Ramiro's Narcissistic Blog Post

Here are two Youtube videos, one showing a very visible narcissistic quality while the another showing a lesser visible sign of narcissism. Please watch both videos first and then read my posts to make sense of my responses. For each video, I rate the level of narcissism from 4 the highest to 1 the lowest using a dollar sign.

1) Mi Vida Loca by FadedHolySoldier

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHpP8sFuIc&feature=fvw

The video falls in the type of a rant video where individuals speak out concerning events, dislikes, passions, and other topics from great cultural importance to personal expression.
The young man in the video has a central topic to voice (a chola movie) but is interrupted by his own thoughts and lack of structural dialogue. There is definitely no script or plot to the video but rather an emotional improvisation of ideas. He speaks of his past "chola" relationships, his purchased alcohol, the street and cars, and finishes with a comical exit. He has more of a personal agenda to make himself heard while at the same time to entertain his viewers.
Narcissistic: $ $ $ $

2) Atheist by Zachary Kroger

http://vimeo.com/11315339

This video is of a popular style when it comes to voicing controversial topics. These type of videos have txt, still photos, and music. All these elements create a sense of urgency, importance, and truthfulness. Here, the creator is never shown. There is not a person to point our finger and say "there she is, there's the narcissistic character". Yet the video still has a sense of a personal agenda. What contributes to the narcissistic nature of this video is its low credibility, and its weak arguments. The creator is definitely basing this video on a personal and weak opinions yet I believe the video does carry the creator's message in an effective manner.
Narcissistic: $ $


These videos are an evolution of video art meeting the World Wide Web where personal messages combined with video technique.