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Textual Analysis- Please don't leave me by Pink

Performance:
The performance consists of Pink, the artiste dressed as a nurse, but not your typical hospital nurse. it is more of a sexy nurse outfit, which is suppose to appeal to the male gaze.

Lyrics: 
The song is about a couple with a a controlling girlfriend that is abusive towards her boyfriend, pushing him away but not wanting him to actually leave her. ' "I always say how I don't need you, but it's always gonna come right back to this, please don't leave me."

Genre / mise en scene: The song is a Pop rock, dance pop song. whereas the video genre is horror/thriller.

Camerawork:


The camera is often seen following Pink, there is often the use of low angle that makes Pink appear powerful.

Editing:

Often the shots are continuous,especially when they are fighting at the start, they are also quite jumpy and choppy to go with their fast actions. There is a lot of back and forth with the use of continuous to show the set and the scenes.

Intertextuality :
Throughout you see Pink the artiste dressed as a nurse and the man in a bed, she is shown caring for him after he falls down the stairs. However, she becomes oppressive and will not let him leave her. This is similar to the Stephen King's film Misery where Cathy Bates plays a psychotic fan who is obsessed with this Author (James Cann). she becomes controlling and obsessive over him after finding him injured after a car accident. then when she begins to care for him, she eventually won't let him leave and locks him away.
There is also the similarity with the the TV show 'Criminal Minds'. there is an episode where the killer will take its victims and presents them as dolls, similar to what Pink does to her victim by painting his face to represent him as a doll.

Narrative:

 The story follows Pink and her boyfriend having a fight and him leaving her. He is then seeing falling down the stairs. You see Pink taking him under her wing to care him. However,she becomes obsessive him and begins to treat him like her prisoner, not letting him leave her. Then when he goes to try and escape from her, she attacks him with a golf club, preventing him from moving.

Star image/ the brand:

She is represented as controlling and powerful throughout. she is quite an independent character in real life.

Voyeurism: 
 In the video we are watching Pink control and exploit her on screen boyfriend. They are the only two on screen.

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