Textual Analysis of Past Student's Music Video

Textual Analaysis of Music Video of the same Genre

Song: Banana Brain by Die Antwoord

•  After watching this, the title of the song seems to be suggesting that your brain goes to mush (like a banana) when you're on alcohol and drugs.

Song Analysis: 

• This song starts off with a girl wearing a pure white dress which could be an indication to her innocence at the start, she also has a blonde box fringe which adds to her naivety as it is a hairstyle usually supported by little girls, therefore making her appear to be young.
• A guy then drives by in a graffiti covered car, loud music playing from the speakers and driving frantically. This matches the song and also matches the fast paced beat of the music and the unpredictability of the rhythm. He also pulls a gun out whilst driving and starts shooting out of the window which matches the risky driving and that his character is a dangerous one.
• When the guy (Ninja) gets out of the car, it is shown that he has prosthetic legs below his knees. This is unexpected and the type of prosthetics he has is unusual, linking to rave culture which wear alternative clothing and sport alternative looks.
• When they both arrive at the house party, they are surrounded by people smoking cannabis and taking tabs, dressed in alternative styles. This reflects electronic music as people usually take drugs when they go to rave or electronic music shows and gigs.
• The main girl (Yolandi) gets led inside by another girl who seems to be interested in her style. She places a tab of what is suggested to be acid on her tongue and then proceeds to kiss Yolandi. This suggests a loss of innocence in Yolandi as she is both kissing another girl and also getting mixed up with acid at the same time.
• The loss of innocence is further emphasised when Ninja drags her to another room where the lights turn off and UV lights and paints illuminate the room. This could be a connotation to the way that she is taking off her innocent cover to reveal that she is actually a lot darker underneath. This is also suggested when she is stripped of her dress to reveal that she is wearing a skimpy costume underneath which is another outfit usually worn to festivals. On the other hand it could suggest that she is being stripped of her innocence by Ninja.
• She runs to the bathroom where there is graffiti and a mirror, which she looks into; seeing a reflection of herself in which she is shown as a dirty old man with missing teeth. This is probably a link to her having a bad trip due to the acid from earlier. It also suggests that she sees herself in a negative way and she wants to change her image, emphasised when she goes to hack at her hair, cutting it all back.
• To finish off the song, she dresses back into the white dress and also uses a hat to cover her hair before she goes back home. This suggests that she must put on her innocent image to get by in her life.

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