The sentence that I came up with commented on the female role in the video, where I said that in a sense the female characters are being objectified, as they appear to be just something to look at and are only really background props. This therefore supports Mulvey's theory on the 'male gaze', particularly with some of the camera shots being used, where there are close ups of one of the girl's bare legs, this may even be identified as a meat shot.
Although I feel I made a reasonable point, I think that feedback from my teacher and comments made by my fellow classmates, allowed me to develop this idea but also think about other points that can be drawn from this music video.
Other factors to consider, include:
-the females being perceived as femme fatale characters, which is supported by their costumes and their NVC, with the main girl looking seductively at the the lead singer and acting provocatively but also wearing a slightly revealing and sexy outfit.
-However, one of my classmate's contradicted this point saying how at one stage the woman is in control, as she is the one to pick up the male at the bar.
-There are a lot of intertextual references to classic British films, one of them being Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, a crime film which mirrors the lifestyle presented in this music video.
-Another intertextual reference to look at is the female character, who is played by Kaya Scodelario, who also had a role in the British TV drama 'Skins', as Effy Stonem, who in the third series is described as developing into something of a femme fetale.
-When the lead singer grabs the camera, jerks it about and looks straight into it, it offers the audience the chance to feel a part of the music video.
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