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Originally Posted by Connected
I am REALLY surprised that so few people got the point (or plot) of the PV. With Ayu & Midoring, Gomi and Shuya dancing, and the dancers looking depressed backstage stands in stark contrast with the bright and glamorous onstage performance etc. is it still not obvious that this PV is about homosexuality, or more generally, people repressing their true feelings?
Do you need thought bubbles coming out of Ayu's head to understand that the dance with Midoring is a dream sequence?
I guess not many people appreciate subtlety around here...You probably like your "hidden" messages to be as clear as in the "Endless sorrow" or "alterna" PVs.
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I was waiting for someone to get that. To me, it was obvious after the first watch. And as for Ayu's over-acting, I think she is also trying to fit the flamboyant behavior and mannerisms of a popular performer in that day. Over-exaggerated movements, very chirpy but somewhat haughty. It reminds me of the starlettes of many of those old movies. The way she acted backstage was quite different, same for her dancers. I think the setting was appropriate too, considering that in that time, the theater was one of the few refuges for homosexuals. Very sad video. Ayu's own little Brokeback Mountain in a way.
That said tho, I didn't actually LIKE the video. This director sucks. He's got a serious case of ADD, the scenes very rarely synch with the music in an emotionally impacting way and the colors are just...
If the same story was told in a different way, less jerky and glitzy, I would have enjoyed it a whole lot more. Or perhaps even more with a different song. This guy's style wasn't THAT out of place with MW because that songs is musically strange on it's own, with a very jerky pace. This one though required something more even. Am I the only one would could see Ayu spinning in a large dress around a massive bonfire, doing some traditional dance?