Fear

Music Video Analysis: Take Me to Church

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The video is a narrative, depicting the relationship of two men and harsh reaction of society.

The entirety of the video is cast in a monochrome fashion allowing the shadows to be accentuated thus giving a darker feel to the topic. Light is also played with using the monochrome style as seen with the fire at the end of the film. The tone in the beginning was tentative between the two lovers but as the song progressed it took on a more sinister feeling.

There are two key moments, the first being to meeting of the two lovers, specifically their kiss. The shot is set with they being the main focus (and literally in focus) while the remainder of the shot is blurred out because it is 'irrelevant' to that moment in the video. The second the very last shot of the film, as one of the men races to rescue his partner but finds he is too late as the fire burns brightly in the background, casting the grief stricken man in a silhouette.

The camera moves as if being held by an amateur photographer, the movement of the holder causes the scenes to appear shaky and unsteady.

Though the lyrics in the song imply a heterosexual couple the story as a whole that the song tells matches the video. The love in song is hinted at being sinful and the couple in the video was prosecuted for the same reason.

Bio statment

Hello all, my name is Nico. I enjoy most everything involving art since it is my strongpoint. I don’t watch many movies but my favorite shows include (but not limited to) Dr. Who, Sherlock, Supernatural, and Homestuck. IF I could make any kind of media I would love to help in the development or video games, creating the characters, landscapes, and other such things. When I graduate this what I hope to be doing. And this is my primary interest in making media.