Have you ever had an AMV idea which you feel is a good one, but it had something wrong which makes it unworkable? I don't mean workable ideas which you had a good reason not to do, I mean ones that you judged simply wouldn't work. Personally, I've had them all the time. The feeling of frustration is infuriating. I thought I'd mention a few of mine:
Haibane Renmei/Long Way Down (The Goo-Goo Dolls): In theory, a Reki/Rakka AMV based around Reki's feelings of isolation, as well as her promise to Kumori (was it Kumori?) to take care of Rakka and become a "good Haibane" ('I never put you down/I never pushed you away'). Unfortunately, the song is simply to upbeat, fast-paced and generally "rock-y" to work with Haibane Renmei and the feel just doesn't quite work. Personally I thought it would, but my partner Nyaa-Chan convinced me otherwise.
Trigun/Go West (The Pet Shop Boys): An action comedy AMV about Vash and his eternal quest for Love And Peace (to "go west" is also an old expression for exploding and the lyrics go 'Go west/Life is peaceful there/Go west/In the open air'). Unfortunately, the electronic feel of the song just doesn't fit the anime at all and it (the song) is also too long.
Lament of the Lamb/(Can't Get My) Head Around You (The Offspring): The idea is simple- the song fits Lament's plot perfectly ('Every single day what you say makes no sense to me/Letting you inside isn't right, you'll mess with me/I never really know what's really going on inside you/I can't get my head around you'). This idea would make an excellent AMV if it weren't for one overriding problem- the anime adaptation of Lament of the Lamb is bloody awful. The character designs are ugly, the animation is cheap, stilted and often repeated, it doesn't go deep enough into the manga's story and half the interesting bits have been left out. I recommend reading the manga, but not trying to make AMVs out of the anime.
Spiral/Numb (Linkin Park): An AMV about Ayumu's feelings of inadequacy towards his brother and his inability to match him and what the Blade Children are expecting from him ('Don't know what you're expecting of me/Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes'). Unfortunately, there's simply bugger-all about Kiyotaka in the Spiral anime so there isn't nearly enough material.
DISCLAIMER: If anyone wants to try and prove me wrong on any of the above counts, feel free to take these ideas. Just don't move the thread to AMV suggestions, OK? This is supposed to be a discussion.
[paizuri: Thanks for the warnings not to move it. We mods pride ourselves on our lack of critical reading capabilities.
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