Intertextuality
Possibly inspired by the cinematography of the french sci-fi film La Jetee:
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| Arcade Fire - Afterlife |
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| Chris Marker - La Jetee |
Three characters - two sons and a father dealing with the death? of the mother.
Father is seemingly rather poor given his job of passing out flowers on the street.
We see the different dreams of all of the males.
Cinematography
Some scenes are in black and white some are not. Those in black and white likely show the past with the mother present. It would appear as though the father is visiting her in a dream as we see him fall asleep. In contrast to the dark low key lit dream, the memories of his wife are high key.
The colours are muted in the first minute and a half - they don't have much impact. Its as if they don't have much life. Dull.
The colours are muted in the first minute and a half - they don't have much impact. Its as if they don't have much life. Dull.
We're unable to see the mothers whole face - loss of identity - she has being a memory
Illustration
it was just a glymps of you like looking through a window
Amplification
As the music starts to fade at the end of the song, so does the light coming through the windows of the basement.
The camera slowly pulls back revealing more of their home as the music starts to play.
The man literally goes towards "the light" - towards the afterlife
Costume:
Oldest child wears a red hoodie - at risk of danger? Susceptible to danger?
The boy bangs on the glass of the washing machine as the drum beats occur
The music is preluded by one and a half minutes of narrative which shows the father at work and at home having a quite meal with his two sons. It is clear that their seems to be something wrong due to the tension of their conversation. A fourth chair at the table is empty suggesting that perhaps their mother is not present.
Edits occasionally occur during a change in the song - for example if a new line, verse or instrumental portion is introduced - keeps the video snapy and insync as it were with the visuals - the visuals feel more to the pace of the music.
Illustration
it was just a glymps of you like looking through a window
Amplification
As the music starts to fade at the end of the song, so does the light coming through the windows of the basement.
The camera slowly pulls back revealing more of their home as the music starts to play.
The man literally goes towards "the light" - towards the afterlife
Costume:
Oldest child wears a red hoodie - at risk of danger? Susceptible to danger?
The boy bangs on the glass of the washing machine as the drum beats occur
The music is preluded by one and a half minutes of narrative which shows the father at work and at home having a quite meal with his two sons. It is clear that their seems to be something wrong due to the tension of their conversation. A fourth chair at the table is empty suggesting that perhaps their mother is not present.
Edits occasionally occur during a change in the song - for example if a new line, verse or instrumental portion is introduced - keeps the video snapy and insync as it were with the visuals - the visuals feel more to the pace of the music.
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