The All American Rejects – It Ends Tonight

The All American Rejects – It Ends Tonight

 

The video starts very slow with the music and the camera is slowly tracking out from the lead singer sat at a piano. The piano looks very old and worn out suggesting that he is tired and worn out from something but it is unclear what from yet. In the background we can see a lot of used fireworks scattered all over the floor. This is unclear as to why they are there but it links to the piano because they are used and look like they should be discarded but they haven’t because he stays. This could suggest he has been in a bad relationship because he is finding it hard to let go of everything. We see a long shot/establishing shot next because it is showing the audience that he is alone because no one is around him and nothing even like structures can been seen anywhere.

When he is outside the firework shop we see that this is set before the start of the video because it is when he buys all of the fireworks. This has a close – up of him because he is seen to be trapped when there because he is in a tight frame with no one else in it. When he goes in we see two girls at the front counter and they look at each other as if to say look who it is. This again shows he may have been in a relationship with one of them. Probably the one in black because there is a close-up of her. She is wearing black which shows it may have been her fault. The lyrics are great with the video because we see the relationship unfolding and the lyrics say “a wait is lifted” and “darkness turns to light” showing he wanted to get out of the relationship and has now seen the light because it is over.

Once they have the fireworks he leaves and doesn’t even look at the girls so we definitely know it was them that caused him to feel like this.  They then go and set up the whole display and during this moment everyone comes to see the display. The fireworks show the light that he saw and now his light is bringing other people in relationships together and to be happy. This is brilliant and the metaphor is something I could use in my video. I like the idea of using metaphors to make the audience think because it makes the video cleverer.

Everyone starts to light fireworks when they are playing and even the girl from the firework shop comes and sees the light. This shows she has seen the error of her ways and now that she has she wants to get back with him and make things right. She lights a firework and it brightens her face so we see that she has now stepped up and is ready for the future with him. Overall I think the video is brilliant and shows a clear message to the audience and how they all need to see the light. There are many things I can take from this video as inspiration for my video and I believe that my video will be better for seeing this.