Gift for alley-skywalker by obsessive24 (Brideshead Revisited - 2008)

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Title of vid: Mowgli's Road
Recipient: alley-skywalker
Vidder: obsessive24
Fandom: Brideshead Revisited (2008)
Music: Mowgli's Road by Marina & the Diamonds
Summary: Catholic guilt revisited.
Content notes: I prefer not to give content notes (viewer proceeds at their own risk: could be anything)
Signed length: 02:37

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/marinathediamonds/mowglisroad.html

Comments

[potted_music]

Fantastic vid, loved it to pieces!

[obsessive24]

Thank you! I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. :D

[moetushie]

Snappy and beautiful, this really works!

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[thatyourefuse]

Fantastic song choice, fantastic editing, and Ben Whishaw's little face. SIGH.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! And I know exactly what you mean. ♥

[lithiumdoll]

I've not seen the source, the context is probably completely lost on me, but I think the vid really conveyed a lot and it's just ridiculously gorgeous, absolutely stunning!

[obsessive24]

I'm just glad to hear that it made some sort of sense without context! Thank you for your lovely comment!

[calvinahobbes]

Your editing is amazing! The parallel you made between the priest performing the last rites for Lord Marchmain and Charles resting his hand on Sebastian's head -- ffff! O.O Right in the feels.

[obsessive24]

I'm so glad to hear you had such a strong reaction to it! Thank you very much. :)

[kabal42]

Oh, my god… I don't know where to begin. That was perfect, I think, for the characters and the source. Especially the moment where you let it flutter between Charles w. Sebastian and Charles w. Julia - I literally cried out. What an amazing vid.

ETA: My poor feels…! So lovely, though.
Ack, and the moment where Charles & Sebastian is mixed with the death of Lord Marchmain & the priest there. Perfect. Great contextualising, and one I hadn't thought of that way before.

[obsessive24]

Oh, thank you so much! I'm thrilled that it worked for you.

[lokte]

This kept me totally gripped and I want to see the source material now! Lovely work.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! I know reaction to the movie is mixed, but I really liked it for what it's worth and would recommend. :D

[sophinisba]

Wow, beautiful job, I adored the energy in this. (Really want to go rewatch both this and the old miniseries now!)

[obsessive24]

I'm so pleased that you liked it! Thank you. :)

[purplefringe]

Ooooooh I haven't seen this film but now I want to! This was beautiful and complex and so sharply edited.

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed the vid. :D

[laurashapiro]

Very slick cutting!

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[petra]

This is a gorgeous mix of decadence and striving to be loved, beautifully presented.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! I'm so glad that it worked for you.

[fan_eunice]

I haven't seen the movie, but wow the editing is just *tight* on this, and while I know I missed the some of the nuances of the plotty bits of what you were doing here, I was entranced anyway. Nicely done.

[obsessive24]

Hehe, thank you very much! :D

[echan]

The movement in this was great, and the cuts back and forth between things, all the hidden alcohol and the longing, the internal conflicts, all very clear.

[obsessive24]

Haha, you have cut straight to the heart of the matter, it is all about the hidden alcohol. :D

[cesperanza]

Festividder, this should totally not have worked, but I know this source really really really well and this vid is omg fucking brilliant. I cannot even BELIEVE how much meaning you crammed into every frame -the art, the forks in the road. There's so much story and significance here. I'm seriously just blown against the back wall.

[obsessive24]

I was seriously thrilled by this comment! Thank you sooo much, I'm so so glad that it worked for you! :D

[mctabby]

I don't like the 2008 movie, but I love this vid! It's got some kind of manic bittersweet energy that's totally appealing. *applause*

[obsessive24]

Haha I love that, "manic bittersweet energy". Thank you! :D

[yunitsa]

I'm not a fan of this adaptation, but your vid does such a brilliant job of hitting the symbolism and all the emotional beats! Plus, you know, the musical beats. Just awesome.

[obsessive24]

I'm really pleased that you enjoyed the vid! Thank you. :)

[(Anonymous)]

So great!

:D

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[flipbook]

this was amazing! thank you!

[obsessive24]

Thank you for your kind comment! :D

[semielliptical]

Oh, wow! I will need to watch this again (and again). There is so much going on here. Great timing. I have actually not seen the 2008 movie but the vid still really worked for me.

[obsessive24]

I'm really glad to hear that it worked for you. Thank you!

[isagel]

Oh, marvellous! <333

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[bowdlerized]

Nice! Haven't seen this version, but really enjoyed it. Great song choice.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the vid. :)

[franzeska]

Amazing rhythm. I love the fast back and forth between the kisses and the ending especially.

[obsessive24]

Thank you! :)

[livrelibre]

I don't know this source at all but you kept me gripped and this is so well-edited!

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much!

I had Wing Chun on my hard drive for the express purpose of making a treat for you and then... didn't get around to it. Maybe at some point though... ;)

[kassidy62]

I haven't seen the source, but I love this!

[obsessive24]

Thank you very much! :D

[huntress]

I love Ben Wishaw. I love Matthew Goode and I love Emma Thompson. I just wish I could love this movie as much as I loved your vid. This is so great. You distilled the best out of a movie that could have been brilliant but wasn't. Great editing, great use of music. I love it!

[obsessive24]

I'm really glad that you enjoyed the vid despite the movie! Thank you. :)