1/26/2024 0 Comments Rock of ages def leppardThe band takes the song home, and the video makes reference to some of it's earlier symbols.Īpparently, the woman is still playing chess. Where did he get another sword? The first one became a guitar through the power of phallic imagery! So the band turned out to be the good guys after all! They continue playing. Voila! The woman is freed! Turns out it only took pulling a sword from a stone, turning the sword into a guitar, and then using the power of ROCK to free her. The guitarist then uses this new guitar to shred the song's solo and. Now remember the woman from earlier? Turns out the band was working on that. Also the sword is a metaphor for his penis. The strong, cold lighting to either side of the singer evokes a sense of power, while the woman back-lit with green promotes a sense of mystery, keeping well within the theme of the video. Jesus, dude, your sword is literally 12 feet long now. The sword is about the length of the lead singer's height, so roughly 6 feet long. Note the length of the sword in the first shot. Until the 2 minute mark, and suddenly there's a sword. The music video continues fairly normally with the band just playing their song in front of a helpless woman. Do you want her to be tied up? Are you the bad guys here? So many questions! Jesus Def Leopard, the girl is right in front of you, and you're just playing your song. Smashing a wine goblet, more deep symbolism! Where are you taking us Def Leopard? What secrets will you reveal? We revisit our dramatic zoom-ins on both the woman and the owl. How did she go from playing chess to being tied to the tree? Was that the price for losing? I'm sure we'll find out soon.Īh, she's thinking of the singer, so we have a connection established now! Is the story coming together? Next, as I'm sure you all noticed, the woman tied to the tree. ![]() Surely all of this symbolism is important to the story being told. ![]() Next, we see what appears to be a chess match between a woman and one of the robed figures from earlier.Ĭhess usually symbolizes manipulation of people, as if the character playing is playing the people themselves in a game. This zoom in generates interesting questions, such as "why is there an owl?" and "what is the purpose of that owl?" This indicates we should keep an eye on this owl. Typically in cinematography you use zooms to draw attention to a specific thing in the shot. Next, note is the dramatic zoom in on the owl.
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