This music video relies heavily on dialogue to tell the story of the song and this can be seen as the first minute and a half of the video are of two people talking. The rest of the song is also intererupted by dialouge which helps the story of the couple progress.
Throughout the video, the band are shown, standing on white pillars, playing their instruments. I like the use of lighting (chiaroscuro) to hide the other members of the band whilst the singer is highlighted because he is the only one singing.
The story for the music video is that a young man has left his girlfriend to join the military against his girlfriend's wishes. The journey from man to soldier is shown throughout the video as this is the main narrative.
I like this shot of the protagonist as he and his fellow US Marines are patrolling through some abandoned city. I like the way in which the emotions of the character and the war-torn city are shown as it helps to establish a sense of danger that helps the viewers to connect with his girlfriend as she worries about hius safety.
I like the way that the Marines are ambushed just as the music and drum beat becomes faster and I feel that it suits the pause in singing very well.
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