1983

The thing that struck out to me the most in the videos/readings was how the music videos were able to convey the message of being or becoming a non-stereotypical girl in the 1980's. The music videos were able to relate the lifestyles of how the typical girl/woman was supposed to be in the 80's to the rebellious but independent self. I had never heard of Love is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar and at times it was a little confusing, but ultimately it conveys the message that a girl can also do what she wants to do, whether it be for the good or bad. However, both of the videos are persuasive in the fact that they show that girls can be independent and making their own decisions, especially at this time when the videos were released. 

To me the video that had the strongest and most compelling message was Love is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar. This had a greater message because it showed the transformation of a girl who was living with her family to her living on her own trying to figure out how to make it by herself. This music video implies that anyone (especially girls) at this time have the right to make their own decisions and can do whatever they want and desire.

The music video I chose to write about is Kids by MGMT. Without watching the music video you would probably think that it is a very catchy and chill song talking about childhood and growing up. However there are a lot of claims that could be made about the song/music video. One claim is that the babies shown throughout are not able to trust anyone/anything. And another claim that the video is making is that the one person that the baby should be able to trust and have confidence in, the mother, is always being distracted or not paying attention to the baby. Yes, thinking about which of the two music videos have a more compelling message and why definitely makes you think about what is so significant about the music video you are writing.