MUSIC VIDEO ANALYSIS- EMINEM

'Love The Way You Lie' by Eminem featuring Rihanna. The video seems to revolve around the 'If she ever tries to fucking leave again, Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire'. We can see this is the main theme through the use of fire that is taking over the house. First we see Rihanna which may show how she has been in an abusive relationship and she can relate to this song. We are then shown a couple in the scene and is shows the male being violent towards the female. Stereotypically the woman would not fight back because she is timid but here we see the female stand up for herself against the man,

 

 The female character is seen holding a flame frequently throughout the music video possibly showing that she has control and that she could 'set this house on fire'.

 

 We see Eminem as a character in this music video which seems strange due to him being the performer and main singer along with Rihanna. He is shown in a field which presents him to be free in the video which is different to the feeling of being trapped throughout the rest of the video.

There is a theme of being trapped throughout the video. There is low key lighting throughout the video and we only see high key lighting from shots of natural light and outside shots. The low key lighting could be symbolic of their relationship and how they are in a dark place. It could also present dreams.  At the end of the video It shows them in bed together which Is the same as the firs time we see them in the video.

 

 

The actors used and artists are very popular. Megan Fox is the woman in it and she found her fame in 2007 with transformers and has become a 'sex symbol' from there. Therefore her fans will want to watch and buy the video similarly with the huge following of Rihanna and Eminem.
Close ups are used on Rihanna and Megan Fox which I believe shows their feminine inferiority and their weakness. The close ups are used to highlight their emotion and display how they are feeling down and hurt. There are not as many close ups of the males in the music video showing that the audience should side with the women and evokes sympathy for the women and makes the men to be the bad guys. I feel that this is to show how typically women are the victims of domestic violence but not all the time so this could show how the video is being biased.