Hey everyone,
In today's music video I will be analysing a new song called 'Sweet Dream' by Alessia Cara.
At the beginning of the music video she can be seen lying down underneath a bed with the camera coming closer to her in the first few seconds. She explained that at 4:55, 'everyone else is snoring' but she seems to still be awake. She was wearing a black and white jacket, which makes it seem like she's got back from a night out somewhere and hasn't got prepared to go to sleep. She explained that 'there's only so many sheep a girl can count' which explains that she could be suffering from insomnia, or that because she is having so many bad dreams, her eyes won't go to sleep.
Alessia asks 'is it too much to ask for a sweet dream?', and begins to look up at the ceiling which has things dangling from the light above her. She is also lying on a bed which has a rainbow and unicorn duvet, as she may be trying to get herself into a more relaxed mood, rather than sleeping with an ordinary style duvet. The next scene quickly transitions her into a pink room with her hair tied up, and she's hoovering the floor and dancing. There are multiple shots in this scene and it reminds me of a statue coming to life and discovering human objects for the first time. She explains that sometimes her brain bothers her, such as 'that one stupid thing I said' which she may have forgotten about, but her brain can't erase.
The final part of the music video shows Alessia looking out of a picture frame, seeing sheep jump past her window, before transitioning into a white room with her black hair and eye makeup being the main attraction of the scene. She is joined by a goat that seems to be on a lead, further showcasing her inability to fall asleep and then brown sand begins to fall from the ceiling into her hands. Alessia is then seen walking with her mattress along a beach, wearing a red dress and decides that the only way she will be able to have a sweet dream, is by not sleeping in her own house, and begins to float away into the sea.
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