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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 [[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.
'''[http://www.knightsofcydonia.com Knights of Cydonia]''' is a [[wikipedia:Knights of Cydonia#Music video|music video]] from the band [[Muse (band)|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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* [[Great Balls of Fire]]: The hero strikes a fighting stance called "Flaming Energy Ball".
* [[Great Balls of Fire]]: The hero strikes a fighting stance called "Flaming Energy Ball".
* [[He's Back]]: The hero makes a grand [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment at the end.
* [[He's Back]]: The hero makes a grand [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment at the end.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: But he ends up seeing [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|his girlfriend in a metal bikini on a white unicorn]], so we're good.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: But he ends up seeing [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|his girlfriend in a metal bikini on a white unicorn]], so we're good.
* [[Holographic Terminal]]: The jukebox creates a hologram of Muse. The CD seems to be capable of doing this on a smaller scale.
* [[Holographic Terminal]]: The jukebox creates a hologram of Muse. The CD seems to be capable of doing this on a smaller scale.
* [[Hollywood Mirage]]: The hero drinks what he believes is water... it isn't.
* [[Hollywood Mirage]]: The hero drinks what he believes is water... it isn't.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|The Evil Sheriff is killed by his own laser blast when it was reflected by a disc.}}
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|The Evil Sheriff is killed by his own laser blast when it was reflected by a disc.}}
* [[Laser Blade]]
* [[Laser Blade]]
* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: This is done at the beginning when the hero gears up and before the climax after being banished to the desert. In both instances, he is getting ready to fight the villain.
* [[Lock and Load Montage]]: This is done at the beginning when the hero gears up and before the climax after being banished to the desert. In both instances, he is getting ready to fight the villain.
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* [[Mad Max]]
* [[Mad Max]]
* [[The Lone Ranger]]: The hero's costume at the end is almost identical.
* [[The Lone Ranger]]: The hero's costume at the end is almost identical.
* [[Batman (Film)|Batman]]
* [[Batman (film)|Batman]]
* [[Battlestar Galactica]]: The robot resembles a Cylon.
* [[Battlestar Galactica]]: The robot resembles a Cylon.
* [[Buck Rogers]]: Wilma Deering's white [[Latex Space Suit]].
* [[Buck Rogers]]: Wilma Deering's white [[Latex Space Suit]].
* [[Kung Fu (TV)|Kung Fu]]: The idea of martial arts in a standard Western setting.
* [[Kung Fu]]: The idea of martial arts in a standard Western setting.
* [[Zorro]]: The mask that the hero wears resembles Zorro's mask.
* [[Zorro]]: The mask that the hero wears resembles Zorro's mask.
* [[Dragonball Z]]: The hero briefly takes a stance similar to Goku's signature kame-meha wave attack.
* [[Dragonball Z]]: The hero briefly takes a stance similar to Goku's signature kame-meha wave attack.
* [[Legend]]: The unicorn is shot in a similar fashion.
* [[Legend]]: The unicorn is shot in a similar fashion.
* [[Maverick (Film)|Maverick]]: There is a brief poker scene. Apparently, the hero is very good.
* [[Maverick (film)|Maverick]]: There is a brief poker scene. Apparently, the hero is very good.
* [[Heavy Metal (Animation)|Heavy Metal]]: The love interest's metal bikini closely resembles one worn by a character in this film.
* [[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]]: The love interest's metal bikini closely resembles one worn by a character in this film.
* [[The Searchers]]
* [[The Searchers]]
* [[Planet of the Apes]]: There is a half-submerged Statue of Liberty in the sand.
* [[Planet of the Apes]]: There is a half-submerged Statue of Liberty in the sand.
* [[The Day After Tomorrow]]: Ditto.
* [[The Day After Tomorrow]]: Ditto.
* [[Blade Runner]]: The unicorn imagery and jukebox tech resembles imagery form this movie.
* [[Blade Runner]]: The unicorn imagery and jukebox tech resembles imagery form this movie.
* [[The Good the Bad And The Ugly]]: The hero staring down the villain just before their last shoot out.
* [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]: The hero staring down the villain just before their last shoot out.
* [[Richard II (Theatre)|Richard II]]: The lyrics borrow directly from Richard's act V soliloquy
* [[Richard II]]: The lyrics borrow directly from Richard's act V soliloquy


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Revision as of 23:48, 8 April 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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