Arctic Monkeys - Suck it and See

“Suck it and See” incorporates a simplistic illustrative narrative, of a couple that are evidently in love with each other but constantly fight, both verbally and physically. This is connoted by quite intense close up shots of intimate and aggressive moments. These shots help express the fiery relationship. The genre of the video is Alternative/indie rock and stereotypical elements of this genre are exhibited through mise en scene of the video. For example, ‘Rock and Roll’ can usually connote leather, bikers etc, which is the narrative in this video. The protagonist is a biker and his partner in the video is the typical ‘biker’s girlfriend’. Although, in general, videos of this typical genre usually portray an illustrative music video, being that they usually just show a performance with minimal narrative. Although, this video shows no performance of the band itself, and only shows one band member throughout the entire narrative, as the main actor in the video is Matt Helders, the drummer of the band. In terms of editing, the video is regularly switching from close up intimate scenes to wide shots of the biker gang, both on bikes and communal scenes. Although scene switches do not keep to every beat of the song, when they do switch, it is always in time with the song. The lighting is generally quite natural, as the majority of scenes are outside. For the few indoor scenes, the lighting is quite dim, insinuating intimacy. Written by Sam