Hard to impress

[This post was written by Simon's uncle David]

When I loaded up the inventive Arcade Fire video to show my eight-year-old nephew, I wasn't sure what to expect. Aside from being a coming out party for HTML5 and a vehicle for Google Chrome (since it runs correctly only in that browser), the video is both innovative and the logical next step for music videos given the evolution of the social Web.

But is the video ground-breaking in the eyes of a third-grader who probably assumes all devices should have the ability to video chat and play Angry Bird? Not really.

It went something like this:

David: [clicks play]
Simon: Oh, I know this song.
David: Okay, but just watch.
Simon: It's just a guy running.
David: But look how he's standing outside your house. And when he spins around, the perspective of your whole block spins with him.
Simon: It's okay, I guess.