Gift for chaila by dragonchic (Wonder Woman - 2009)

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Title of vid: Spectrum
Recipient: chaila
Vidder: dragonchic
Fandom: Wonder Woman (2009)
Music: Spectrum by Florence + the Machine
Summary: Every color illuminates.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 04:12
Signed URL:

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Lyrics
When we first came here

We were cold and we were clear

With no colors on our skin

We were light and paper-thin



And when we first came here

We were cold and we were clear

With no colors on our skin

'Till you let the spectrum in



Say my name

And every color illuminates

We are shining

And we'll never be afraid again



And when we come for you

We'll be dressed up all in blue

With the ocean in our arms

Kissing eyes and kissing palms



And when it's time to pray

We'll be dressed up all in grey

With metal on our tongues

And silver in our lungs



Say my name

And every color illuminates

We are shining

And we'll never be afraid again



And when we come back we'll be dressed in black

And you'll scream our names aloud

And we won't eat and we won't sleep

We'll drag bodies from their graves



So say my name

As every color illuminates



Say my name

As every color illuminates

We are shining

And we'll never be afraid again [x2]



Say my name

We are shining

Say my name

Say my name

And we'll never be afraid again

Comments

[beccatoria]

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

Seriously, my forever OT3. This is gorgeous and emotive and has perfectly timed action.

Brilliant!

[bananainpyjamas]

Hee, so glad you liked it! :D Thank you!

[dariaw]

That was so completely fabulous!

[bananainpyjamas]

Thanks! :D

[endeni]

OMG, so epic! I love that the vid begins with their origin story - as all superheroes story are wont to do - and ends with their JL legacy... ♥ Have to re-watch! *_*

[bananainpyjamas]

I mean how can you NOT start with the origin story? ;) Thanks for the feedback!

[alwaystheocean]

Holy shit, this is WONDERFUL. Like what an amazing song choice, for starters. I have so many feelings I don't know where to start. o.o (Sorry, this is a rubbish comment on a gorgeous vid, thank you so much for making it!)

[bananainpyjamas]

Aww it's most certainly not a rubbish comment. Thank you!

[runawaynun]

That was gorgeous - I especially loved the end with each hero's logo. Wow.

[bananainpyjamas]

That was one of my favorite parts, thanks!

[settiai]

Oh, this was gorgeous!

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you!

[sanguinity]

This raised the hair on my arms, it was so good.

[bananainpyjamas]

Ooh that's an awesome thing to hear, thank you!

[chaila]

OT33333333333333!!! I wish I could have recorded my face and feelings for you when I pressed play. I went "...wait...is this....COULD it be...no it's Steve? but wait...is there any way it is...OMG IT TOTALLY IS, IT IS AN OT3 VID" and then I was so happy. This is so much more than I ever even dreamed of contemplating when I threw in that "and if you want to do this thing" request. It's so comprehensive and epic! It's so perfect! I love that it starts out with their respective origins and then builds their core OT3 partnership, before moving to the bigger team and their mythic legacies and bb hero successors. And oh my feelings when Kal (I have to call him Kal when I'm having OT3 feelings, I just do!) opens his eye and Bruce and Diana are reflected there. You killed me and now I'm dead, I hope you're happy. <3

This is just everything I love about them, and Diana within this Trinity. How they reflect and illuminate each other, WORKING TOGETHER and FIGHTING TOGETHER and SAVING EACH OTHER and LOOKING AT EACH OTHER and TOUCHING EACH OTHER, what am I, made of STONE. One of the things I didn't expect about Diana, for me, is how I am NEVER OVER seeing her in this core DC Trinity, never over seeing up there with Superman and Batman, fighting with them and alongside them and supporting them and having them support her, and every bit as important and iconic as they are. Just that she is an equal member of this Trinity makes me so happy, and now I can watch it whenever I want.

And of course I ADORE the visual parallels throughout and how you use those so effectively to tie together totally different moments from different sources into such a smooth throughline. There are so many, but the gunshot and then lightning in the origins really got me, and Diana catching Bruce then Kal as they fall and theen Bruce propping up Kal omg *hides face* ahhh my feeeelings! And all the connecting you do in the motion of flight and fighting is just flawless and makes the vid feel so smooth and rich.

This is in danger of getting embarrassing, but thank you so much, it is glorious and I have many epic feelings about my epic OT3 and I look forward to watching it many, many times. :D

[bananainpyjamas]

I wish I could have recorded my face while reading this comment. ♥ I'm SO GLAD you liked it and you pointed out so many of my favorite moments. I was a little worried about satisfying the OT3 part of your request since that's not my own preference (I've been ride or die for Clark/Lois since I was six, alas) so it's great to hear the vid managed to induce OT3 feelings! :D

And YES at Diana being an equal part of the Trinity. A lot of fuss tends to be made over the World's Finest but she's such a perfect complement to them both and I love that she's such a central figure in DC's pantheon.

Thanks again for the awesome feedback here and over multiple social media platforms! There's never any need to apologize for being flaily. :D

[giandujakiss]

Oh, this inspires so many feels!! Beautifully done.

[bananainpyjamas]

I have an overflow of Trinity feelings myself. Thank you!

[anoel]

Awww I love seeing them fight all together! I love the song choice and the epicness of it :)

[bananainpyjamas]

Epic is exactly what I was going for, thanks!

[absternr.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is amazing! I loved seeing all the sidekicks and the League at the end.

[bananainpyjamas]

The sidekick section is one of my faves, I love seeing them with their little baby heroes. ♥ Thank you!

[niyalune]

Sadly I've never seen the source, but this vid is epic, your editing is perfect, and this is delightfully OT3-y!

[bananainpyjamas]

It's always great to hear that people enjoyed a vid without knowing the source, thank you!

[astolat]

This is straight-up awesome from start to finish. <3

[bananainpyjamas]

That's straight-up awesome to read, thanks!

[sweetestdrain]

eeeee this is AWESOME.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thanks! :D

[goodbyebird]

Wow. Apparently I have DC Trinity feels, because here they are. A whole truck load of them. This was way awesome, well done!

[bananainpyjamas]

Hee, I wanted to share the truck load of Trinity feelings I have myself. Thank you!

[gabbysilang]

I adore every goddamn moment of this.

[bananainpyjamas]

Always awesome to hear, thank you!

[kuwdora]

omfg this is more incredible than i have words for so please accept my MASSIVE FLAILING AND JAW ON THE FLOOR instead.

*gapes at the flawless perfectness of this vid*

[bananainpyjamas]

Stop it, you're going to make me blush. :) Thank you!

[skygiants]

So much EPIC SUPERHEROING in this vid! It's amazingly well-timed and fantastic to watch.

[bananainpyjamas]

Epic superheroing is the best superheroing. Thank you!

[usuallyhats]

This is AMAZING and EPIC and GLORIOUS. I love how you brought out all the parallel images, especially in their respective origin stories, and how you show them being the heart of the Justice League,and their respective legacies (Batkids! :D). I want to watch it a million more times.

[bananainpyjamas]

Hee, thanks so much! You pinpointed my favorite parts which is always great to see.

[rhoboat]

This is STUNNING. Wonderful work.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thanks rho! :D

[elipie]

This is amazing!! This has a really beautiful flow to it and the build & editing are both so strong. Also, Diana feeeeeels <3

[bananainpyjamas]

Thanks Eli! :D I have so many feelings about all three of them, it's kind of ridiculous.

[revolutionaryjo]

Unexpected Justic League feels! Really well done!

[bananainpyjamas]

I am always happy to spread the JL feelings around. Thanks!

[deirdre_c]

Gorgeous!! Fantastic song choice and love the musicality of your editing! YAY!

[bananainpyjamas]

Florence is so much fun for this kind of source. Thanks for the lovely feedback!

[leanwellback]

DUDE that was AMAZING. I'm having all these unexpected feels and ahhhh this is why I love Festivids right here. Such stunning editing, what a perfect song choice. Your musicality is wonderful, and I love the structure of the vid - starting with their origins, showing the core trinity working separately and together, their legacy with the Justice League - so, so much. Just awesome, I love it!

[bananainpyjamas]

This is such awesome feedback, thank you! It's especially gratifying to know the structure worked so well. :D

[grammarwoman]

This is STUNNING. Wow - what a fantastic job!

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you! :D