Dream

Representation of Dizzee Rascal's Dream

Narrative

The main message from Dizzee Rascal's Dream is to achieve or aspire a dream/goal. The song Dream came from the album 'Showtime'. The music video shows Dizzee eventually aspiring his dreams but he returns to his puppet box at the end so therefore is some atmosphere of loss and defeat.

Representation

There is several binary opposites, such as Dizzee vs. the female / white working class, as the female seems she has all the power. She has Dizzee in a box and asks him to appear and disappear towards the start and end of the music video. Dizzee's box is positioned on her piano and he sings and dances with the fellow puppets as she watches along. As Dizzee returns in his box, the atmosphere of a clown. appears as if he's a puppet and he's a jack in the box. It appears that Dizzee is a jack in a box and is only allowed out for a short period of time to have his spotlight then he fades away in his box again. As she is a white upper class elderly female, we can see she is a very British traditional female. We can see this from her traditional house decorations  for example : floral curtains and a piano. As an audience, we can tell the contrast between Dizzee and the elderly female.
In the music video, there is on-going conflict which a police officer and a black male this represents the modern times that the youths have trouble with the police. The elderly female's facial expressions show that she is disturbed as a toy helicopter appears showing loads of chaos.  

Social power

 Dizzee has no strings but is yet the same size as the puppets, however he is still a box this indicates some sort of restrictions which can suggest some slavery context as the white upper class female directs him.

Intertextuality

As the music video begins, Intertextuality is used linking to the 1960's kids tv show called Muffin Mule, the upper-class white elderly female introduces Dizzee has he appears out of the box she says "he's such a rascal". A rascal is a mischievous or cheeky person, this can link to the word "troublemaker" which can suggest conflict, this can be further deepened through his race and stereotypes of black males causing trouble.
In Dizzee's music video, Golliwog is featured which is a reference to a 1890's puppet. The golliwog was used to represent black males, it indicating that black males are entertainers and are clowns.

 The white elderly female also instructed him to finish his 'performance' as she ends the music video with "Goodbye Dizzee, Goodbye boys and girls"  which links to The Muffin Mule Kids TV show.