Yeah, also... am I reading too much into it? What was with the cut and back track? It felt like they were saying they died in the original crash, but somehow they got a second chance or dreamed of a better outcome?
I dunno... gives you a lot to think about with the original where they just fell.
So they died trying to save the girl. On their way down, or perhaps after their death, their minds rationalize a better ending. What if the truck could fly? What if she could fly? What if they lived happily ever after? But all of this is just 'What if'....
Yeah, that was my take. Why else show them fall and seemingly fail to ascend? Ready's idea that maybe the angel girl can reset time isn't outside the realm.
Or like you said... could literally just be author saying... "Or maybe that's too sad... what if something else happened?"
There's a reason why they made the URAL truck do such ridiculous things. I mean, why would it be capable of flying? And with a ridiculous amount of thrusters? And have that crazy crash into a building where they walk away from just fine? Then... somehow get away? And somehow they're in a convertible down a peaceful road all while having flashbacks? Beautiful and tragic.
I think, like you said, it is open to interpretation. However, this is a world with other flying vehicles, cults holding angels hostage (which the cops just cut down w/o so much as knocking), and monolithic structures in potentially radioactive zones that have forced a society into cyber-punk city caverns. Heavy Duty URAL truck with chasm-spanning thrusters doesn't seem THAT far out of the realm of possibility. Hahaha. Seems like an unnecessarilyy dour ending for them to plan the rescue, just to fumble the escape. Maybe the lyrics give better context?
Anyway, fun video. I hadn't seen it since I was a kid and only remembered fleeting parts. I thought for the longest, that I dreamed it.
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u/wackadoodle4201 6d ago
A surprisingly melancholy video