Proffesor Rossi
English 99
12 May 2018
For Better or For Worse Marriage in all its glory sometimes isn't all what it seems to be. When some are happily married there are those who go through problems. Sam Smith is a natural born singer who started recording at the age of fifteen. To this point in time he has created many albums and in the future created hit hit song “I'm not the only one”. He was inspired to write this song because of an earlier relationship he was having with a man that ended (Moore). His music video depicts and unfaithful husband, and a heartbroken wife. This video is about how an unfaithful spouse can harm a marriage, causing pain and destruction. This essay will show us how ethos, pathos and logos can be seen throughout the music video using …show more content…
Sam smith touched the hearts of those who watched his video through their emotions. This feeling constantly goes on throughout the whole music video, and is a strong emotional feeling. Based on the title, the audience can tell how in the video there is one who does harm and is disliked by the viewer. As a viewer who may relate to this person may evoke feelings hidden inside whether of your sexuality. An image of a white home with gated fences which may seem to be the ideal home. The wife seems to wear a white wedding dress symbolizing purity of clean in our society now. every time she is portrayed in the video she has a black background. The colors of her dress and her surroundings tell a lot of this woman, she is showing her with innocence, as she is faithful to her husband only. On the other side, the husband or the cheater is seen with a dark suit for work. His mistress who is seen later on is also seen in dark dress. Both the husband and the mistress have dark colors which signify; guilt, distress and shame. The wife and husband are a happy couple