Analysis of Paramore's Music video-

Misery Business- Paramore
In terms of Andrew Goodwin’s theory, this music video demonstrates genre characteristics such as the stage performance which are often associated with rock music. Additionally there is a relationship between the lyrics and the visual material on screen, for example the lyrics state “God does it feel so good” and this is projected by the antagonists taking pleasure from hurting various people within the narrative. The setting uses intertextual references, in terms of needing to understand the stereotypical American school with all the stereotypes of groups, the antagonist being the typical ‘bitch’ but various stereotypes are evident within the narrative for example the cheerleaders and perhaps Panic present the ‘Goths’ of the school, therefore when considering binary opposites (Levi Strauss) these two are in competition with one another and as part of the new equilibrium at the end the Goths win against the ‘bitch’. Also consistent with Goodwin’s theory there are frequent references to the female body, with part of the attraction of the female antagonist being her body, and this is ‘taken’ from her in the end of the narrative.In terms of narrative structure the music video follows linear conventions, where the story is told in terms of cause and effect, it also follows the conventions of omniscient narratives where we understand as much as the band do, unlike the other characters within the video .