Narrative Theory
Straight away, this music video links to Todorov's theory as there is a clear structure of a beginning/middle/end. There is a clear equilibrium as the couple happily drive along into the country together, however disequilibrium strikes when they breakdown and it all seems to continue to get worse as they go into a local bar and have trouble with a boy, which causes their relationship to become unstable, however a sense of new equilibrium is apparent when the girl takes control and helps the couple return safely on their journey. Although narratives don't always end well, this one clearly did.
Vladimir Propp could also come into play here, as there are a few of his characters present. The girl would be classed as the princess, the boy would be the hero as he ends up getting the princess back, however the boy would interrupted their relationship would be the villain. These archetypes are a fundamental part of everyday life and the villain acted as a 'hiccup' in the relationship, which can occur with anyone.
Genre Theory
I would define this song as very similar to the sweet song which was 'Bubbly', however they do have totally different meanings, the sound is very similar. This song would appeal to teenagers as they have confusing thoughts/feelings about love and relationships, which is clearly shown within this song and music video, so teenagers would be able to relate well to this and understand what Gabrielle Aplin is singing about.
I mainly chose this music video because I loved her style of music and the way that she sang. I think it related a lot to the singer/songwriter world, much like KT Tunstall's also did.
But I think overall, this song had a large amount of narrative and the generic appeal was very much based around teenage love and relationships.
This video doesn't show a typical love story, however it does show a normal relationship, as they start off happy and then something gets in the way, yet they resolve those issues, linking in very well with Todorov's theory of the three stages mentioned above. In terms of the genre and the narrative, they both link very closely as they're both to do with teenage love and feelings. This then allows the interpretation of the song to become very clear as it shows that new relationships are always weak to start with, as they haven't grown together and got stronger yet as they still both need time to establish their feelings for each other and what is going on in their life. This suggests that Gabrielle could've possibly experienced a relationship similar to this and possibly her partner rushed into things too quickly and she wasn't ready to speak her feelings, however they were. This allows the audience to realise that actually, everyone experiences different relationships and that's ok, possibly making them feel a little bit more 'normal' because even a famous singer has experience it.
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