Formation
Beyoncé’s “Formation” has many interesting and strange aspects that may not be noticed right away. Some strange ideas include how she emphasizes individual work in her lyrics, but shows group work in her music video. The lyrics also convey that you must work to earn everything you get while the music video shows all the luxuries with no work involved. However, both convey a message about equality between gender and race. This is one reason it should be analyzed because it can contradict itself and convey different messages for different people.
In Beyonce’s song, “Formation”, she artistically suggests that a successful American Dream is having the power to obtain and own many luxuries. For example, in the music video, she is hanging …show more content…
In Beyonce’s music video, the viewers are taken on a time travel through New Orleans when it had the largest population of free African Americans. A few scenes that pictured Beyoncé on top of a floating cop car and a little boy dancing in front of riot control cops highlighted the clear difference between white authority and the local blacks. The scenes emphasize that the local blacks just want to live in a world without fear or inequality. However, it must be noted that the time travel pictures many scenes of African Americans in high end clothing and high end places. For example, one scene pictures Beyoncé with five other women sitting in a fancy living room, fanning themselves in glorious dresses. Along with that scene, Beyoncé is pictured dancing in a formal hallway in a velvet red outfit, jewelry on, and her hair is nicely done. These scenes suggest that appearance is important from the outside looking in, again emphasizing that what you own is important in measuring your success as an American. Your luxuries are how others determine your worth and …show more content…
Throughout the music video, Beyonce and the other girls are pictured in very provocative outfits. They are also shaking their butts, boobs, and twerking in many of the dances. Some may think that these details make society look as women from the outside and not value what they aspire to be. However, it must be noted that the outfits imply that the women are comfortable and confident in who they are and they want to show it off. In Beyonce’s lyrcis, she says “I twirl on them” and “slay or be elimated”. These lyrics suggest that it may be a fight, but women need to do whatever they can to have equality right now. If they do not take their opportunity, there will always be a lack of female power. Beyonce also says, “prove to me you got some coordination”. This explains that she has a plan to be in power and wants to be looked up to. The director of “Formation” specifically pictures women in luxurious clothing to spotlight the fight for equality in power
Beyoncé’s “Formation” has many interesting and strange aspects that may not be noticed right away. Some strange ideas include how she emphasizes individual work in her lyrics, but shows group work in her music video. The lyrics also convey that you must work to earn everything you get while the music video shows all the luxuries with no work involved. However, both convey a message about equality between gender and race. This is one reason it should be analyzed because it can contradict itself and convey different messages for different people.
In Beyonce’s song, “Formation”, she artistically suggests that a successful American Dream is having the power to obtain and own many luxuries. For example, in the music video, she is hanging …show more content…
In Beyonce’s music video, the viewers are taken on a time travel through New Orleans when it had the largest population of free African Americans. A few scenes that pictured Beyoncé on top of a floating cop car and a little boy dancing in front of riot control cops highlighted the clear difference between white authority and the local blacks. The scenes emphasize that the local blacks just want to live in a world without fear or inequality. However, it must be noted that the time travel pictures many scenes of African Americans in high end clothing and high end places. For example, one scene pictures Beyoncé with five other women sitting in a fancy living room, fanning themselves in glorious dresses. Along with that scene, Beyoncé is pictured dancing in a formal hallway in a velvet red outfit, jewelry on, and her hair is nicely done. These scenes suggest that appearance is important from the outside looking in, again emphasizing that what you own is important in measuring your success as an American. Your luxuries are how others determine your worth and …show more content…
Throughout the music video, Beyonce and the other girls are pictured in very provocative outfits. They are also shaking their butts, boobs, and twerking in many of the dances. Some may think that these details make society look as women from the outside and not value what they aspire to be. However, it must be noted that the outfits imply that the women are comfortable and confident in who they are and they want to show it off. In Beyonce’s lyrcis, she says “I twirl on them” and “slay or be elimated”. These lyrics suggest that it may be a fight, but women need to do whatever they can to have equality right now. If they do not take their opportunity, there will always be a lack of female power. Beyonce also says, “prove to me you got some coordination”. This explains that she has a plan to be in power and wants to be looked up to. The director of “Formation” specifically pictures women in luxurious clothing to spotlight the fight for equality in power