Gift for fan_eunice (Independence Day)

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Title of vid: 4th of July
Recipient: fan_eunice
Vidder: bironic
Fandom: Independence Day
Music: "4th of July" by Aimee Mann
Summary: "May our children forgive us." Marriage, parenthood, alien attack, and the scarred world left behind.
This is probably not at all what you had in mind, fan_eunice, but hopefully you'll like it anyway.
Content notes: A bit of static at 1:45. Also explosions and grief/depression.
Signed length: 02:11

Link to signed vid post.

Comments

[leanwellback]

Wow, this is so moving. I love that you focused on the people affected by the destruction rather than the destruction itself. So quiet, but so powerful.

[bironic]

Thanks so much. I'm really glad to hear this worked for you.

[fizzyblogic]

Oh, that was gorgeous.

[bironic]

I am very glad you thought so! Thank you.

[heuradys]

That was oh so achy beautiful.

[bironic]

Thanks!

[escritoireazul]

This is incredibly, incredibly heartbreaking and beautiful.

[bironic]

Thank you so much. I was hoping it would feel that way.

[vivien]

So poignant. A nice reminder of the humanity in the movie.

[bironic]

Thanks! I definitely enjoyed attempting this angle on the movie.

[ghost_lingering]

I love this -- it's personal and devastating and the way you connect everything to parenthood and what we leave for our children works really well. And, on a shallow note, I like what you did with the credits at the beginning.

[bironic]

Whee, thank you. You called out the two things I worked hardest on in this vid - really great to hear they made an impression on you.

[actiaslunaris]

That hit hard, but I admire that you took this angle.

[bironic]

Thanks very much. It was definitely a risk, so it's good to hear when it worked for people.

4th of July

[yourlibrarian]

I like the way this looked at the fallout instead of the heroics. They may have won the battle but there's an awful lot of rebuilding to do and some things won't return.

Re: 4th of July

[bironic]

Exactly. It's great to hear that that's what came through for you hear. Thanks so much for the comment.

[franzeska]

Very poignant.

[bironic]

Thank you!

[tree]

this is very beautiful.

[bironic]

Thanks so much!

[thirdblindmouse]

Lovely vid! It's a very neat angle you chose to highlight: the personal element never goes away, even in events at the grandest scales.

[bironic]

It certainly ended up being a nice bookend with the other Independence Day vid. Big booms leave big craters.

[inkjunket]

So beautiful, I love how you made it all about the people, and even the minor characters that I don't even remember getting to have an emotional scene or moment. Lovely editing.

[bironic]

Yeah, while searching for all the family-related clips I found a few moments I'd forgotten even though I've lost count of the number of times I've seen the movie. Thanks for letting me know what worked for you!

[livrelibre]

Oh wow. You made me have feelings about Independence Day! Well done!

[bironic]

Ha! Mission accomplished?

[colls]

I love how you've pulled out the emotional side of an action film -- very well done!

[bironic]

Thanks! As I was saying to another commenter upthread, this certainly ended up complementing the other ID4 vid - booms in one, consequences in the other.

[china_shop]

This is far more beautiful and haunting than I would ever have expected from this source. Wow! *kudos*

[bironic]

Thank you very much! I'm really happy to hear your reaction to this.