The Dehumanization of the Music Video?

June 9, 2008

The simplistic guitar riff that characterizes the song; the portrayal of technology that facilitates the dehumanization of images; expressionless human faces; forms of violence; escapism and flight…what, if anything, are the following music videos representing? If art is a commentary on humanity, what are we seeing/hearing here?

Coldplay – “Don’t Panic”