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beccatoria) wrote2011-08-10 10:16 pm
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Birthday Vid Rec: Boy With a Coin [TSCC]
OMGS YOU GUYS. So, today I turn 28, and feel REALLY, REALLY OLD because I have now been an adult for a decade, but frankly the best part of today was the presents and this vid that
chaila43 made me in TOTAL SECRECY (for real, I feel very naive now but somehow I did not suspect), ranks right up there with the Green Lantern and Flash sneakers I got.
So -
Boy With a Coin by
chaila43
This vid is gorgeous. It's about Ellison and his kids - Savannah and John Henry. His robot son and the girl with the robot mother. His confusion and adaptation and search for guidance and direction. Anyone who knows me and my thoughts on this show knows that I love James Ellison, but usually my expression of this is directed towards how hot like burning he is when he circles Sarah in literal and metaphorical ways. But he's also hella interesting on his own terms and I've always really respected the show for giving him space to have his own storyline independent of Sarah and the Connors, though of course, related and influenced via the web of cause and effect that permeates the show.
A lot of criticism got thrown his way throughout the show's run for not siding more decisively with Sarah or not realising Weaver was a robot, but I always had a different reaction - a real love and appreciation for his calm, quiet, impassive determination to make his own choices, and to make good ones. I'm not saying he always succeeded in that, but I do believe that when he failed it was only because of information he didn't have, not a flaw in his reasoning.
I think that's part of why I love the narrative this vid deals in - Ellison as caretaker, as guide, as someone fully aware of his own responsibilities to these others, and seeking guidance, in turn, from God about the best course of action.
Religious iconography mixes with killer robots. Chess mingles with rubber duckies. Education mingles with war.
The song is insistent and enduring and strange. The visuals are beautiful, the editing is skillfully simple in the way it catches movements and moments and shuffles them together like a series of considerations - like a prayer for guidance.
Really, guys, it's really good, go check it out.
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Boy With a Coin by
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This vid is gorgeous. It's about Ellison and his kids - Savannah and John Henry. His robot son and the girl with the robot mother. His confusion and adaptation and search for guidance and direction. Anyone who knows me and my thoughts on this show knows that I love James Ellison, but usually my expression of this is directed towards how hot like burning he is when he circles Sarah in literal and metaphorical ways. But he's also hella interesting on his own terms and I've always really respected the show for giving him space to have his own storyline independent of Sarah and the Connors, though of course, related and influenced via the web of cause and effect that permeates the show.
A lot of criticism got thrown his way throughout the show's run for not siding more decisively with Sarah or not realising Weaver was a robot, but I always had a different reaction - a real love and appreciation for his calm, quiet, impassive determination to make his own choices, and to make good ones. I'm not saying he always succeeded in that, but I do believe that when he failed it was only because of information he didn't have, not a flaw in his reasoning.
I think that's part of why I love the narrative this vid deals in - Ellison as caretaker, as guide, as someone fully aware of his own responsibilities to these others, and seeking guidance, in turn, from God about the best course of action.
Religious iconography mixes with killer robots. Chess mingles with rubber duckies. Education mingles with war.
The song is insistent and enduring and strange. The visuals are beautiful, the editing is skillfully simple in the way it catches movements and moments and shuffles them together like a series of considerations - like a prayer for guidance.
Really, guys, it's really good, go check it out.
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Total spoilerphobe so steering clear of the Wonder Woman post for now. Managed to track down the v2 issues you recommended though, so I'll start there :D
Aww I love the twisted of Farscape. The crazier they got, the more I clapped my hands like the
sadist fangirl that I am. I'll still check it out once I've finished the show though. More of those characters is never a bad thing.
The thing with the Scott Pilgrim move - well, the feeling that I got - is that they've had to narrow the focus quite a bit, as they have to with only two hours to tell their story, so they've probably made it much more of a Scott story than it was in the books. Not sure if you'd prefer to read the comics first? I really liked the movie though. Funny, and a different way of shooting it for sure.
DAYM. That is damn near X-Men in size. I'll give the last issues a go then! And turn to the internet for further guidance should I need it.
Not at all confusing. I am illuminated, enlightened, and bolstered :D