Textual Analysis - Plan B

Writings on the Wall – PLAN B

 

Textual analysis –

 

The genre of this music video pop, opposed to the genre of the artist (PLANJ B) which combines all pop, rap and soul music.  The typical narrative throughout the music video is about a married couple, whose husband is having an affair with another lady. The music video is linked to a factional character called Strickland banks.  Plan B made and album about Strickland Banks and based, the song featured on the album are used in combination to create a story. Judging by the title it is expected that there is a sign of something apparent is about to happen when showing shots of the artist. On the other hand the fact that the character does not come home (husband) and cheats on his wife was unexpected in the music video.

The storyline of the video comes across as a love story as it shows scenes of the wife cooking a meal for her husband whilst he is out at work, which then shows him cheating on his wife. This shows running themes throughout the music video of love and heartbreak.

There is a clear structure from Toderov of his 5 narrative theory; this includes:

·         Equilibrium; both the wife and husband are both at aspirate places doing their own daily routine, and shows a peaceful and normal atmosphere.

 

·         Disruption; This is unsettled when the character ‘Strickland Banks ‘meets the other women who he cheats on his wife with, as this created a disturbance of the peaceful atmosphere within the video.

 

·         Recognition; the wife recognises something is wrong when her husband ring home saying that he will be coming home late.

 

There is clear recognisable characters within the music video. An example of this is there is a play on an antagonist and protagonist, as the wife is one of the main focal points of the narrative and the one night stand is shown to cause trouble between the married couple. There is a play on the lyrics to reflect to the audience what happening in the video. An example of this ‘we aint over, but the writings on the wall’ suggests that they are still on love but is clearly shown that things are not how they were before.