Gift for legoline by such heights (Good Bye, Lenin!)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: In Our Bedroom After The War
Recipient: legoline
Vidder: such heights
Fandom: Good Bye, Lenin!
Music: In Our Bedroom After The War by Stars
Summary: The war is over, and we are beginning.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Unsigned length: 03:56

Lyrics
Wake up! Say good morning to that sleepy person lying next to you
If there's no one there, then there's no one there, but at least the war is over
It's us - yes, we're back again, here to see you through, 'til the days end
And if the night comes, and the night will come, well at least the war is over

Lift your head and look out the window
Stay that way for the rest of the day and watch the time go
Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!
All the living are dead, and the dead are all living
The war is over and we are beginning...

Gridlock on the parkway now, the television man is here to show you how
The channel fades to snow, it's off to work you go, but at least the war is over

We won, or we think we did, when you went away, you were just a kid
And if you lost it all, and you lost it, we will still be there when the war is over

Lift your head and look out the window
Stay that way for the rest of the day and watch the time go
Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!
All the living are dead, and the dead are all living
The war is over and we are beginning...

Here it comes! Here comes the first day! Here it comes! Here comes the first day!
It starts up in our bedroom after the war
After the war! After the war...

Comments

[astridv]

This vid is so emotional, it brought tears to my eyes. Really beautiful.

(I know what the movie is about but I haven't seen it yet because I couldn't get any of my friends interested in watching it with me... but I'll definitely watch it now.)

[cosmic_llin]

Oh, this is gorgeous. I really need to rewatch this film. <3

[linguology]

This gave me goosebumps. Really beautiful.

[joyo]

oh wow.

It's been years since I've seen the movie and I still got choked up. Just really lovely.

[leanwellback]

This is just gorgeous, the song choice is so perfect and you used it brilliantly!

[zulu]

I love the song choice, anonyvidder. And the rising sense of hope and openness as the mom walks out and sees the world around her is really well done. I've got to watch this movie again!

[cathexys]

This is not a film I'd ever thought could be vidded well. But you managed it, and the song is great to catch the melancholic feeling (and the almost guilt over it) that the movie so beautifully captures.

Amazing feat. Thank you!!!

[lithiumdoll]

I don't know the source, but that was really beautifully done

[purplefringe]

Ooooooh this is so gorgeous and touching, and now I want to rewatch the film! It has such a beautiful emotional arc, from fragility to hope.

[raven]

Such a beautiful vid! Perfect song choice, perfect footage.

[sophinisba]

Ah, this is really lovely.

[livrelibre]

I've never seen this source and you got me in the feels. Well done and beautifully edited!

[frayadjacent]

What a beautiful vid! I haven't seen the film yet but know the premise, and your vid really fleshed it out and made the characters and relationships and events very compelling. I'll go see it soon!

[ciaan]

Very well done.

[echan]

I've never seen this film, but oh festividder, you packed such bittersweet emotion into this vid, it makes me so sad that the happy future must come at the cost of the past. The pacing in this vid was very well done, the build up to the fireworks and the money was great, and the ending so perfect.

[laurashapiro]

That was amazing. I must see this film immediately.

[ghost_lingering]

Oh this vid is amazing. I knew it would be something special when I saw the fandom/song combination, but oh! So great. I especially love the "Listen! The birds sing! Listen! The bells ring!" sequence.

[franzeska]

I teared up a little, and I've never seen the movie (though I do know what the plot is).

[debris_k]

This was brilliant, I loved it; all my feels! <3

[thirdblindmouse]

Beautiful vid! Great song choice, great editing...

[fan_eunice]

Oh, this is beautiful.

[brainwane]

Cried. So touching.

Here from astridv's rec

[dorothy1901]

This is wonderful. I cried a bit.

[glinda]

I've never seen this film, but oh, oh, oh your vid makes me want to watch it so much!

[aurora]

So lovely!