The video is amazing. It's powerful and beautiful.
Like many other times, I spent this time wondering what the controversy was about. Through Madonna's career it wasn't like as a fan I was "in on it." I was genuinely confused by people and thier over the top reactions to anything she said or did.
I naively thought they are just completely ignoring the story and if they really watched the video they would see that it's message is good. It never occurred to me that they do see it and might not like the message. "I think," like Madonna?" I tend to live in my own world where everything is as it should be.
It seems that an over the top reaction could mean that a nerve has been hit. I think a lot of Madonna's work is about facing things. Facing things about yourself, other people, reality....and she's rarely subtle. Anyone who remembers Madonna around this time period knows she was anything but subtle. Bringing things up that is not being talked about "or faced" often makes people uncomfortable. So instead of facing things, they dismissed her meaning and tried thier best to dismiss her.
I think she is still hitting nerves today, including her own. I will always love her for her search for the truth.
Like A Prayer is a search for and finding the truth. ❤