Looking closer

"Dance Dance" by FALLOUT BOY. I really think fallout boy "Dance Dance" is really fun. As a class we can analyze the stereotypes in the video with nerds, jocks, punks, teachers and administration being clueless. My favorite line is in the bathroom when the coach breaks up the discussion with, "allright ladies! break it up. What are you looking at Powder Puff?! Ask students, why? Why did they make this video this way? Why do most videos that look back on high school focus on stereotypes? Is this anything like your experience? Do you think you will look back on high school like this? I don't know that I look back on my high school experience and think of images like the video. If you were do make a video using the same song, what do you do differently? Is there something missing in the video you think would be important to include? Who made this video? Who is the target audience? How are the boys/girls represented? Why do people who are in their late 20's and early 30's look like they are in high school? Who do you relate with? If you were at this dance where are you standing? If this dance happened in our high school, what would be different? I watch this video and think more of scenes from movies. I wonder if images from movies over time replace actual memories that have long since been forgotten?

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