Synopsis:
Captain Danger soundtracks interstellar misadventures.
Review by Victoria Angelique:
The music video HOLLY by CAPTAIN DANGER is a fun and inventive film that gives off vibes of being familiar but legendary. It is something that sounds like it plays on the radio on the oldies station. It’s a unique music video that gives a vintage impression with the look and tune of the song aiding in creating a nostalgic feeling.
It’s hard to determine whether the footage used for space and the scenes with Holly are stock footage or simply shot in a way that looks like the clips came from the past. The scenes of Holly on a beach and the Spaceman pining for her affections seem familiar, almost as if they are from something we’ve seen before only the mind cannot place where as it is possibly combined clips or shots compiled for this particular music video.
The tune is catchy, with the feeling as if Captain Danger fits into the boy bands of the 1970s and 1980s. It’s upbeat, repetitive chorus makes it very familiar. The nostalgic tone and look of this film feels out of place within this era, which makes it refreshing as it is a song that many people would enjoy as they take a trip to the past.
The band fizzling in and out of the video to television static is a mark of genius. It compliments the vintage tone of the entire music video. The lyrics give into a familiar trope that a man will do anything to receive the affections of a woman, even going to space. It reflects a simpler time when people could enjoy music without forceful messages and pleasing visuals within the music video.
Directed by Aaron Steinberg
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