Beyonce Music Videos
Pretty Hurts - Beyonce Style of video: Throughout the music video of Pretty Hurts by Beyonce, it includes a storytelling narrative which is based on the artist's performance. It touches up on serious issues and topics such as how society views women and how they should act and look; weight, makeup, plastic surgery and more. Star Persona: Beyonce being the main star image of this video, she takes the lead with reasoning being that she wants to express her thoughts and opinions through the narrative of the video making her and the audience have a more personal connection as she is addressing something that she is passionate about. What we see in media nowadays is society labelling women as sex sells or sex symbols which makes it clear in this music video due to Beyonce showing skin for the majority part and the whole purpose being how everyone looks down and asserts their dominance on young females through things such as beauty pageants without realising it. Themes and Issues/Repr