Adele - Rolling In The Deep Analysis - XL Recordings

Context:
The song "Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by English R&B singer/songwriter Adele. it is the lead single and opening track on her second studio album. the song was written by Adele and Paul Epworth. the singer describes it as a "dark bluesy gospel disco tune." Adele described the song to Spin magazine as "a kiss-off to an unfaithful dude."

Analysis:
There are many characteristics throughout the music video that indicate that the song is a singer/songwriter genre. There is not many colours in the music video, in fact there is very little colour and the colours that are in the video are quite dull. Another charactersitic would be the use of instruments, throughout the music video the audience can see the instruments being played in the video. there is no costume changes and very little dance routines.
The music video seems to be set in the location of an abandoned incomplete house. This could be seen as a metaphor for the emotions Adele was feeling when writing the song, empty and alone. The song is about a man who was unfaithful and shows her sitting in a room alone singing to herself, perhaps letting out her emoitions into the song.

The room Adele is in could possibly be a "scuicide  room" as it is covered in white sheets and platic covers on the furniture along with ropes on the floor. There is also what looks like a projector which could be used to record her last, final messages. This choice of scenery couldve been decided by the producer to show and emphasise what goes through the mind of a person after the ending of an emotional relationship.
There are multiple scenes of broken plates, or plates being thrown at a wall. This could be seen as perhaps the anger and emotionless side coming out after the breakup and this is maybe how Adele might've dealt with the breakup with the unfaithful man. This behaviour also reflects that of many others after a breakup. However, it could also similarly be interpreted as how fragile and vulnerable someone feels after a breakup, further linking the smashing and 'breaking' of the plates to the 'break' up.