Family portraite lyric analysis

Family portraite lyrics

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Beyonce If I was a boy video

http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--201579307


The video begins with Beyonce and her partner standing up in front
of a white wall and it a medium closeup. Beyonce is wearing white and
the guys wearing black which could represent who is the bad one in the
video. They're also speaking diagetically and saying words which are all
related to a relationship such as; honesty, commitment, you, me and us.
This gives us an insight of what the music video is about.
Mise en scene changes to a white room, then theres an establishing shot
of Beyonce walking behind the guy walking down the stairs, this could
represent power as Beyonce is looking down on him and as shes higher
up than he is and then she steps down to his level which could represent
that they're on different levels of the relationship and they could have different
ideas of how to treat each other. Again the mise en scene changes to a
kitchen, Beyonce approaches the man as he turns around he has breakfast
prepared for her, then he sits down expecting Beyonce will sit down with him
but she takes a bite from some food and walks away comes back with her hat
on and walks away. Whilst this happens Beyonce sings the lyrics of '' put on what
i wanted and go'' this could represent no self respect as she doesn't care what shes
wearing which is ironic as shes a women, and just walking away without care, this
relates to the video as she is walking away without showing respect to the guy by
saying thank you as she just leaves.
The next scene is of Beyonce walking down the stairs towards the police car, this relates
to the whole meaning of the video as the job of being in the police force could come across
as a male job, which also relates to how she was disrespectful before to the guy at breakfast.
As she gets in the car she seems unhappy but as she looks at the police man she becomes all
happy and all her problems seem to fade away, she next shot portrays them both laughing
together and getting along well. On the other hand the mise en scene changes to Beyonces
partner and how his day is going at work, and again theres the opposite sex with him and she
is flirting with him but he doesn't seem interested as he is looking for ring on the Internet for
Beyonce, this shows the contrast of the characters in this video as one seems loyal and the
other seems as thought they aren't committed.
Additionally, the mise en scene changes again to a basement type room where the police do
their target training, we can see Beyonce and the police man shooting at the targets Beyonce
aims at hit the area of the heart on the target, this represents what her aims are in her relationship
as she is aiming to hurt him. The police man isn't shooting for the heart, he is shooting aimlessly,
this could represent that he doesn't know the situation between Beyonce and her partner,
then Beyonce helps him to aim correctly and then it shoots the target in the heart.
The next part is Beyonce getting changed at work, and then going out for a drink so obviously
she hasn't been home to see her partner too see how his is or how his day has gone she just
disrespectfully went out without informing him. Where as her partner had been asked to go
out for a drink but he rejected the offer, then whilst at the pub he calls her and she egnors him
and carries on with her night out, whilst hes sitting at home alone waiting to hear off her. This
portrays a lack of respect in the relationship and maybe the reason why it isn't working out.
Through out this scene, the guy is wearing black and Beyonce is wearing white this is ironic as
maybe it should be the other way around as Beyonce is doing bad to her partner so she should
be wearing the darker colour.
Later on in the video we see Beyonce at work again, she is arresting a criminal and fighting with
him to keep him still this is again a manly image, whilst she is doing this the police man is checking
her out, this is a stereotype kind of a man. The next scene cuts to Beyonce and lover in car driving,
he hands her a box, which makes us suspect ring, but he bought her earrings, this could portray that
he doesn't feel ready or something isn't quit right for him to propose to her yet so he still buys her
something to show her he loves her but doesn't buy her the ring.
They arrive at their destination which is a club, partner sees Beyonce dancing with police man and
hes sad and disappointed, Beyonce sees him looking so she walks away and try to soften partner up
but it doesn't work, and the lyrics of this part is '' its a little to late for you to come back'' this shows
how he is feeling along with the close up of his face which portrays his emotions too.
The scene cuts back at their house, the costumes have swapped around and there is no sound until
Beyonce and partner begin to speak, this is a diagetic sound. Then the camera shot is a close up
of his face to portray how angry he is at her, then she replies cocky. The the whole story switches
around so it was the partner which was the one doing bad and Beyonce was the innocent one
so the whole video starts again but the right way around this time which makes the song make
sense now and then the last scene is of Beyonce face a close up of her singing shes standing
in front of the white wall again which portrays innocence again and strength of what she has
been putting up with of her boyfriend cheating and she sings ''your just a boy'' which basically
means he isn't worth it.