In this video Lady Gaga is portraying Mary Magdalene, who is a biblical character and her torn love between Jesus and Judas who betrayed Jesus. Although she has done this with a modern twist as the costumes she wears have a 20th century twist with the leather jacket and bandannas which relates to the idea of Lady Gaga being a modern pop star. Also the outfit in the end scene shows her unique style which she is most known for therefore conforming to her stereotypical image. The whole ideas in the song also relate to herself as she is a devout catholic yet she breaks this mold as we see her as extrovert and not a stereotypical Catholic which all adds to how she as a star is constructed as we know for being unique. There are lots of closeups in the video and she is the main focus therefore putting emphasis the fact she is the star. Although there are similar connotations with Madonna and Lady Gaga has been compared to her, as they both were religious but tried to break the boundaries as such and caused controversy, she has also been said to build her image and persona on Madonna. In the dance scenes Lady Gaga is at the front at all the times and the main focus, showing she is the star again. The idea of her being torn between her God and Judas who is a 'bad boy' which reiterates the fact she is a modern day star.
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