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Stealing the Mainstream
Margaret Qualley co-directed this new Sabrina Carpenter music video. Once again, I'm compelled to notice how Qualley has surpassed her mother's career.
The plot of the music video of a group of gals ransacking a mansion is reminiscent of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring. I like the song and I'd say it's more remarkable than the video which almost seems cliche at this point. American media really seems to be normalizing theft. I watched a Hank Green video a few months ago in which he got a kick out of the recent Louvre heist in which Napoleonic era French royal jewels were lost to the world.
Maybe bettering the lives of the burglars was a greater good than whatever historical perspective may have been gained by billions of people across generations viewing the jewellery in person. Considering the material the thieves were able to use in the heist, they weren't beggars so I think it's more likely the case of a few moderately rich people getting richer at the less tangible expense of the public. It's funny how the more communist perspective people take on these things also makes them more interested in material value than in spiritual or intellectual value. Not to mention the hazardous situation that might have arisen had the thieves' endeavor been recognised during their attempt. But, hey, I like good picaresque, too.