Festivid #2 (treat): "4th of July," Independence Day
Title: 4th of July
Fandom: Independence Day
Rating: PG
Music: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann (edited)
Length: 2:11
Summary: "May our children forgive us." Marriage, parenthood, alien attack, and the scarred world left behind.
Contains: Explosions, grief/depression. A bit of static at 1:45.
Dedication: Made as a treat for fan_eunice, for Festivids 2011, and probably not at all what she had in mind. Originally posted here on LJ and here on DW.
A/N: Most depressing vid of a non-depressing movie? I don't know; I couldn't get the idea out of my head of setting ID4 to this song, even if the lyrics don't always apply. I'm glad to have had a chance to give this a try. It's been interesting to see what commenters got out of it - some appreciating the focus on the characters rather than the action, others honing in on the themes of parenthood and what we leave to our children. Others only laughing at it a little. :)
Streaming on Vimeo | Download MP4 (14.5 MB)
Lyrics:
Today's the fourth of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our
Town I just think
What a waste of gunpowder and sky
I'm certain I am alone
In harboring thoughts of our home
It's one of my faults that I
Can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone
I ought to have gotten it
Oh, baby
I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up
And say My God I should have told her
What would it take
But now here I am
And the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her
Yeah she's got the river down which I sold her
Fandom: Independence Day
Rating: PG
Music: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann (edited)
Length: 2:11
Summary: "May our children forgive us." Marriage, parenthood, alien attack, and the scarred world left behind.
Contains: Explosions, grief/depression. A bit of static at 1:45.
Dedication: Made as a treat for fan_eunice, for Festivids 2011, and probably not at all what she had in mind. Originally posted here on LJ and here on DW.
A/N: Most depressing vid of a non-depressing movie? I don't know; I couldn't get the idea out of my head of setting ID4 to this song, even if the lyrics don't always apply. I'm glad to have had a chance to give this a try. It's been interesting to see what commenters got out of it - some appreciating the focus on the characters rather than the action, others honing in on the themes of parenthood and what we leave to our children. Others only laughing at it a little. :)
Streaming on Vimeo | Download MP4 (14.5 MB)
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com
Lyrics:
Today's the fourth of July
Another June has gone by
And when they light up our
Town I just think
What a waste of gunpowder and sky
I'm certain I am alone
In harboring thoughts of our home
It's one of my faults that I
Can't quell my past
I ought to have gotten it gone
I ought to have gotten it
Oh, baby
I wonder if when you are older
Someday
You'll wake up
And say My God I should have told her
What would it take
But now here I am
And the world's gotten colder
And she's got the river down which I sold her
Yeah she's got the river down which I sold her