Thursday, 18 March 2010

Lady GaGa Bad Romance music video analysis -second half.

The headphones in the next shot suggests again societies injection of certain normalities.
The way her eyes are big reinforces this un natural injection as it links to effects of un natural substances such as drugs.

The lady in the bath clearly doesn’t conform to modernised views in society therefore, as a result she ends up being re injected with societies principles i.e. the tattoo, the water,. –This shows societies oppression and how we have to conform to the rules or we our out casted. It Links to the underlying narrative of Adam and Eve and the fall of man – how conformity began. (also the snake on her head- links to the idea of the presentation of the fall of man and the temptation to sin is to beauty, as it is on a beautiful woman).










The boots on the women enable connotations of femininity. This represents how women are made to look due to this reinforced image presented in the media. The low angle shot presents the idea of a patriarchal society as the woman is on the floor,almost being ordered. It also serves as an emblem of women's status in society.


There’s a shot of the vodka again and then a cut away shot of the man drinking the drink, suggests how we are constantly fuelled by capitalism and the idea of an order, as if it’s injected in us.
The way the women have to dance for the men simply reinforce women’s status in society, How they are used as a tool.
This Links to the next shot of the “bid” on the screen of the laptops, the way women are only interested in wealth as money is the only importance in this capitalist society.



The diamonds orbiting around her, links to this materialistic world.
On her underwear she is also wearing a diamond shaped cross, this links to the way our materialistic world has corrupted the fundamental principles of the Christian faith , the way the worlds so focused on materialism. Like commercialising religion.


The shot of Gaga in the middle of this orbiting costume, how she is an emblem of the modern woman may reinforce how society revolves around fashion and how our principles are corrupted as we live in a society based on looks as the means for success.
(right image)

She then dances and includes the Christian movement of forgiveness, a typical trait of Christianity.(Shot of them dancing previously of sort of Indian dancing, again mocks religion – sexing it up and how the true meaning of religion is being damaged by societies sin.
(above image)


The shot of her covered in an array of diamonds etc illustrates the concept of the way the media presents the need for the perfect women ( idea of the media is presented in the numerous flashing shots which are like a camera flash, also her posing as well reinforce this).
The next shot is of her walking with a close up of her animal gown. This Reinforces humanities inflicted suffering on the animal world and the effect that our modern society is having on the world. It also shows the oppression and the controlling force of contemporary society over nature and how nature is being controlled and how societies structure is restrictive force of freedom.
Again the deer heads on the wall.- deterioration of human values.

This shot presents her in her natural state – also presents the wrath of God – How natures order and the corruption humanity has inflicted on the Earth means that humanity will pay for what it has done.
The way she eventually kills the man is a symbol of this .
The final shot of her clapping at the end symbolises Satan( The deathly movement and red and black as connotations of hell) It suggests Satan applauding the worlds sin.

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