Review - Hold Me Now - Alkampfer81

[BasharOfTheAges]

See, I took that whole post of FC's as tongue-in-cheek. Subtle implied sarcasm... was that wrong?

[CodeZTM]

Ah. My apologies then. I have difficulty detecting online sarcasm.

[Fall_Child42]

See, I took that whole post of FC's as tongue-in-cheek. Subtle implied sarcasm... was that wrong?

Perhaps you could explain what you mean.
How exactly did you interpret what I wrote?

Had the song and mood been set to a rapping video [with the same scenes and no alterations], and there not been appropriate editing and just footage slapped on a timeline, it wouldn't have had the same artistic impact.

Well no I agree, but that's because the video would have been poorly made. I mean if it had been a rapping video and put together well would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video?

[BasharOfTheAges]

See, I took that whole post of FC's as tongue-in-cheek. Subtle implied sarcasm... was that wrong?

Perhaps you could explain what you mean.
How exactly did you interpret what I wrote?

A silent "amirite?" after the "IT IS the Ballet!" basically.

[Fall_Child42]

oh yeah that post. I guess that was sarcastic

[macchinainterna]

I really like this video and how intense it makes the source look. The art style doesn't look intense, but the editing, song, and scene selection literally turns this into something far more than what I think the source is.

My thoughts exactly, any video that can make ballet look and sound this badass, deserves the title of masterpiece.

[8bit_samurai]

Well no I agree, but that's because the video would have been poorly made. I mean if it had been a rapping video and put together well would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video?

What if the video source was edited to silence and put together well, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? How about if we use the same audio source but with a different video source with a different style of dancing and put together well, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? What if the video used the same video and audio source, but edited poorly, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? What if the house blew up? Would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video?

Clearly I think we're still asking the wrong questions here, as break dancing can be as artistic as ballet, it just varies from person to person. We shouldn't be asking whether if it's artistic or not, but why is it artistic to whomever watches it. Or something along those lines.

[Fall_Child42]

Well no I agree, but that's because the video would have been poorly made. I mean if it had been a rapping video and put together well would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video?

What if the video source was edited to silence and put together well, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? How about if we use the same audio source but with a different video source with a different style of dancing and put together well, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? What if the video used the same video and audio source, but edited poorly, would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video? What if the house blew up? Would it still be the same kind of "art" you see in this video?

Clearly I think we're still asking the wrong questions here, as break dancing can be as artistic as ballet, it just varies from person to person. We shouldn't be asking whether if it's artistic or not, but why is it artistic to whomever watches it. Or something along those lines.

That's kind of what I was asking but in a less direct way.
I want to know why some people consider this to be more "artsy" than something else.
Or if people prefer what is it that makes this video particularily artistic to them.

[HalOfBorg]

"art" is too hard to define for me. Pour urine in a jar, put in a crucifix - is that art? Some people say so, some so no.

[Fall_Child42]

no no no, it's the picture of the piss christ that's the art, not the actual jar.