DJ Uppercut : The Attack of Ninja from Shane Lester on Vimeo.
When Mr. Justin first introduced this video to the class, I was super excited to watch the video about a female ninja, figthing a male DJ cowboy, as Mr. Justin had described it. After watching the video however, I was unfortunatelly dissapointed.
Although the artwork and music ws quite unique, and very well executed, I couldn't recognize a main plot, or even point of the video. It lacked the epic quality I had expected.
What did interest me was the sense of masculinity, and feminism of the video, and how they were portrayed by the characters. I loved that the ninja was a female! I know that when we think of ninjas, many of us imagine a male, or unisex character with very bland features. The gender of this ninja was almost a mystery. In the beginning, you could only tell she was a woman because of her long, thin fingers, and oval-shaped face, and graceful but powerful movements, which are generic female traits. Later in the video however, and during the close-ups of the ninja, she was portrayed with long, wind-blown hair, white-painted nails, blush, pink lips, and even face artwork that resembled eye makeup.
The cowboy on the other hand was very distinctly male. His massive size, boxy and stiff movements, and angular facial features, made the distinction obvious.
What did you think of the video? Leave a comment below!
