New vid! Storm Warnings (Apocalypto)

[bironic]

This came out of nowhere while brainstorming for Festivids. A beautiful (if violent) movie, a beautiful (if haunting) song. I hope you'll give this a try even if you don't know the source. Heck, if only people who knew the movie watched it, it would probably have an audience of about six.

Title: Storm Warnings
Source: Apocalypto
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Comments

[nightdog_barks]

Heh, I'd be one of those six people! *g* Or maybe 5 1/2? I've seen most of Apocalypto twice -- both times I somehow came in about 20 or so minutes into the movie (it was on HBO or Starz or some other movie channel). I liked it, though, and I like this vid. And I agree about the song and Take Shelter, although one might also be able to use Case's This Tornado Loves You or Middle Cyclone.

[bironic]

Hey hi! Glad you liked it.

The titles of those songs work but the lyrics and/or tone don't, iirc from the same brainstorming session. That's okay -- maybe someone will vid it (to something) for festivids.

[deelaundry]

While you didn't make this vid specifically for me, I really appreciated the way you crafted it to focus on intensity rather than gore. I don't think I could manage seeing the whole film, but this vid covered a very compelling psychological journey for the main character.

[oschun]

Interesting song choice for the source. I enjoyed it, especially the matching of the lyrics at the end.

[thirdblindmouse]

A lovely vid! I could follow the narrative without having seen the movie, and the irony came across excellently. (I'm confused that I hadn't heard of this film at all. Was its publicity completely eclipsed by Mel Gibson's personal bad press?)

Funny how people keep using the "unexpected eclipse" trope in the least believable contexts. My main association with it is the Tintin album Temple of the Sun (sic) -- I'll never understand why Hergé didn't think that one through.

How do you edit a song to be longer? Whatever you did, it was imperceptible, so good job on that!