Gift for nicole-anell by obsessive24 (Mad Men)

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Title of vid: Smoke and Mirrors
Recipient: nicole-anell
Vidder: obsessive24
Fandom: Mad Men
Music: Smoke and Mirrors by Gotye
Summary: A temporary bandage on a permanent wound.
Content notes: I prefer not to give content notes (viewer proceeds at their own risk: could be anything)
Signed length: 03:38

Link to signed vid post.

Lyrics
http://www.metrolyrics.com/smoke-and-mirrors-lyrics-gotye.html

Comments

[echan]

I loved so much about this vid, I've never seen the source and I'm sure I missed so much but what I saw was brilliant. All the first verse with the life that's both a house of cards and a hoard of gold, "anyone would do the same" to keep it; the slide carousel of family photos, as though all the family moments are light and smoke and nothing solid. The younger dude emulated his elders, ironically looking for 'reassurance' when everything's actually hollow. The coat drop on the musical trill at 1:52 was an amazing touch, inspired. The way everything falls apart, it was fascinating to see, and all the dualities that were the fault lines. Brilliant all over, this vid, very impressive!