Comments | vid_commentary: Tear You apart by <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/bradcpu">bradcpu</a></strong>, commentary by <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/bop_radar">bop

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Tear You apart by bradcpu, commentary by bop_radar

Jul 29, 2009 20:16

Title: Tear You Apart
Vidder: bradcpu
Fandom: Firefly
Link: http://bradcpu.livejournal.com/62250.html
Commentary By: bop_radar
Warnings: (as per the vid itself) Violent and disturbing imagery, including images that could imply rape; explicit lyrics
Note: Spoilery for the vid which involves a reveal--if you ( Read more... )

vid commentary, [author] bop radar, [vidder] bradcpu

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counteragent July 30 2009, 13:22:21 UTC

fantastic commentary! I have to admit that this vid went way over my head when I first saw it. I reacted very viscerally to it, feeling repulsed and fascinated, but I didnt get a lot of the subtlties. Thanks for delving so deep into such a smart and emotive vid.

bop_radar July 30 2009, 13:27:36 UTC

Oh, thanks! :) I was so nervous about it! I really love the vid but a lot of my thoughts and feelings are half-formed about it and I found it harder than expected to put it into words. It is a very visceral vid, I agree.

deej July 30 2009, 13:33:14 UTC

This vid frightened and amazed me when I first saw it and it certainly deserves a commentary! Will have to come back and read it in full later, but I'm really thrilled to see it posted here :D

bop_radar July 30 2009, 21:39:10 UTC

It's such an amazing vid!

bop_radar August 4 2009, 04:31:27 UTC

Adding my comment to bradcpu here (originally made at my journal but reposted here for public discussion ( ... )

bradcpu replied bop_radar August 4 2009, 04:32:28 UTC

Ooh, I am *seriously* digging on your added thoughts. It cuts to the heart of the ideas that spawned the vid in the first place. And you know? I don't think I fully understood them in a conscious way until I saw them written down (by you). I knew that I wanted to express that primal a flow of feelings and that fractured perspective, but never really questioned why the journey went from A to B. Now I understand why A connected to B in my head.

the ones I most delight in resonate on a subconscious level
That's definitely true with me as well. I guess that's part of why we have such a connection in that way. I think the difference is that I have trouble capturing those almost-feelings and examining them the way you can.

I'm glad you see that as an asset and not a handicap. :)

And I wrote: bop_radar August 4 2009, 04:33:12 UTC

It was such an 'aha!' moment for me when I found myself describing that shift in the vid. It had the feeling of 'oh, that was obvious!' but until I put it into words it wasn't--that to me definitely tells me it's working on a subconscious level. It 'feels' right, it has an emotional logic I can connect to ( ... )

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