The video features cameos of public figures like Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II , illustrating how no one is immune to the lure—and eventual destruction—of digital vanity. Critical Reception
The song's impact was amplified by its acclaimed animated music video, directed by (director of The Triplets of Belleville ). Stromae - Carmen
The animation follows a young boy (a caricature of Stromae) who becomes obsessed with a small blue bird. As he feeds it more "content" and time, the bird grows into a massive monster that eventually leads a mindless crowd off a cliff into the mouth of a giant predator. The video features cameos of public figures like