RA 11: Music Video

Side note (Unfortunately I couldn't write about the same song I chose because youtube disabled the embed feature, but the song "Minority" by Green Day has a music video full of rhetoric to analyze)

The enthymeme for this music video is if you are a minority with a different look and demeanor than the rest of the world then you will live a successful life because being a minority keeps you from the fake trivial world of the normal American. The audience would have to be the fence sitting youth that want to act out against the class that they don’t belong in and follow their instincts. Both the lyrics and the camera sequences portray this theme. Perhaps the most unique city in the world, New York was the perfect place to shoot this music video. They used the parade that would have been better suited in “Macy's Day Parade” on the same album, but this was a great way to introduce the individuals in their message. Each person following the Green Day band float had a little bit different look, depicting the ones that don't fit into the American mold. A major point they reiterate is that they want to ignore the moral majority and be their own person, undoubtedly without the fear of retribution and criticism. What they allude to is that they want the undecided masses fed up with the system to follow their example and be an edgier character like they are. These Punks and Goths and other unique classes follow Green Day down the Street and become a Green Dayte, part of the anarchist minority. What makes America so great is that these people are allowed to express themselves that way. The clips are accurate and relevant showing each individual for who they want to be and Green Day obviously is fed up with the system and shows that through their actions and lyrics. It is definitely specific to the audience shot in a new age style and with the right graphic edge and style that would get their attention.