Vid: The Light and the Sea (Wonder Woman)

[usuallyhats]

Title: The Light and the Sea
Fandom: DC Animated (Wonder Woman, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice)
Character: Wonder Woman
Music: Dar Williams
Content notes: None
Summary: "Keep faith. Trust to love. Fight with honour. But fight to win."
Notes: Premiered at vidukon_cardiff 2014. Thanks to silly_cleo for betaing and suggesting the song! ♥
Download: big (3:39 minutes, 164MB) | smaller (81MB) | subtitle .srt
Also posted at: Youtube | AO3 | Tumblr

Wonder Woman - The Light and the Sea from shinyjenni on Vimeo.

(password: thelightandme)

Setting out upon the waves in darkness and upheaval
I was told that I alone would not know good and evil
Oh but in time
But oh in time
It came to me that as my ship would fall and rise
I could turn and lift my eyes
To the light, a distant light
And there will always be
The light and the sea,
The roiling sea, the light and me.

And as the days went by I turned my wheel towards the thunder
Taking on a challenge that I knew could take me under.
Oh, and it took me down
And oh it took me down
And it came to me
As I cursed the stem and sail
And called it fate that I should fail
There is a light
There is a light
And there will always be
The light and the sea,
The roiling sea, the light and me.

And it all comes down
Down to me
To feel the presence of my soul
Amidst the torrents and the cold
Of the sea.
And there will always be
The light and the sea,
The roiling sea, the light and me.

Comments

[chaila]

MY FEELINGS. This is such a gorgeous balance between the essence of Diana herself, why she fights, and how that both drives her and connects her to all these larger communities and ideals and fights. I love the progression of it, how you highlight all these different, ever-widening connections woven around Diana, from Themyscira and the Amazons and Hippolyta and how loved she is there, to her exile in patriarch's world but the friends and fellow warriors she finds there too. And how damn inspiring she is, without even trying, because she's always being DIANA, and how impossible it is not to love her and want to fight alongside her. And I love how you tied together all the different animated canons, which makes it all feel more mythic and broader. Ugh I am so happy about all these Diana vids, and how many different angles they can have, and I love how this one draws out so much love and connection behind the badassery. Downloading for keeps so I can watch it a lot! <3

(WHO CAN NOT LOVE HER? WHO?)

[usuallyhats]

So glad you liked it! <3 And yes, all the connections and communities she makes, and how she inspires people - I LOVE that conversation she and Barda have in the sewers on Apokalips in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.

[walkthegale]

This vid is just so beautiful! And inspiring of many, many Wonder Woman feelings, and not only how great she is, but also what wonderful communities she has and builds around herself. And the editing is gorgeous - how you've made a lot of very action-y clips flow so beautifully with the song. <3<3!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! <3 DIANA <3

[giandujakiss]

Oh, that's beautiful.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[beccatoria]

UGH DIANA MY BEAUTIFUL DARLING.

This is so beautiful. Bulletproof way to my soul: Diana as the lone, fixed point - the one it all comes down to - as iconic and stable as the sea or the light, told again and again that she can't or shouldn't be the one out there making choices, taking responsibility, but it all coming down to her anyway. And yet, still being so full of love for everything and everyone. So connected.

That's what this vid communicates to me and it's gorgeous.

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! <3 And yes, I love how she has all these connections and communities that she supports and who support her, but in the end she has this core of strength that's just about her and the choices she makes and the way she chooses to be. DIANA. <3

[cosmic_llin]

I know I've already said, but this is seriously wonderful. <3

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! <3

[luzula]

I don't know this fandom, but this was beautiful!

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[goodbyebird]

I really enjoyed this <3

[usuallyhats]

Thank you!

[navaan]

This is lovely! Perfect song choice for Diana and I love what you made of it! *goes to watch again*

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! (And I love your icon!)

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I have owed you a comment on this approximately forever because I'm so behind on everything, but it's super lovely and the song fits really nicely and just DIANA <3

[usuallyhats]

Thank you! <3 DIANA <3