Thriller analysis

I dont know whether to class this as a music video as the actual song that gets played is only played for something like 2:30 minutes and the rest is more like a short film based on horror movies of the time, the video is basically Jackson taunting his girlfriend because she was afraid of a horror movie, however zombies come to life and Jackson himself becomes one, a big dance number ensues as the zombies burst into dance at this point the girl has run into a house and is screaming as the zombie Jackson approaches, at this point she wakes up revealing that it was all but a dream. At the time of its release this was a ground breaking video with effects that would only be seen in a hollywood movie this could have contributed to its popoularity and overall success.