Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy.

1) 1 second into the video there is an extreme close up on Chinese stress balls in a gang members hand, which is quite ironic because gang members are mainly considered as dangerous and brutal individuals. 11 seconds into the video there is then an Ariel shot of a Hispanic gang. This could be done to represent different gang cultures in America during the 1990s. The Ariel shot then pans towards a child playing with a toy gun. This may represent violence in the young community of America. The child is also standing on a dirty street which could highlight that the child may live in a rough area. This could all link to the gang culture surrounding him because stereotypically gangs mainly control rough areas. The area is also covered in graffiti which also shows that the area is an rough area. 26 seconds in the camera tracks towards the moving singer as she walks down the street. There are many people standing around which may indicate that they do not have jobs because they are standing around in the middle of the day doing nothing. All the people are wearing clothes from that time swell. for example people are earring baggy khaki trousers and vests. This highlights mis-en-scene in the video. The camera also seems to be carries by one man instead of on a piece of expensive equipment. This could highlight that Massive Attack did not have a large budget for the video. However, that could be the whole style of the video because it is based in the 1980s, so the camera man may have been told to make it seem less professional to make the video more interesting.  Also, at 1 minute and 15 seconds into the video a man with no legs is riding around on a skateboard which does indicate that the man cannot afford to get health insurance. This again highlights how broken the area is.
2) Throughout the video African American men, women and children are presented in the rough area. This may have been done highlight that African American people live in rough areas throughout America. However, this could be done to indicate that even though these people live in a rough area, they do still matter. Considering this is based in the 1980s, there is no racism presented in the video. Many of the African American people are wearing smart clothes like shirts, jeans and proper shoes. This is done to show that even though they live in a rough area they still live good lives. This is great use of Mise-en-scene because the clothes the people are wearing sort of tells a story about these people, making the video more realistic because it shows the real world instead of only showing specific parts if the world. Hispanic Gangs are also presented in the video wearing stereotypical clothing of gang culture from that time. For example they are wearing the black coat with edges on it with a vest underneath with the baggy trousers. This is most likely done to keep the people in the time period for the purpose of the video. This is again a great use of Mise-en-scene because the directors obviously thought  of what the people should be wearing from that time period to kind of create an image for the audience watching. Also, the way the camera quickly pans away from the Hispanic Gang may show that they aren't really important to the video, highlighting that they may not of been that important in that time period. The main protagonist in the video is an African American woman walking don the street. The camera tracks in front of her throughout most of the video which highlights that she is important and a significant person in the video.
3) The main character is an African American women. This could highlight that the artist is trying to show that even in the 1980s when racism and sexist views were still an occurring thing, that she is still as important as any other person. In my eyes, this is incredible. Also, from the fact that the camera is tracking this African American woem throughout the entire video, again shows that she is important.