Music Video Analysis

Simple Plan's track titled "Untitled" narrates the cause and effects of drunk driving. There are three main locations within the video: the road where the crashed occurred, the victim's parents house and the hospital. The song is very mellow and soft with a depressing sense to it. So the connection of the story and the song was on point, making perfect sense. Drunk driving not only affects other drivers, but whole families in general. In this tale, you see a guy driving around while he is drinking from a bottle. Unfortunately, he looses control and crashes into another car (our victim of the story). The part where the family members are flying all over the place, breaking things, demonstrates that this unfortunate event has a tremendous impact on them as it does her. As far as I know the girl did not make it. So the family just lost a member of the family due to drunk driving. The video has a good sense of suspense and drama. A cool blue tone is used in the collision and road scenes, adding a cold feel to the tragic crash. You also see throughout the video the lead singer of the band singing the lyrics to the song. The way the structure was handled was clever. First, the video begins with firefighters trying to open the girl's car to get her help as soon as possible. We see the drunk guy setting in the middle of the road showing a sense of regret. Then you see people doing ordinary things in a home setting, later we find out they are the victim's family. Then the actual car collision happens and that is when the family members fly everywhere as if they were just hit by a car as-well. Finally, you see the girl reach the hospital. The final scene is of the drunk guy behind bars.