thoughts on Sweet Season PV

[panda♥]

how did you guys like the PV for Sweet Season?

it's very summery and laid back. WTH is up with the ending? partying a little too hard, Ayu? XD

[love in music]

the ending was so depressing i thought it made it interesting though, it'd be kind of pointless without it.

[kagami]

It fit the song so well. There's something kind of creepy about it and I wasn't at all bored watching it. And the ending. I wasn't expecting that.
I wonder if it will be connected to another PV?

[love in music]

Originally Posted by kagami

It fit the song so well. There's something kind of creepy about it and I wasn't at all bored watching it. And the ending. I wasn't expecting that.
I wonder if it will be connected to another PV?

I don't think it'll be connected to anything, it kind of explains the Sweet Season PV with the ending. it's basically like, ayu is really the drunk/messed up ayu at the end and she's dreaming about the perfect life that she doesn't have.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by identity

I don't think it'll be connected to anything, it kind of explains the Sweet Season PV with the ending. it's basically like, ayu is really the drunk/messed up ayu at the end and she's dreaming about the perfect life that she doesn't have.

I liked ur interpretation^^

IMO it's a visual metaphor saying that ayu's drug party was like a children party on her mind...

Anyway... there's no right interpretation

[love in music]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

I liked ur interpretation^^

IMO it's a visual metaphor saying that ayu's drug party was like a children party on her mind...

Anyway... there's no right interpretation

interesting interpretation~ but i didn't get that from it, since at the end when ayu wakes up she seems disappointed in herself, like "ugh, back to reality". her acting was actually really good this time imo, and usually i think she's a pretty bad actress.

[bluegie]

The pv unfortunately is a bit boring. I wish ayu was the one singing instead of the kids. VR has a story to go on so I dun really mind ayu not singing until she was standing on the oil tank. In SS, there's no story at all except throwing out the concept of what an ideal life should be... Like we're watching 5 mins of her peaceful life with no plot at all. I thought she would sing in the 2nd verse, but it ended up the kids singing.

I have to say tho, she looks really pretty in the pv.. (not the reality ayu. She looked like Britney Spears waking up from the party...)

Originally Posted by identity

her acting was actually really good this time imo, and usually i think she's a pretty bad actress.

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

^ Seems she's improved on more than just her voice.

LOL Yeah I like her acting in this one as well. But is the "reality" in the 60s/70s as well, or she's already in the 00s?

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by identity

interesting interpretation~ but i didn't get that from it, since at the end when ayu wakes up she seems disappointed in herself, like "ugh, back to reality". her acting was actually really good this time imo, and usually i think she's a pretty bad actress.

IMO that could be the expression of someone having a hangover

[Tom Punks]

Originally Posted by identity

her acting was actually really good this time imo, and usually i think she's a pretty bad actress.

I agree with this. It was actually realistic for once. Though, imo, her acting was only really unrealistic for the past few years. It wasn't really all that bad when she started out.

Originally Posted by bluegie

(not the reality ayu. She looked like Britney Spears waking up from the party...)

lol I thought she looked like Britney Spears too, I just didn't want to say it here in case it sounded stupid.

[AngelSenshi]

I was soooo impressed with this video; I really loved the entire thing~!

Despite complaints some people have about the kids singing the lyrics, I really loved that and found it sooo touching! And the ending shot was actually great, it sort of tied things together in a way and brought out more meaning to the PV; I really wasn't expecting that last shot at all but I'm glad it was there.

[Tom Punks]

Yeah, the ending was the only thing I found interesting. The whole PV was really pointless, but it would have been okay if half of it wasn't a bunch of kids singing along (who obviously didn't know the words). Seriously, the second half of the PV is mostly shots of the kids singing in the stupid pool. It was so annoying. :/

I lol'd so hard when the kids at the beginning were like "Hi mom!" And I like the overall coloring of the PV.

Edit: Also, the last third of the PV is just clips recycled from the first 2/3. :| That's just pointless.

[kagami]

I don't think it was pointless at all. In fact, I think it was very pointful XD.
If it obviously didn't have some deeper meaning because of the ending ( or a connection to another PV) I'd agree with you.

[njanjayrp]

Originally Posted by kagami

I don't think it was pointless at all. In fact, I think it was very pointful XD.
If it obviously didn't have some deeper meaning because of the ending ( or a connection to another PV) I'd agree with you.

Exactly. The whole PV is a dream of the girl who wakes up in the end realizing that she is far from what she actually wants. It's quite depressing really.

[kagami]

Yeah, I thought something like that too.
Or that she was dreaming of the family she used to have and they died or something...haha.

[jbrat2219]

I wonder if this will lead into a possible Last Angel PV!!!!!! EXCITING NIGHTS, ONE-NIGHT STANDS. DO IT AYU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!

[kotora]

Originally Posted by jbrat2219

I wonder if this will lead into a possible Last Angel PV!!!!!! EXCITING NIGHTS, ONE-NIGHT STANDS. DO IT AYU PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!

LOL because of the sex lyrics ?

Am I the only person thinking that this PV makes ayu look older beside the ending?

I totally agree with identity idea of this PV.

IMO, Ayu may also notice that she is getting older and she dreams about her perfect life that she cannot have in reality at her age..

I am sure that there are lots of people like her if she comes to US, and she can have such perfect life .. lol (joking)

[freedreamer]

^hmmm probable but...that would be freaky to think about O.O
LOl..so she eloped with the guy and they have a family and then he died..LOL ouch

I was really shocked at the ending. the falling into water really felt like Inception (remmber the Kick?)..i wonder what's with the look at the end. Hmm..i hope its connected because I wanna know if there's a story. O and i wished she sang WITH the children. It kinda took me a while before i realize they were singing Sweet Season.

Could the story reflect showbiz? and Ayu's life? what she yearns and what she has? I think that's a good perspective to explore.

[jbrat2219]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

I was really shocked at the ending. the falling into water really felt like Inception (remmber the Kick?)..i wonder what's with the look at the end. Hmm..i hope its connected because I wanna know if there's a story. O and i wished she sang WITH the children. It kinda took me a while before i realize they were singing Sweet Season.

I love you forever for the Inception reference.

I wish there were more family scenes other than in the pool to get a better idea of a background story. I also hope it is tied into another PV eventually. But the reason I find this PV interesting is because of the message of a "happy family" and in Virgin Road a "happy marriage" (even if they're double trouble! lol) and Last Angel seems to be a song of "regret" and "new love." These are some very strong themes that I don't think Ayu has ever really tied together like this before. These are adult themes and I think Ayu was serious when she said she is finally ready to become an adult. I'm not sure what that could mean for her personal life but I'd love to find out!

[SPEAKERnight.]

[QUOTE=jbrat2219;2502338
These are adult themes and I think Ayu was serious when she said she is finally ready to become an adult.[/QUOTE]

OH MY GOD. Tell me why I read this the lyrics to blossom came in my head?

[ll moments ll]

Originally Posted by freedreamer

I was really shocked at the ending. the falling into water really felt like Inception (remember the Kick?)

LMAO. i agree. i was like, "This is something straight out of Inception."

i wasn't expecting the ending to be like that. it made the PV A LOT more interesting than i expected it to be. and more depressing too.