Vid Rec: Read My Mind

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Title: Read My Mind
Music Title & Artist: "Read My Mind" by The Killers
Vidder: Di Wey
Pairing or Character: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and we see many ensemble characters in passing
Verse: Granada
Link: There is an announcement page on LJ for this vid, but unfortunately the streaming links on that page don't seem to work anymore, so I will also provide a working streaming link on YouTube.

Reccer's Comments: Here we are in lovely, chilly December, so why not spend a few minutes basking in the warm glow of Granada's Holmes and Watson? I love a lot of Granada vids, but this one might just be my favorite. Its video quality is not the best (I wouldn't recommend watching it full screen), but the editing is superlative. There are so many delightful matches between the song lyrics and the episodes' visuals, from concrete images ("green light," "trampoline") to delightful thematic ironies ("you never returned that call" is perhaps my favorite; you will see why!) The repeated chorus -- "can you read my mind?" -- is both a perfect, playful motto for Holmes, and a beautiful fit for the genre of the vid itself, in which the dialogue falls away and the actors' gestures and expressions are allowed to sing :)

Comments

[theanglophile.livejournal.com]

What a delightful video! Great recommendation.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I thought so, too -- so glad you enjoyed it!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Excellent rec as always ^^ The editor's choices are just perfect.

Jeremy Brett's portrayal was what made me fall in love with Holmes - this video makes me feel so happy and so sad at the same time.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

I know just what you mean. I still miss Mr. Brett and Mr. Hardwicke, what amazing adaptations they made.