Reflection on Hybrid Text

Nothing hit me more in this video than the image of the semi-truck hitting the jeep in the middle of an intersection. From multiple experiences, I have know what it is like the feel the crunking and impact of another vehicle hitting your car. I did not die in my encounters like the one in this video, but I have felt the effects of accidents. Many people in this world have either been in an accident or know someone that was in it.

Out of every 4 people that are involved in an accident, at least one dies every hour according to ezinearticles.com. This statistic is alarming, especially since I have been that person more than once, and I lived. There are several ways to prevent car accidents. Seat belts, driving defensively, and driving safely. Negligent driving was the cause of the accident in this video. I have been pulled over for a red light, and I was lucky to not get hit. We are not aware of our surroundings and are busy either thinking of other things, texting on phones, or reaching for things. Negligent driving may mean the little things, but its these things that can result in the worst deaths.

I chose a random picture of two smashed cars because I think people needed to see how bad car accidents can really get. Although this picture is one that is considered not so bad, it still shows the damage car accidents can leave. The damage isn't only to the car. It can be to the driver in injuries and to the families if the accident involves death. In this video, the accident of the boy greatly affects the girl that she is too distracted to drive. Her death would have affected her boyfriend had he been alive. This video just tells us that we need to take care of ourselves, or we may hurt the people around us.

Observation on Hybrid Text

When choosing a music video that actually has a meaning, its hard to find one that visually has some in depth meaning. The video "Someday" by Nickelback is one that I immediately thought of, because unless you pay attention to all the visual things within the video, you won't be able to see the real message.

The video starts in the home of a boy and girl. The boy just sits there as the girl hysterically cries over a newspaper article. She slams it down spilling a glass of milk all over the floor. We see a glimpse of the newspapers title, and it says "man in bridge" and nothing else. The girl then walks through the pile of milk and leaves footprints towards the door, but when the boy walks through, there are no visual footprints where he walked, giving us our first clue that something is wrong.

Our next visual is her getting into her car, and the boy is desperately trying to stop her, but she can't seem to hear him or is paying attention as she drives off down the street, leaving him behind. As he is chasing after the car, we see her glance into her review mirror, and where the boy should be chasing after her, is just the empty street.

The use of a stoplight changing from yellow to red let's us guess that she is running a red light in her car. She is then hit by a semi-truck in the driver's seat. A crowd gathers around the vehicle to see what has happened, but emerging through the crowd, first as a small ball of light, and then into a human is the girl, walking from the accident. She embraces the boy and by looking at their faces, we can see that they are both at peace. At a nearby newspaper stand, we are shown the front page of the newspaper. On it is a picture of the boy and the heading of "Man dies in tragic bridge accident".