Friday, March 1, 2019

Blog Entry 5

"Sonne" Music Clip Reflection
                The music clip “Sonne” by Rammstein compares there song to the fairy tale story, “Snow White.” I believe this music clip has many allegorical lessons, and ideas that are up for individual interpretation, and created so people will have to think. I believe this music clip is telling the story of what people, and friends/family go through with the struggles of addiction today.

            Snow White arrives at the dwarf’s house uninvited. I believe this represents how addictions are never planned, and can affect any one, at any time. The tone of the song is also very deep, scary, and aggressive; much like using drugs. In one moment in the music clip, Snow White takes food from a dwarf, and aggressively throws the food back toward the dwarf. I believe this represents a friend offering help to someone who is struggling with addiction, and being yelled at, or mistreated by this individual.
            As the music video continues, it shows Snow White spanking a dwarf repeatedly, I think this represents family and friends being punished by the actions of the addicted person. It is draining, and painful when dealing with addiction for friends and family as well. The next scene, shows a dwarf brushing Snow Whites hair. I believe this represents people trying to help someone who is struggling with addiction.
            Throughout the music video, the dwarfs are in the mine digging gold. Later in the music clip, Snow White is depicted snorting gold, like cocaine. I believe this represents how some people struggling with addiction will sometimes take from friends, and family to get drugs. So the dwarfs work, was used to fuel her addiction. Prior to Snow Whites death, the dwarfs are all hugging Snow White in one scene. Snow White’s facial expression is smiling, and happy representing how drugs may trick your mind into feeling good. The dwarfs are hugging Snow White and look very sad, and worried like friends, and family dealing with someone who is addicted to drugs would be.
            The dwarfs come home from the mines, and find Snow White dead in the bathtub, and there is a needle next to the tub. This represents the sad truth that many people experience of finding items used by people who are addicted in there house. I believe the counting throughout the music video represents the stages of addiction, and how quickly it can get worse. Lastly, the apple is depicted falling onto Snow Whites coffin, and waking her from death. I believe this represents hope, and is giving the message to not give up on your loved ones struggling with addiction no matter how painful it is.
            Throughout the entire music video, it is obviously a representation of the story “Snow White.” The similarities include, the dwarfs taking Snow White in, the symbol of the apple, and her dying in a glass coffin. The differences include, the images of Snow White doing drugs, and no parent figure, or step parent is mentioned.
            I personally do not like Snow White at all. I find the story line to be degrading towards women. The story, and film about Snow White is a demonstration of female stereotypes prior to the second wave of the feminist movement in the 1960's. Men were considered the pillar, and women were considered housewives. Snow white has no characteristics as a character, and is profoundly boring. Besides doing house work, Snow White waits for her Prince to save her. Even in the Disney film, Snow White sings a song titled, “Someday my Prince Will Come.” The Evil Queen is more of a feminist than Snow White. The Queen has power, does not live by the help of a man, and is self-confident. The story line, and film depict these traits as evil.

            Overall, Snow White is my least favorite set of stories we have discussed, and I really do not like the film because I believe it is sending the wrong messages to its audience. 


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