* WARNING: contains disturbing scenes and violence*
The reason I have uploaded it is to deconstruct the way in which our perceptions as an audience are converted throughout the video. At first, we are led to believe that the woman is the victim, which is most often the case when it comes to domestic violence. However, this view changes, when it appears that the woman is in fact abusing the man.
The fact that this video is played in reverse makes the audience even more tense, and unaware of what will happen at the end... or rather, the beginning. We are left questioning how they got into this position.
The final scene is made to shock the audience, as we think we have seen everything, but now we have to question if the two people in the video are actually a couple- the woman is held away, locked in a cupboard in a dark room. However, there are many close ups of the man with his hands on his head- and it's clear he is wearing a wedding ring. Perhaps this could be the theme of obsessive love, or maybe it's not love at all.
The reason I have deconstructed this video in particular is because of the way that it creates tension and confusion for the audience, especially at the ending. Our music video, like I have said before, will end on a cliff-hanger, which will hopefully make the audience feel slightly uncomfortable because this isn't what you normally see in a music video.
-Janet
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