Music Video Analysis

The song Firework is sung by Katy Perry. In this video, reality is presented as not everyone being perfect, which is definitely far from almost all music videos these days. There is a bald Cancer patient, an overweight teenage girl at a pool party, and even two gay teenage boys. Firework is almost like a complete 180 from music videos that artists such as Ke$ha, Miley Cyrus, or various rap artists make. Although it still seems like everyone can dance in the video, which seems to happen in every music video, although it makes sense, considering if people couldn't dance, it might get a bit painful to watch. The creeds and values in this video are also quite different from most music videos these days. It's showing that no matter who you are, you're still amazing and you need to show people that. I think this video would appeal to many teenagers since Katy Perry is a popular singer targeted at my age group. Also, it may appeal to some adults since it targets topics that are more mature than typical teenage songs these days. Lastly, in my own opinion, this is a good music video. A little cheesy with the firework editing, but overall, it's good. It addresses different topics than other songs, and all in all it delivers a very powerful message when you watch it.