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{{quote|"I think this video is ultimately, in its own way, a tribute to [[The Eighties|1980s]] action films. There was this really cool era of films that came out after 1979, you know, after [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] had come out with ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]''. This is the story of the people who were [[Follow the Leader|trying to be]] [[George Lucas]] and Steven Spielberg with a tenth of the budget, and came up with the craziest, weirdest [[Science Fiction]] films. They were American movies like westerns and science fiction, but usually funded by some European arms dealer, and [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|directed by a crazy, completely coked-out director.]]"|The director, '''Joseph Kahn''', describes the video's influences}}
{{quote|"I think this video is ultimately, in its own way, a tribute to [[The Eighties|1980s]] action films. There was this really cool era of films that came out after 1979, you know, after [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] had come out with ''[[Jaws (Film)|Jaws]]'' and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters]]''. This is the story of the people who were [[Follow the Leader|trying to be]] [[George Lucas]] and Steven Spielberg with a tenth of the budget, and came up with the craziest, weirdest [[Science Fiction]] films. They were American movies like westerns and science fiction, but usually funded by some European arms dealer, and [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|directed by a crazy, completely coked-out director.]]"|The director, '''Joseph Kahn''', describes the video's influences}}


'''[http://www.knightsofcydonia.com Knights of Cydonia]''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_Cydonia#Music_video music video] from the band [[Muse (Music)|Muse]]. The video is a six minute [[Cattle Punk]] film, complete with beginning and ending credits.
'''[http://www.knightsofcydonia.com Knights of Cydonia]''' is a [[wikipedia:Knights of Cydonia#Music video|music video]] from the band [[Muse (Music)|Muse]]. The video is a six minute [[Cattle Punk]] film, complete with beginning and ending credits.
* Low quality: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI YouTube].
* Low quality: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_sBOsh-vyI YouTube].
* Medium quality: [http://www.knightsofcydonia.com official site] (shortened, no credits).
* Medium quality: [http://www.knightsofcydonia.com official site] (shortened, no credits).
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* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The video is so out there in [[Stylistic Suck]] that it is really awesome.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The video is so out there in [[Stylistic Suck]] that it is really awesome.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The purpose of the video.
* [[Rule of Cool]]: The purpose of the video.
* [[Schizo Tech]]: We have lasers and robots amongst old cars and a Western setting.
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: We have lasers and robots amongst old cars and a Western setting.
* [[Shoot the Rope]]: The way the love interest is saved from hanging.
* [[Shoot the Rope]]: The way the love interest is saved from hanging.
* [[Shout Out]]: See below
* [[Shout-Out]]: See below
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: A very literal invocation thereof.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: A very literal invocation thereof.
* [[Space Western]]: Emphasis on the Western.
* [[Space Western]]: Emphasis on the Western.
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[[Category:Notable Music Videos]]
[[Category:Notable Music Videos]]
[[Category:Knights Of Cydonia]]
[[Category:Knights Of Cydonia]]
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Revision as of 01:33, 26 January 2014
"I think this video is ultimately, in its own way, a tribute to 1980s action films. There was this really cool era of films that came out after 1979, you know, after Spielberg had come out with Jaws and Close Encounters. This is the story of the people who were trying to be George Lucas and Steven Spielberg with a tenth of the budget, and came up with the craziest, weirdest Science Fiction films. They were American movies like westerns and science fiction, but usually funded by some European arms dealer, and directed by a crazy, completely coked-out director."
—The director, Joseph Kahn, describes the video's influences

Knights of Cydonia is a music video from the band Muse. The video is a six minute Cattle Punk film, complete with beginning and ending credits.

It features a Badass Longcoat in the Old West, kung-fu, laser guns, laser blades, dirt-bikes, execution by hanging, androids & robots, birds of prey, seduction, a holographic rock band, Communist imagery, and a heroine in a Chainmail Bikini on a unicorn. It ends with the hero using a CD to kill the corrupt sheriff, then riding into the sunset on a motorcycle.

What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?

It is apparently set in a gold-rush town named after the Martian region of Cydonîa--or possibly a gold-rush town in the Martian region of Cydonîa.

The video provides examples of:

Works that the video references include:

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