JinHamasaki: I really like your interpretation too. It's hard to say if it's just coincidence that her career past seems to fit as well as the Cleopatra etc. interpretations but it's very obvious to me she chose this kind of character since it does potray "Ayumi Hamasaki, the performer" well. I watched the PV again and realized she seems to be very pained, wary and uncertain of herself when she starts dancing, but eventually breaks out into a confident leader/performer. It goes very well with the interpretation that the PV represents the cultures in which females are worthy only as decorations, but now I see it also fits her career struggles.
Also, towards the end, before she dies/is killed she argues with Timmy. It's hard to say why, since we don't know Timmy's position for sure. But if we assume he represents, say, avex, and carry on with what you've thought out already (Ayu is torn between leaving the throne, she wants to go but is pushed back) it seems she starts begging Timmy to let her go down from the throne, they argue, she dies. I would interpret this as 'avex' not wanting her to have a mind of her own, something she has had problems with in the past, and they'd rather see her "die out" while she's phonily forced to be the glorious star above normal humanity instead of simply fading, becoming only a shadow of what she used to be (in their eyes, in her eyes normal life is probably the "brilliance" worth reaching). Then as she dies Timmy hovers above her and cries, since he didn't want to lose her either but he had to see her die or otherwise she would have destroyed all they worked so hard for.
Just now my brain decided to stop functioning lol so I don't have anything more to say atm, this is just the result of my pondering. Keep 'em coming, guys.
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Originally Posted by Mari-chan
Hm.. it has something to do with past and Present. Leslie said in the Making of something, that the box-room, the shower and the dance-room is the present.. and than switch to the past, around 2000years ago, when she became strong over them.
So.. I have no idea, what it means. They killed her in the past.. and in the present, she still is with them???
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Ohh, interesting. The order they showed the happenings in is rather odd in that case, since I don't think many could realize it's "reverse". (I know I didn't haha). I'm interested in hearing interpretations about this change of course lol.