Disc SHINee 'View' MV analysis

[Sarah-dk]

 

the paparazzi shots at the beginning and the kidnapping scene are both in black and white while the rest on the mv is in color. I don't think that's a coincidence. I think what they're trying to tell us is that's what the paparazzi (and therefore the public) think happened: SHINee were abducted and they're in danger.

 

 

 

meanwhile, in color, you see the girl putting on the mask in front of Minho. This scene is shown before the kidnapping scene. 

 

basically, I think SHINee were in on it, but I doubt they knew the girls beforehand. maybe they were desperate, they wanted an escape. 

 

 

after they're "kidnapped", they change out of their stage outfits into more comfortable clothes. 

 

 

When they go into a store to buy beer, they see themselves on the tv (in the same stage clothes from earlier) and they run out before anyone there recognizes them. basically, they don't want to be found. 

 

 

another example is when someone tries to take a picture of them and jonghyun stops them

 

 

and another when they run away when they see someone in a car watching them

 

 

 

Onew finds lots of SHINee posters in the girls' hideout and finds out that they're fans -or maybe just confirms it. They probably just wanted to give SHINee a break from their schedules to have fun. One of the girls tries to make a move on him but he rejects her. SHINee are not an image fans build in their head; they're their own people with their own feelings. not a thing to fantasize over and Onew makes that distance clear.

 

[Sarah-dk]

and then they show us lots of shots of SHINee having fun with the girls. a much needed break from the idol life. 

 

 

later, in a bar, some guy grabs one of the girls and minho stops him but he gets hit with a bottle trying to protect her. The girl takes minho to the bathroom to take care of him and then she leans in to kiss him. This scene is interesting because ,unlike with onew, it isn't clear if minho rejected this girl or not.

 

I also like the difference between the scenes: a fan literally jumping her idol in a room full of his posters vs a girl who tries to kiss a guy after he saved her. maybe he rejects her, maybe he doesn't, but I like that they don't tell us.

 

 

in the dance parts of the mv they're still wearing casual clothes and they're not in a set (actually in some cuts you can see the girls are sitting in front of them, so they're performing for them- the fans)

 

 

they finish performing in the bar they broke into and they look happy, no glitz and glam and a tiny audience but they love it and this experience helps them rediscover that joy; under all the celebrity bullshit, they do love what they do.

 

 

then you hear the police sirens! party's over; they found them. time to get back to reality.

 

 

 

similar theories to read:

http://keyppalocket.tumblr.com/post/119342285308/a-shawol-commented-on-yt-her-interpretation-of-the

http://mrowmraw.tumblr.com/post/119349924140/here-are-my-thoughts-on-the-mv-like-someone-else

[sluttyjamaican]

[ruppi]

I think this is the best theory I read yet

 

thanks for that ,makes me appreciate the MV even more than I already do *_*

[Thigh-high feminist]

Great job, Sarah!

[kay]

oh, i thought it was all just about enabling saesangs and "romanticizing" stockholm syndrome 

[ღChoco]

I like this theory and all others like it

People be reaching too much with the kidnapping 

[Mesuzu]

More legit than kidnapping theories 

[Sarah-dk]

I think this is the best theory I read yet

 

thanks for that ,makes me appreciate the MV even more than I already do *_*

 

 

Great job, Sarah!

 

thanks guys 

 

oh, i thought it was all just about enabling saesangs and "romanticizing" stockholm syndrome 

 

lmfao hope I'm not wrong then 

[sofi]

I love how the abducting scene is so ambiguous.

I think it's also worth pointing out that, always in colour, the girl speaks with Minho, so it seems like they mutually agree to escape,

 

 

but SHINee are still cautious at first and there are some small details that let you perceive danger, like Key's cut here.

 

 

 

I also love how you can feel SHINee's urge for freedom rising collectively with the song, and when the chours comes, they're finally free jumping and running around.

 

Yet when the second verse comes, the situation gets tense again, with the girl trying to seduce Onew in front of the wall (I agree with your analysis of the scene), but then the chours comes again and they're seen playing around happily.

 

I love this parallel in both the lyrics/MV/sound, the verses hide something, a subtle danger (just like in the lyrics there are some sensual implications), while the chours is positive and cheerful.

[Sarah-dk]

I love how the abducting scene is so ambiguous.

I think it's also worth pointing out that, always in colour, the girl speaks with Minho, so it seems like they mutually agree to escape,

 

 

but SHINee are still cautious at first and there are some small details that let you perceive danger, like Key's cut here.

 

 

 

I also love how you can feel SHINee's urge for freedom rising collectively with the song, and when the chours comes, they're finally free jumping and running around.

 

Yet when the second verse comes, the situation gets tense again, with the girl trying to seduce Onew in front of the wall (I agree with your analysis of the scene), but then the chours comes again and they're seen playing around happily.

 

I love this parallel in both the lyrics/MV/sound, the verses hide something, a subtle danger (just like in the lyrics there are some sensual implications), while the chours is positive and cheerful.

 

oh I didn't pay much attention to chorus vs verses scene dynamics, that's really interesting     and thanks for screen-capping the talking scene! I didn't find any gifs of it lmao

[Fi.N]

I like this theory and all others like it

People be reaching too much with the kidnapping 

 

I mean, they got chloroformed--I'm not sure how much reaching that takes.

[charlizy]

this is the best analysis i've read so far!

[kay]

I mean, they got chloroformed--I'm not sure how much reaching that takes.

 

they are clearly in control for the entirety of the MV after that point. And even in the beginning it seems clear that Minho is in on it. this isn't "shinee get kidnapped, fall for their captors, get brainwashed and go along for the ride," it isn't even "shinee get kidnapped and its ok because they end up having fun because fangirls know whats best for them." Its CLEARLY, "shinee are stuck in the celebrity lifestyle because of outside forces (i.e. fans and general public), WANT to break away from it, yet are still in need of outside forces to kickstart their jump to freedom/relaxation. Yet when it is kickstarted, shinee remain in control throughout and are the ones who call the shots about what happens to them. they don't blindly follow the girls, they don't seem to be controlled by them, and they set limits with them. 

 

I really just don't get why people can't see the danger in judging a book by its cover and not thinking more deeply about what the intended message is. Intent should matter more than actions/words. 

[starryknight]

I love how the abducting scene is so ambiguous.

I think it's also worth pointing out that, always in colour, the girl speaks with Minho, so it seems like they mutually agree to escape,

 

 

 

but SHINee are still cautious at first and there are some small details that let you perceive danger, like Key's cut here.

 

 

 

I also love how you can feel SHINee's urge for freedom rising collectively with the song, and when the chours comes, they're finally free jumping and running around.

 

Yet when the second verse comes, the situation gets tense again, with the girl trying to seduce Onew in front of the wall (I agree with your analysis of the scene), but then the chours comes again and they're seen playing around happily.

 

I love this parallel in both the lyrics/MV/sound, the verses hide something, a subtle danger (just like in the lyrics there are some sensual implications), while the chours is positive and cheerful.

 

I take it as the decision to follow the girl being a spontaneous one on the group's part. The girl somehow manages to reach SHINee's car allowing her to give them the offer of fun and freedom and boys take it cuz they really wanna blow some steam badly. There is little though on the sensibility of their decision until after they are far from their handler's reach and in a position where backing out would be difficult.

 

I'm truly enjoying the concept & theme for this comeback which is bright but clearly laced with dark undertones (the complete opposite of EVBD now that I think about it...Imagery was dark but under that was a fairly positive & uplifting theme if we go by EVBD's lyrics)

[fed]

I agree with both your interpretation and also the things sofi added, those were my thoughts too.

I'm really digging the concept in general, both the mv and the song have a somewhat bright and dark tone at the same time and everything looks well thought about it.

It's a fun song but it gets you tense at some parts and then it relaxes again just like the mv, i'm in love with all of this

Also i hope we're gonna get a dance version of it or a dance practice at least cause the choreo is just awesome from the bits I could see, i love their dances in general but i'm all for smooth groovy dances like this over their latest tony testa choreos.

[Mesuzu]

I mean, they got chloroformed--I'm not sure how much reaching that takes.

 

 

Notice that right after the chloroforme scene, SHINee get out from the car peacefully not forcefully. 

The girls keep looking at them with worry and uncertainty not aggressively. They're not threatening them with anything. SHINee look worried and stiff but still walk willingly. Until then they warm up to each others.

 

So if this analysis is true then they are faking being chloroformed and it could be just a tissue on the mouth for an act.

[awulos]

This analysis is basically everything I was thinking in my head but couldn't express in words. I was very confused by people thinking it was a real kidnapping 

two very strong clues to me that it isn't a kidnapping are:

1. The girl puts on her mask in front of Minho

2. Onew rejects the girl who trys to pull the move on him

 

 

they are clearly in control for the entirety of the MV after that point. And even in the beginning it seems clear that Minho is in on it. this isn't "shinee get kidnapped, fall for their captors, get brainwashed and go along for the ride," it isn't even "shinee get kidnapped and its ok because they end up having fun because fangirls know whats best for them." Its CLEARLY, "shinee are stuck in the celebrity lifestyle because of outside forces (i.e. fans and general public), WANT to break away from it, yet are still in need of outside forces to kickstart their jump to freedom/relaxation. Yet when it is kickstarted, shinee remain in control throughout and are the ones who call the shots about what happens to them. they don't blindly follow the girls, they don't seem to be controlled by them, and they set limits with them. 

 

I really just don't get why people can't see the danger in judging a book by its cover and not thinking more deeply about what the intended message is. Intent should matter more than actions/words. 

I so agree with you

 

I hope more people see this thread

[Aulili]

Thank you, OP !

 

You actually managed to put all my thoughts into words, way more eloquently than I would have been able to.

I was clear to me from the first viewing that SHINee was not forced to go with them and that Minho and the girl had reached a sort of agreement over what was going to happen. It was really obvious to me!

I'm still curious about the cut on Key's forehead. Maybe he wasn't informed and tried to fight the girls off? Or he just wasn't paying attention and got scratched by a hanging tree limb in the forest? ^-^

The thing is, we'll never know. The boys like to watch us guess and search hidden meanings in whatever they give us...

[yeobokey]

 and they set limits with them. 

 

 

 

exactly, they set a limit, onew shows it perfectly well

[h0neanias]

I really just don't get why people can't see the danger in judging a book by its cover and not thinking more deeply about what the intended message is. Intent should matter more than actions/words. 

 

Actually, what bothers me even more is that strange need to treat entertainment as textbooks, often with single-mindedly political undertones. I find it abhorrent. I find it inherently anti-art, actually. As if a narrative piece were seeking to replace reality, instead of offering one of its enhancements among many.

[kay]

Actually, what bothers me even more is that strange need to treat entertainment as textbooks, often with single-mindedly political understones. I find it abhorrent. I find it inherently anti-art, actually. As if a narrative piece were seeking to replace reality, instead of offering one of its enhancements among many.

 

yesss    Sofi literally said something along these same lines a couple of hours ago. I COMPLETELY agree that entertainment should not be looked to or expected to be some kind of educator on morals/politics. But nevertheless, people should be less shallow in their analysis, especially when they are searching for some kind of hidden message. 

[h0neanias]

yesss    Sofi literally said something along these same lines a couple of hours ago. I COMPLETELY agree that entertainment should not be looked to or expected to be some kind of educator on morals/politics. But nevertheless, people should be less shallow in their analysis, especially when they are searching for some kind of hidden message. 

 

I don't want to put too much emphasis on this, but I find it especially common in the U.S. Europeans or the Japanese seem less willing to abdicate their sense of reality and/or moral agency as viewers. Or is it fear that such abdication happens? Is it connected to the role of religion in American public life? It is almost as if people were afraid they'll lose their soul -- there is a long history of Christian boycotts and protests, after all. I don't know, really. It's been bothering me for a while and it got rekindled with the reaction to Mad Max 4.

[kay]

I don't want to put too much emphasis on this, but I find it especially common in the U.S. Europeans or the Japanese seem less willing to abdicate their sense of reality and/or moral agency as viewers. Or is it fear that such abdication happens? Is it connected to the role of religion in American public life? It is almost as if people were afraid they'll lose their soul -- there is a long history of Christian boycotts and protests, after all. I don't know, really. It's been bothering me for a while and it got rekindled with the reaction to Mad Max 4.

 

I can't really comment on whether its more/less common in the U.S., but I would not be surprised if it was more common here. Maybe this is the bitch in me coming out, but the U.S. public seems very much used to and comfortable with picking up cues on what is or is not morally acceptable from media. In extreme ways. I like to refer to people in the U.S. as sheep who know they are sheep and would like to continue being sheep lol. Combined with the fact that everyone is pushing to be more politically correct, you get situations where everything is analyzed for potentially damaging consequences and then torn apart b/c people might be negatively influenced. Don't get me wrong, I understand the urge to want others to be politically and morally aware. However, the paranoia about it, as if people can't possibly be expected to think for themselves and come to their own conclusions is just as damaging as the messages being spread in the first place. Its hilarious to me because the US is supposed to be all about freedom of speech and all that comes with that, but apparently you are only free to speak as long as you dont cross any lines. It would be ideal if people were allowed to do/say as they wished (in the extreme libertarian sense) and other people were expected to have their own moral compass. But alas, that will never happen in a country that is so convinced of their superiority and see no reason to change.   

 

Ah yes, its also funny that people here are like this given the extreme emphasis on individuality. I guess you're only allowed to be an individual within the sphere of normalcy 

[ichigopiece]

This is the best analysis I've read yet. It basically answers all the questions any shawol or non-fan might have after watching the MV. This needs to be spread around more.