Gift for hmmyeahokay by cupidsbow (Colombiana)

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Title of vid: Not Afraid
Recipient: hmmyeahokay
Vidder: cupidsbow
Fandom: Colombiana (2011)
Music: Not Afraid by GJan
Summary: Vengeance is a harsh mistress.
Content notes: Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, "stuttery" cuts between 2-3 stills)
Signed length: 01:57

Link to signed vid post.

Comments

[hmmyeahokay]

!!!

OMG! Thank you wonderful festividder! Words cannot express my utter delight! I LOVE it!

♥♥♥

[cupidsbow]

You are very welcome. :)

[goodbyebird]

Very well done!

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[thingswithwings]

oh, oh wow; this is gorgeous and perfect. I love how dedicated you are to the emotional arcs of the film, how much you make all the action scenes about what she's feeling and going through. Lovely.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you so much.

[frayadjacent]

This was great! I haven't seen the film but now I want to!

[cupidsbow]

Thank you! The film is a well done revenge tragedy. I recommend it.

[lithiumdoll]

Oh, awesome! I love this!

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[chaila]

Wow! This is so good! I love, love the visual and emotional connections between her as a little girl and as an adult, and the balance between the revenge and her motivations for it. Love this!

[cupidsbow]

Thanks. Both actresses are really strong, so it was great to be able to intercut between them that way.

[kate]

Oh, I love this. I love the back and forth between the little girl and the woman, how you've captured her story so perfectly.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you! I enjoyed making it a lot. :)

[such_heights]

I really love this - I've yet to see the film but this makes me want to even more.

[cupidsbow]

Thanks. It's worth seeing -- it's one of the few revenge tragedies I've actually enjoyed.

[livrelibre]

Awesome! This was so well done.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[echan]

Oh, man, I need to see this movie. You showed so much character arc while still having room for a lot of smooth exciting action, really cool.

[cupidsbow]

Thanks! The main character is really well drawn, so I think you'd enjoy the film. I was surprised how much I liked it, as I'm not usually a fan of revenge tragedies.

[laurashapiro]

I love the way you've used the music here -- not just the moment-to-moment musicality, but the song's structure. The moment of discovery and resulting climax are perfectly executed. I don't know the story but I followed it seamlessly and was moved.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you so much. The music was a fortuitous accident, as I'd never heard it before stumbling across it in search of something that would work for this film.

[laurashapiro]

I find song choice such a struggle for Festivids! It's great when you stumble upon something that's perfect like that.

[cupidsbow]

Yes, song choice does seem to take more time for Festivds than for other vids. I wonder why that is.

[laurashapiro]

IMO, it's because when you're making a vid for yourself, you usually get hit by the song first, and the song tells you what show/character/relationship it's about. With Festivids and other gift exchanges, you get the show first and have to find a song to match it.

[cupidsbow]

*nods* That makes sense. Although I usually get a concept for a vid before a song, and then go looking for a song that fits. Maybe it's a legacy of starting off as a writer.

[laurashapiro]

Interesting. I have done that a few times, and I always struggle over finding the right song -- but without the deadline pressure of Festivids. It's an atypical way to vid, from what I've seen, but certainly not unheard of.

[caput_mortuum]

I really enjoyed this, how well the cuts go with the music, it has a lot of energy. And now I also want to see the movie!

[cupidsbow]

Thank you! The movie is definitely worth a watch.

[thirdblindmouse]

Beautiful film, beautiful editing, good song choice. I need to see this movie.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you! The film is very enjoyable, which is not something I usually think when it comes to revenge tragedies.

[franzeska]

I love the interesting rhythm here, both in the music and in your editing.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[fan_eunice]

Wow. Wow. Wow. And also, wow. Just..the combination of action and emotional gutpunch is absolutely stunning here and I love this vid a lot.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you so much! :)

[liviapenn]

Gorgeous! I love all the motion and the way it matches to the stutter & swing of the song, but also that you used longer, less flashy clips to really build all the emotions. Now I really wish I hadn't missed this movie in the theater...

[cupidsbow]

Thanks. The movie is definitely worth a watch -- I loved the way they filmed the action, and Zoe Saldana is such a star.

[ghost_lingering]

Excellent vid! I love how you weave her story in between the violence.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[shati]

I love how this builds to the end, and how it's almost a relief when the blast comes at 1:31, and how you use the rhythm of the song.

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!

[theleaveswant]

Gorgeous, gorgeous vid. Really condenses the film down to its bones in a beautifully poignant and badass way.

[cupidsbow]

Thanks!

[talitha78]

Totally badass and awesome!

[cupidsbow]

Thank you!