"Bulletproof Love"

  The video I will be analyzing is "Bulletproof Love" by the pop/punk/rock group Pierce The Veil. This song features an all male band and is a video that tells a tale of a woman and a man. The video is unique for several reasons.

• The usual objectification of women that occurs in most modern videos is absent

• The man in this video seems to be the one who is under control of the woman as opposed to the usual scenario in which the woman is trying to get the attention of the man

• The situation where the saddened, heartsick woman walks in on her husband cheating on her doesn't occur here, instead the opposite occurs.

Towards the end of the video the role of the woman switches gears as she is shown waiting in the bedroom trying to seduce the man, a portrayal of woman that is very typical of pop-culture. Instead of objectifying the woman and falling prey to her seduction like so many other people.

Another interesting thing about this video is the representation of a divorce or a breaking off of  a relationship, and while the song is supposed to be a sad one about the turmoil of a shattered relationship I think in some ways it makes a statement about women's and in some ways men's independence.

This video to me is a prime example the way women should be portrayed in media. While I am not opposed to the idea that "sex sells,' to me, I think it is more important to portray women as figures of power instead of always showing them as "objects" or "toys" to be utilized by the men. 

This video is an example of a diamond in the rough, a needle in a haystack, or in the case of societal norms for the portrayal of women in media, a piece of hay in a needle stack.