Warriors – Imagine Dragons
The music video is a story of a
gamer trying to make it into the professional world of games. The narrative
follows two people in similar situations, they eventually meet and one destroys
the others dreams. The second man then goes on a ‘adventure’ to become the best
and they soon meet again later in the narrative. This narrative fits well into
the theorist I have studied.
In terms of narrative theory this fits in with the majority of narrative theories for example Claude Levi-Strauss theory that all narratives follow clear binary opposites however it is not as simple as good or bad in this case. The video fits into this theory but not as simple as Claude states, the story follows two people who are not evil but one of them stops the other therefore according to Strauss this would make him ‘Evil’ and the other ‘good’ the story then follows him as he overcomes the ‘evil’ and beats him. The mise-en-scene also reflects it in a way as one is wearing red and the other wearing blue, red suggesting evil and blue suggesting good. If you don’t look deep into the story the narrative does fit into the theory however if you look further into the narrative it does not as both of the character are neutral in a way.
Goodwins theory also fits into the videos narrative, as many people depending on their age will create their own meaning based on their experiences. This is because the audience that the song is appealing to is massively varied from 13-30+ as the video was marketed trough a video game. The story is also not as basic as it seems so many people will not interpret the ‘meaning’ of the video.
Tim O’Sullivan’s theory of all media texts telling a story, in this case this theory is true. It reflects the struggles of someone who plays video games and wants to be successful.
The narrative fits Pam Cook theory; the story starts with a problem, as he wants to be successful and is trying to be. The other character within the narrative then breaks down this dream. He then strives to become better in a fit of anger and towards a overall resolution. The narrative closes with them meeting again and becoming successful. This fictional world is rather true as it is based on true story and the struggles of many players. This is why many people can relate to the video and understand it.
Todorov’s theory also fits into this narrative as explained above.
In terms of narrative theory this fits in with the majority of narrative theories for example Claude Levi-Strauss theory that all narratives follow clear binary opposites however it is not as simple as good or bad in this case. The video fits into this theory but not as simple as Claude states, the story follows two people who are not evil but one of them stops the other therefore according to Strauss this would make him ‘Evil’ and the other ‘good’ the story then follows him as he overcomes the ‘evil’ and beats him. The mise-en-scene also reflects it in a way as one is wearing red and the other wearing blue, red suggesting evil and blue suggesting good. If you don’t look deep into the story the narrative does fit into the theory however if you look further into the narrative it does not as both of the character are neutral in a way.
Goodwins theory also fits into the videos narrative, as many people depending on their age will create their own meaning based on their experiences. This is because the audience that the song is appealing to is massively varied from 13-30+ as the video was marketed trough a video game. The story is also not as basic as it seems so many people will not interpret the ‘meaning’ of the video.
Tim O’Sullivan’s theory of all media texts telling a story, in this case this theory is true. It reflects the struggles of someone who plays video games and wants to be successful.
The narrative fits Pam Cook theory; the story starts with a problem, as he wants to be successful and is trying to be. The other character within the narrative then breaks down this dream. He then strives to become better in a fit of anger and towards a overall resolution. The narrative closes with them meeting again and becoming successful. This fictional world is rather true as it is based on true story and the struggles of many players. This is why many people can relate to the video and understand it.
Todorov’s theory also fits into this narrative as explained above.
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