The document provides an analysis of Madonna's controversial music video for her song "Like a Prayer". The video depicts Madonna witnessing the rape and murder of a woman by white men, with an innocent black man wrongly arrested. It includes scenes depicting ritual celebration with a black choir as well as horror during the rape scene. The video caused controversy for depicting the black man as Jesus and showing them in an intimate relationship, which was seen as offensive to Christians. The lyrics of the song further the hidden sexual meaning seen in the music video.
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2. INTRODUCTION
• THE AMERICAN FEMALE POP STAR MADONNA HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR BEING
CONTROVERSIAL IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES, THIS ALL STARTED WHEN MUSIC
CHANNEL MTV BANNED ONE OF HER MUSIC VIDEOS CALLED LIKE A PRAYER.
• LIKE A PRAYER IS ABOUT MADONNA WITNESSING A RAPE ATTACK/KILLING OF A
WOMAN BY WHITE MEN, BUT THE POLICE CAPTURE AN INNOCENT BLACK MAN
THAT WAS ONLY TRYING TO CALL FOR HELP AFTERWARDS.MADONNA WOULD THEN
GO TO CHURCH AND TRY TO RECONCILE WITH GOD IN ORDER TO ASK HIM FOR HELP
ON WHAT TO DO AND SHE DECIDES IN THE END TO GO TO THE POLICE AND SAY
WHAT WENT ON, RELEASING THE BLACK MAN FROM CUSTODY.
3. HORROR
One of the Motifs seen in the
music Video is the Horror. Horror
can be seen when there is a female
victim as a result of a gang rape
attack. This gives the fragmented
narrative a sense of horror as
awful things happen during that
scene
4. RITUAL CELEBRATION
Ritual celebration can also be
seen when MADONNA seems to
be celebrating with a choir of
Black American background.
They are notorious for
celebrating the lord in a big
celebratory way. The backdrop
with members of the choir
strongly connotes Ritual
Celebration.
5. INTERTEXTUALITY
Intertextuality means when Art
is recognizing Art referencing
past music videos or other
aspects of creativity such as
famous films or music videos.
However Intertextuality can
also mean musicians self
recognizing themselves. This
is seen in the Music Video
when the whole cast is
acknowledging that this is a
play and that it should not be
taken seriously.
6. ASPECTS OF CONTROVERSY IN THE VIDEO
• THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT MAKE THE MUSIC VIDEO CONTROVERSIAL, ONE THEM
BEING THAT THE BLACK MAN SEEN IN THE VIDEO IS SUPPOSED TO BE JESUS WHICH WILL
OFFEND CATHOLICS AND CHRISTIANS IN GENERAL DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALSO LATER
ON THE VIDEO THE "BLACK JESUS" IS SEEN PARTICIPATING IN INTIMATE INTERCOURSE
WITH MADONNA WHICH MAKE THE MUSIC VIDEO THAT BIT MORE CONTROVERSIAL.
7. LYRICS
• THERE ARE CERTAIN LYRICS WITH THE SONG THAT INFORM US OF THE
NARRATIVE(STORY):
• "WHEN YOU CALL MY NAME IT'S LIKE A LITTLE PRAYER
I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES, I WANNA TAKE YOU THERE
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR I CAN FEEL YOUR POWER
JUST LIKE A PRAYER YOU KNOW I'LL TAKE YOU THERE"
• THE LYRICS ABOVE ENFORCE A HIDDEN MEANING OF SEXUAL QUANOTAION
THAT CORRELATES TO HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BLACK JESUS IN THE MUSIC
VIDEO.
