Music Video Analysis: Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines

The editing of this video plays a key part in portraying the masculinity of Robin Thicke. There are many shots in the video that show superimposed block writing that spells out "#THICKE" which is the name of the artist, this is significant as the size of the writing connotes strength and machoism inferring that Robin Thicke him self is very powerful and macho. Also the significance of having half naked girls all around him throughout the video shows us that he see's him self as a bit of a sex symbol and that he is considered quite attractive and good looking to females. Also the writing "'#THICKE" also has connotations of the male reproductive organ so again it's him trying to portray a level of masculinity and machoism in front of women.

During the video there is a mid shot of a woman holding a lamb standing next to Pharrell Williams who is dressed as a farmer.
This is of great significance because the lamb represents the woman whos holding it which also represents innocence and since Pharrell is dressed as a farmer this implies that he is going to tend for her and look after her.
In addition the lamb also and important portrayal of the song as the main theme of the song and lyrics is this thought that women are animals and constantly referring to them as being wild animals and in a way the lamb represents that, at first glance a woman holding a lamb is a bit weird but then when you break it down it actually makes quite a lot of sense.

The lyrics of the song also reinforce masculinity. This is shown when the artist constantly labels women as "bitches" and the use of this derogatory term is to imply a sense of power that men have over women as the artist is claiming that these women are "bitches" and not actual human beings.
Also the high key lighting and the smug faces of both Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams suggest that everything goes right when men are around and that half naked women also want to be around these so called "powerful" and "masculine" men.