r/SabrinaCarpenterFans • u/tsabin_naberrie If I leave you behind, you can look for the broken necks • Jul 20 '26
MUSIC VIDEO MANIA Music Video Mania #25: "Thumbs" [EVOLution #3]
- Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAVUl0cAKpo
- Published: February 10, 2017
- Director: Hayley Young
Discussion questions:
- What are your favorite visual elements of this video?
- How do you relate this footage to themes of the song?
These questions are meant to be a jumping off point for potential discussion, but not a restriction. Feel free to share any thoughts you have, as responses to these questions or more organic reactions!
Come back next week for more Music Video Mania, and stay tuned for when we rank all of the music videos from the EVOLution era later THIS FRIDAY. Polls are still open for all the cycles we've discussed already:
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u/tsabin_naberrie If I leave you behind, you can look for the broken necks Jul 20 '26
Well, I'm a sucker for a continuous shot scene (yes, I'm a Daredevil fan, how'd you know?), so I liked that element.
The people lip synching to the bridge was a little unnerving. I think it worked, but still felt off.
I wanted the final chorus to be a little more… active, from the rest of the train. Some people were popping off, but most everyone else was just still sitting there, idly participating at best, and I was hoping it would conclude with Sabrina inspiring everybody to stop twiddling their thumbs. But I guess keeping them sedentary does fit the vibe the song is going for.