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James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
I can't imagine this music video wasn't posted here since it came out 4 years ago but I can't remember seeing it. That said I have some short term memory issues so I could be wrong. But this belongs here if anything ever did.
Monsters by James blunt
Anyway I am a HUGE lover of man tears but I honestly have never been able to watch this video all the way through at once. It's just SO INTENSE. There's no acting, there's no set, there's no context beyond the song itself. It's just him, staring you down, weeping. One continuous take
The way he doesn't break eye contact the entire time, doesn't shift his gaze, wipe a tear nothing. You find yourself gazing into his eyes down while the tears and the song keep coming, and it sucks you in.
It's both really hard to watch and hard to resist.
then at the end when you realize he's been having this intense emotional breakdown not only with the camera but sitting right next to his elderly military vet father the song is directed at. Then it really hits just how vulnerable an experience that just have been for both men.
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Re: James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
No, it hasn't been posted so far. It's amazing, such a strong message of love and resilience ! Thank you :
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Re: James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
This version is equally impressive :
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Re: James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
I'm so surprised no one posted this before. Hope everyone enjoys.
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Re: James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
That was great but simultaneously weird, I guess just because you can't actually cry while simultaneously singing and have your voice do what it's supposed to. So I assume it's synched up but I guess that's what's feels off about it. Still great
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Re: James Blunt music video- Monsters..... has this been posted?
Ella wrote:
That was great but simultaneously weird, I guess just because you can't actually cry while simultaneously singing and have your voice do what it's supposed to. So I assume it's synched up but I guess that's what's feels off about it. Still great
Actually while it's very difficult it can be done. Actor Ben Platt who originated the role of dear even Hansen on Broadway had to sing a powerful song called words fail while intensely crying on stage 7 days a week. He worked with his voice coach for months on how to do it. How to breathe, how to clear the phlegm, it was tough but he did and it was very very powerful
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