Binary opposition in country house
Binary Opposition in Country House by Blur: The most obvious use of binary opposition is shown in the video for Country House as they are either living in the city or the countryside. The first establishing shot we see is a block of flats in the city and the next shot goes to inside a flat where the curtains are abruptly closed. This signifies both isolation and entrapment, suggesting the city is not all it is made out to be. Additionally, the colour of the second and third pictures are very desaturated, again linking in with the idea that the City is not the place to live. The visuals of the video also give great effect on the binary opposition. The symbolic code of the rat is used throughout the video. A rat is shown in a close up at 0.22. This is to represent the exhausting and repetitive lifestyle that the businessman lives. There are three distinctive settings: the working class flat shown through edited medium and long shots, the studio setting with the giant mousetrap style