BSG Vid: About Today (Bill Adama and his family)

[beccatoria]

Title: About Today
Video: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Audio: About Today - The National
Spoilers: Through 4x11 Sometimes a Great Notion.
Summary: "Nobody's going anywhere." Except they are, and they do, and Bill Adama either doesn't or won't understand how to make it stop. (Kara, Lee, Laura, Saul.)
Editor's Notes: With thanks to chaila43 and grrl_unscripted for the beta and the wonderful pro- and anti-Adama perspectives.

I don't usually do this; usually I want the vid to stand alone, and if it can't, that's my failing. In this instance, since everyone and their dog and their mum knows that I strongly dislike Bill Adama and his stupid face, and now I'm suddenly popping up with a vid about him, I ought to do some amount of explanation.

This vid did not change my opinion of him one bit. But I'm not actually setting out to change your opinion of him one bit either.

If this vid rails against anything, it's not against the people who like Adama, it's against the image of a flawless, heroic Adama, that I too often feel the show and perhaps some sections of fandom, succumb to.

To say that this is "just the facts, ma'am," would be arrogant in the extreme. I don't presume to be unobjective in this. But what I am at least trying to do here is take a step back from my own anger toward him, and present him in the most unbiased way I can.

I see this man, inflexible, passive, watching as all the people he loves get hurt again and again and again, unwilling or unable to really understand why or how to help - I see him and I want to smack him in the mouth.

Some of you may see him and feel sympathy. Some might see him and feel indifference. And that's okay. I'm trying, with this vid, to make a statement about who I think he is, not how I think people should feel about him.

At least, I hope. And I hope you enjoy the video too.

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Comments

[asta77.livejournal.com]

I have only watched it once since I'm at work and while I'm on my lunch hour and can pretty much do whatever I please, I kept having people walk behind me and distracting me. :/

I full well know your Adama seething hatred dislike and you know I share your opinion. But I really didn't get a bias here. Yes, this doesn't paint him in a heroic light, but I didn't feel it made him look bad either. As you said, this is who Adama is, Mr. I'm So Wrapped Up In Me and My Angst, I Can't or Won't Take the Time to See Yours.

Somewhat selfishly, I love how good you are getting at the quick cuts. That vid idea I hinted at in an earlier post has a section where I envision rapid cuts. But I only have about half, if that, of the idea formed right now.

Oh, and one of my favorite moments in this vid is the shot of Laura from 'Resurrection Ship' where she kind of bangs her head against the back of her chair out of frustration. :)

[beccatoria.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it, and also glad that I actually managed to come across in some way as objective.

I really appreciate the positive feedback and your description: Mr. I'm So Wrapped Up In Me and My Angst, I Can't or Won't Take the Time to See Yours - is lolariously perfect!

I also like the shot of Laura letting her head drop in exhaustion.

I also look forward to hearing more about your vid idea when you're ready to tell me! *excited*