Well... I definitely think you covered the various stages of grief, particularly denial and anger. The framing you used was almost cyclical - it felt as if you reached a plateau around the point where Nora and Kevin are having sex, before looping around again, as if repeating all the lessons that they needed to go through again. You don't really let them escape from their pain and anger, do you? And yet you pull in lots and lots of moments where the characters are alone, even when they're in a crowd.
I notice that you included lots of moments where the characters made decisions, for good and bad - there wasn't a single passive moment. That feels very true to the idea that growth can only come through effort rather than being passive, and you don't pull any punches in showing the lengths the characters are driven to - nor do you allow them to carry on pretending that everything's fine. That visual metaphor with the sewer cover right at the start is a great tease for everything that's lurking under the surface.
I'm not surprised that Kevin and Nora are so central to this video, given how much teh show has focussed on their journey as individuals and together, and i like the way you have those who are orbiting around them, but you keep pulling back to them. I like that the closing section of your vid focuses so much on those images that have to be broken or killed before those involved can progress on, and the rawness that's left afterwards, even when that final step is one of necessary growth.
Thank you for watching and commenting Ed! I like the icon you're using by the way :)
I mainly wanted to take a look at three characters arc over the two seasons of the show: Kevin, Nora and Patty. Although I think each other them would deserve a character study of their own. I wish I had time). So since I don't have enough time for that, I had to make it condenced and intertwined. It's not that I don't let them escape from anger and other emotions, it's the show that really portrays that... I think I wasn't tweaking it much in terms of mood... I tried being true to the general theme and mood of The Leftovers. I think mainly Nora and Kevin are the one who can't escape their own anger... push it down until it explodes. And It's not like there are many people they could ask for help, is it? I'm amazed at how the show dares to not pull them apart but instead explores their high desire for connecting and shows their loneliness in togetherness. It's very paradoxical, just like many things about The Leftovers.
The sewer cover shot I like a lot for many reasons, one of them is how it subtly connects two stories of S1 and S2... the viewers don't notice. But what happened at that spot in S1 in NY state... is so connected to Miracle and its repetitive earthquakes, right? It has to be. Plus yeah... it's a visual metaphor for all the demons that come from the underground... from the subconscious for the main characters, as soon as October the 14th hits them.
I love how dark and hopeful at the same time this show is... how it explores the eternal questions of who we are, where we come from and where we go from here... how it also puts family in the center of our attention... and instead of making family ties blow up again and again (like so many other shows pointlessly do)... actually delves into what hurts them and how people strive to find ways to repair them, how it's natural and healthy to do that.
I absolutely adore Kevin's confrontation with Patty... and how human the monster aspect of a human being basically is. The understanding that what makes humans into monsters is being mosters to themselves internally is revolutionary. The Leftovers offers the viewers to see that... those who are ready and willing to read between the lines. That label that Kevin takes off the little girl speaks volumes, just as a visual... That whole dream episode is pure truthfullness and beauty of transformation.
Anyway, I recently started watching Sense8 and while it's cool, it gets nowhere near as close to heart and raw emotions as The Leftovers does. The show is phenomenal on the American tv I believe... it's just a shame that so few people get it...
I notice that you included lots of moments where the characters made decisions, for good and bad - there wasn't a single passive moment. That feels very true to the idea that growth can only come through effort rather than being passive, and you don't pull any punches in showing the lengths the characters are driven to - nor do you allow them to carry on pretending that everything's fine. That visual metaphor with the sewer cover right at the start is a great tease for everything that's lurking under the surface.
I'm not surprised that Kevin and Nora are so central to this video, given how much teh show has focussed on their journey as individuals and together, and i like the way you have those who are orbiting around them, but you keep pulling back to them. I like that the closing section of your vid focuses so much on those images that have to be broken or killed before those involved can progress on, and the rawness that's left afterwards, even when that final step is one of necessary growth.
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I mainly wanted to take a look at three characters arc over the two seasons of the show: Kevin, Nora and Patty. Although I think each other them would deserve a character study of their own. I wish I had time). So since I don't have enough time for that, I had to make it condenced and intertwined. It's not that I don't let them escape from anger and other emotions, it's the show that really portrays that... I think I wasn't tweaking it much in terms of mood... I tried being true to the general theme and mood of The Leftovers. I think mainly Nora and Kevin are the one who can't escape their own anger... push it down until it explodes. And It's not like there are many people they could ask for help, is it? I'm amazed at how the show dares to not pull them apart but instead explores their high desire for connecting and shows their loneliness in togetherness. It's very paradoxical, just like many things about The Leftovers.
The sewer cover shot I like a lot for many reasons, one of them is how it subtly connects two stories of S1 and S2... the viewers don't notice. But what happened at that spot in S1 in NY state... is so connected to Miracle and its repetitive earthquakes, right? It has to be. Plus yeah... it's a visual metaphor for all the demons that come from the underground... from the subconscious for the main characters, as soon as October the 14th hits them.
I love how dark and hopeful at the same time this show is... how it explores the eternal questions of who we are, where we come from and where we go from here... how it also puts family in the center of our attention... and instead of making family ties blow up again and again (like so many other shows pointlessly do)... actually delves into what hurts them and how people strive to find ways to repair them, how it's natural and healthy to do that.
I absolutely adore Kevin's confrontation with Patty... and how human the monster aspect of a human being basically is. The understanding that what makes humans into monsters is being mosters to themselves internally is revolutionary. The Leftovers offers the viewers to see that... those who are ready and willing to read between the lines. That label that Kevin takes off the little girl speaks volumes, just as a visual... That whole dream episode is pure truthfullness and beauty of transformation.
Anyway, I recently started watching Sense8 and while it's cool, it gets nowhere near as close to heart and raw emotions as The Leftovers does. The show is phenomenal on the American tv I believe... it's just a shame that so few people get it...
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