Research and Planning - Content analysis. Empire of the sun - We are the people.

When the video starts off and the stablishing shot is looking up at the sun with the sunkissed look it is almost as if it is a religious view and we are looking up at god, or even just a simple daydream. Along with the crosses which could come across as being to do with religion or death. We see the facepainted man and with his hat looks as if he is part of a tribe, yet the paint on his face is the look of a skull which is a symbol of death. Digetic sounds of water make us think that it may be some sort of hallucination and looking at the sand and the light of the heat is making us hear what we would crave if we were there (fluids) as what we see at the time of the sound is an empty cup, which we would want to be full of water.

The overall feel of the video is random, there are no links to the lyrics, creating enigmas. With the deserted location we can tell it is most probably a hot country, the foreign language you hear proves that. We see the two tribal characters dressed in there costumes and appear to be dancing in the desert, their heads are dragging and they are doing some mysterious moves, yet stubbling at the same time. We get the opinion that they are quite mad, yet remain dominant throwing their hands up while singing 'We are the people that rule the world'. Along with locations of the church may suggest this is a part of their religion or would just fit in with the theme of death. The main female charcter in the video is seen more as a object of desire which is pretty to look at. Showinf shot of her dancing, simply just to watch. We see more shots of the sun then switch off to a waterfall, where they have magically appeared as if the are in their own imaginations including what they desire with a suspension of reality.

With this huge gold object we see, it looks as if it would be a symbol to do with the tribe, or an item of worship. We then see the people sitting on some building surrounded by dust, as if they may disappear or are high from it. With their tribal stances next to the water it makes out that they may be convinced they have powers and have been able to get themselves to some water using these. Their customes and make up are very dramatic and artistic with a lot of bold colours to help them stand out and give across their bright lively personalities. Their unique moves show they may be doing a religion type trance or simply perfoming to the camera. Shots of him in front of the sun shows he could be dilusional as he keeps disappearing yet looking up on him intimidates the audience.

Objects such as a fan and umbrella randomly appear, with the fan appearing in the jungle where it would least be needed and the umbrella appearing in the dessert where it would also not be necessary. With the woman situated in between the men suggests she may be an object to 'win'. Prancing through the village with various dances going on gives an impression of a celebration going on or some sort of tribal festival.

It then goes back to shots that were from the beginning, showing the people appearing dead in a hole, we see a man standing over them which shows he may be the suspicious murderer, or overall it could have been their hullicinations and none of it could happened and they may have just died in the desert deprived of food and water.

The narrative is very complex and hard to understand, as there could be many interpretations of the video. It also isnt linear as it goes back to the beginning at the very end which could suggest it goes on over and over again and the before events of the beginning may be in the middle. The video is very surreal and with the events that occur in it and the twist of time make it less believable and more of a illusion.

The shots are very edited to the beat and all the close ups show it is very intense.