A tribute to... an old man we see for one scene in a 78-episode anime series? Told through NON-ANIME?
Well, yes. Does that seem strange to you?
(Before anyone runs with a firehose - yes, this is chiefly a non-AMV, but it uses a good portion (1/3) of anime footage. Thusly, it was catalogued but not uploaded. It should be of some interest to AMV things, regardless)
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Or, rather, it is an expansion of what I think the character's story would've been like were it ever animated instead of mentioned in 3 sentences.
It's really more of a little 'movie' than an AMV. Has that "Das Boot" flavor to it, too...
For those who have no idea what I'm talking about - well, you see, early on in the awesome anime series of "Monster", the main protagonist, Dr. Tenma, visits an old man who once served in battle on a German submarine. This fact itself has no huge relevance to the story, but the old man does. In fact, arguably, if it weren't for the info he gave Tenma - the following 73 episodes would probably never happen!
As some of you may know, I'm a die-hard Silent Hunter III fan. This particular idea popped into my head suddenly last week when I 'died' in a particularly dramatic fashion.
They say, it's the idea that counts. In this case, that's really the main point. Editing- and quality-wise, the video is nothing stellar - but I think it tells just the story I wanted it to tell. Please be mindful of my limits on sources, compression, and editing skills. (great, now I sound like I'm old and blind...) I'm all-too-well aware that this video has problems, so I'm not particularly looking for criticism. If you'd like to be constructive though - I'd most welcome practical suggestions, and I'd be very glad to update this video if possible. Consider this my "Other First Video". After all, I'm a born-again noob thanks to my long AMV-hiatus.
Links:
(Note that, again, it's not hosted on the .org, unless an admin decides it can be otherwise)
Video Info:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=75979
Rapidshare Link: (indirect d/l)
http://rapidshare.de/files/2302630/The_ ... e.avi.html
(for those who never used Rapidshare - it's as simple as clicking the "Free" button on the bottom of page and waiting for the file link. If problems - read their FAQ)
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So, as always, Oto offers odd, unpopular ideas with tame execution - any questions?
If that's fine by you, then you might find this interesting.
. Regardless of that, I enjoyed it very much. 
