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On AMVs
So anime music videos (the downloading and watching thereof) are one of my more favorite hobbies. The really good ones do a splendid job of pointing out cool things you hadn't noticed about the series, the bad ones are at least a chance to watch the art (which is, honestly, my more favorite part of anime). And they all take you out of narrative and into deeper, primary-process thinking (the level of subconsciousness, emotions and dreams), which is one of my more favorite places to spend time.
But I cannot help noticing that there seems to be an unwritten law that every series commonly vidded has at least one shot which must be in every single vid. Usually because they're really cool, powerful images. Which is fine, but after you've seen them in five thousand amvs, they start to lose something.
Such that I would pay money to see good videos which did not contain the following shots:
That very sakura-ful shot of Muraki raping Hisoka
Heero pushing the self-destruct button
Utena pulling a sword out of Anthy
Van (sp?) spiralling down out of the sky toward Hitomi on wings (omg, wings!)
the kid from FLCL's forehead exploding
Eva 01 punching at Gendo through the glass
Naruto "kissing" Sasuke (I love slash as much as the next rabid fanatic, but no they aren't, they tripped. Deal with it.)
Vash reflected in his own sunglasses
Tomoe's scarf slipping out of Kenshin's hand
Spike falling out the window (special dispensation for the vid to The World's Shortest Song)
Nina splattered against the wall (Ow. Also? Ew.)
Sephiroth! In! FLAMES!
Chihaya with HAIR! (oh, and also wings)
Hideki pulling Chi's skirt down (or, by the magic of sophisticated video-editing, up) as she lands on top of him
Belldandy appearing to protagonist boy in a wave of light
The Naked Credits Shot of Tamahome and Miaka
Gojyo collapsing in Hakkai's arms
Shuichi and Eiri-san falling gently toward the bed... (Huh. I was planning to make this a whole series of people falling gently to the bed, but now I can't think of any. That can't be the only really popular show with clearly implied sex scenes, can it?)
Totoro rising up into the sky on a spinning top (oh, who am I kidding, you can show me that one as often as you like and I'll still get all awed-sniffly)
But I cannot help noticing that there seems to be an unwritten law that every series commonly vidded has at least one shot which must be in every single vid. Usually because they're really cool, powerful images. Which is fine, but after you've seen them in five thousand amvs, they start to lose something.
Such that I would pay money to see good videos which did not contain the following shots:
That very sakura-ful shot of Muraki raping Hisoka
Heero pushing the self-destruct button
Utena pulling a sword out of Anthy
Van (sp?) spiralling down out of the sky toward Hitomi on wings (omg, wings!)
the kid from FLCL's forehead exploding
Eva 01 punching at Gendo through the glass
Naruto "kissing" Sasuke (I love slash as much as the next rabid fanatic, but no they aren't, they tripped. Deal with it.)
Vash reflected in his own sunglasses
Tomoe's scarf slipping out of Kenshin's hand
Spike falling out the window (special dispensation for the vid to The World's Shortest Song)
Nina splattered against the wall (Ow. Also? Ew.)
Sephiroth! In! FLAMES!
Chihaya with HAIR! (oh, and also wings)
Hideki pulling Chi's skirt down (or, by the magic of sophisticated video-editing, up) as she lands on top of him
Belldandy appearing to protagonist boy in a wave of light
The Naked Credits Shot of Tamahome and Miaka
Gojyo collapsing in Hakkai's arms
Shuichi and Eiri-san falling gently toward the bed... (Huh. I was planning to make this a whole series of people falling gently to the bed, but now I can't think of any. That can't be the only really popular show with clearly implied sex scenes, can it?)
Totoro rising up into the sky on a spinning top (oh, who am I kidding, you can show me that one as often as you like and I'll still get all awed-sniffly)
I love teh AMVs buuut....
If you ever find such a video, make sure to post a link please?
Re: I love teh AMVs buuut....
(Also, I have no real excuse, but I just have to pimp StaceS' Positivity, (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=82440) to Alanis Morissette's "One Hand In My Pocket." Which also doesn't have the rape scene, and does neat and original and uplifiting things with the footage, and has a couple of neat Tsusoka moments, though it focuses more on all the characters in general than on them).
Also, your icon is YAY.
Re: I love teh AMVs buuut....
And yes, if there's one thing I enjoy, it's mocking Raito. Thus, that DN icon is probably my most favorite ever. :D