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Speaking of space, there happens to be some great music videos about space as well, so since we're on the subject of space, why don't we take a look at one: "Hollow" (2013) by Alice in Chains, directed by Roboshobo.

The video for "Hollow" tells the story of a guy who is up in space, orbiting the earth in a spaceship that looks pretty roomy. He's alone, and he seems to be on some sort of long-term mission that involves growing some plants and working on what looks like someone's liver. He has a big window that he can look down at earth from (he's pretty close to earth, actually), and he can talk to his lady friend via a video call system (we'll assume its his wife for the purposes of this post).

At first, things are going pretty good. He eats his dinner trays (which seem to consist mainly of mustard), and talks with his wife via video chat. After the days, months, and eventually years go by, however, he starts to lose it. His relationship with his wife starts to deteriorate as she seems to be pushing him away. Also, his isolation starts to get to him as he is all alone but can still see earth out of his giant window, just out of reach.

After he snaps, things go from bad to worse when he finds that he has a pulsing growth on his shoulder/back, and he decided to burn the ship he is on with him inside of it.

A lot is communicated in this video in a really short amount of time, so it's to Roboshobo's credit that you can really feel the sense of isolation that this spaceman has once things start to go awry. We are given some clues as to what he's doing up there, but we never see him interact with anyone but his wife. Other than just his actions, we don't have a lot of context for his mission. So when the connection between him and his wife starts to break down, that's our only connection that's going away as well.

The ending of this video is interesting. As our main character looks over the earth lit up at night and his space ship burns, the last thing we see is the lights going out on the earth, as if the power grid is having a massive problem. Was our guy in space doing something vital to the survival of people on earth, causing problems down below once he decided to self-destruct? It's not clear, but it does add an intriguing element.

This is one of my favorite space music videos - it's able to be about future space travel while keeping its feet grounded in the human emotions of fear and loneliness, which is explores very effectively. If I had a note it would be that we need more space - not enough space!

Adam Fairholm is the co-founder and lead developer of IMVDb. You can find him on twitter at @adamfairholm.