Saturday, December 8, 2007

Kingdom Hearts AMV: "Leave Out All the Rest" by BeautifulCerberus

Fairly good.

I have to admit, BeautifulCerberus' 10th amv took me by surprise, when you see Linkin Park in the title, you expect something briskly paced. Instead, this amv has some of the longer, more cinematic scenes in Kingdom Hearts I and II.

Lets start off talking about the music, and whether or not it is put to good use. The song is "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park, and can be found in their 7th album, Minutes to Midnight. It's a great song, and although it helps to add atmosphere to BeautifulCerberus' amv, he doesn't relate it to the story of Kingdom Hearts. It would've made more sense if the amv was about Riku, who has done some pretty fucked up shit. Ah well, we can make do with Sora and Roxas.

Technically, this amv is fairly impressive. It's original, because the song is kind of a fast one, but the amv is slow. You see a lot of long, drawn out clips of Sora/Roxas jumping and falling, which surprisingly works with the song. I did find a few "glitches", like when a scenes about to fade out, you see the character beginning a new movement. I only spotted it a few times though, so it doesn't bother me too much.

Overall, it's a cinematic amv that you're sure to enjoy, but you won't take anything from it. It doesn't have as much meaning as it could've, but sometimes, we crave a grandeur` look and feel more then a preachy message.

4/5

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