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The central visual of the dancing gorilla (played by choreographer Filippo Ranaldi) is inspired by Desmond Morris’s book The Naked Ape . It suggests that despite our technological advances, humans remain primitive animals driven by instinct.

The lyrics blend Shakespeare’s Hamlet ( "To be or not to be" ) with Erich Fromm’s To Have or to Be and Heraclitus’s panta rhei ("everything flows") to highlight the confusion of modern identity. Cultural Impact "Occidentali's Karma" Analysis - Eurovision 2017 francesco_gabbani_occidentalis_karma_official_m...

Gabbani mocks the "intellectuals in cafes" and "internetologists" who seek "Nirvana lessons" while standing in "Indian file" for their 15 minutes of glory. The central visual of the dancing gorilla (played