Applying Propps Theory: Music video

Carrie Underwood - Ever, ever after.


This is a music video for the soundtrack for the film, Enchanted. Enchanted was a very typical, generic fairy tale film, therefore the music video needed to be of a similar genre. Just like in the film, the video starts off as a cartoon and then as the character falls into a well, she goes through another 'realm' and becomes real life. The video also has clips from the actual film, this is to entice the audience and gain fans from the film. As Carrie falls through the well, she is now in New York City, the shot then changes to the man who looks as if he is the hero. As Carrie walks past the hero, she bumps into him, this is when he realises he has to get her. Much like a prince does about a princess in a fairy tale. Carrie then stops at a news stand and talks to the owner, just after the hero runs up to the news stand owner and asks which way she went. This represents the 'helper' in the fairy tale. Again, Carrie stops at the flower stall and the flower man gives her a rose, after the hero asks the flower man which way Carrie went, which is again, being the helper. There are again more shots of the hero looking for his 'princess', he is asking people on the street and then he finally sees her. The whole street stops to give an emphasis that this is an important part in the story. The video then switches back to the cartoon where Carrie and her hero are getting married, which is number 31 of the fairy tale functions.