# Getting Freaky With Mannequins & Animals Rihanna's Disturbia Music Video By mediterranean | Published 2008-07-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rihanna-disturbia-music-video References: [trendhunter](http://www.trendhunter.com/mediterranean) & [en.wikipedia.org](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbia_song) From simulated love scenes with a plastic mannequin to kissing wolves and having tarantula spiders on her body, **Rihanna** sheds her somewhat-clean image with the dark and enticing music video of her new single, **Disturbia**. If all that is not enough to shock or disturb you, Rihanna makes good on the song’s name by appearing in various [torture positions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-room-by-gentle-monster). In the music video directed by the talented photographer/director David LaChapelle, her arms are bound to a horizontal stick behind her back in one scene, while she is shackled to the floor in a room with a super low ceilings which force her to bend and contort her back. I have to say that this music video transcends its main function, which is a visual companion to the single. Instead, it evolves into a captivating piece of art on its own. With Rihanna playing both the master and slave in the dungeon themed video, we are treated to a visual extravaganza of something [dark and macabre yet sensual](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heretic-parfum-nosferatu) and captivating. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.6/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Mannequin Love Scenes:** Opportunities exist to innovate synthetic materials and technologies enabling more realistic human simulacrums in robotics, sexuality, and entertainment. - **Animal-human Encounters:** Developing empathic sensors, zoo simulation technologies, and virtual reality can provide ever more sophisticated opportunities to encounter wild animals humanely, educationally, and experientially. - **Sensual Torture Devices:** Innovative materials and immersive technologies can create new opportunities for BDSM-themed products, services, and experiences. ### Where This Applies - **Entertainment:** This immersive and boundary-pushing music video provides an opportunity for the entertainment industry to push the envelope of creative storytelling. - **Robotics:** By exploring the boundaries of human-robot interactions, the robotics industry can advance technology that mimics human movement and behavior. - **Tourism:** Trendsetting virtual and augmented reality technologies can be used to facilitate high-quality animal encounters without displacing or harming local wildlife. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Rainforest Music Video Shoots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/your-love.md) - [AI-Generated Rap Music Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-you-more.md) - [Distorted Burger Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ailloween.md) - [Film-Centric Fashion Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smurfs-collection.md) - [Singer Soda Music Videos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/so-good.md) - [Horror Doll Makeup Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-decay-x-m3gan.md) - [Musical Haircare Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acidic-bonding-concentrate.md) - [Music Video EV Teasers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jlo-fiat-500e.md) - [Free-Spirited Rum Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rum-commercial.md)