The music video for Green Day's "Bang Bang" references Shakespeare's "Hamlet" through its narrative of one person's inner struggles leading to disastrous consequences, strengthening the meaning of the song's lyrics. It incorporates common punk rock genre tropes like showing the band performing with drums, bass, and guitar. The video also aims to meet label demands by featuring close-ups of the lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and the band's logo to reinforce their image. The visuals directly illustrate the song's lyrics in a "lyric video" style and dramatize them on a grand scale to match the fast tempo of the music.