Analysing Judas Priest - Breaking the Law music video

0:00-0:30

The music video opens with  a variety of shots of establishment locations such as banks and police stations. Once the lyrics begin the singer is shown riding in a car with the band. The car is open top showing the freedom they have. The lighting is very moody creating a miserable look.

0:30-1:00

In the next 30 seconds the band enter a bank and begin the chorus line 'Breaking the law' As they play the song the people begin covering their ears and dropping to the floor. One mans glasses smash. This represents the views on rock music at the time as the older generation cannot understand it. The next shot shows them 'robbing' the bank holding their guitars as guns towards the crowd.

1:00-1:30

The shots occasionally cut to a police officer who is inept at solving the situation shown earlier as asleep. They then walk across tables showing their dominance over the establishment and open the safe with their music.

1:30-2:00

The next shot is of the band prying open metal bars and removing their gold record. This suggest the band may feel that they are being held back from success. The lead singer then holds it up towards the camera creating a symbolic gesture towards the audience that nothing can stop them before running to their getaway car as police sirens play.

2:00-2:37

After the escape the shots cut between the car, live clips with inverted color and the police officer who is playing a guitar. However the guitar is an inverted version of the iconic v shape many rock guitarists use suggesting that the older generations will never get it.