Video Analysis Essay on The Man by Aloe Blacc's

Introduction

Aloe Blacc's' "The Man" music video's ideas and terms related to the historical figures and events have informed my video analysis. For instance, the video's work refers to the notion of an African American culture during the colonial period of traditional society. The movie depicts leadership traits and the beliefs of people in classifying leaders. As standard as represented on the title of the music video, "The Man" that results in depicting the "Man" as an ordinary and extraordinary leader viewed by his subjects becoming at once familiar and unfamiliar with his leadership styles. As such, this essay seeks to explain the video through a closer examination of Aloe Blacc's notion of a real man (Blacc 1). This paper will analyse of the major themes portrayed in Blac's video.

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The music video is contextualized from the 1960s-1970s historical events, paying homage to styles of leadership that portray the African American culture. The movie portrays civil unrest and the fight for civil rights of the society. It also surfaces critical issues of the colonization and civilization era like discrimination, racial matters, and unity of the people during that period. Aloe Blacc portrays different leadership styles viewed from the diverse leadership personalities chosen to represent people in their struggle to attain their demands. Various leaders portray how society views these leaders differently from their personality traits and leadership prowess. Similarly, Blacc portrays how these leaders view themselves when in such high social ranking as leaders of their people. Their ego and self-exaltation is a significant issue that affects how they see the society that they represent.

With this in mind, the intended purpose is to introduce the plot and the setting of the video. The music video starts with one African-American woman who is seen to pull up "The Man" on her phone. She visualizes the video's play in which Aloe Blacc is seen to be singing his song from the historical street setting characterized by riots and civil unrest. The music movie is also accompanied by an environment context associated with boxing and a jazz concert. Aloe Blacc is seen singing while standing for the better part of the music play of the movie. His words are accompanied by smiles (Blacca 1). For instance, he smiles and sings, "This is my world, and even the worst it has to offer." In his song, Aloe Blacc makes different moves round from within the concert's playground. Other scenes follow, and he is seen to be seated while playing his piano as he sings. As Aloe Blacc sings of the words, "I am the man," a man is seen to box on the air seems to stress on his words as the man. The music finally ends with different personalities all on the play stage and well dressed and are seen to approve of Blacc's terms" I am the man" through head nods' of acceptance of those words.

Additionally, the paper analyzes the production summary of the movie. Aloe Blacc's music video is known to be one of his vocal song that tries to address the social issues of the political period. His song has been widely embraced by over two million viewers in the United States up to December 2014.

An understanding of the themes of the video, plot summary, and a little bit of the production summary helps to analyze the content of the video. The consequences or the setting of the film occurs when a sudden partial dark environment appears, and a woman is seen to hold a smartphone. She is seen to scroll on to her smartphone.

The film uses a three-dimensional animation as it presents itself with such techniques as computer animation, pixelation, time-lapse, and others. For instance, the time-lapse before the start of the play at the scroll of the computer introduces the whole play into action. The scroll of the smartphone to introduce the music play manifests the role of the smartphone to animate people's roles in introducing a given piece of art, in this case, the music play. In another style, the movie starts mysteriously at the scroll of a woman's smartphone. This is a creative process of bringing in a mysterious environment within any piece of art (Delanoy and Hertzmann 15). The movie also depicts a series of illusions from the setting of the play. For instance, the singing of Aloe Blacc amidst riots and people's run prompts the viewer to form some thoughts and opinions in their minds. There is the illusion, therefore, on the mind of the audience of such unexpected happenings. Many other forms of illusions are portrayed as the film continues in its other contextual setting. The film is, therefore, not uncommon from different films in which the producer creates a particular scene to create illusions on the viewer's minds.

This movie preempts viewers to create a picture of the events that accompany Blacc's song to understand more of the music play. Ideally, all the movements designed with the play, with the exception of the singer's movements, are mean to create an illusion from which the viewer is supposed to try and find the answers to these courses of action. Gaining a clear picture on the topic of the music play is equally crucial to understand these illusions (Aswin and Sumaryana 12). For instance, Aloe Blacc's primary concern, to address the social injustices caused by bad leaders. The boxing, screams, and riots are manifested against bad leaders who enforces ruthless and corrupt laws on their subjects.

The different types of men on the movie's scenes depict these leaders of different leadership styles. Such leadership is classified as either bad or good. The moral expectation of the subjects, however, remains to be based on good governance.

It is important to note that the human eye captures the information which is seen and is portrayed as an illusion within the mind (Delanoy and Hertzmann 16). The fact that a myriad of pictures is formed in an individual's mind forms the basis through which the illusion is experienced (Ibrahim, Akib and Hasyim 119). A lot of visuals are portrayed within the music play within a period - for instance, the riots and the screams. The riots manifest the struggle of the represented society in the quest for just and far leadership. Their message of discomfort at specific types of leadership is crucial to be considered by the political class.

The use of visuals represents the perfect concepts of the dangers of leadership malpractices. A selected leader who performs lowly to the expected standards is the result of such riots and demonstrations. The society has the right to be family ruled by their leaders. A leader is, therefore, tasked with the responsibility to understand their subjects. Reconnecting any misconduct is the order of the day for one to be accepted as a leader.

The movie presents other themes that are addressed from the words and the scenes of the play. One such is the theme of the cinematography style of art. The lyrics of Blacc alongside the actions accompanying the scenes explain the notion that brings tremendous or good at something that doesn't mean that one is perfect at it "I believe every lie that I ever told." The movie goes ahead to manifest that one should be sorry when his/her actions go contrary to what is desirable. "Paid for every heart I ever stole." Blacc displays it really means when one assumes the role of leadership. They have to act right and do what is expected of them.

Moreover, the play addresses the masculine ethics of the society, "somewhere I heard that life is a test, I have been through the worst, but I still gave my best. It's a thin line between love and hate (Blaca 1)." The play seeks for protection of other people, especially the women, within the society. Blacc depicts critical issues to do with the confrontation of others, teaching, and guidance "this is my world." In an ideal world, one has to respond to people's issues and learn how to approach conflicting concerns other than dictatorial kind of leadership; I'll be the teacher, you will be the lesson."

Power doesn't bestow one, the right to own everything, 'Go ahead and tell everybody I am the man.' Additionally, Aloe Black manifests the reputation of a leader as a role model as someone that people always look up to. He refers to leaders as "The Man" to pinpoint how leaders should politically position themselves as humble and charismatic other than being dictators (Blacc 1). Though their private struggles are known to be difficult at times, still, it doesn't erase the fact that they have to be humble.

The movies use emotions, imagery, and other camera work like pixelation, and cinematography in order to try and allude to the authentic feelings that leaders are always associated with their role to represent others. It also manifests a self-reflection of leaders themselves of their actions and choices as leaders.

Works Cited

Aswin, Nanda Adystanaya, and I. Komang Sumaryana. "Visual and Verbal Communication in the Rancid's Music Video Clip Entitled 'Time Bomb.'"

Delanoy, Johanna, Adrien Bousseau, and Aaron Hertzmann. "Video Motion Stylization by 2D Rigidification." 2019.

Ibrahim, Ibrahim, Muhaiminah Akib, and Ruslan Hasyim. "The Analysis of Figurative Language in "Endless Love" Song Lyric." Lisan: Jurnal Bahasa dan Linguistik, vol.8, no.2,2019, pp. 119-130.

Aloe Blacca. The Man, Retrieved from, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGy9i8vvCxk