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Hurt Music Videos

The two videos of hurt give two different views on the same topic. They want you to

understand the importance between good and bad mistakes, regret, and why you should deal with

your problems. Even though it is the same song, the techniques used between the two videos are

different. With this, it gives you two viewpoints to interpret the messages.

The Nine Inch Nails version was the first to come out in 1994. The video showed a lot of

dying animals, soldiers, and destruction of towns. There was not too much jot within the video. It

was kind of dark and disrupted. Even though the viewer was seeing a negative view, it was still

supposed to connect to you emotionally using pathos.

Johnny Cash’s version came a little bit later in 2002. Although coming in later, it still had

some similarities. The video had the old man going through his past experiences. Multiple

flashbacks to his past showed the person he used to be. Then it cuts to who he is now. An older

person who looks like he is one one of his last days. He looks sad and does not have much

energy. This video is also somewhat darkening and connects to you similarly as Nine Inch Nails

did through pathos.

Although the videos might have had similar messages to give, their approaches were

different. The story from Nine Inch Nails comes from a guy around 20-30 years old. He is trying
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to tell you the bad results of your actions can leave you full of regret. The video portrays this

message by showing the war clips. It shows you that there are a lot of negative things that come

with war. There are always better options. It shows the regret of the actions taken through the

destruction of wildlife and structures.

Johnny Cash also shows the results of regret through his video too. The old man looks

very sad and depressed. He sings about the pain he has and how he wished he could have done

things differently. This shows the regret of not changing your life while you had the opportunity

too. Waiting too long takes away from your future.

Both videos target a younger age group. I believe that it is trying to inform people to take

risks and not live with regret before you create it for yourself. To not make bad decisions and

have them follow you for the rest of your life. Through both videos this message is persistent,

just told in different ways. There is no targeted social class or race or religion. This is targeted

towards anyone that can take in the information and learn from others mistakes before they

repeat it themselves.

Both videos compare well to each other. Both are trying to get their message across. Even

though they were made at different times, they successfully do this. One is from an older person

looking back at who he used to be, and the other is looking at the current situation of the world

and describing how we can be better. Overall both get their point spread very well.