3. Intertextuality
The music video makes reference to Shakespeare, in
particular: ‘Hamlet’. This is done to strengthen the meaning
of the lyrics and buff their impact. The story of hamlet
shares commonalities with the narrative of the song. One
person's inner struggles resulting in a far reaching disaster.
To compliment this, the visual
also allude to the story of the lady
on the moon
4. Genre Tropes
In line with the Punk Genre, the band is shown
performing; Drums, Bass and Guitar are the
stereotypical instruments of Punk and Rock.
Green Day try to present this in a unique way,
the spots each member is stuck in moves around
the black space with energetic fever to match the
speed of the music. Pop-punk also incorporates
bright colours, which the video follows.
5. Demands of the Label
The two most marketable aspects of a
band is the lead singer and band logo. A
close up of Billie Joe Armstrong helps
reinforce his image into the viewer's mind,
while the logo of the band brings a
memorable visual to the music.
6. Visuals, Lyrics & Music
The visuals literally incorporate the lyrics; this is referred to as a lyric video,
this allows the audience to sing along or better understand the story of the
song. The lyric, “Broadcasting from my room”, is visualised as a house split
in two with a giant arm holding an aerial. This is a hyper inflated imagination
of the lyric, giving the words a grander scale of dramatization, while also
giving the viewer a more interesting sight than a person broadcasting from
their room. The music is set at a fast tempo, this means that the visuals
flash on screen, lasting only for a few seconds before changing.
