Video Blog and Response (Perfect by Simple Plan)

I chose the video Perfect by Simple Plan because it has a message in its lyrics that many people can relate to. The song is about not being perfect, but trying everything in your power to make your parents proud of you. The video shows us a glimpse into several kids lives. We have a girl who has pictures all over her walls, dresses in dark clothes, and looks depressed. We have the athlete, scribbling a note, with trophies and hoops surrounding his room. We see an artist, with portraits of artwork, and an immaculately clean room. We see a teenager with fighting parents in the doorway of his rock band poster room. Each character in the video represents the true life story of each artist of the band Simple Plan. Success doesn't always mean you have a perfect life, or that you were always perfect before fame. As the video progresses, we see the kids get angry and start destroying their rooms. What I think is symbolic in this video is that it starts raining after the kids are done throwing things about their room, and there is a slow guitar solo before the rain hits. We then see many different kids, including the artists themselves, standing in the rooms of the kids. The message of this video is amazing, because everyone goes through that pain, no matter how "perfect" your family may be, at one point in your life, you will experience that feeling that nothing you do is ever good enough. This video just shows that its ok not to be perfect, because there are hundreds of kids out there who feel the same way you do. Simple Plan set up a foundation in 2005 dedicated to helping teenagers in need who struggle with the difficulities of every day life. With this video and their foundation, they offer a release to teenagers everywhere.