Rating 4.5 out of 5.
This is another example of a great promotional music video featuring heavy use of graphics and a simple formula of the band playing in one location with different effects. This film’s main purpose was to promote not only the song “New Divide,” but also the movie “Transformers 2” which features heavy use of the song. There were two versions of this video, one with clips from the film and one with just the band. The one I am reviewing is the one featuring only the band.
The film is set in what appears to be a dark, underground cave. As the band plays and their music gets more intense, the use of graphics flare up to highlight this increase. The film switches between plain shots of the band without any effect and graphically intense shots with orange and blue tints featuring clouding and snow-like effects outlining the band as they play certain parts of the song. The video also features an unnamed female character, possible representing the Mikaela character played by Megan Fox in the movie.
In conclusion, this was yet another example of a great promotional music video. Through the heavy use of graphics to complement a popular rock song, I think this definitely brought a good image to both the song and the video. For this reason, I would give this video a rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Johnny G
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