Thoughts on 'glitter' PV - Page 12

***ImpactBreaker*** · #1 11th July 2007, 10:10 AM

LOL I guess the taboo was right after all...she really did take "advantage" of her bodyguard

Raleigh · #2 11th July 2007, 01:28 PM

Actually the fans part - you can notice how in the clip from avex, she is waving happily to those fans at the start because it was her "work time". I think she ran away from fans because she felt it was her "free time" and needed time for herself. No one likes being with fans 24/7: everyone needs a break.

sora2522 · #3 11th July 2007, 01:40 PM

JUST saw the pv today (stupid torrent messed it up the first time, had to redld it)

it's...weird. it doesn't fit the song at all. it looks kinda like voyage though, with all the random clips. i do like some scenes, like the pv in the pv and the random light falling..though i think that the light falling on ayu herself would be better, instead of just the glass (why did they use glass for the 'other pv' again? >P)

i find it funny when ayu uses a translator instead of actually telling shawn...(whatever she was trying to say, since all i read was 'you' and 'i' XP)
and then, he just takes it and doesn't read it.....
...

i hope the movie'll be a LOOOOOOOT better than what we just saw
i'm kinda disappointed...

i heard there was gonna be 2 versions...if the other version is not a movie version, will the crazy-ayu-dancy 'pv' be the 'other version'?

(i hope not, that'd be too crazy)

truehappiness · #4 11th July 2007, 01:51 PM

The "two versions" are from the same movie.

The one we haven't seen is longer supposedly with more footage.. :|~

sora2522 · #5 11th July 2007, 01:54 PM

oh...dammit!

nvm then XD;;;

i wonder if she'll release that 'pv' as a real pv (if she does, i'ma scream...not in a good way)

Raleigh · #6 11th July 2007, 02:16 PM

I suspect so. Why not? I think it does set the scene well enough.

sora2522 · #7 11th July 2007, 02:25 PM

it looks kinda weird though. she's dancing around with GLASS (why not use shiny plastic? that way, she won't need shawn to constantly protect her 24/7) all over the place, and her dance is like 'LOOK AT ME, I'M DRUNK!!!'
what's next, the re-enactment of the 'bra showing'??

everlastingRAINBOW · #8 11th July 2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sora2522

it looks kinda weird though. she's dancing around with GLASS (why not use shiny plastic? that way, she won't need shawn to constantly protect her 24/7) all over the place, and her dance is like 'LOOK AT ME, I'M DRUNK!!!'
what's next, the re-enactment of the 'bra showing'??

Hahaha xD! Ayu is drunk like 24/7, like in her "On My Way" Photobook!

Voyage was put together a lot better than this, I actually love the Voyage PV

ohsixthirty · #9 11th July 2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xilirationisfun

Hahaha xD! Ayu is drunk like 24/7, like in her "On My Way" Photobook!

Voyage was put together a lot better than this, I actually love the Voyage PV

she must have been drunk when she came up with the idea for this mini movie then.

Raleigh · #10 11th July 2007, 03:04 PM

Because that's the plot of the music video? And we all know that Ayu is no professional dancer. If you want good dancing watch someone like BoA or Namie.

sora2522 · #11 11th July 2007, 04:57 PM

haha, true, true...
though she WAS pretty good during best of CDL =3

Raleigh · #12 11th July 2007, 07:22 PM

Um.. thought you were talking about Mao and Jun in the previous post, that's why I mentioned it's faulty in my post.

And really they're not so unnaturally huge, I've seen much much larger. I'm sure several actresses would love having large eyes to use them at their advantage. Mao's eyes become quite similarly huge when she's staring at Rui, though at most times she is most focused on looking away. I think the problem was that they just zoomed in her eyes only and left little space for people to note her other facial expressions.

B-Movies rarely get off the ground and Ayu spent only like three years years on them. You can't expect to become a successful actress in a timespan of three years - most artists spend an entire career to become popular. I still think she's a pretty good actress considering the little experience she has. But anyhow it's just my opinion here and I know I'm probably not going to change yours and I respect it.

namiie · #13 11th July 2007, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Demure_Dusk

Um.. thought you were talking about Mao and Jun in the previous post, that's why I mentioned it's faulty in my post.

And really they're not so unnaturally huge [....] think the problem was that they just zoomed in her eyes only and left little space for people to note her other facial expressions.

B-Movies rarely get off the ground and Ayu spent only like three years years on them. You can't expect to become a successful actress in a timespan of three years - most artists spend an entire career to become popular. I still think she's a pretty good actress considering the little experience she has. But anyhow it's just my opinion here and I know I'm probably not going to change yours and I respect it.

Yeah, I admit my initial comparison of Shawn and Ayu to Mao/Jun was faulty---Mao/Shun is a more accurate reflection.

And I agree! They really do zoom in on her eyes a lot. I don't really like the A BEST 2 covers because of that--all that Photoshop on top of the fact that her eyes are naturally large seemed unnecessary

Ah, good point. There are some actresses, though, that I consider fantastic in their very first role (I loved Reese Witherspoon in "Man on the Moon"). I see what you are saying though

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The beginning of the movie was good, for a hollywood movie, but for an upbeat song's music video? A bunch of still shots of people looking at eachother dosen't cut it, I'm sorry.

I agree

Raleigh · #14 11th July 2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by namiie

Yeah, I admit my initial comparison of Shawn and Ayu to Mao/Jun was faulty---Mao/Shun is a more accurate reflection.

And I agree! They really do zoom in on her eyes a lot. I don't really like the A BEST 2 covers because of that--all that Photoshop on top of the fact that her eyes are naturally large seemed unnecessary

Ah, good point. There are some actresses, though, that I consider fantastic in their very first role (I loved Reese Witherspoon in "Man on the Moon"). I see what you are saying though

Yeah A BEST 2 were supposed to be a contrast of A BEST but I think a natural cover art would have fit much better. Anyhow I think the rest is going to be more mature and thus better [from the avex clips it seems so]

Well, that's true but Reese is an excellent actress with an Oscar to prove it. I've always thought she was a natural to acting

Ayu is more of a natural singer, I guess

**Cyria** · #15 11th July 2007, 07:37 PM

Decent PV. I still hate that hairstyle, but she looks pretty enough in some shots. I think I'll wait until I've seen fated and the rest of the story before saying anything definite about her acting.

Chibi_Venus · #16 11th July 2007, 08:35 PM

When I first saw the part of her dancing in that long dress under the glass I thought that it was another PV. Silly me didn't realize that it's just a short part of the video.

I know some people get it and have already explained it (but people like me are just too lazy to read all thirteen pages); but I'm still reading posts where people don't understand the end. Is it really that difficult?

She really loves him (Shawn Yue's character), but when her bodyguards show up she drops his hand as if he's a crazy fan or something to show that there's nothing between them.

Deleted comment because Chibi_Venus is just way too nice to insult people at AHS.

I have to agree with Cyria with the fact that it's necessary to wait for fated until we can give a full critique on her acting. But from what I've seen in glitter, Ayu's just a pretty face (that's trying to act). I believe her acting was good in her early years because that was one of the only things she had done (besides modeling, of course). Now that she's been singing for almost ten years, I feel that her acting has sort of faded away. She was alright in Tsuki ni Shimizu/Voyage, but in glitter she just looked like, as I said before, a pretty face.

Tarot Warrior · #17 11th July 2007, 09:38 PM

Just slapping the intro of Distance Love with the glitter song wasn't a good move if yo uask me.

The beginning of the movie was good, for a hollywood movie, but for an upbeat song's music video? A bunch of still shots of people looking at eachother dosen't cut it, I'm sorry.

Seriously, skip to the chase sooner or add in singing/dancing bits to liven it up once in a while.

They edited Sinking Into the Moon so it actually was a music video for Voyage, didn't they?

YumeHamasaki · #18 12th July 2007, 01:38 AM

i love the PV. I'm glad she didn't go all overthetop with it and stuck to a cute storyline that was in modern day and not...some AYU LAND that she seems to enjoy doing. I like that land...but not for all types of song.

ayumixfan · #19 12th July 2007, 01:54 AM

aww the pv disappointed me =( I was hoping for something brighter XD oh well I still like the song =)

Ayumiko · #20 12th July 2007, 02:07 AM

There's a 6:50 min version of the glitter pv at realayu forum. The chinese director's name is Wong Hoi.