Gift for Cara Marie by rhivolution (Aeon Flux - 1991)

[fv_poster]

Title of vid: The Game
Recipient: Cara Marie
Vidder: rhivolution
Fandom: Aeon Flux
Music: Only the Lonely by The Motels
Summary: Don't hate the player, or; Scenes from the Monican/Bregnan war of attrition.
Content notes: Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, "stuttery" cuts between 2-3 stills)
Signed URL: http://rhivolution.dreamwidth.org/130425.html


Lyrics
We walked

The loneliest mile

We smile without

Any style

We kiss altogether wrong

No intention



We lie about each other's drinks

We live without each other

Thinking what anyone would do

Without me and you



It's like I told you

Only the lonely can play



So hold on, here we go

Hold on to nothin' we know

I feel so lonely

Way up here



You mention

The time we were together

So long ago

Well, I don't remember, all I know is

It makes me feel good now



It's like I told you

Only the lonely can play

Only the lonely

Only the lonely can play

Comments

[echan]

I liked this! Everything you did with the 'lonely' lyrics was really cool, so many different moments you drew out to show their feelings.

[rhivolution]

Thanks so much! I had a heck of a time with the music choice for this one, so I'm really glad it worked well.

[caramarie]

This romance! So epic! So weird! I love how you've captured it, the touching and the wacky (omg the octopus gun). All Aeon's expressions. Thank you for making this, I love it :) Am tempted to spend the rest of the day rewatching Aeon Flux now, heh.

[rhivolution]

Thank you, I'm super glad it worked for you! It was fun to go back to the canon after a number of years...and now I'm going to have to do a proper less-viddy rewatch again too!

[grammarwoman]

Wow, what a flashback to MTV's heyday, with both the source and the song! I watched this series but never understood what the hell was going on; the frenemies with benefits story you teased out here is delightful.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! Funny, I hadn't thought of the two tying together with regards to MTV, but now that you mention it...back in the day when it showed stuff worth watching!

Even if that stuff was, uh, weird.

[ghost_lingering]

I'm so curious about the source now! I really enjoyed this, even if I suspect I'm missing nuance since I don't know the canon.

[rhivolution]

Thanks! It's all on various streaming sites (YT, DailyMotion), so if you get a chance, worth a nosy. Just be prepared for the weird!

[rhoboat]

I, too, had no idea what this show was about back when it was on. Great job putting together a vid that makes some sense by highlighting these two characters' very weird relationship.

[rhivolution]

Thank you! It did make things easier, vid-wise, to go with the theme as it's one of the few common threads throughout!

[sol_se]

So much 90s nostalgia! Love it!

[rhivolution]

Thank you! I kinda wanted to go with some early 90s music too (it was nearly Bush...) but the song worked just too well.

[franzeska]

This brings back memories! I like you you used all of the ugly-hot frog faces they make and the WTF bondage stuff. I sometimes forget how truly cracked this thing was.

[rhivolution]

Thanks! It is all SO messed up. (Fun fact--the ugly-sexy aesthetic was inspired by the work of Egon Schiele.)

[franzeska]

Huh. I never knew that, but it makes so much sense.