I thought it might cheer you up after your vidding/computer woes if I left you a few looooooooong overdue comments today. So here I am... in 2010. FAIL!
I think I stalled on this one because it just EXPLODED MY BRAIN with its amazingness. I have been continuously going FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL for two years! I couldn't believe that I was getting a Kiki Cain/Gina vid, much less one so absolutely haunting and gut-wrenching.
The two versions of the song are just perfect for each of them. The Cain section works some visual magic to put you inside her head -- it read to me like her life flashing before her eyes in the moment before Gina shoots her. There's a sense of such sympathy and intimacy (with someone who for many was a villain) that breaks my heart. ILU Admiral Cain!!!
When you transition to Gina the visuals become more rapid and disorderly in ways that suggest cylon consciousness. Everything becomes so epic and tragic in its scope in contrast to the deeply personal simplicity of Cain's section. Explosions! But there's still such a strong sense of Gina's perspective as heroine. My favorite part is of course the sneaky suggestion of sex scenes with Cain! On a meta level, it's a gorgeous commentary on and tribute to the lesbians who had to die.
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Date: 2012-05-18 05:24 pm (UTC)I think I stalled on this one because it just EXPLODED MY BRAIN with its amazingness. I have been continuously going FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL for two years! I couldn't believe that I was getting a Kiki Cain/Gina vid, much less one so absolutely haunting and gut-wrenching.
The two versions of the song are just perfect for each of them. The Cain section works some visual magic to put you inside her head -- it read to me like her life flashing before her eyes in the moment before Gina shoots her. There's a sense of such sympathy and intimacy (with someone who for many was a villain) that breaks my heart. ILU Admiral Cain!!!
When you transition to Gina the visuals become more rapid and disorderly in ways that suggest cylon consciousness. Everything becomes so epic and tragic in its scope in contrast to the deeply personal simplicity of Cain's section. Explosions! But there's still such a strong sense of Gina's perspective as heroine. My favorite part is of course the sneaky suggestion of sex scenes with Cain! On a meta level, it's a gorgeous commentary on and tribute to the lesbians who had to die.