When I was going through the comments board for this video I was a little taken aback by all the hate flying back and forth on the issue of bullfighting.
I'm definitely not pro-bullfighting, but I want to point out that a lot of rabid animal rights activists seemed to miss the point of this video. While the cinematography and the song and the clothes (oh my gawd the clothes!) are all undoubtedly gorgeous, I don't think that the beauty of the video is necessarily meant to glamourize bullfighting as a sport. The video's plot centers around an abusive relationship between the bullfighter and Madonna, with the bullfighting scene acting as a visual metaphor for the physical and emotional brutality that this guy inflicts; so if anything, rather than saying "killing animals = awesome" the real message in the bull's death is that this fellow is a bad, bad man.
Can you see the running metaphors between the two instances of violence? Do you notice how the dying bull is pawing at the ground just as Madonna is running down the street with lipstick smeared all over her face? If you think that this video condones bullfighting, then you must also think that it condones domestic violence.
To be honest, I seriously love this music video. I think it's one of the most beautiful pop music videos of all time. Things kind of went downhill for Madonna after Ray of Light, but the 90s were undoubtedly the shining peak of her career.
Watch the video and come to your own conclusions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeiovnCv1o&feature=channel
yes...i agree with you...it's 2012 right now, but it is never too late for me to say i like the video and the music as well...excellent...
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