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Michael Jackson and Esperanto
Jul. 5th, 2009 07:02 pmA couple of days ago, I found out something fascinating about the Michael Jackson HIStory promo video. The opening speech and choral music in the video are in Esperanto. The speech (translated) says (in part):
"... everyone of the world builds this sculpture in the name of worldwide motherhood and love, and the healing power of music."
The same guy (the construction foreman) later says (translated) "Come here!" while motioning to others. The green star symbol of Esperanto shows up as a giant metal star, the metal star on Michael's shoulder, and the star on the caps of the (multi-ethnic) soldiers, who instead of saluting, do Michael's dance moves at the Arch of Triumph.
Looking at the video in this context, together with the cinematography, it's a beautiful work of art with a sweet message, that of healing music conquering the world and bringing joy.
This copy of the video has the Esperanto captioned, after about a 50-second intro with some comments in French (e.g. filmed over 10 days, costing 7.5 million francs, where the Esperanto starts, etc.):
It's too bad that critics of the video never bothered to look at the positive messages and symbols, and foolishly said it was celebrating fascism or dictatorship.
"... everyone of the world builds this sculpture in the name of worldwide motherhood and love, and the healing power of music."
The same guy (the construction foreman) later says (translated) "Come here!" while motioning to others. The green star symbol of Esperanto shows up as a giant metal star, the metal star on Michael's shoulder, and the star on the caps of the (multi-ethnic) soldiers, who instead of saluting, do Michael's dance moves at the Arch of Triumph.
Looking at the video in this context, together with the cinematography, it's a beautiful work of art with a sweet message, that of healing music conquering the world and bringing joy.
This copy of the video has the Esperanto captioned, after about a 50-second intro with some comments in French (e.g. filmed over 10 days, costing 7.5 million francs, where the Esperanto starts, etc.):
It's too bad that critics of the video never bothered to look at the positive messages and symbols, and foolishly said it was celebrating fascism or dictatorship.
