Jason Lipshutz of '' Billboard '' commented that the video " features the pop star at her most gloriously provocative , with extended dance sequences , explosions , nudity , and a violent attack on a box of Honey Nut Cheerios . " Gin Sepre of E! Online compared the video with the book '' Girl , Interrupted '' noting that " with equal parts autobiography and pure spectacle , it truly has something for everyone . " Sepre also praised the fact that the video is " certainly not hurting for a lack of creativity " with the scenes being shown in a " slightly more straightforward , and less metaphorical way " . Jocelyn Vena from MTV opined that " with references to everything from '' Fame '' and '' Black Swan '' to '' The Bell Jar '' , the video is a sweeping look into Gaga 's psyche . '' Entertainment Weekly '' s Tanner Stransky described the video as " quite the trip to Total Crazyville , population : 1 , Lady Gaga ... Leave it to Lady Gaga to unspool a mini-movie video that ’s half the length of a sitcom episode . " Eleanor Gower from '' Daily Mail '' felt that the video was " no less spectacular than her past offerings . " Gilly Ferguson of '' Daily Mirror '' noted that the video " still has the shock factor – she 's naked for starters . " Tim Nixon of '' The Sun '' noted that Gaga " shocks in her most graphic video to date . " Sarah Anne Hughes of '' The Washington Post '' commented that the video " is slightly NSFW because of one word and some censored skin . " Oscar Moralde of Slant Magazine wrote that the video , " is one of her biggest epics not merely by length ( a weighty 14 minutes ) , but by the breadth of its modes of expression . " Michael Cragg of '' The Guardian '' gave a positive review for the video and wrote : " Superstars are at their best when they 're simultaneously aware and unaware of their own ridiculousness and that 's what Marry the Night delivers for Lady Gaga . " '' Daily News '' Kathryn Kattalia compared Gaga with Madonna in several scenes in the video . Kattalia further praised the dancing during the video , describing it as " her best " . However , she criticized the scenes of nudity noting : " The rest of the video is pretty tame by Gaga standards . " '' Spin '' s Marc Hogan wrote that " it 's hard to tell where Gaga is winking at us and where she 's simply fallen into a foxhole of unrestrained ego . " Camille Mann of CBS News described the video as a " avant-garde short film " and noted that Gaga was " pushing her boundaries . " Leah Collins of '' Dose '' compared Gaga 's outfits with Christian Louboutin 's designs . She further compared the set in the video to the cover artwork of '' Born This Way '' and called it a " very fashionable recreation of '' Girl , Interrupted '' . " A writer of CNN commented , " Lady Gaga is known for creating evocative mini-movies to provide the visuals for her singles , and ' Marry the Night ' is no different . " Describing the video as " rough " and " enigmatic " , Liz Raftery of '' People '' further commened that it " will certainly leave fans talking , if not scratching their heads . " An editor of ABC News praised Gaga 's " interesting perspective in the video . " '' NME '' s Priya Elan wrote that Gaga sounds like " a lobotomized Carrie Bradshaw " during the introduction . He also commented , " It 's definitely an improvement on ' Judas ' , but could it maybe have been snipped a bit to make it shorter ? " On October 31 , 2011 , Gaga performed a Bollywood version of " Marry the Night " in India during a Formula One after party in Greater Noida . Before the performance , she announced " I feel like I 've waited a long time to come here . And I feel very grateful . ... For the first time ever , I 'm going to sing ' Marry the Night ' . " She sat on the piano and played a slow version of the song , accompanied by a sitar . At the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards , Gaga gave her first televised performance of " Marry the Night " dressed as a satellite landing on the moon . Wearing a red bikini , and a large red disc around her , Gaga was perched atop a semi-circular replica of the moon which was covered in silver chains . Flames erupted around the stage as Gaga revealed another circular disc covering her face . She sang the song from that vantage point and near the end of the performance , removed the metal disc and performed a choreographed dance routine with her back-up dancers . She also performed the song at the 2011 Bambi Awards in Wiesbaden , Germany , on November 10 . The stage included a vintage convertible with a keyboard built into the side of the door and Gaga also won an award later that night at the gala
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
2011 MTV Europe Music Awards
Marry the Night