I find Jackson hard to watch; so Thriller isn't even watchable for me.
I forced myself through it and it's a short film that's influenced directly from Teen Wolf with high production value for a music video.
Not like that dance sequence is earth shattering either. Is it a great music video? Sure. Is it the best? Not even close.
Honorable mention for a single concept video.
Michael Jackson is one of the greatest performers in the history of music. He didn't rise to King of Pop status for nothing.
But Thriller was released in 1983 and Teen wolf came out in 1985. If there was an influence, it was the other way around.
It's pretty damn good. And you also have to understand it in the context of its time.
So it's a guy walking down the street?
It's not fair for me to compare anything Jackson did to anything because I plain don't like the guy.
It's pretty awesome that he might of influenced a fairly good movie.
There's a lot to appreciate there and it's a single scene shoot. His focus is forward and that means walking through people and upsetting a lot of people on the way.
Frankly, I felt the same about the vid you posted in the OP. The production values are obviously high and it has a nice visual look, but other than that, I don't understand what you found so interesting that you felt compelled to ask a question like, "Is this the best music video?"
I really haven't seen anything in this thread that is an order of magnitude better.
The video in the OP's setting is aesthetically superior to anything else posted here. Outside of something in blade-runner-esque Tokyo you'd have a hard time competing with the old west / modern Mexico feel presented there. You have the traditional family, lust, and religion discussed in that video as well. The way the band was presented was pretty interesting as well.
Do you dislike the band?
Good thing I'm here to save this thread. This is the best music video.
The production values are obviously high and it has a nice visual look
I have no strong feelings about the band either way. Their first album was okay.
I guess the story being told in that video did nothing for me. I posted Suicidal Tendencies' You Can't Bring Me Down. It's anti-authoritarian theme and early 90s aesthetic is far more interesting to me, personally.
Solid point. Highly dependent on personal preference; I feel nothing for the early 90's California aesthetic.