yes... maybe two or three person... the saddest thing to see was that most of them were shocked for like a couple of seconds and then continued to smile, laugh and dance to the music - they DID NOT GET the message... and the most disturbing thing is the knowledge that they probably understand the same amout, seeing real life events... It might shock them at the exact moment they hear or see something but they all fail to dig deeper and understand the real underlying problem... they just carry on as if nothing has ever happened :/
I watched their whole reaction. They clearly got the message, especially that younger one. He quite cleverly pointed out many things, including the point in @Reka Vas comment: dance is there to get your attention from shit happening, so people can mind their old business and not be so shocked about some occasional news.
Even here in the Philippines. The ISIS throw the bomb inside the church. And they even broke the Jesus with the cross in front of the video camera to show us they ISIS is being powerful. :( we were scared that time. It was during Christmas 2018.
Wait i get it now! Soo the choir singing is like presenting the people that are saying that everything is okay, but then he shots them and it kinda shows us reality... Idkkk how to explain? :/
@@katarina2252 the was actually a reference to a church shooting that happened around the time this video came out. What I meant was how we fall into the grove of the song and dance, ignoring the things that are actually happening around us, until we’re shocked into paying attention when it’s shoved back in our face.
@@katarina2252 Basically whats happening is the dancing and the singing is front and center in the video to show us how society distracts from the horrible things happening in the world, mainly with america and all the mass shootings and also killing of black people. There is one scene where a couple kids are sitting on a balcony overlooking a scene later in the video where all hell is breaking loose in the background, they are using their phones showing how we either use social media as an escape from taking responsibility for what's going on, but also how we'd rather film a situation than get involved (not too sure about the second part). Meanwhile throughout the video, Gambino and a couple kids are just dancing away, trying to distract from what's happening all around them. side note is how when Gambino shoots the man at the beginning, the body is dragged away off screen in a very unceremonious way while the gun used to shoot him is treated with care and placed in a red cloth. Like how gun laws protect the gun and people treat the gun with respect, but disrespect the unfortunate victims of these kinds of situations in America. There are a lot of analysis videos on youtube you can look up if you're interested that explain all this MUCH better than me.
it's the other way around. A shooting happens, People get shocked for a day, if not less. Then keep on going with their lives with no meaningful progress. "thoughts and prayers"
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time. First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them). Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI). Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy. Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI). Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad). Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement. It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them. (19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).. God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.” (2:136 / Translated by Community) Salam (Peace) ---------------------
@@Enoxificatti Also if u notice at the start and the during choir singing, there's little concern for human life when the gun was handled with care with a red cloth after it was used.
1:40 Has to be the funniest and (ironically) culturally telling reaction. Is initially shocked…then almost immediately starts boppin again without fully considering what he has just witnessed whilst lifting a blunt to his face.
No, him you read all wrong. Some people, like your 1:40 example, they start bopping along to the song again because there is a grim joy in someone is finally (as far as they know) making their systemically racist reality a song that will reach others either willfully ignoring the status quo through malice or incompetence. Childish Gambino wasn't the first black artist to try to help wake people up to the reality of capitalism and fascism in the USA, especially around firearms. He wasn't the only artist to notice the USA slipping back to why he's doing blackface minstrel show dances and now 4 years later USA has had a coup attempt, states banning books, and schools where the cops won't go in while the radicalized shooter does the children and the educators. Mocking him for that blunt is completely missing that the whole point of demonizing that blunt was to target panthers and leftists by the cops as far back as Nixon's John Ehrlichman. Someone makes a head nodder about how they distract from systemically making death come sooner for First Nations too, like Halluci Nation / A Tribe Called Red, you better believe I be bopping along after the shot gets fired in that too.
Which I thing is a Key point for the whole song. A shooting happens and people forget about it quickly, because, I thinkt, people today are more concerned about their Selfies and insta pics, and don't really pay attention to the grander scheme of things = Americans have been dumped down by media, social media etc. But then again...I'm just drunk sitting behind a keyboard and I take things way out of context.
@@CarstinTwitch yeah people forgot the shootings because of media not because it's a traumatic experience and your brain is literally chemically wired to forget about traumatic experiences. The Truth is people care very little for people they don't know to begin with, it won't feel the same when someone half the world away dies as it does when your mom dies, it's just how we're wired. Some of us can recognize that we should be more empathetic but that doesn't mean everyone will, or even should. Mourning every death in the world would destroy you or anyone on a mental level, we have this check in our brains to keep us functional because mortality isn't something we can escape, does it feel good to hear about someone who died? no, it doesn't, but you can't live if you don't move on, someone dies every hour, it happens it sucks, and we should do what we can about it. Social media didn't kill the people, it simply broadcast the message. Social media didn't tell people to stop caring about gun violence, but people do it because giving up guns would affect them directly and we as a species are to selfish. Also people have this uncanny ability to distinguish between reality and entertainment, they forgot it immediately because it's a song, a video, no one actually died in this video, notice how people still remember the actual shootings even though they more than likely weren't involved with anyone that died that day.
Every time I watch that video I am overwhelmed with emotions I don’t even quite understand. Fear, anger, guilt, hope, admiration, despair, grief, confusion. This video and song are a true work of art. The message can probably be interpreted many ways, but what it makes you FEEL is undeniable.
I love the symbolism in This Is America. Other than the shooting, there's symbolism in the lyrics, the background, dancing, and clothing even. I watched a whole video of breaking down this video. And there's dancing some dancing that refers back to the Jim Crow era.
What I love about this video is how Childish Gambino just shoves the reality of what’s going on right in your face so blatant that you can’t ignore or disregard it. Amazing video 💯💯💯
@@allyma3 thats true. I missed somethings the first time I was just realizing most the people reacting didn’t understand most of it the first time which was just confusing to me.
Yeah it made me angry when people paused the video right after the shooting. The way I see it, you put three things one after another to get the message: the entertaining dancer, then the shooting, followed by the last item, the explanation: "This is America'.
The first gunshot literally signalled the people watching to focus on what the lyrics mean. He literally emphasized it in the chorus "This is America, Don't catch you slippin' now"
This was much more interesting to watch and more entertaining then I expected. I was there when this was released but I never thought this video existed.
This song is a lyrical masterpiece. 1. Every single killing is proceeded by "get your money, black man". The implication is that every single time someone shows some level of success while complying with the laws of the country, they are still gunned down. 2. After every death, everyone is hyper-quick to forget the previous shotting and go back to sunshine and rainbows, evidenced by the Choir. The "Thoughts and Prayers" affect that sees nothing change and the cycle repeat. 3. This is America is part of the greater bar, "This is America, don't catch you slipping now". Glover is daring the audience to do the one thing they and we as Americans seems to be unable to do: remember what every shotting feels like, the toll taken, and the inability for us to keep the pressure on legislatures to fix our god-awful laws. What's woefully sad is how these points sailed right over the top of every. single. one. of. these. people. As I'm sure it does with most who've heard it. The irony of being unable to see the message about the irony in being unable to see the cycle of gun violence, particularly against the African American community, is absolutely incredible. This IS America. Well done Danny. Boo to the rest of us.
One of the things that strike me every time I watch this video is, how the gun and later the assault rifle are both handed off to somebody who receives it in a satin like beautiful scarf and carries it off quickly. Like the gun is handled with such care and reverence, while the bodies of the dead are either left in a pile or dragged off unceremoniously. Just powerful.
OK just saying don't take this the wrong way please but isn't most gun violence against African Americans by African Americans with all the gang violence and such not saying that any gun violence should be tolerated I'm just saying that everyone is the problem not just when one race shoots the other which is why I hate the media so much they always focus on race never the bigger problems
I always interpreted it as Glover being the embodiment of the US itself. His jovial nature hides the darker side of things. Notice how he's always in frame, and how bad shit is happening in the background just out of view. Its like he (the us) is trying to cover up the horrendous shit that's happening.
People vibing at the start not knowing what to expect and inadvertantly perfectly embodying the very thing the song is about to critique/discuss is fascinating to watch
@@Rosenkruzt Like, it is. I'm Portuguese and from my view, USA is a whole joke to the Europeans and either for the rest of the world. The elections, the killing, the coronavirus cases and a lot of other things like racism, makes USA being a joke. I know it's not fault of the USA citizens, kind it is, but majority is the Trump and you know.
@@jcsg1684 Yes. When I was a kid, I would love to visit NY and LA and other things like we see in the movies, but, nowadays, I just want distance from the USA. I don't see USA as a great country like they trying to show. I don't say that my country (Portugal) is the best country in the world but at least, its better than USA, which isn't that hard at all.
This is seriously the best music video of the decade. I very rarely like to lift things up to the status of "true art", this is one of those rare cases.
Yo if a white guy made this video and he shot black people in it some people would be mad but it's not it's a black man shooting a white guy in the start of the video then he gets a automatic gun and kills a quire why.
Am I the only person who didnt get shocked or scared and actually went with the song without pausing it and absolutely enjoying it? cuz this is ma fav song all time
The saddest thing to see was that most of them were shocked for like a couple of seconds and then continued to smile, laugh and dance to the music - they DID NOT GET the message... and the most disturbing thing is the knowledge that they probably understand the same amout, seeing real life events... It might shock them at the exact moment they hear or see something but they all fail to dig deeper and understand the real underlying problem... they just carry on as if nothing bad has ever happened :/
I’m pretty sure that’s Glover’s intention. To make you fail to realize what’s really going on by making a fairly upbeat or hype song to distract you from its real meaning. Just like how people today fail to realize all the bad stuff that’s been happening every day, as they’re so wrapped up about the stuff they do daily that they hardly even scratch the surface of what happens in other parts of America today.
Easy, this people live in a Bubble where nothing its wrong and never see the reality live in USA, and hilariuos see thing so natural and this point its sad and the same Time cruel... "This Is america" 😅
I'm not a HUGE fan of Childish Gambino, but This is America is one of the best music video I've ever watched, it is so impactful and the criticism of the song is so on point. People who "didn't understand" what was going on when he was literally shooting and singing "this is America", are the people who (obviously) didn't get it.
Well, if you look deeper, it's a black man shooting other blacks. And in America, the number 1 cause of death for black men, is being shot by other black men. And it's by A LOT. So, yes, this is America.
It's amazing how many people don't get the message behind the video. Look at what's going on in the background, and then listen to what he's saying. This about our culture in America. We're all taking selfies and obsessed with celebrity culture, and it's all smoke. People are dying, the Black community especially, but people are asleep on the real issues cause they're too busy working on that next tweet. It's a wake-up call.
Explain? Because people still to this day want to come to America...yes we have our problems...we are what 250 years old...but for a country that is so diverse with culture/ thought things will happen...just now that we have mass media and cameras everywhere things are able to be shown and spread faster... America has done many great things...but for the last 100 years we have slowly been taken over by the new world order...
@@smythe7480 With everything that is happening in the US at the moment, no one wants to go there. It’s all because of this political and cultural conflict
@@smythe7480 bro here in Sweden the us is seen as a joke of a country, it's astonishing how ignorant people are of the very suppressing system they live in, and how indoctrinated they prove to be by defending it. Im not trying to deny that my own country has flaws though
At my school i did a whole rhetorical analysis on this song. Pretty crazy how the biggest thing i remember is that it matches perfectly with call me maybe
@@liberalsaregross4652 Nah dude it tells the truth wake up and realize it. At the end of the day if you do, it'll be easier to make things a better place once you realize the things that need to fixed and noticed.
@@mitsurikanroji3624 Im already 100 percent fine in the United States. I’m a Latino making over 200k blacks are pretending to be victims it’s honestly pathetic and dumb. Fuck blm and fuck liberals.
I want to hug the kid in the black Nike hat. Everyone else is shocked watching this crazy shit happen, but he flinched so hard on that first shot, and his expression was panicked and he looked ready to run on the church scene. Sad.
What North Americans? USA as a whole or northern parts of the us. If northern parts in the us you are completely wrong. Southern s want the guns and they are the reason
This song is so conscious!!! I love the depths and details of this song and video, it’s straight inspired! Please do another react video on this now that some time has gone by and we have a better understanding of the genius, especially since we are in 2021
“Wasn’t there a church shooting?” ........... “there were several church shootings” I think someone actually got the message of the song
yes... maybe two or three person... the saddest thing to see was that most of them were shocked for like a couple of seconds and then continued to smile, laugh and dance to the music - they DID NOT GET the message... and the most disturbing thing is the knowledge that they probably understand the same amout, seeing real life events...
It might shock them at the exact moment they hear or see something but they all fail to dig deeper and understand the real underlying problem... they just carry on as if nothing has ever happened :/
@@rekavas2168 which is so ironic because people being shocked for a second and then moving on is the exact point of the video.
@Sam Grainger The second after: 'But weren't those black or white choirs?'
Point instantly missed again
I watched their whole reaction. They clearly got the message, especially that younger one. He quite cleverly pointed out many things, including the point in @Reka Vas comment: dance is there to get your attention from shit happening, so people can mind their old business and not be so shocked about some occasional news.
Even here in the Philippines. The ISIS throw the bomb inside the church. And they even broke the Jesus with the cross in front of the video camera to show us they ISIS is being powerful. :( we were scared that time. It was during Christmas 2018.
I love how he uses the shooting to shock people and let them know to stop getting distracted and actually pay attention
Wait i get it now!
Soo the choir singing is like presenting the people that are saying that everything is okay, but then he shots them and it kinda shows us reality...
Idkkk how to explain? :/
@@katarina2252 the was actually a reference to a church shooting that happened around the time this video came out.
What I meant was how we fall into the grove of the song and dance, ignoring the things that are actually happening around us, until we’re shocked into paying attention when it’s shoved back in our face.
@@katarina2252 Basically whats happening is the dancing and the singing is front and center in the video to show us how society distracts from the horrible things happening in the world, mainly with america and all the mass shootings and also killing of black people. There is one scene where a couple kids are sitting on a balcony overlooking a scene later in the video where all hell is breaking loose in the background, they are using their phones showing how we either use social media as an escape from taking responsibility for what's going on, but also how we'd rather film a situation than get involved (not too sure about the second part). Meanwhile throughout the video, Gambino and a couple kids are just dancing away, trying to distract from what's happening all around them.
side note is how when Gambino shoots the man at the beginning, the body is dragged away off screen in a very unceremonious way while the gun used to shoot him is treated with care and placed in a red cloth. Like how gun laws protect the gun and people treat the gun with respect, but disrespect the unfortunate victims of these kinds of situations in America.
There are a lot of analysis videos on youtube you can look up if you're interested that explain all this MUCH better than me.
@@McSireson lol so it's another video promoting a bs msg
Why are they shocked like it’s literally a clip you see the same thing in action films
I love the fact that Childish kept on killing the happy vibes with shots of reality.
it's the other way around. A shooting happens, People get shocked for a day, if not less. Then keep on going with their lives with no meaningful progress. "thoughts and prayers"
Exactly, which pretty much resembles the life of American society.
@@Enoxificatti not only that.... its about how fast ppl move on after the wikdest shit happens bk to happy and internet dances as if nothing happened
Hello ! May Allah protect and guide you to his light and happiness in this life and the hereafter, God bless, Ameen. Excuse me for giving a little presentation of Islam, because it is very misunderstood nowadays, especially on those « Antichrist's » times, where media and politics are mixed to distort history and truth. Thank you very much for your time.
First of all, if you have any questions regarding Islam and yourself, just open the Quran randomly, and you will find the answer in front of you, like a miracle and a sign from God.
Islam is an arabic word that means the Surrender to the One and Only God, our Creator, Protector, Provider, who gives us life and all that we have, we are safe and sound by his will and grace, we are His and to Him we return, and we have to thank him in this trial life by submitting to him by our free will, or later in the Day of judgment when it's too late to save our own skin. Islam was the original Religion descended to earth from heaven with Adam and Eve (peace and blessing be upon them) in the beginning of humanity. and was passed to people with the succession of the 124 000 prophets and 315 messengers of God to all nations and civilizations since, passing by Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ismaël, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Joshua, David, Solomon and Jesus (Peace and blessing be upon them) during the history of mankind, the last replaces and completes the previous, until the succession of the last messenger of God fourteen centuries ago, Muhammad (Peace and blessing be upon him) to complete the noble morals of all mankind, to bring humans and jinns out of darkness into light, and to purify people's religion and belief from corruption and polytheism, and return it to purity and true monotheism, like it was in the times of the prophets (Peace and blessing be upon them).
Many Religions that we know nowadays, at their beginning were true and under Islam, initiated by one of the prophets of God, but their original teachings, history and scriptures have been corrupted over time with falsification and polytheism, or lost and replaced with false ones. That's why Islam is the only Religion accepted by God nowadays, which consists in bearing witness that there is no god besides Allah (God in Aramaic, the original language of Jesus and the Gospel), and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, just like Jesus and Moses and others are His servants and messengers. Never a messenger of God said he was God or literally son of God, it was the people after him who changed the words of God and corrupted the Religion. God is unique and absolute, He does not need to have a family and sons or to associate anyone else with His kingdom, He can simply create whatever He wants, everything belongs to Him, and to Him everything will return. Allah said in Surah Al-Mu’minun : “God has never begotten a son, nor is there any god besides Him. Otherwise, each god would have taken away what it has created, and some of them would have gained supremacy over others. Glory be to God, far beyond what they describe. The Knower of the hidden and the manifest. He is exalted, far above what they associate. (91-92 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah means the one and only God, the God of all prophets and creatures, the creator of the universe and mankind, and the Master of the Day of judgment, where our destiny, Hell or Paradise, is decided based on our faith and deeds in this trial life, and above all, Allah's mercy.
Allah said in Surah Al-Ikhlas : In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
Say, “He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none comparable to Him.” (1-4 / Translated by ITANI).
Allah said in Surah An-Nisa : O FOLLOWERS of the Gospel! Do not overstep the bounds [of truth] in your religious beliefs, and do not say of God anything but the truth. The Christ Jesus, son of Mary, was but God's Apostle - [the fulfilment of] His promise which He had conveyed unto Mary - and a soul created by Him. Believe, then, in God and His apostles, and do not say, "[God is] a trinity". Desist [from this assertion] for your own good. God is but One God; utterly remote is He, in His glory, from having a son: unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth; and none is as worthy of trust as God. Never did the Christ feel too proud to be God's servant, nor do the angels who are near unto Him. And those who feel too proud to serve Him and glory in their arrogance [should know that on Judgment Day] He will gather them all unto Himself: (171-172 / Translated by Muhammad Asad).
Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning!
Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures.
Verily, as for those who deny the truth of God's messages, and slay the prophets against all right, and slay people who enjoin equity - announce unto them a grievous chastisement.
It is they whose works shall come to nought both in this world and in the life to come; and they shall have none to succour them.
(19-22 / Translated by Muhammad Asad)..
God said : Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the Patriarchs, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We do not differentiate between any of them. And to Him, we surrender.”
(2:136 / Translated by Community)
Salam (Peace) ---------------------
@@Enoxificatti Also if u notice at the start and the during choir singing, there's little concern for human life when the gun was handled with care with a red cloth after it was used.
The phrase “This is America” after the shooting is such a powerful statement
Americans: what
Non-Americans: This is America yeap
This is America
@@clasterded6536 yes
This is America
Америка
Russian Federation
The fact that some Americans don’t understand the message behind this video is most concerning 😳
Some Americans don't. Not all
@mylo anton stay in school.
@mylo anton I see your point. You are right they do need to wake up. But I’m not American I’m from New Zealand.
@@Howard0Chris very very true I should have specified that in my comment! Sorry for that!
@mylo anton the songs not about greed it's about deeper violence issues in america and its darker past
1:40 Has to be the funniest and (ironically) culturally telling reaction. Is initially shocked…then almost immediately starts boppin again without fully considering what he has just witnessed whilst lifting a blunt to his face.
Almost like it's a music video
No, him you read all wrong. Some people, like your 1:40 example, they start bopping along to the song again because there is a grim joy in someone is finally (as far as they know) making their systemically racist reality a song that will reach others either willfully ignoring the status quo through malice or incompetence. Childish Gambino wasn't the first black artist to try to help wake people up to the reality of capitalism and fascism in the USA, especially around firearms. He wasn't the only artist to notice the USA slipping back to why he's doing blackface minstrel show dances and now 4 years later USA has had a coup attempt, states banning books, and schools where the cops won't go in while the radicalized shooter does the children and the educators. Mocking him for that blunt is completely missing that the whole point of demonizing that blunt was to target panthers and leftists by the cops as far back as Nixon's John Ehrlichman.
Someone makes a head nodder about how they distract from systemically making death come sooner for First Nations too, like Halluci Nation / A Tribe Called Red, you better believe I be bopping along after the shot gets fired in that too.
@@CanadianWolverine idk what your point was typing all that but nobody cares bro
@@12liketwelve bro fr what is this man saying.
@@CanadianWolverine Bro off topic, the comment was about how the guy was shocked then completely forgot and started being happy again
All these years later. This is A R T. I will ALWAYS love him.
when you pause the video but gunshot doesn't stop
THIS IS AMERICA
That's deep
P.s. I am not American
Oh shit
💀💀fr
Wtf bruh thats correct 😶
I made it 1k
The speed at which people forget about the first killing is crazy.
It tells you, how people are numb to it. This is America.
I think the dance really distracts people about it.
@@manishn1969 Sure, a nice piece of entertainment will help to blend out.
Which I thing is a Key point for the whole song. A shooting happens and people forget about it quickly, because, I thinkt, people today are more concerned about their Selfies and insta pics, and don't really pay attention to the grander scheme of things = Americans have been dumped down by media, social media etc. But then again...I'm just drunk sitting behind a keyboard and I take things way out of context.
@@CarstinTwitch yeah people forgot the shootings because of media not because it's a traumatic experience and your brain is literally chemically wired to forget about traumatic experiences. The Truth is people care very little for people they don't know to begin with, it won't feel the same when someone half the world away dies as it does when your mom dies, it's just how we're wired. Some of us can recognize that we should be more empathetic but that doesn't mean everyone will, or even should. Mourning every death in the world would destroy you or anyone on a mental level, we have this check in our brains to keep us functional because mortality isn't something we can escape, does it feel good to hear about someone who died? no, it doesn't, but you can't live if you don't move on, someone dies every hour, it happens it sucks, and we should do what we can about it. Social media didn't kill the people, it simply broadcast the message. Social media didn't tell people to stop caring about gun violence, but people do it because giving up guns would affect them directly and we as a species are to selfish. Also people have this uncanny ability to distinguish between reality and entertainment, they forgot it immediately because it's a song, a video, no one actually died in this video, notice how people still remember the actual shootings even though they more than likely weren't involved with anyone that died that day.
Every time I watch that video I am overwhelmed with emotions I don’t even quite understand. Fear, anger, guilt, hope, admiration, despair, grief, confusion. This video and song are a true work of art. The message can probably be interpreted many ways, but what it makes you FEEL is undeniable.
This video is epic, and it provokes thoughts and feelings that you don't expect. Very powerful.
1:40 my dude really went 😀😧
I can't stop laughing
Lmao
IKR 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣🤣😂
😃🙁....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's what happened.
That had me died
Their reaction is like America seeing themselves for the first time.
Lol
Give us a break
While everywhere else see’s America like this, ppl in USA are more surprised.
@@jy6400 fax
Facts
I love the symbolism in This Is America. Other than the shooting, there's symbolism in the lyrics, the background, dancing, and clothing even. I watched a whole video of breaking down this video. And there's dancing some dancing that refers back to the Jim Crow era.
What I love about this video is how Childish Gambino just shoves the reality of what’s going on right in your face so blatant that you can’t ignore or disregard it. Amazing video 💯💯💯
Really sad how most of these people didn’t understand a lot of what he was trying to say with this song.
You dont really get it after only one watch, at least for me, i rewatched it so much and its really something. He did really good with this.
@@allyma3 thats true. I missed somethings the first time I was just realizing most the people reacting didn’t understand most of it the first time which was just confusing to me.
I've watched the clip several times I honestly still dont get it dog
Wait actually nvm I just got it
Buddy how can you expect that from people their first time watching
Someone getting shot*
“This is America”
Americans: wAIt wHaT, nO WAy
*surprised pikachu face*
Lmfao underrated
Lol
i died ... i laughed so hard my soul PEPSI
Lol
Thank U
Watching the reactions brought me all the emotions right up fresh again.
I saw this video the day it came out, I had to play it back to back it gave me absolute chills
After the gunshot，we heard “this is America”. What a strong connection.
america 😩😩😩
Yeah it made me angry when people paused the video right after the shooting. The way I see it, you put three things one after another to get the message: the entertaining dancer, then the shooting, followed by the last item, the explanation: "This is America'.
USA = shithole
Yes Yes hes right
And everyone's face says "no the fuck it isnt"
This is the whole world*
Turns out, lot of folks out there do evil deeds? How is this a surprise for everyone?
The first gunshot literally signalled the people watching to focus on what the lyrics mean.
He literally emphasized it in the chorus "This is America, Don't catch you slippin' now"
And to that point they already missed the first verse with the Black Man and Go go away thing
most shocking is to realise that common americans cant even get the lyrics and understand the clip, even if Gambino made it OBVIOUS
1:40
Bro dropped that smile faster than homelander
People: *shocked about the video
Also people: Not shocked about American
Smh
One of the most truthful comments I’ve read.
@C0V1DisntREAL 93 there's a risk for every thing
Where else would you live? If you wanna leave just leave
Because they dont have any other place to live?
@f̶̿̓ is kinda like that everywhere for black ppl 🤷🏿♂️
2:14
“He killing it”
Me:”literally”
The guy next to him litteraly looked at him after he said that.
Lmaoooooo. He was so quiet afterwards, like he said the wrong thing
"Poor choice of words." - The Joker
I love the reaction of shock of everyone when he shot the person. Childish Gambino is such a genius
This was much more interesting to watch and more entertaining then I expected. I was there when this was released but I never thought this video existed.
1:41 mom comes in with the belt
1:44 it's ment for your brother
lmfsaoo
LMAFAOOOO THAT WAS FUNNY ASF
Legendary
This deserves top comment
Legendary comment
Oh man
This song is a lyrical masterpiece.
1. Every single killing is proceeded by "get your money, black man". The implication is that every single time someone shows some level of success while complying with the laws of the country, they are still gunned down.
2. After every death, everyone is hyper-quick to forget the previous shotting and go back to sunshine and rainbows, evidenced by the Choir. The "Thoughts and Prayers" affect that sees nothing change and the cycle repeat.
3. This is America is part of the greater bar, "This is America, don't catch you slipping now". Glover is daring the audience to do the one thing they and we as Americans seems to be unable to do: remember what every shotting feels like, the toll taken, and the inability for us to keep the pressure on legislatures to fix our god-awful laws.
What's woefully sad is how these points sailed right over the top of every. single. one. of. these. people. As I'm sure it does with most who've heard it. The irony of being unable to see the message about the irony in being unable to see the cycle of gun violence, particularly against the African American community, is absolutely incredible.
This IS America. Well done Danny. Boo to the rest of us.
cruda realidad pero cierta para los estadounidenses y tambien para latinoamerica jajsj
donde firmo?
One of the things that strike me every time I watch this video is, how the gun and later the assault rifle are both handed off to somebody who receives it in a satin like beautiful scarf and carries it off quickly. Like the gun is handled with such care and reverence, while the bodies of the dead are either left in a pile or dragged off unceremoniously. Just powerful.
OK just saying don't take this the wrong way please but isn't most gun violence against African Americans by African Americans with all the gang violence and such not saying that any gun violence should be tolerated I'm just saying that everyone is the problem not just when one race shoots the other which is why I hate the media so much they always focus on race never the bigger problems
I always interpreted it as Glover being the embodiment of the US itself. His jovial nature hides the darker side of things. Notice how he's always in frame, and how bad shit is happening in the background just out of view. Its like he (the us) is trying to cover up the horrendous shit that's happening.
I love how it's started fun like "oh America seems nice" and then bam, this is America. Shit still gives me goosebumps
People vibing at the start not knowing what to expect and inadvertantly perfectly embodying the very thing the song is about to critique/discuss is fascinating to watch
This is the reaction the rest of the world has when looking at american news
i agree, hope it's not bad as we imagine.
Fr. Like how can you not get it, when he said "This is America" as soon as he fired??
@@Rosenkruzt Like, it is. I'm Portuguese and from my view, USA is a whole joke to the Europeans and either for the rest of the world. The elections, the killing, the coronavirus cases and a lot of other things like racism, makes USA being a joke. I know it's not fault of the USA citizens, kind it is, but majority is the Trump and you know.
@@vitormoreira1646 yes. USA was like my dream before, but now I know how fucked up it is
@@jcsg1684 Yes. When I was a kid, I would love to visit NY and LA and other things like we see in the movies, but, nowadays, I just want distance from the USA. I don't see USA as a great country like they trying to show. I don't say that my country (Portugal) is the best country in the world but at least, its better than USA, which isn't that hard at all.
This is seriously the best music video of the decade. I very rarely like to lift things up to the status of "true art", this is one of those rare cases.
Yo if a white guy made this video and he shot black people in it some people would be mad but it's not it's a black man shooting a white guy in the start of the video then he gets a automatic gun and kills a quire why.
@NewTo totally agree with you.
True art? It's the most unoriginal thing I've ever seen, he's just riding the wave of the woke culture for a quick notoriety boost.
@@facundosilva2449 what crawled up your ass 😂
@@facundosilva2449 saying mass shootings are bad isn’t woke LOL
This is one of the most brilliant displays of getting a message across i ever seen.
1:40 o sorriso indo embora kkkkkk é impagável
I never expected the americans to be this much shocked...
Same, i means this is what we Europans see Americans as
Yes, i mean that's America lmao
They must be overreacting like it's not that bad
@@oskarikettunen7419 yes it is
Americans are like "what the hell" and look shocked
Europeans are like "huh, well it's what the title says 😂"
3:42 I love how they just had a father son genuine convo
Loved that.
I also think they were the only ones who really understood this song
Thats a gay couple
They dating 😀
They are a couple lol
1:38 LMAOO HIS REACTION WAS SO QUICK
The song and the music video have a really deep meaning behind them.
When you confront Americans with the truth.
This is America!
Another truth is that America is a continent
@Logical Means america is a continent
Just wanted to know why is buying firearms so lenient in America?
@Logical Means ur from US then?
@@csr8924 nigga said “america” not a continent lmaoo
gets shot
Americans; what?what?
everyone else; This is America 😂😂
No reviewers are just fuqin dumb 😂
Why are you laughing?
Shocking ! The message behind is deeply impacted
Am I the only person who didnt get shocked or scared and actually went with the song without pausing it and absolutely enjoying it? cuz this is ma fav song all time
I do know the meaning behind this
Na man, I feel you on that one
1:39 brooo his mood changed so fast😂 he went from 😃 to 😦 in a second😂😂
The saddest thing to see was that most of them were shocked for like a couple of seconds and then continued to smile, laugh and dance to the music - they DID NOT GET the message... and the most disturbing thing is the knowledge that they probably understand the same amout, seeing real life events...
It might shock them at the exact moment they hear or see something but they all fail to dig deeper and understand the real underlying problem... they just carry on as if nothing bad has ever happened :/
totally agree w/u
It's a music so...
I’m pretty sure that’s Glover’s intention. To make you fail to realize what’s really going on by making a fairly upbeat or hype song to distract you from its real meaning. Just like how people today fail to realize all the bad stuff that’s been happening every day, as they’re so wrapped up about the stuff they do daily that they hardly even scratch the surface of what happens in other parts of America today.
Bruh Donald glover can have whatever message he wants in the song
But if the song slaps you won't catch me not vibing
Easy, this people live in a Bubble where nothing its wrong and never see the reality live in USA, and hilariuos see thing so natural and this point its sad and the same Time cruel...
"This Is america" 😅
The moment I saw Childish peeking behind the door with a smile when that choir was grooving I knew he was about to be devious
Shots people.
Says “this is America.”
Continues on singing like nothing just happened. The show goes on.
Social commentary at its finest.
I'm not a HUGE fan of Childish Gambino, but This is America is one of the best music video I've ever watched, it is so impactful and the criticism of the song is so on point. People who "didn't understand" what was going on when he was literally shooting and singing "this is America", are the people who (obviously) didn't get it.
What!????
Well, if you look deeper, it's a black man shooting other blacks. And in America, the number 1 cause of death for black men, is being shot by other black men. And it's by A LOT. So, yes, this is America.
"This is America" and "I'm not racist" are the two best masterpieces about our community and about racism, ever. Always recommend watching both clips
2:13 "he is killing it"
indeed
😂
I like how the red kepi boy looks at the other one like "you smartass"
This was *a rollercoaster ride of emotions*
That music video is one of the greatest work ever
Weird that I got recommended this almost 3yrs late lol
Same lol
No jokes bruh
I also don't get it
Yea I got it again too
It's amazing how many people don't get the message behind the video. Look at what's going on in the background, and then listen to what he's saying. This about our culture in America. We're all taking selfies and obsessed with celebrity culture, and it's all smoke. People are dying, the Black community especially, but people are asleep on the real issues cause they're too busy working on that next tweet. It's a wake-up call.
its Americans that don't understand, like every European Asian and African know that America is the worst country on the world
Explain? Because people still to this day want to come to America...yes we have our problems...we are what 250 years old...but for a country that is so diverse with culture/ thought things will happen...just now that we have mass media and cameras everywhere things are able to be shown and spread faster...
America has done many great things...but for the last 100 years we have slowly been taken over by the new world order...
@@smythe7480 With everything that is happening in the US at the moment, no one wants to go there. It’s all because of this political and cultural conflict
@@smythe7480 bro here in Sweden the us is seen as a joke of a country, it's astonishing how ignorant people are of the very suppressing system they live in, and how indoctrinated they prove to be by defending it. Im not trying to deny that my own country has flaws though
bcoz "COMMON SENSE" Doesnt exist in their vocabulary😂😂😂
People being shocked at this video but what happens in this video is America.
THIS IS AMERICA.
His song is not just a song
it's a message
1:40 face killed me
Me too
He went from :) to :0 in 1 millisecond
This is America.
Name plz??
A meme in the making
2:13 "He's killing it."
2 sec later: the other guy looking at him like watch ur fk mouth next time, don't say that shit no more
I thought the same haha. He is literally killing it!
who are they
2023...
Esse som ainda é foda.
All these reactions show that the message was effective
this is the wanted effect. "don't catch you sleeping" that means that whenever you're not expecting it, it can happen
Is it "sleeping"? Or "slipping"? ....
@@kingnaes8518 slipping
@@zacharyhull7612 that's what I thought too
1:39 that’s the best thing I’ve ever seen
I love how everyone gets surprised, as if it ain't already happening and on the news, social media, internet every single day.
One of those rare cases when the music video elevates what the song is all about.
*this is america*
reactors : *wait what? "is that us?"*
You reffered to the continent or united states?
I think its a double reference
@@ejomhn probably the two
@@ejomhn both
1:38 bro he went from smiling to "Damn" and back again 🤣😂
My first reaction to the video was “yooo the beat transition was fire “.
Rest In Peace Pops, buckethead nation was one of my fav channels
Reactions to this music video are more emotional than to when it actually happens in the news
It's easy to tune shit out when it is the same thing every day and you can turn it off and switch to tiktok. This video makes you watch it.
4:10 best reaction
Lol they just vibin
@KrispyWonton420 I don’t see anything
@@i_saac0g167 last vagus
@@swnkyxoxo that's this channel
@@ok-ef3io oh sorry didn't know
Song and video went over so many people heads it’s crazy same thing with his show Atlanta
At my school i did a whole rhetorical analysis on this song. Pretty crazy how the biggest thing i remember is that it matches perfectly with call me maybe
Funny they get THAT surprised about they’re own country.
Nahhh lmao this vid was stupid af
@@liberalsaregross4652 Nah dude it tells the truth wake up and realize it. At the end of the day if you do, it'll be easier to make things a better place once you realize the things that need to fixed and noticed.
@@liberalsaregross4652 nope.
@@mitsurikanroji3624 Im already 100 percent fine in the United States. I’m a Latino making over 200k blacks are pretending to be victims it’s honestly pathetic and dumb. Fuck blm and fuck liberals.
@@liberalsaregross4652 ya mama
Estadounidenses: thats deep....
Latinoamericanos: primera vez ?
Les falta sopa
Les falta calle.
@@mauroflores9334 jajajaja sopa du macaco!
@@sebastianhernandez2360* inserte imagen de Bob esponja mafioso*
Literalmente mi barrio todos los dias
I remember watching this with my dad. We were both surprised.
I want to hug the kid in the black Nike hat. Everyone else is shocked watching this crazy shit happen, but he flinched so hard on that first shot, and his expression was panicked and he looked ready to run on the church scene. Sad.
Well, this is the America that North-Americans created lmao
You're not wrong
South america aint that far off what are yoh talking about lmao
What North Americans? USA as a whole or northern parts of the us. If northern parts in the us you are completely wrong. Southern s want the guns and they are the reason
@@turtle_6067 I think they meant North America like the continent, so the USA as a whole
@@turtle_6067 dude, north america is a continent
Gambino: Shoots
Everyone: What!?
DJ Ghost: PogChamp
6 years later and still the hardest beatswitch in Rap history
The symbolism and visuals in this video are executed so well.
4:18 that's the best reaction
Everyone’s reaction was “what” and they just look uncomfortable
Everyone gangsta until that one ‘you know what ‘ part in this is America
as a kid we were playing music on the tv and this video came on, we couldnt find the remote until he massacered the choir
This song no matter how old makes me cry. I feel so hopeless watching the divide get wider and wider. We need to come together.
“Hey mom I made it on UA-cam I’m now giving fake and overdone reactions on music videos that I’ve already seen a dozen time”
The fact that some of them complement his dancing is without realizing it's an imitation of the Jim Crow character 💀
It's an eye opener
2:14
"He's killing it"
*gun shots*
This is América
Americans: i want a gun
Also americans: wait can guns kill people!
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
not América its America
@@NotALandLubber okay? Let people spell how they want man.
@@holyvicar let me kill people how i want
@@savagehighlights6925 words and actions are two different things.
We did a full anaylisis on all the lyrics and scenes in this song in Grade 9 for Language arts.
First time i saw this i finally got to see someone else knows what America is like. This will always be one of the most prominent music videos ever.
This is america where weapon are valued more than souls
Lol it takes another soul to pull the trigger.
@@dakotabrinson7872 see when he drop him dead in the clip they toke the gun and wrapped him nicely
What do you mean? Sure you can get a glock un your usual grocery store
@@rhulkdiscipleofthewitness217 you proved his point even more by saying that 🤦♂️
@@vn9574 that was my intention
0:34 buddy reaction just too funny
He turned it off so quick
funny how every time he murders someone, the reactors get to hear "this is america" before they pause it
I remember watching that video for the first time 🤯
Everyone vibin with the chorus and all of a sudden (several gun shots) followed by a "this is America"
This song is so conscious!!! I love the depths and details of this song and video, it’s straight inspired! Please do another react video on this now that some time has gone by and we have a better understanding of the genius, especially since we are in 2021
Rest in peace Gambino😔🕊
this is truly america