There are more then just a few things that are creepy about this video. The first being the music and the black screen. The video clip is putting you in the sense of unexpectedness. It sets the mood of despair and the telling of a sad and historical story. As the white words come up on the black screen the harshness of the two different tones vibrate the screen. It even makes the clip creepier. It also lets the viewers know that this is to be taken seriously and was put in place as a learning and informational experience. As you read the words flashing across the screen you realize, if you have not already, that you are about to see, a remake of, the assignation of the 16th president of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln.
As Lincoln, his wife, and friends sit in the viewing box, the music, of the clip, begins to soften. Not too much to the extent that you should not prepare for the inevitable that you know it too come in just a few seconds, but just enough to relax you. The first thing that I noticed was how happy Lincoln and his wife looks. You see the love that they have for each other when he takes her hand in his. He had just won the election to have a second term in office and just wanted a night to relax. One night of relaxation that he had not had in years, due to the civil war. They all look so happy that you could not possibly think that something is going to happen.
It is in the moment when you see the man behind Lincoln that it is going to happen and that all hope is lost in the matter. After Lincoln is shot all panic breaks loose, except not in the music. The music almost remains calm. It’s like it, the music, knows that he is dead, or will be soon and there is nothing anyone can do. Although you still feel panic coming off the screen when you see Lincoln’s wife loosing it. Her entire world was just shattered, as was the country’s. But as the music lead to perceive life must go on even if there is great loss in the world. We are in constant motion.