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Christina’s latest video Hurt reviewed

Most of the music videos you see on tv consist of someone standing there singing while random unqualified "video girls" shake their rear ends around them with some gratuitous "bling" to boot. Only a few videos were created with a story line to follow.

And one of those videos is Christina Aguilera’s latest video hurt.

She teamed up with innovative director Floria Sigismondi to co-direct with her. Aguilera created a heartbreaking tale with beaucoup imagery splashed right and left. Following the circus themed "Enter The Circus" and "Welcome" from her now gold album "Back to Basics", the video has elephants, tight rope, circus performers, tents, and more.

The sequence with Aguilera under the tent by herself, singing the song really serves no purpose and the video would've been nearly perfect without it. Plus the hand movements were too much, her facial expressions are melodramatic, and it's just distracting from the story that's unfolding in the video.

Acting without any words or action is probably the most difficult thing to do as an actor. And for someone who's actually an actor it's quite a feat but for someone with little or no experience it's nearly impossible to pull off successfully. It’s one of the video’s biggest weaknesses.

“Hurt” will likely be one of her classic and signature songs years from now. Surely she is singing her heart out in this song.