rosamund Pike an Oscar for this performance.
for real
hell yeah
way better than Still Alice.
+Melina Vera she wasn't in that
+Greg Christensen but SHE WAS in gone girl (against Julianne Moore in still alive)
Rosamund Pike is beyond’s words. What a stellar performance. ❤
Well that was intense and amazing.
not
Mark Mccormick you are allowed your own opinion whether it's right or mostly wrong.
+Toma “HeavyCake” Hawk I found the video well executed. In my opinion the video enhances and elevates the song, and that is what a music video is about.
+Toma “HeavyCake” Hawk well it is "Amazing Amy" after all
@@RUNIt-of5du Was to 🍿🍟🥇
For me, it’s modernising the demon from ‘possession’ as technology and Rosalind expresses how that shapes us and makes us become someone we sometimes don’t want to be and how it, over times, can damage us. More than that, the acting is amazing. The perfection of subtly hitting your elbow on a wall and getting startled by it to the panic stare she gives. My god, and of course… it’s massive attack, so 10/10 music. This is beautiful.
Andy Serkis did a great job playing the floating metal ball. Very convincing.
was that motherfucking Tina Fey reference?!
The metal ball is an Actor...
D. Cederqvist well aren’t you a negative little shit
Who's the motherfucker that liked it up to 421? Learn to leave well enough alone...
@@adammbowman I get your joke, but when a comment deserves far, far many likes than 420, the sacrifice has to be made.
Amazing. Always blown away. Every time watching is like the first time watching.
Wow Rosamund had conveyed Adjani's brilliant performance. An excellent tribute
Massive Attack will never stop being amazing. Nor will Rosamund Pike ever stop being an incredibile actress. Stunning video, well done!
Je sais, thanks so lot
Rosemund's performance is so mesmerizing that no one commented on the song itself :)
What song's that?
Indeed and the song is actually quite good
Song? What song? Is there any music??? 😏
Rosemund isn't her name that's for sure 😃
good because i didnt like the song
She's an amazing preformer. This video allowed her to show her range in such an unexpected way.
i knew she could act, but her physical performance is rather impressive. she should be in more action movies
Rosemund Pike is our girl.. this is the definition of acting.. she's perfection. 🧡
That sound of the "ringing keys" that sounds in the begining and repeats in the background from time to time during the track is so damn cool.
Possession, Phanstasm, Pike... The holy trinity of P's I never even dreamed of. I love it.
I understand the Possession and Phantasm references, but what is Pike?
@@padmelotus Who is Pike!
@@SweetSaltyPodcast-JahrFilme where is Pike!
@@padmelotus In the video!
@@padmelotus Rosamund Pike is the actress in the video.
Rosamund Pike what a jewel
Simply amazing. Intense, Hypnotic, Primitive. Genius Idea to cast Rosamund Pike.
That was relaxing.
Lol
lmao
MA seem to be going for the full-metal jacket of existential dread these days.
I remember when I first heard the song, I was quite disturbed. But I kept obsessing over it, spellbound. Now I keep coming back to it, like a favourite toy.
SAME HERE!
geht mir auch so...same here.
That's exactly what it wants you to do.
Same
Fo sho
Amazing song and acting. Rosamund Pike is incredible!!!
we👏 need👏more👏 Rosamund 👏Pike👏 in👏 horror👏 movies!!
She would be perfect as one of the Three Mothers.
if guadagnino remakes inferno and mother of tears, I think pike would make an excellent mater tenebrarum.
Im so glad someone else thought this. I go from watching Suspiria to this very often.
Here, here 💟
OOOOOMMMYYYYFUCKINGGOD. I would love this!!! But would she be Mater Tenebrarum or Mater Lachrymarum, given that Dakota Johnson is Mater Suspiriorum? (At least in the recent remake of Suspiria)
Rosamund Pike is masterful. She has some of that residual Amy Dunne energy here and I’m entranced.
One of the best, most intense music videos I've ever seen. Her acting/dancing/movement is incredible. Unerestimated as fuck.
If I remember correctly, the shoot lasted a couple of days. Although the team had built false walls to cushion her impacts but she was covered in bruises and could barely stand by the end. She didn't hold back.
Young fathers too
Weapon of Choice
My new favorite song! Just obsessed with it since hearing it the first time on my 60th birthday yesterday.
It's one that you simply cannot forget!
Love it?❤️
Yes
I am 60 too. 15 years from now.
I Love You 💟
Rosamund Pike deserves an oscar for this!!! I'm impressed. Spechless... What an actress she is!!!
The song has just started a few seconds and I can't help commenting: Pike is so beautiful.
no words her dance and feelings are so perfect GOSH
I'm a simple guy.
I see Rosamund Pike, I Like
She is one hell of a actress , what a top notch performance.
Voodoo in my blood is livid
Blood take, I'm chillin'
Chill me got the soul of a mimic
It's not quite right, you must be a cynic
Sign of the wars is my grinning
Come in to my time and see me
Sock it to me, sock it to me, timid
I'm yours, I'm yours
Why does the blood never stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Why does the blood always stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Why does the blood always stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Barely, barely grieving
Keep the front door open
Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now
Barely, barely grieving
Keep the front door open
Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now
Voodoo in my blood is livid
Blood take, I'm chillin'
Chill me got the soul of a mimic
It's not quite right, you must be a cynic
Sign of the wars is my grinning
Come in to my time and see me
Sock it to, me sock it to me, timid
I'm yours, I'm yours
Why does the blood never stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Why does the blood always stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Why does the blood always stick to your teeth?
Momma, stop giving me grief
Barely, barely grieving
Keep the front door open
Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now
Barely, barely grieving
Keep the front door open
Wipe that cheeky grin and come on, now
Love massive attack stumbled upon this video xoxox
Those are some inspired lyrics from what I am not sure I truly want to know. "Why does the blood never stick to your teeth?" Holy hell that is a nightmare waiting for me to go to sleep.
A big homage to Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession
The thing about homage is it doesn’t take a lot of imagination.
Yes! I thought the same thing when I saw the movie ;)
That's exactly what I thought too! Dang!
@@philipbonner6523 Noone was talking about imagination. Plus, it did take some imagination as they added allusion to Phantasm, plus it did take a lot of effort and acting prowess from Rosamund Pike to reenact that scene, she did make it her own.
@@velvetplans5396 That's not just what you though, that's what it is... It's a fact, not just your perception.
absolutely wicked every time. I love ending up on a random Massive Attack binge. Icons.
Goddamn right! Massive Attack can stop me in my tracks for decades. Nobody, NOBODY comes close to doing what they have done.
This was a brilliant first time experience: my first thought was Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002), then when the sphere turned up I thought of Phantasm (Don Coscarelli, 1979), then when she went hysterical, I thought of Possession (Andrzej Zulawski, 1981) and Rosamund Pike reminded me of her psychotic performance in Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014). What a wild, unnerving ride that was! Can't be coincidence, I'm sure. Great work by everyone involved.
It's a creepy video, feels like Black Mirror and all the works you mentioned. It's a very simple but creepy concept. The needle in the eye is so cringe. It disturbs me.
Dont forget cube 2: hypercube lol
She's seems sexualized by it....as she screams by it aswell
Imagine......how sinister if the wrong men (not just Russia / China....the evil in this damn world).....got their grubby hands on this type of thing......remote rape/assault/even murders in the future????..,etc with zero ability to track/trace who these slimeballs are...in the near future I'm predicting it'll become a thing😱😱😱
Irréversible:
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Phantasm:
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Possession:
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@@micajohansson1138 yeah I'm very creeped out and so over the pedo hollywood and media culture projecting these unnecessary shadow aspects onto us it must stop
i was looking for this comment. it reminded me of possession too
no disrespect to the typical band playing in their garage video, but this is why video clips were invented, awesome concept and incredible performance from rosamund pike
Pretty good modern MA track, but definitely one of those situations where the actor's performance elevates the material to extraordinary heights.
Holly shit that acting! I have goose bumps all over!
It's dancing.. there's rhythm in everything )
Rosamund Pike is a real actor/actress
70% of it is animated. They can create anything nowadays
87.4037% of statistics are made up randomly, without any basis.
this madam knows how to hit
This is exactly what my cat does when I pull out the laser pointer.
Lol
meowouch
☠️
Now i can imagine that watching this video but does your cat laugh?
This is what my cat hears when she's having 'Nam flashbacks!
This is definitely an homage to the films Phantasm and Possession. The silver ball for Phantasm and her dance/breakdown in an underground tunnel for Possession. Very nice!
I saw Possession for the first time yesterday and this video clip immediately came to mind.
I haven't seen Phantasm but combining 2 quotes in a single concept like this is a truly brilliant idea. Rosamunde Pike is truly an incredible actress. This track with this video is truly a huge masterpiece.
@@TalesFromTheLoop_8 I highly recommend you watch the Phantasm film series
@@TalesFromTheLoop_8 When I saw Phantasm when I was young, that sphere scared the crap out of me.
@@alankott3129 did you see it as a child? 😱
@@TalesFromTheLoop_8 Yah, I need to edit my post. I wasn't a kid when I saw it. LOL
No offence to Massive Attack...but once Rosamund began her performance...there was silence...I was suddenly vulnerable and instantly encapsulated! Very very well done...Thank you...
Rosamund Pike deserves and Oscar for this performance! Hell she deserves one just for rolling around on that nasty wet subway floor. But also for this amazing physical performance!!!
Her performance in this video absolutely terrified me!! ....Incredible!!!😲😲😨😨😢😢😭😭👏👏👏👍👍👍😍😍❤❤
Same here, I can’t even watch the full video… the music, her movements, it gives me the creeps
This is one of the greatest music videos I've seen in along time. If it doesn't win some kind of award then there's no justice in the world. It's absolutely outstanding.
Agree.
+69crafty This may sound strange, but I'd REALLY like to see this developed into a movie. With Rosemund Pike of course, but no other headliners to keep it all about the story and less about the massive egos of Hollywood's actors and actresses. Well, except perhaps Scarlett Johansen. She was good in 'Lucy'. I could see her kicking ass on the forces that are sending these chrome ball drone things trying to take control of the human race.
+69crafty Really one of the greatest? How?
Because if you compare it to most other bland music video's around at the moment it's totally unique. It manages to grab your attention from the start. It's intense and has all the quality's of an actually film and a great performance from Rosamund Pike. It's like you've just stumbled into a really good Sci Fi/Horror film about half way through. That's how.
+69crafty I guess I can see that. Definitely not one of the greatest for me but I respect your opinion.
i think about this song every time i'm wearing heals, holding my keys, in a parking garage
low key hoping this would happen
exact same
same
I came for Massive Attack only, but also seeing Rosamund in the thumbnail, I had to see it instantly.
Andrzej Żuławski's Possession (1981)
Subway scene 😈 Isabelle Adjani and Rosamund Pike are amazing!
Without milk.
Igor Nicodemi You right! and the milk is a must
What is this movie about man?
Still one of her best performance ever.. what a beautiful work..
Young Fathers are incredible. Perfect collaboration.
that was amazing. Rosamund Pike is such an underrated actress.
Mouth open........... An amazing performance from Rosamund Pike. Stunning.
Completely agree 100%. Ringan Ledwidge the video director is a genius. Rosemund Pike, just wow. Amazing.
Wow, that was an amazing, physical performance! The more I see and hear her, the more I find her to be a truly amazing creature. Somewhere in her biography she must have received training as a dancer. This was a very physical, modern dance.
Likewise, cant help watching her closely once a month , awesome actress and dancer, scenery similar to the film Subway ...music cutting our soul’like à sharp knife. Pure torture
@@laurence.MusicAndSights I concur. She is a superb actress, nothing she does is vanity-building related (e.g., A Private War, The Wheel of Time), yet her beauty shines through nonetheless. Hostiles and Die Another Day were other physical movies for her. She is one of only two former Bond Girls to become award-winning actresses (other is Halle Berry). If you want a real treat, listen to her narrate books on Audible. Suggest you give Pride and Prejudice a listen among other books she narrates. She played one of the sisters in the movie.
@@WSallai merci mille fois pour vos suggestions, pas évident de trouver PRIDE AND PREJUDICE de Jane Austen lu en anglais durant mes études, lu de sa voix mais je vais m imprégner de sa vie de femme au dessus de l actrice lambda.
Votre réponse est mon point d orgues en ce mercredi.
Greetings from France, sooo damn happy thanks to you and MA s choosing this beauty. A jem, rare as palladium on Earth
@@WSallai je viens de me ré injecter sa biographie factuelle sur notre wikipedia français, cette Britannique a reçu des diplômes en littérature anglaise d'où son goût prononcé pour le théâtre. Son intelligence et sa discrétion la placent à égalité avec Judy Foster. Quelle belle femme à l âme pure, si érudite ! A défaut de refaire une cure de MA, je vais trouver sa voix narrant des livres en ligne. Merci encore
@@laurence.MusicAndSights It's not just a ''similar scene'', it's an hommage to that film, with a dash of Phantasm
Fast forward 7 years and this is still the most stunning performance I can muster up a memory of.
Rosamund Pike should be in black mirror, she's too awesome!!!
She's like my neighbour two doors away lol
No she's not.
a another netflix man, dawn. I was happy when blackmirror was not a public netflix show like got
The actress is simply AMAZING.
Great piece of Art.
The actress = Rosamund Pike (God Exists!)
Type "Ontologie des fantômes" in vimeo and discover where they "found" the idea
This is the Black Mirror finale I was expecting.
Keep coming back to marvel at Rosamund's performance. Truly one of the best actresses in the world.
TBH this reminds me of Possession's (1981) Subway Scene. Actually, it is basically that scene. Nicely done
finally someone to notice that :D
It was based on that as the MV director is a big fan of that film and the lead actress in it
good observation. That`s exactly the movie I thought of when I saw this video. That was Isabelle Adjani, and I think she got the palm de or in Cannes for that performance.
The director of the video, Ringan Ledwidge, choose for chief inspiration the possession scene from the aptly named 1981 film "Possession", when directing the Oscar nominated actress Rosemund Pike. The floating mechanical ball featured in the video was inspired by 1979 horror/scifi film "Phantasm", which featured similar ghostly balls controlling helpless people's bodies.
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Rosamund Pike and Massive Attack are a mind blowing combo on this song! According to Wikipedia, she has not had professional dance instruction. Incredible.
Everyone's talking about rosemunds acting and I'm not bashing it cos it's great but is no one gonna talk about this fucking amazing handheld camera work?
Right
The cam op isn't that extraordinary, it's the focus puller who deserves a standing ovation
Yep
Nu-mi spui ba tu cand sa ma calmez! Ca nu-mi controlezi tu adrenalina.
The Oscar for this lady O_O wow!
shes good
Four years later and people are still commenting on this video. Talk about staying power & relevance.
Mathematically challenged.
So long as not empathically challenged.
Ferdinand Zebua damn
Oh wow, this comment had 168 likes! How did TH-cam _not_ tell me about this a year earlier? So disappointing, Bad TH-cam! ☹☹
@@FerdinandZebua then again 4 years isn't that long to consider something has "lasting power", but I hear ya.
She killed this. Great video. Sick song... Awesome tile walls
I don't know why I like this song, and that's the main reason why I like this song
One of the best video performances of the year.
This is one of the most disturbing surreal macabre videos I have ever seen, and I can not take my eyes off it! It is so compelling
Danny Lowe Watch 1981 Possession, and credit those instead. They literally copied the posession scene and added a floating ball.
It’s not really a metaphor if it’s that blatant :::::)
Danny Lowe The irony, you can not take your eyes off
@@Mightypoo007 Copied? You mean based right?
@@gerac.8889 pretty much copy/pasted it, but yeah you can say that if you want
they are definitely making a reference here to the subway scene in zulawski's possession from 1981. they even put her in a very similar dress. the director died a few days ago.. everyone go watch it!
+The Buttress Yes! I thought this. It has to be a reference.
I don't want to watch a director dying. Why on earth would you suggest something so callous?
+Tom Ripley I didn't want to but I loled hard.
Screen Fiends I loled at your loling.
+Tom Ripley :D
Why am I only discovering this now? This is brilliant.
This reminds me a little of the Rite of Spring, a ballet that features a sacrifice--the girl dances herself to death. Fabulous job done by Rosamund Pike, here; I really respect her as an actress. Thank you, Massive Attack for being so fucking cool.
*Sees Rosamund Pike in thumbnail*
*Watches instantly*
yes dude!! 😂😂
+Chris Grimes exactly
same
+Chris Grimes watch my video hip-hop from Russia
I love how TH-cam's title for this was "Rosamund Pike stars in music video"
Reminds me of that scene in Possession by Zulawski where Isabelle Adjani goes batshit crazy in a subway tunnel.
its based on Possession and Phantasm
just googled that scene and WHAT THE HELL
One of the best performing art pieces I’ve seen in the last decade.
I wish I didn’t watch that one week before getting eye surgery.
How did the eye surgery go?
Yeaah how did it go??
@@ghizlenebekhaled5278 maybe he can't see it now :(
You should better try "Un Chien Andalou"
The eye surgery went just fine by the way ☺️
Это просто чумовой ритм!!! Музыка не должна была вот так оборваться! Должно было быть продолжение ещё минут на 7-10 !!!
It always amazes me that Massive Attack is one of the few that are capable of keeping the human touch/soul in their electronic music. The manipulate their electronics as an extension. you know like Jimi Hendrix controlled his guitar...
933R haha if you think this is good then you've never experienced Lorn.
Lorn is great but how does it devalue this?
Heiko never said it devalued anything. I was simply stating that Lorn can do the same thing just as well, if not better.
Ah i feel ya. Was just confused by the phrasing.
Check out Son Lux. I feel the same way about how they handle electronic music.
Massive attack definitely picked the best actress to perform this and she brilliantly pulled if off.
This is the pedestrian subway in Londons Edgware road. I remember we used to walk along here in the 1980's going to Paddington college. The entrance and exit are closed off now.
Joe Strummer passage! I never got to see it :(
Good thing it's closed off with that mind-controlling dance sphere lurking down there!
I'm a simple man. I see Rosamund Pike, I click.
zzz dumb comment.
@@clvrswine ur mom.
same.
4:38 - 4:46 Either way, this is a nice shot. 😏💕
@@donparedes9130 Did she eat a bad burrito or smthn?.. Geesh..
Inspired by the movie "Possession" directed by Żuławski.
This needs to be upvoted more
Which is too bad. This performance is better, and much more palatable.
google search "may also hold accounts and are invited to contribute when interested. Non-aligned entities will be identified and routed around :-)" for the blind link I added to the homepage that links to this video too.
Zhulavsky on the road = serve Lynch, he doesn't mind
nothing to do with Phantasm?
Rosamund pike is a great actress. its my favorite in the british movies, so seriously acting
This is one of the best music videos I've ever seen. Hands down.
This song has had me in a trance for three days, now. I keep listening to it. Over and over again
Oscars are overrated anyway.
Rosamund Pike doesn't need a golden statue to prove she's better than half of the ones who own one already. Brilliant actress, genius and on point acting every single time.
WILD dance /acting by Rosamund PIKE -- she never stops staring directly in to THE EYE ? ORB amazinnnng
This is like "Possession" by Andrzej Zuławski taken to the technological era. love.
Why does rosamund pike always play a crazy character
Its what she enjoys :). And she can do it safely without ending up in a nut house LOL
You know what they say about artists they put a bit of themselves into their work ;)
love when she was asked about the video and in the station- "no idea what you are talking about" denied it all! went with the whole thing- she is awesome- still I get a jimmy when watching this
Actually, Gone Girl was quite a departure from the usual roles she plays. She's been the wife/romantic interest far more times than I care to count.
The director asked her to do the video because she did *that* scene in Gone Girl, not because she always plays cray.
She's having a ball
puntastic
+Forestgravy90 Hahahaha, love it
You win comment of the year
+Forestgravy90 hahahaha hahaahahah hahaha best comment ever!
+Forestgravy90
*i dont get it*
One of my favourite Rosamund PIKE, so special and fabulous actress
I just love all the sensations Massive Attack can provoke
That was one of the most beautiful dances I've ever seen it went so well executed dance choreography of possession with the music. Great video.
This is a homage to Isballe Adjani's iconic scenes on Possession (1981). Rosamund Pike, FTW!
Such an amazing film!! I'm glad someone noticed.
+Satrio Aditomo totally agree
isabelle is Wonderful. but rosamund... OMG
even the clothes
lascivit IKR! That movie is so twisted but yet so amazing with great acting perfomances.
Rosamund must have trained as a dancer to pull that off like she did. Fantastic performance!
Damn. I recently decided to get familliar with Massive Attack's discography. Today this video popped up in my recommedations and I clicked it up, because I saw one of my favourite actresses out there in it. Now that I've watched it, I can honestly say I got nothing but respect for Rosamund for taking this role. I haven't read about it, but I'm sure she accepted, because she's a fan of MA's work and mostly, because she wanted to challenge herself. Her performence is brilliant and I just loved it how the first thing the sphere did to her was to make her have a teardrop. Like the song's name, which upon hearing made me interessted in these guys incredible work.