Roc Steady (Music Video)

Initial Thoughts?

Mona Bloodstick: Was watching music videos on YouTube when this little ditty showed up. Beautiful!

Vera Bradley: Would not have initially realized this music video was vampiric so shout out to Mona for passing this my way. Deliciously bloody.

1: How did this movie handle classic vampire tropes?

MB: With lots of callbacks to Jennifer’s Body. Love seeing the classic trope of a man-eating vampire make a return. I do have a small issue though–it looks like the vampires can go outside in the daylight? When the cheerleaders were practicing in the gym, I couldn’t tell if it was daytime or just flood lights shining through the windows. Then the camera panned to Megan dancing outside. Wish she was only able to walk around in the dark; there is a delicate balance between under and overpowered vampires.

VB: Definitely drawing heavy inspiration to Jennifer’s Body, love the lasting impact of hot girls eating boys. Definitely a bit light on classic vampire tropes, seems like a bit of a daywalker situation– also they didn’t have fangs, which isn’t an absolute dealbreaker for me but definitely contributed to the lighthandedness in terms of the vampiric aesthetic.

2: Any good kills?

MB: I imagine the kills were delicious but we don’t really see them, only the aftermath. The aftermath is pretty good (victims artfully covered in blood in very interesting places) but leaves much to be desired. However, I understand that the producers probably couldn’t portray an extremely graphic kill scene for the sake of YouTube.

VB: The kills we do see are nice and bloody; I imagine a good amount of the budget was spent on fake blood which, as I always tell Mona, is an important marker to me of the quality of the vampire movie. There were only like 2 or 3 kills though, I really would have liked to see an escalation throughout the video culminating in like, all the boys being eaten. It read more like day in the life of a vampire practicing moderation, which is also pretty fun though tbh.

3: How does this movie deal with the curse of eternal existence?

MB: It is not addressed but I doubt Megan or Flo are too bothered by it.

VB: Be sexy eat boys, repeat.

4: Sex appeal?

MB: To the extreme. Need to see more vampires shaking ass in other media. Nosferatu, take notes.

VB: A top contender among the other media we’ve reviewed.

5: Would I want to be a vampire in this universe?

MB: Absolutely and I wouldn’t mind being a victim either.

VB: Yes please.

Final thoughts?

MB: Playboi Carti has rebranded himself as a vampire. Why does he have no music videos about vampires?

VB: More vampire music videos please.

Had to stick this folder icon in here for the theme

"Throwin' blue hundreds in the club, democratic (money)"

~ XOXO Mona & Vera