Study of Video Clips

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Nowa days, the adolescent culture is strongly represented through the use of video clips. One singer in particular, Madonna, can be seen as a cultural symbol. She reflects female's rights, rebellion and sexuality. This can strongly be seen in the video clip "Like A Prayer". Also in the clip cultural and religious issues are strongly challenged. Through out the clip, it conforms that women are the weaker sex. This is shown through a variety of symbols. Madonna mainly influences the older adolescents. The new girl on the scene Sophie Ellis Bextor's Clip "Get Over You" strongly represents the female adolescent culture. There are lots of symbols throughout the clip representing the female culture. It also comes across as the females being the weaker sex even though they dominated the video clip.

To most adolescent females, Madonna can strongly be seen as a symbol of power. This strongly comes through in the clip "Like a prayer" where she challenges Christianity. In the video clip there are many startling images of several burning crosses on a lawn or a hill. These crosses were in the background, while Madonna was facing the camera and singing. This strongly challenges religion and is showing her rebellion. The crossed burning made

Throughout the clip cultural issues are conformed by seeing the abuse of the black man. Madonna also challenges some of the issues presented to the viewer. In one scene it shows a group of white men beating up a white women. When the men run away the black man goes to help her. He then gets caught and is automatically accused of the abuse. This strongly conforms to society today. Black people are the first to be blamed for something. I don't like the way people do this. It isn't fair on the black people and they should be seen as equal to the white people. Also we witness the relationship between Madonna and a black boy. A small piece of the video clip shows Madonna kissing the black man. In most video clips, people tend to stick with their own race. Her kissing him is showing her sexuality and that she is not afraid of being with a black man. She challenges white peoples attitudes towards black people. I think its good to see her not being afraid of what she does.

Madonna and Sophie Ellis Bextor both represent the identity of the female adolescent culture. They are two different artists but help to convey the same thing. My favorite would have to be Madonna because she has so much more power than Sophie but I think its because she has been around much longer and is more experienced. Her video clip of "Like a prayer" was much more useful to w

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