Boss Of Me Analysis

A hot headed mother and an immature father try to do the impossible as they raise four mischievous boys, who challenge the game of life day by day. The Malcolm in the Middle TV sitcom is unordinary from other family orientated television series as each episode corresponds with real world problems the household face but reach solutions in an unorthodox manner. Louis and Hal, the mother and father, are pushed far beyond their limits as they try raising 4 boys, Francis, Reese, Malcolm, and Dewey. Furthermore, Malcolm is the main character as the show is named after him, is the middle child of the 3 brothers whom live at home (Reese is the oldest and Dewey is the youngest). The family encounters unpredictable complications that once they surpass

For this reason, the problems the mother and father face with their kids as well as the wittiness writing style of the punch lines of the puns, charm the attention of a mature audience. Ironically, the show is jam-packed with educated material that go overhead of some viewers, such as the opening which reveal the concepts of the show as well as characteristics of the characters. A rebellious theme song titled Boss of Me kicks of the OP of Malcolm in the Middle as the opening reveals multiple short clips of the family behaving in their zany mannerisms. Ultimately, the opening of the show reflects the madness that Malcolm is in-between because of the madness of his family. The opening of Malcolm in the Middle begins with the theme song titled Boss of Me, can be interpreted as a young adolescent against an authoritative figure and not wanting to abide by the rules of society. The song opens up with “Yes, no, maybe I do not know, can you repeat the question?” as this represents the family because often during the show they say these exact words when asked questions over a numerous amount of

This represents how united the brothers are to one another by how close they are on the sofa, but at the same time it signifies how uncomfortable Malcolm feels around his family because of their actions. From here on, there are several short clips of “longer than life” creatures that appear throughout the opening. These enormous creatures can be interpreted to the viewer as hindrance that Malcolm and his family have to overcome, as well as authoritative figures that try to put an end to Malcolm and his brother’s intentions. After showing the brothers in unison on the couch, the first appearance of a larger than life creature appears on screen as three prehistoric young men skirmish against a colossal chelonian. The young men appear to be fighting back the creature represents how the brothers fight back with bureaucratic figures in their life that they do not apprehend. Next, an anime character named Shiogami from the show Nazca appears to be standing in a downpour of rain with a malevolent