The original "Break On Through" music video was filmed in 1967 and was simply a staged performance. It was in a dark room and given today's standard on entertainment  now seems quite primitive and "boring". Therefore I began searching youtube to find a more appropriate and interesting video. 

What I found was amazing. A video that includes shots from the original piece but also provides a great look into what life was like for Jim Morrison and The Doors. 

It begins by introducing the band. The tone is set very early as we see Jim Morrison getting arrested on stage with a big grin on his face. Then the lyrics begin. A close-eyed Jim belts out some of the darkest, most abstact writing the 60's had ever heard. As the video continues it shows the level of energy and chaos the band brought with them every where they went. Before the refrain begins they show Jim onstage at Wood Stock doing his signature "shamanistic" indian dance. Boom!. Staring directly into your eyes Jim screams to you Break On Through To The Other Side, almost demanding it. It's almost scary the level of intensity he says it with, definitely inspiring. 

Next "trippy" effects begin to take place on the video providing an interesting spin, representing the drug and hippie swagger the late 60's carried with them. As the second refrain ends and the solo's begin we get to see some pretty insane stuff. Riots on stage, fights with police officers, drunken Morrison getting arrested several times. The video begins to wrap itself up by showing more footage of the band together, always seeming to have a good time. There are several shots of Morrison walking around with video effects taking place. To me this is representing him Breaking Through his personal doors and definately feeling the effects of alchohol/drugs. 

The video ends by Showing Morrison the way he was when he died, overweight and with a beard. He was tired of being looked at as a pop-icon rather than a writer so he moved to Paris and lived a very low-key life. He wrote a book "An American Prayer" and began to make movies again. The last shot shows Jim walking out of empty stadium alone.