Thoughts on Walking Proud PV

[*hearT_Place*]

Originally Posted by Lumix

Am I the only one who think its clear? I don't like this PV, it's sad. :/ I think the meaning is.. people are using so much electronics, don't you think so? Everything in this PV is electric. That nature is visible after pushing button. So this PV is picture of eletronical people trying to be natural, as they were before. Hm?

And at the end of that tunnel (in core of world) is the last full human - Ayumi with black hair.

Whoa. I read your post and then watched the PV again, and it completely changed my perspective of it! Everything is fake, even the sky. But I think that the Ayumi on the table w. the black hair is the robot, and the Ayumi that's singing is the human (at the end, the big belt out part, black haired Ayumi's face is rather passive, while blonde haired Ayumi is full of emotion).

I was reading a translation, and the PV goes with the first verse:
My lips created a lie,
for some trivial reason...
for no one, just my foolish self...
I think it was to protect.
When I realized, from the countless lies,
I was surrounded and couldn't move,
I was unable to do a thing.
The whole world is a lie that surrounds blonde Ayumi, and maybe the robot at the end is her trapped in the lies.

I like this PV

However, I think the ending would have been a little more meaningful and a little less "what the...?" if they had shown the cloaked figure at other points in the video, instead of waiting till the end to break out this random cloaked person.

[lolo66]

oh the candy part, well the kid could be a disguise for someone offering some sort of "candy-coated-lie" uh?? yeah more mind wandering for you all to play with

[Let-Go]

I think the kid is just to make it "cute" e_e...? an extra just to "fill" the video LOL

[Apekuz]

Kudos @ Lumix

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by Lumix

Am I the only one who think its clear? I don't like this PV, it's sad. :/ I think the meaning is.. people are using so much electronics, don't you think so? Everything in this PV is electric. That nature is visible after pushing button. So this PV is picture of eletronical people trying to be natural, as they were before. Hm?

And at the end of that tunnel (in core of world) is the last full human - Ayumi with black hair.

thats very interesting, i havent seen the pv yet so i'll take notice of that

[HanabiChick]

I liked it, visually it looked good. After reading what people think the meaning is more clear to me. I thought the boy was cute, but his voice was annoying, the only thing I didn't like about it. I would have liked to have seen what was under the sheet, but I also think it's robot Ayu.

[lolo66]

I think it's her wax statue soon to be on public display in HK. ^^

[[taskin.ayu]]

It was a great PV, but it reminded me of No Way to Say, and walking proud sounded similar to it as well. xD It's similar since they both have something revealed at the end. (Well not really for No Way to Say) but I liked both clips anyway. Ayumi always has the best PVs.

[Lumix]

Originally Posted by acharlyatl

that's the best description ever!!! you are so right!..so right!!!

but someone said she is being made.. to be a robot right? that's why she's on the table... I like your description of the PV

Mm.. I dont think that table has some special reason. Just the last human Ayumi, someone sacred for others in scenery.

[Hanazaki]

Was this song used for one of the Panasonic camera commerical? Can't remember.

I thought the entire PV felt like it could be a commercial for a camera. The vibrant background colour used on the scene, the sparkles on her body, the picture frames showing clips of her, the one shot of the camera fliming Ayu on the table...all they have to do is put in some advertising slogan and it would look like a perfectly valid camera commerical! Maybe it's inspired by the panasonic lumix camera

[Qt Mashi]

Originally Posted by Hanazaki

Was this song used for one of the Panasonic camera commerical? Can't remember.

I thought the entire PV felt like it could be a commercial for a camera. The vibrant background colour used on the scene, the sparkles on her body, the picture frames showing clips of her, the one shot of the camera fliming Ayu on the table...all they have to do is put in some advertising slogan and it would look like a perfectly valid camera commerical! Maybe it's inspired by the panasonic lumix camera

nope this song wasnt used for a Panasonic camera, it was used for a Panasonic MD (MJ59)

[tinyppl]

I think this is my fave pv for the album. But I didn't get the 'candy thing' and the little boy's tongue being blue? Does it have something to do with the blue butterflies or sumthing? and about the man with a broken throat; the ants hole and the ayu statue at the end? ha it's really weird and complicating but overall, a very enjoyable and beautiful pv.

[_CREA_]

Originally Posted by *hearT_Place*

But I think that the Ayumi on the table w. the black hair is the robot, and the Ayumi that's singing is the human (at the end, the big belt out part, black haired Ayumi's face is rather passive, while blonde haired Ayumi is full of emotion).

Good eye! I hadn't noticed that, but I just played it back again and you're right.

Adding to that, the black haired Ayu seems to have a sort of smug expression...to me it practically looks like she's smirking as she's singing into the camera. That makes me think she's the robot too...in "prototype" stage, perhaps, before they fully model her after the real Ayu? (Hair and such.)

Maybe the robot one is in a way overconfident that electronic is better, since the video shows that electronic is basically taking over...and that's why she seems so passive.

I'm probably all off though. I didn't catch any of this when I first viewed the PV, only after reading this thread. This one had me quite confused.

[Bishoujo Ayumi]

I didn't think the guy in the background doing the robot was necessary.

I think the best part was when she was lying on the table..she looked very pretty.

I also thought it was herself under that sheet when she pulled it. But dammit, it'll be like the No Way to Say PV, who was under the Santa costume? >o

[extepan]

it is such a beautiful pv....i love the butterfly for some reason.

[Qt Mashi]

i love this pV it's so mysterious it makes me wanna watch it more!!

the song was sooo sad though

[extepan]

i didnt like the mechanical movements of the indian looking guy...it was so strange..but otherwise the pv was excellent!