Gift for Aris Merquoni by happydork (The Gymnast)

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Title of vid: Firework
Recipient: Aris Merquoni
Vidder: happydork
Fandom: The Gymnast (2006)
Music: Firework by Katy Perry
Summary: You're gonna leave them all in awe.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 03:01
Signed URL: http://happydork.dreamwidth.org/593301.html

Lyrics
Do you ever feel

Like a plastic bag

Drifting through the wind

Wanting to start again



Do you ever feel

Feel so paper-thin

Like a house of cards

One blow from caving in



Do you ever feel

Already buried deep

Six feet under

Screams but no one seems to hear a thing



Do you know that there's

Still a chance for you

'Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta



Ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July



'Cause baby, you're a firework

Come on show them what you're worth

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

As you shoot across the sky



Baby, you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave them all in awe



You don't have to feel

Like a waste of space

You're original

Cannot be replaced



If you only knew

What the future holds

After a hurricane

Comes a rainbow



Maybe the reason why

All the doors are closed

So you could open one

That leads you to the perfect road



Like a lightning bolt

Your heart will glow

And when it's time you know

You just gotta



Ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July



'Cause baby, you're a firework

Come on show them what you're worth

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

As you shoot across the sky



Baby, you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave them all in awe



Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you

And now it's time to let it through



'Cause baby, you're a firework

Come on show them what you're worth

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

As you shoot across the sky



Baby, you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make them go, "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave them all in awe



Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Comments

[kiki_miserychic]

I'm so glad the ending was happy! I was nervous around the middle that it would be tragic. :)

[cupidsbow]

What a gorgeous vid. So full of life, both the happiness and the tragedy of everyday endings. Perfect.

[such_heights]

Awwww, this is so wonderful! I love how you capture the joy of the acrobatics and the joy of them falling for each other, it's so gorgeous and works so well with the music. I've never seen the source but will clearly have to remedy this. <3

[raven]

Oh, this was so passionate and beautiful! It made my heart flutter.

[sasha_feather]

This is very cute!!

[jesse_the_k]

The source is one of my top comfort movies.

You did an outstanding job of matching the music to scenes! It made me glow.

(For those who haven't seen the source, this is totally true to "The Gymnast," which you should watch right now.

[ghost_lingering]

This is wonderful!

[no_detective]

Wow, talk about a recruiter vid! *runs to find the source* Also, you've made me enjoy the super-overplayed Firework again which is no small feat. <3

[goodbyebird]

Oh my gosh, how did I not know about this movie? Will definitely be watching it. And your editing was lovely!

[livrelibre]

Yes a Gymnast vid and it is fabulous! Love it and you perfectly captured the source and its beauty.

[futuransky]

Oh, this was so delightful! I'm one of the many who hasn't seen the source and is about to remedy that. I adored the way you used the acrobatics – of the body and the heart! – to the music.

[leanwellback]

Well this movie just went straight to the top of my rental list! What a gorgeous vid. It's so joyful and full of those fluttery feelings of falling in love, both with the acrobatics and with a new person! I loved every second :D

[blacksquirrel]

Wonderful! I will have to see the film!

[elipie]

Ahhh this was awesome! I spent half the vid smooshing their faces together and then THEY DID THE THING and it paid off extremely well. :D Awesome job!

[aris_tgd]

Oh, vidder, I hope you haven't been too anxious waiting for me to comment, because this is a glorious thing and you should only feel proud for having created this! My notification email went astray and I have been in the middle of a series of extra-long shifts, but this was the perfect antidote for all of that stress.

I love the way you've built the narrative in this vid, and the gorgeous way you've used the synchronized movements in the buildup to the second chorus, and of course that triumphant "balance beam" run from the end of the movie. Thank you so much for this gift, thank you!

[sanguinity]

Aris_tgd has been talking up this movie for years, and I've been the lazy soul who has agreed I need to watch it and yet somehow hasn't and HOORAY here is a vid that underlines how right she is and how wrong I've been to be so lazy.

This is beautiful, and beautifully coreographed/timed, and beautifully paced, and just unf, so pretty and so feelingsy and mm.

[bingeling]

Holy heck, festividder! You had me completely hooked, I must watch this movie now!

[fairestcat]

I really enjoyed this.

[felis]

I don't know the source at all, but I loved this vid. The story was well told, the joy of finding a new way and a new person coming through clearly, and I was sold and rooting for them from the first "ignite" on, which was beautifully done.

[riverlight]

Oh, this was so so so delightful. I NEED to see this source!