New BtVS vid: I just don't know what to do with myself

[aycheb.livejournal.com]

Title: I just don't know what to do with myself
Artist: The White Stripes
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Format: XviD
Size: 25.7 MB
Summary: Spike needs a woman in his life. Or something.


Go here or via my journal to download

Comments of all kinds very welcome….

Comments

[cellia.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, this was great. Everything was wonderfully meaningful and it's well worth re-watching (I'm getting more on each re-watch). I'd never considered looking at Spike so much through the women he loves and loses at various times, but it's now so obvious and telling after seeing what you've put it together to these lyrics. Spike latching on to women again and again for identity/purpose. Well, actually, your summery says it all. This is also the only thing I've ever seen that makes me think that Spike's sexual assault on Buffy makes sense (and wasn't just a flub by the show's writers). You didn't gloss over anything--including the slayer he killed as well as the women he's loved.

The "intro" of Buffy was really striking and memorable, as she looks up from the porch, and I liked her unstoppable dancing in the red top set along to "like a summer rose". Felt meaningful, not hokey or a stretch. I liked how it paralleled the earlier bit with Darla earlier as well. So many good bits where the scenes played off each other and/or the lyrics. Really an entertaining and thoughtful vid.

The ending is killer.

[aycheb.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Making this vid made me think a lot about Spike so I'm glad that came across.

I'd forgotten quite how striking the ending to FFL was and that was a great shot to be able to use. I actually hadn't planned to use the OMWF footage but I came to that section thinking about the Dru scene and it suddenly came to mind. Partly the colour but also I do think the way Spike is attracted to and yet quite genuinely wants to save his damaged women is so charactersistic of him.