AMV Review #41: DRWii's Twilit Dreams

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This week's moderated discussion video:

(DRWii) - 2007 - Twilit Dreams
Category: Other
Anime: Paprika (Movie) [Spoilers]
Song: Electric Light Orchestra - Twilight

Please use this thread to discuss this video, there's no need to read the IRC log, just watch the video, and start talking about it! What emotions did it evoke in you? What do you think the video taught you about the character it features?

Archive of previous moderated discussions:
2007 December 040-17, 039-10, 038-03 November 037-26, 036-19, 035-12, 034-05
October 033-29, 032-22, 031-15, 030-08, 029-01, September 028-24, 027-17, 026-10, 025-03
August 024-27, 023-20, 022-13, 021-06, July 020-30, 019-23, 018-16, 017-09, 016-02
June 015-25, 014-18, 013-11, 012-04, May 011-28, 010-21, 009-14, 008-07
April 007-30, 006-23, 005-16, 004-09, 003-02, March 002-26, 001-19

[PaperIsland]

I enjoyed this AMV; however, one of my <a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... ">favorite AMVs</a> of all time uses this same song and so it was hard to not compare the two. I was pulled in right away by the unusual imagery of Paprika, but I feel like it could have used a little more editing at points. Some of the cuts feel a little off to me as well. The relationship of the two main characters was a little confusing... I had the feeling that they were meeting in a dream world, but you rarely see them together.