I had to contemplate on which music video I would analyze. At first, I considered Photograph by Nickleback. I later scrapped that idea due to various and quite obvious reasons. ANYWAY, with Paramore being my favourite band, I agreed that I'd choose one of their music videos. After much pondering, I have finally chosen The Only Exception.
The video commences with Hayley Williams (lead singer of Paramore) lying on a couch with, presumably, her boyfriend. At first site, the soft yellow-ish tint caught my attention. It gives the video an overall soft glow, nothing too harsh for the eye and it implies the gentle, soft sound of the song (well in comparison to their other songs, it is quite soft!). I also get this impression that the theme of the video is going to revolve around Hayley and presumed boyfriend.
The video commences with Hayley Williams (lead singer of Paramore) lying on a couch with, presumably, her boyfriend. At first site, the soft yellow-ish tint caught my attention. It gives the video an overall soft glow, nothing too harsh for the eye and it implies the gentle, soft sound of the song (well in comparison to their other songs, it is quite soft!). I also get this impression that the theme of the video is going to revolve around Hayley and presumed boyfriend.
My guess as to why the band created this music video is to emphasise the main idea of the song. It's not one of those videos that are purely for artistic appreciation. It actually backs up a majority of the lyrics and theme. I think that the main theme of the video is that there may be that one person in your life that you become absolutely attached to that no one else could shake those feelings away. Another theme is that no matter how much hope you've lost in love, there could be the one person that becomes an exception to your doubtful opinion of it-- they prove to you that love can exist.
The video does emphasizes the theme because you see Hayley waking up next to this man whom she leaves a written message saying 'I'm sorry'. She leaves through a door and you then witness her going through different rooms in which she faces different scenarios. One of them is a scene with her (once again presumed) father in which she secretly takes a photo on one of his shelves that is of him and her mother. In another room, she stares at it with a look of unhappiness, implying that her parents are no longer together which in turn emphasizes the lyrics that the singer has lost all hope in love because of the result of her parent's relationship. Another scene shows her having mini dates with a number of men. She appears unsatisfied, mostly likely because none of these men are the one man she had truly given her heart to.
In the end, the video has done the lyrics justice, in my opinion. It did help me understand the lyrics better by giving me a visual instead. Kudos to you, Paramore.
The video does emphasizes the theme because you see Hayley waking up next to this man whom she leaves a written message saying 'I'm sorry'. She leaves through a door and you then witness her going through different rooms in which she faces different scenarios. One of them is a scene with her (once again presumed) father in which she secretly takes a photo on one of his shelves that is of him and her mother. In another room, she stares at it with a look of unhappiness, implying that her parents are no longer together which in turn emphasizes the lyrics that the singer has lost all hope in love because of the result of her parent's relationship. Another scene shows her having mini dates with a number of men. She appears unsatisfied, mostly likely because none of these men are the one man she had truly given her heart to.
In the end, the video has done the lyrics justice, in my opinion. It did help me understand the lyrics better by giving me a visual instead. Kudos to you, Paramore.
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