Vid: Mad World (CoE) by Lourdes228/MusicDoll28
Title: Children of Earth: Mad World (YouTube link)
Vidder: lourdes228 - MusicDoll28 at YouTube
Song/Artist: Mad World, by Gary Jules
Rating: Standard
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Jack/Ianto, CoE cast
Spoilers: CoE -- almost all of the clips are from CoE.
Why you should watch this vid:
This is a beautiful CoE vid. lourdes228 has chosen her clips very well to the perfect song for CoE, giving us a mixture of sadness and regret. I loved the movement between the sections, and the use of everyone from CoE; the sense of non-comprehension, of the inexorable push towards the tragedy of the ending. The use of clips like Frobisher entering his children’s bedroom; Ianto’s death; the children as they stop, as they are packed onto busses, as people who should care about them don’t made me ache in a completely cathartic and totally impressed way. The world in CoE is a mad world, and the gentleness of the song combined with the still-present rawness of the clips makes for a beautiful fanvid, and a great tribute to the third season of the show. It encompasses so many characters very elegantly and draws parallels between characters without seeming heavy-handed. The ending felt right, very right; after this compressed look at the hurried days of CoE, why wouldn’t anyone want to escape?
I won’t lie; if you were affected by the deaths of Ianto and Steven, the cruelty of the use of the children or by the bleak outlook of CoE, this vid will hit you in the heart and make you a bit teary. I’m still drying my eyes. But it’s worth it.
Vidders appreciate your comments! Feel free to let them know if you liked their work.
Vidder: lourdes228 - MusicDoll28 at YouTube
Song/Artist: Mad World, by Gary Jules
Rating: Standard
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Jack, Gwen, Ianto, Jack/Ianto, CoE cast
Spoilers: CoE -- almost all of the clips are from CoE.
Why you should watch this vid:
This is a beautiful CoE vid. lourdes228 has chosen her clips very well to the perfect song for CoE, giving us a mixture of sadness and regret. I loved the movement between the sections, and the use of everyone from CoE; the sense of non-comprehension, of the inexorable push towards the tragedy of the ending. The use of clips like Frobisher entering his children’s bedroom; Ianto’s death; the children as they stop, as they are packed onto busses, as people who should care about them don’t made me ache in a completely cathartic and totally impressed way. The world in CoE is a mad world, and the gentleness of the song combined with the still-present rawness of the clips makes for a beautiful fanvid, and a great tribute to the third season of the show. It encompasses so many characters very elegantly and draws parallels between characters without seeming heavy-handed. The ending felt right, very right; after this compressed look at the hurried days of CoE, why wouldn’t anyone want to escape?
I won’t lie; if you were affected by the deaths of Ianto and Steven, the cruelty of the use of the children or by the bleak outlook of CoE, this vid will hit you in the heart and make you a bit teary. I’m still drying my eyes. But it’s worth it.
Vidders appreciate your comments! Feel free to let them know if you liked their work.