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Irresponsible (but fun) Heroes
Dec. 31st, 2008 03:33 pmI was typing out a review of my 2008 fandom and then realised, to my absolute horror, that I still haven't reviewed my first and second favourite PVs of the year! *appalled at self*
So I'm pushing that review to next year (might as well do it on January 3rd or so - a year from the last review) and reviewing my favourite two PVs now. (Don't know who's going to read it though... it's a busy time of the year.)
On second thought, let's make that just Musekinin Hero. Reviewing two PVs in one post with screencaps is a bit of an overdose - and I think Swing! and Musekinin Hero deserve their own post each. It doesn't do them justice to share a post. ^^
Musekinin Hero
I liked this because it was so very "Kanjani∞." And I will admit that there's probably a lot of personal bias involved in this choice. I'm not a professional critic, so I'm allowed to play favourites sometimes, okay? :P But I do think that comparing this with at least two other office-themed PVs that I can remember (Nice na Kokoroiki and weeeek), this one stood out. Nice na Kokoroiki and weeeek both had their own unique slants - the former having slightly more abstract take with the dance sequences (and nerdy Arashi) in between, and the latter making use of comic book-style panels and lots of green screen/compositing work.
Why did MH stand out compared to those two? Because in the middle of all the randomness, it still had some semblance of a storyline. And they had very clear-cut roles that matched their personalities yet didn't distract from the overall PV. The other two that I mentioned did give the guys involved different roles, but those roles weren't used so much, or at least were not the focus of the PV. Clearly, the director understood that Eito's great strength is in their characters.
( Caps and comments! )
So I'm pushing that review to next year (might as well do it on January 3rd or so - a year from the last review) and
On second thought, let's make that just Musekinin Hero. Reviewing two PVs in one post with screencaps is a bit of an overdose - and I think Swing! and Musekinin Hero deserve their own post each. It doesn't do them justice to share a post. ^^
Musekinin Hero
I liked this because it was so very "Kanjani∞." And I will admit that there's probably a lot of personal bias involved in this choice. I'm not a professional critic, so I'm allowed to play favourites sometimes, okay? :P But I do think that comparing this with at least two other office-themed PVs that I can remember (Nice na Kokoroiki and weeeek), this one stood out. Nice na Kokoroiki and weeeek both had their own unique slants - the former having slightly more abstract take with the dance sequences (and nerdy Arashi) in between, and the latter making use of comic book-style panels and lots of green screen/compositing work.
Why did MH stand out compared to those two? Because in the middle of all the randomness, it still had some semblance of a storyline. And they had very clear-cut roles that matched their personalities yet didn't distract from the overall PV. The other two that I mentioned did give the guys involved different roles, but those roles weren't used so much, or at least were not the focus of the PV. Clearly, the director understood that Eito's great strength is in their characters.
( Caps and comments! )
