Binary Opposites - Levi Strauss

Levi Strauss believed that the way in which we understand certain words depends, not just on the direct meaning of the word, but more by our understanding of the difference between the word and it’s ‘opposite’. E.g. our understanding of the word ‘villain’ depends on our understanding of the difference between that word and the opposing word ‘hero’.

Binary Opposites are used frequently in films, especially the horror genre, for example good and evil, sane and insane, human and supernatural.

This relates to my music video in that the female is quite delusional and not in touch with reality but this can only be seen when compared to the male character who is completely in touch with reality and is ‘normal’.