Gift for Sanguinity by aurumcalendula (Attack the Block)

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Title of vid: Invincible
Recipient: Sanguinity
Vidder: aurumcalendula
Fandom: Attack the Block
Music: Invincible by OK Go
Summary: 'When they come to destroy the Earth, they'll have to go through you first.'

Moses, his friends, and the monsters they face.
Content notes: Physical triggers (e.g., epilepsy or migraine: strobe lights, bright lights, "stuttery" cuts between 2-3 stills), quick cuts and flashes+ strobe lights in 1:50 to 1:58
Signed length: 03:30
Signed URL: https://aurumcalendula.dreamwidth.org/8814.html

Lyrics When they finally come to destroy the earth
They'd have to go through you first
I bet they won't be expecting that
When they finally come to destroy the earth
They'll have to deal with you first and now
My money says they won't know about

The thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes

Invincible
You're invincible
Invincible
You're invincible
That's crushing, crashing, atom smashing, white hot thing
Invincible

When they finally come what'll you do to them?
Gonna decimate them like you did to me?
Will you leave them stunned and stuttering?
When they finally come how will you handle them?
Will you devastate them deliberately?
Cause I'm gonna guess they won't be prepared for

Thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes

Invincible
You're invincible
Invincible
You're invincible
That crushing, crashing, atom smashing, white hot thing
You're invincible
Invincible

So please
Use your powers for good
Please use your powers for good

You're invincible
Invincible
You're invincible
Invincible
You're invincible
That crushing, crashing, atom smashing, white hot thing
Invincible

Comments

[leanwellback]

Ahh, that was awesome!

[goodbyebird]

oh my god YES!! That was badass and awesome all around :D

[valoise]

The absolute perfect song for this movie!

[no_detective]

KICK. ASS. Great song choice, too!

[sanguinity]

Oh, my dear vidder, someday I want to learn to make vids like this. This is so freaking lush, such beautiful visuals that you cut long and longer so that we can wallow in them, feel them, but they never drag or feel static or like you were killing time until the end of lyric. (I've been working these last couple of years on learning to cut shorter and faster and denser, to pack meaning tighter, but you make a compelling argument for learning to properly wield the long cut and long sequence.) There's something so freaking satisfying in watching a vid and going, "ohhhhhh...! It can be like this, too!"

ANYWAY.

"When they finally come to destroy the Earth," where "they" are aliens, drug lords, and police I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE VIDDER AND I APPROVE. The plea that Moses use his powers for good as he claws his way back from the precipice, the Union Jack above him? And the way you juxtaposed the wall of aliens with the wall of riot police at 2:35? CHILLS, baby, CHILLS. Today Moses and his squad saved the earth from aliens; tomorrow they'll save it from the police state.

First pass through, I was agog at your boldness in matching "invincible" to Moses and his squad, when the film has so much carnage, the boys dying and dying and dying... But it's about how these kids are the bravest in the room, and their utter determination not only to survive, but to win the day, aliens today and police state tomorrow-- You've managed to completely reframe the ending of that film for me, thank you.

And of course I laugh forever at fireworks which are literally thousand Fahrenheit hot metal lights, you witty person you.

[isweedan]

YES GOOD

[littleheaven]

I've never seen this source but this vid was a visual treat. Awesome use of long cuts, but never losing momentum. Also, those things with the blue teeth look terrifying.

[opusculasedfera]

Utterly wonderful. I don't have the words for it, but I grinned all the way through, and Moses' adorable satisfied smile at the end was so well earned.

[talumin]

SO cool! Loved the choice of song.

[amathela]

I loved this so, so much I can barely tell you. This song was so great and just ugh, ALL MY FEELINGS <3

[fairestcat]

This is fabulous.

[sasha_feather]

This is wonderful! Great job!

[cupidsbow]

What a fantastic action vid! I haven't seen this yet, but it's just jumped up a whole lot higher on my watch list. Thanks, festividder.

[beatrice_otter]

Perfect song for the movie, and so beautifully edited!

[sqbr]

This is great!

[eruthros]

Oh my gosh, this is AMAZING, I especially love what you've done with the ending of the vid.

[bingeling]

MOOOSEEEEEEEEES! I loved this. <3

[anoel]

This was awesome! I love the song choice, the energy and great use of the visual and that smile at the end was AWESOME :D

[metonymy]

MOSEEEEEEES <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

That last long shot, so great.

[jonesandashes]

Love the song choice. My favourite part was the bridge near the end, that slow all-the-marbles climax culminating in Moses putting his hands on his head. Great editing.

[josette_arnauld]

I haven't ever seen the source, but this is brilliant. Excellent song choice of course, but really amazing editing - you make it look effortless.

[croissantkatie]

That was fabulous!

[ironed_orchid]

So awesome!

(Oh Moses, my heart!)

[geckoholic]

Man this is AWESOME.

[yarnofariadne]

This is awesome!