The use of low pan angles makes Lovato look tall creating the imagery of a Skyscraper; it also has connotations of being strong and powerful and could represent her moving on from her previous relationship or a previous trouble. The song could possibly infer Lovato's suffering with an eating disorder and that she is trying to move on and rise above her troubles.
Lovato wears a white ankle length loose dress, with crucifix earrings, she also has the cross tattooed onto her hands showing that the video could have religious connotations which can relate to the landscape and the black/red cloth that in some parts of the video she is tangled in which could suggest the devil. In my opinion the mise en scene and theme of religion relates to "The Temptation of Christ" a parable in the Bible; where after fasting for 40 days/night the devil appears to Jesus in the Judaean desert where he attempts to tempt Jesus. However this could have be developed in the case of Lovato's song to her ex-boyfriend being the devil and she will not be tempted to come to him and therefore rise above him "like a Skyscraper". "Skyscraper" has connotations of power and strength, because of this it's an appropriate simile as it represents Demi overcoming her past love/relationship.
The text could appeal to the audience which would generally be females aged 14-20 who are going through a break up this is due to the narrative of the piece as well as the ideological beliefs that people will come too from hearing the lyrics " Do you have to, make me feel like there is nothing left of me? as this could represent the argument that led to the break up that people particularly the audience can relate too. I believe the audience is the younger generation because they seem to look for more meaning in songs than the older generation and it always seem that every song "relates to something that is happening in their life."
The mid shot of Lovato stood behind a white square frame on a pole where the glass has been smashed could represent the media and how she is been portrayed with the news/tabloids. The glass is broken, so this could represent her rebelling against what the media is saying about her and showing her fans that the media will not bring her down and she will rise above them "Like a skyscraper."
The mise en scene of the heart in glass holds connotations of being fragile which could be due the break up however the mise en scene also links with the lyrics "Go on and try and tear me down, like I made of glass, Like I'm made of paper... I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper." This could infer that Lovato no longer cares for her previous lover, and that no matter how hard he tries to hurt her and make her feel bad, he can do it because she isn't going to listen to him and she's just going to carry on rising above him and bettering herself.
Moreover the juxtaposed cut of the close up which sees Lovato move her hand towards her heart followed by the close up of the heart in glass adds to the representation of a heart of glass. Universally we believe that after a break up a person can be fragile and this is what I believe the cut/close up represents.
Overall the montage edits have a mixture of fast and slow paces which sometimes reflects the pace of the song for example when Lovato gets passionate over what she's singing about/stronger towards the end the end of the song the cuts are mainly fast.
In conclusion I think Lovato's video of "Skyscraper" could have many connotations it could represent heart break, overcoming her illness or how the media (E.g. newspapers, tabloids, magazines) tries to control her life.
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