Analysis of Lady Gaga- "Alejandro"

This is the music video for the song 'Alejandro', by the pop/dance genre artists Lady Gaga. This music video reflects this genre as it includes dancing. However, in general this music video goes against most music video conventions. For example there are no female dancers apart from the artist herself, and the males are all mostly naked. This is unusual because in most music videos it is women that are used a sexual objects, and dancing half naked. Also the female is shown to have some sort of dominance over the males, this is shown through close ups of the artists face, and medium shots of the dancers. Also the music video itself is quite dark and gothic with the mise-en-scene consisting of religious symbols and the low key lighting, this is unusual for a pop/dance music video as they are usually brightly coloured and jolly. Whereas this music video resembles one from a rock/indie genre, with its dark theme and that it challenges conventions.