First of the Year (Equinox)

There are few things in this world that I love with the same intensity that I love Skrillex. From the first time I heard a Skrillex song, I was instantly in love with the intense, insane, twisted, unpredictable, unique, beautiful noise. Skrillex's songs have provided me with passion, power, and energy. They have carried me through and helped me out of some of the worst ruts in my life. You might even say that I am his biggest fan. So, of course, the music video I have chosen to analyze is this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cXDgFwE13g&ob=av2e

The video begins with what is clearly a pedophile sitting on a bench and stalking children. The audience is made aware of the fact that this man is a pedophile from the sinister way he twirls a candy in his hand, the stereotypical trench coat, and the perverted stare in his eyes as he watched children play. As the upbeat, almost Jamaican-sounding music begins, a little girl is seen skipping down the road of a secluded alley with the pedophile in pursuit. The adorable innocence of the little girl is complimented by the cute, high-pitched, distorted vocals of the song and is contrasted by the evil of the stalking predator as he continues to follow her down a staircase into a dark, abandoned, underground warehouse. As the upbeat music continues, we see the predator filling a cloth with what is assumed to be chloroform, and we see the little girl standing with a somber look on her face while holding a phone. Just as the pedophile is about to strike, the girl screams into the phone "CALL 911 NOW!!!" synchronizing perfectly with the screaming vocals of the song. The phone then hits the ground with an unusually powerful thud, which sends the predator flying through the air, screaming. The music instantly turns dark and distorted as the girl is revealed to possess some sort of magical dubstep powers, tormenting her would-be molester to the rhythm of the screaming bass. The pedophile appears to be out cold and hallucinating that he is in a room with a number of creepy dolls. As the music returns to its former, less dark tune, you see the pedophile reach for the dolls longingly, symbolizing his perverted desire for children. A pair of dark, demonic hands then grab his face and drag him back to consciousness, where he awakes face down on the floor. He scrambles to find his phone, and screams "CALL 911 NOW!!!" yet again matching up perfectly with the screaming vocals of the song. The music once again plunges into darkness and distortion as plumes of smoke begin to shoot out from around the little girl. The audience then sees a giant, black, dubstep demon-monster rise from the smoke and join the little girl in torturing the pedophile in time with the pounding bass. It is implied at the end of the music video that the pedophile has been killed by the girl and the demon as she finger paints yet another black line on what is unmistakably a wall documenting the number of pedophiles fallen prey to the little girl.