Gift vid for sweetestdrain (Star Trek - Next Generation)

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Title of vid: Resistance
Vidder: Rhi
Recipient: sweetestdrain
Fandom: Star Trek - Next Generation (TV)
Music: "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel
Summary: 0.68 seconds -- for an android, nearly an eternity.
Content notes: Some disturbing images regarding body modification, some violence.
Length: 3:08

Password to view: rhicake

Comments

[lunabee34]

Oh, wow. Those lyrics work absolutely perfectly for both the Borg and Picard and Data's experiences with them. Wonderful, wonderful work.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! I'm glad the song works so well.

[epershand]

This is a really great vid. I love the way you've dug into Picard and Data's experience throughout First Contact here. It's beautifully cut together and incredibly sad.

[rhivolution]

Thanks so much! I'm pleased that the sadness comes through, as it's really what I was aiming for.

[semielliptical]

Oh, wow...I'm going to have to watch this again (and again!) So much going on in this vid. I love the focus on the connections between Data and Picard.

[rhivolution]

So pleased that it resonates with you--Thanks!

[such_heights]

omg, this is so amazing! It really captures everything I adore about First Contact, the strange alien sensuality and bizarre appeal of the mechanical and omg Picard and omg Data and omg Borg Queen <33333

[rhivolution]

Thank you so much! The things you mention were all things I really took for granted with FC, until I started digging deeper and realised how much I like them.

[sasha_feather]

This is very moving! What a wonderful song to use for this source, it really connects emotionally. Well done. I love this movie and am thrilled to see a vid for it.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! I love it too, which is probably brutally obvious.

[serrico]

Ooo, creepy and neat. Well done!

[rhivolution]

Thank you!

[starlady]

Oh wow, this is really well done. I love the way you managed to twist the familiar meaning of the lyrics with the clips, and the narrative you've excavated here. I've always thought First Contact is one of the best Trek movies, and you show why.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! I'm so happy that it came together how it did...and I do enjoy twisting things.

[isagel]

A First Contact vid! This is a thing of great joy! Disturbing and lovely, and such a clever song choice.

[rhivolution]

Y'know, I thought it might be a good thing, and now I might have to do another focusing on the Earth narrative or Lily. Thanks!

[zulu]

Ooh, neat! This was the best Next Gen movie, and I love what you've done with it. What a great use of the song!

[rhivolution]

Thank you so much! I enjoyed doing it.

[futuransky]

I wasn't sure I was going to be able to follow this because it's so long since I've seen these episodes -- but I had no trouble at all. The song choice is perfect, and you weave the clips beautifully to show the pain and connection and redemption for and between Data and Picard. <3

[rhivolution]

Aw, thank you so much. I'm really pleased that things worked out how I intended.

[skywaterblue]

Wow, at first I thought this was an awful idea but you made it work amazingly well. (Possibly because I was expecting not a solely First Contact vid. First Contact is awesome.) It turns out this song would work awesomely well for all sorts of zombie flicks.

That opening refrain! The seeds were planted! I particularly liked "like a cancer silence grows" with Picard's tinkering Ahabian madness. Every refrain perfectly matched - and that sequence with 'arms' and the patch of skin... just, yeah. Amazing work.

[rhivolution]

Indeed it would! I found myself surprised that the song fit so well, but it's really just due to it being classic, I think--the meaning can shift over time. Thank you so very much.

[idella]

Very nicely done. Great song choice.

[rhivolution]

Thank you very much!

[franzeska]

The eye shot at the beginning was fantastic! And all of the pacing through corridors!

[rhivolution]

Well, I gotta say, the source is amazing. Wish I could take credit for that. Thanks!

[siljamus]

How extraordinary! Everything just comes together so seamlessly to form a beautiful journey. Excellent, excellent work.

[rhivolution]

Oh, bless, thank you so much.

[starrylizard]

Really different song choice, but it works. :D

[rhivolution]

Thank you!

[usuallyhats]

This is completely amazing. So creepy, and beautifully edited!

[rhivolution]

Thanks so much! I really loved doing it.

[actiaslunaris]

Oh, those first three clips are so chilling! I would love to know how you chose this song to use. I love how you focus on the connections between Data and Picard.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! I came up with the idea first, as sweetestdrain asked for Data, then basically just set my iTunes on shuffle. I ended up with Emiliana Torrini's cover of The Sound of Silence, but her tone wasn't quite right, so I went back to the original. It fit so well that I just had to go with it.

[eruthros]

This is beautiful! I really enjoyed it.

[rhivolution]

Thank you so much!