By Edmund McCaffray
One of the first things that stood out to me
from the “Applause” video was the “freak-out” that comes at the song’s climax.
The camera shakes, as though either it or perhaps the world can’t contain Lady
Gaga in those moments. And for good reason: Lady Gaga herself explodes through
a stuttering rush of fast-cuts, appearing in several forms, triumphant and
ecstatic.
