#entombedpost

This is the Harrow the Ninth Animatic of all time to me. The artist perfectly communicates how nonstop everything is happening to Harrow, but how miserable and stagnant she is within it. Everything is so intense but also so agonizingly slow and it’s just miserable chaos for her. And I think the artist, in combination with the song (which was brilliantly chosen), perfectly draws you into this view of Harrow. What I also adore is the way that during the piano breaks (I don’t know music terms I’m sorry I hope that’s right) we dig beneath the miserable surface and find what underpins it. Those are always the moments when we break through tragedy and find love and that touches me so deeply. We are living in tragedy, but the artist picks the perfect moments to drop us back into love and remind us what ghosts linger in our lives and that makes me cry every single time! You’re breaking my heart, and also forcefully dragging me back into what made me fall in love with Harrow the Ninth in particular (also the “hot garbage pile on which I fucking sleep” while she’s sleeping in Ianthe’s bed is SO FUNNY). This is my favorite book and I feel extra in love with it when I'm watching this animatic.

I ADORE the way the artist uses the song itself. The lyrics being on screen and literally leading us through each scene gives the viewer a perfect view into why the song was chosen and what a genuinely fantastic fit it is for the story. Each shot feels like its own piece hanging in a museum that you’re walking through to get the full story of Gideon and Harrow’s life. I also really enjoy how the artist draws Gideon and Harrow, they made them specifically look so young (which they are, so maybe it would be better to say they look their age) and their emotions are so visible and explosive in a way that makes them contagious and gets me so into the moment. I spend every moment of my life feeling bad for Gideon and Harrow, but never more than when I see them like this.

I think this is the hardest I’ve laughed at a video in my entire life. The sense of timing is impeccable, the slow movement through every critique, the fact that the payoff is SO FAST and goes unremarked upon by Harrow kills me every time.

It is also such a delight to get to see scenes from John's past brought to life AND to see scenes that I've seen depicted many times in the past depicted from his perspective, because that's very unique. Seeing Dios Apate Minor contrasted with his body literally being destroyed to frame every action as sympathetic even while the lyrics tell us that the actions being taken are very reasonable is SO COOL.

But, to me, the number one sign that Melinoë may be on the wrong side of this conflict is the newest boss. I can't think of a single mythic figure who is more instantly sympathetic or more likely to be genuinely fighting for the wellbeing of mortals than Prometheus. I can't think of a single god, titan, or hero who cares more about humanity and its progress. I haven't studied up on Prometheus more than just reading the famous myth about him, but I have never really heard him discussed unsympathetically. I know this may be a biased perspective as a puny mortal, but my gut tells me to side with whoever Prometheus is throwing in with. But I guess we'll see if I'm putting too much stock in him as the plot continues to unfold.

I'm just warning everyone now before the floodgates open. This is your last chance to run, hide, or put on your goggles and get ready for a swim.

THIS ONE IS SO CUTE. I love how focused it is on intimate moments and on Nona spending time with people she loves. I love how the plot has to literally break through because she doesn’t want it and she doesn’t want to remember. It makes the ending such a gut punch as we slide into what was always going to happen, and all we have left are the memories. Also the way that light and glitching effects are used in this one is so cool I am obsessed.