Gift for sweetestdrain (Batman: Year One)

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Title of vid: What Makes a Man
Recipient: sweetestdrain
Vidder: dragonchic
Fandom: Batman: Year One (2011)
Music: "What Makes a Man" by City and Colour
Summary: I think I might know.
Content notes: No standardized notes apply
Signed length: 02:45

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I can hear my train comin'
It's a lonesome and distant cry
I can hear my train comin'
Now I'm runnin' for my life
What makes a man
Walk away from his mind?
I think I know
I think I might know

What makes a man?
I think I might know
What makes a man?
I think I might know
What makes a man?

I can feel the wind blowin'
It's sending shivers down my spine
I can feel the wind blowin'
Shakes the trees and the power lines
What makes a man
Spend his whole life in disguise?
I think I know
Think I might know

[chorus]

I can hear my train comin'
Looks like time is on my side
I can hear my train comin'
I'm still runnin' for my life
What makes a man pray
When he's about to die?
I think I know
I think I might know

[chorus]

Comments

[actiaslunaris]

I did not know this existed. I must watch it soon.

I can't unpack everything about this that I enjoyed, but the way the song works with what we know of the canon is probably what struck me the most. I love how it's an honest portrait of Gordon, foremost, and the way that contrasts with Bruce. Oh, my heart.

[bananainpyjamas]

This is a really lovely comment, thank you so much! The movie is quite good IMO, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

[revolutionaryjo]

I've not seen this source, but the vid makes me really want to! Really well done.

[bananainpyjamas]

I definitely recommend the movie! I'm glad you like it, thank you for commenting! :D

[thirdblindmouse]

Ooh, this is lovely. The song choice is inspired. I love the parallels drawn.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you! I'm especially glad the parallels came through.

[fairestcat]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you!

[aris_tgd]

This is great! I love what you've done with the source, the way you've pulled out and emphasized Bruce's and Jim's stories and how they intersect and overlap. Well done.

[bananainpyjamas]

That's exactly what I was going for, thank you!

[leanwellback]

Oh, this is gorgeous! Lovely editing.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you!

[yourlibrarian]

I haven't seen the source but I enjoyed the way this told the story.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you! I'm glad the narrative came through.

[china_shop]

Wow! I know nothing about the source, but this is gorgeous! Brava!

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it even without knowing the source. :D

[teaotter]

You managed to take a source that is very action-oriented and make it much more... thoughtful? Maybe that's the word I'm looking for. The song choice is excellent, but I especially love the way the Gordon's story unfolds here and intersects with Bruce's. Lovely, lovely work.

[bananainpyjamas]

Thank you! I do like bringing out the quieter moments in typically action-packed sources, like superhero narratives. I'm especially glad the links between Gordon and Bruce came through. Thanks again for the lovely comment!

[franzeska]

Gorgeous! I found this interestingly live action-y in the editing.

[bananainpyjamas]

Ha, that's funny because I do actually have my roots in vidding 2D Western animation. I'm mostly live-action now though so perhaps that has bled over. ;) Thank you for commenting!

[franzeska]

Interesting. I was trying and trying to come up with an actual reason I felt that way, and I couldn't put my finger on it, but there's... something that caught my attention.