This vid makes me heartachy because you show me the finale I wish we'd gotten, and this vid makes me heartachy because of all the quiet nods to that in the lyrics of the verses. Sam's soul for ransom will always stick with me, as will that incredibly brief but creepy shot of Chief with the wrench, Adama getting executed on the "new day coming", the way we move from Baltar's peaceful goodbye to his crazy cult's empty quarters, backwards in time to his incitement to nihilistic, disillusioned anger and violence, to name a few.
Seeing the happy, green shots of Earth is a complicated emotional experience after watching the rest of the vid; but it leaves me thoughtfully sorrowful. I know that you wanted to make a 4.5 vid and you do succeed on that level, and for those who enjoyed that stretch of the show, I think this probably works fantastically, but I hope it's not out of place to say that I enjoy it on a different level; as a poignant vid that reminds me, surprisingly delicately and eloquently, of the meta-tragedy of the show.
I would talk to you about the moments of editing I found most awesome, but that would end up being, like, the entire freaking vid. Seriously, you + spinny cameras + rap with a hard beat = I would love it forever for the editing alone. <3
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Seeing the happy, green shots of Earth is a complicated emotional experience after watching the rest of the vid; but it leaves me thoughtfully sorrowful. I know that you wanted to make a 4.5 vid and you do succeed on that level, and for those who enjoyed that stretch of the show, I think this probably works fantastically, but I hope it's not out of place to say that I enjoy it on a different level; as a poignant vid that reminds me, surprisingly delicately and eloquently, of the meta-tragedy of the show.
I would talk to you about the moments of editing I found most awesome, but that would end up being, like, the entire freaking vid. Seriously, you + spinny cameras + rap with a hard beat = I would love it forever for the editing alone. <3