Gift vid for lcsbanana (Batman Beyond)

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Title of vid: Hurt
Vidder: thatfangirl
Recipient: lcsbanana
Fandom: Batman Beyond (Movie, DVD)
Music: "Hurt" by Johnny Cash
Summary: "You could have it all." Spoilers for Return of the Joker.
Content notes: Physical triggers
Length: 3:45

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Comments

[some_stars]

OH MY GOSH. This is just. This is SUCH the perfect song for Batman Beyond, and just, wow. I don't even know where to start with all the best parts of this. I will try to come back and leave better feedback but I just wanted you to know immediately that I am so delighted and impressed with this. Thank you so much!

[sophinisba]

I really liked this!

[cantarina]

Oh festividder, this is GORGEOUS! It's such an excellent painting of Batman Beyond's Bruce Wayne and I love how present you've made Terry in the video. Fantastic vid!

[julianatia.livejournal.com]

WOW, this is so powerful and perfect!!!

[fahrbotdrusilla]

Wow! (that's really all I have to say it left my kind of speechless)

[sage]

HOLY SHIT. *flails* God, THEM. I haven't even thought about this story in years, and now I'm gutted all over again. What a brilliant music choice. And now I just want to hug them all so hard. *snif*

[revolutionaryjo]

Wow, this is so heartbreaking. Fantastic job!

[dotfic]

Oh, batfamily. ;___;

[rachelmanija]

This makes me want to see that movie! I had no idea it was any good. (It is good, right? That's not just the vid's work?)

[colorlesswords]

What an awesome song choice! I really loved the mood you were able to create. Fantastic job!

[laurashapiro]

Wow. This is terrific.

[miramira]

Wow. Bruce really is the Man in Black, isn't he? Beautifully done.

[petra]

This is astonishing and wonderful. The music is so perfect, with the hurt of being Batman, and the way it's about being alone--except, of course, for how it's not. Bruce loses so much, up to and including the parts of himself that are Batman--but he gets some of it back when he has Terry, in a lot of ways that have nothing to do with cane-fu.

I adored the juxtapositions of the cases and Tim and Barbara as a sign of loss, particularly. But oh, this whole vid is glorious.

[actiaslunaris]

This gave me chills. First at "goes away in the end," then when Bruce shakes Terry's hand. Nicely done.

[chalcopyrite]

Wow, that's sharp. I thought the images you kept coming back to worked really well. I loved how you went back and forth with the different Bats. And oh, Timmy. Lovely work!

[serrico]

Oh God BATFAMILY. The angst and effed-upedness of the Batman lifestyle just *pervades* this whole thing. SO GOOD.

[giandujakiss]

Wow. This was so unexpectedly powerful.

[gorgeousnerd]

Oh my gosh, this seriously made me teary. Johnny Cash and old!Bruce is just the best mix ever, and you did an amazing job with it (I liked the choice of uncensored Return of the Joker in particular).

[yhlee]

Oh, this song choice is so apt--it really gives the stylized animated source an additional sense of gravitas. I really want to watch this now.

[bessemerprocess]

This just broke my heart. Gorgeous.

[some_stars]

"Return of the Joker" is AWESOME. I mean, it's better if you've seen the Batman Beyond series(and even more amazing if you've seen the other Dini-verse Batman cartoons), but it's just a really, really good movie. Make sure you get the uncut/uncensored version, though.

[rachelmanija]

Where should I start? How long is the series?

[some_stars]

BB itself is fairly short--just over 50 episodes at 20 minutes each, and ROTJ is about 75 minutes. I'd imagine the whole series is available on DVD--ROTJ definitely is--but if not, it's definitely out there on the internet somewhere, in the usual venues.

If you want to get into the other Dini series, there's a lot more of that, but Wikipedia can probably tell you more than I can, as I've only sampled them. Objectively, they're probably better--especially the first one, that's just Batman and guest stars--but BB just really appeals to me, because I like partnerships and teams.

[rachelmanija]

Thanks!

[harpers_child]

timmy noes! sorry, first reaction to that particular story. bruce and terry need hugs or something. this is such a great vid for them. especially liked the "empire of dirt" = batcave bit.