lgr Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 really liked this. the effects were brilliant and the whole sort of, motion of the video worked so to speak - Mike being in the room with all the broken glass was a cool transition from story into song. didn't like the child actor though, kids trying to look sad never works but I guess it was part of the story to have him younger - wouldn't be as hard-hitting with a teenager or an adult. and yeah, the game footage didn't work at all. i really don't like music videos where there's all this obvious clunky stuff from whatever movie/game/drinks company the band's involved in. Chester's hand closing at the end was a bit cheesy. liked the arrangement though, kept the pace low until it needed to kick in. I can see why the album version is as it is, but this was a nice way of mixing it up for a different purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[AndOne] Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Maybe but music videos like this are short movies, there's always some sort of intention and message the director wants to deliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorast Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I think people are focusing too much on political implications of the video that they're projecting onto it. The video's about a kid who loses his father in war. Kid wants to honor his dad, so he himself joins. It's a poetic thing to then have that kid as an adult deliver the same message that was delivered to him all those years ago. It's not a "join the army motherfuckers" video. It's not pro-war. It depicted the tragedy that war can inflict on a family, that's it. The message, I think, got a little blurry towards the end. And of course the MOH game footage was completely classless and clunky as shit. But that's what happens when you partner with a video game company for promotion. I liked the video, a lot. Better to have some semblance of story than to throw together a performance video with dumb effects like with BID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[AndOne] Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 You are right there about the poetic part but still it seems very american to me cause it's something I can't relate to since I don't live in a country where it's normal to go to war all the time. I don't want to start a political debate here if war is wrong or right. I just don't like this theme of the video. The way they sneaked in the MOH footage is really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaticXero Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 one of the greatest and maybe the most emotional video of LP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgr Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 It's not a "join the army motherfuckers" video. It's not pro-war. It depicted the tragedy that war can inflict on a family, that's it. completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andros Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Edited October 10, 2012 by MacGyver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDREUS240 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Lol! An LP video that I actually enjoy for once! What is this, 2008? xD Good job EA!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sucre06 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 one of the greatest and maybe the most emotional video of LP!+1 Music Video for Castle of Glass is really emotional. This is the best video since the Minutes To Midnight era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSoul Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 AMAZING VIDEO. I was close to tears. Someone rip that intro now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOHAIL_Lq Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) yeah,stop talking about politics,I was also talking about it,it's not about joining army,fight with taliban.we all know what is reality ,about video,it's about a soldier's family,that's it,what happens after his death,I took it as soldier of every country,not just american soldier Edited October 10, 2012 by sohail abbasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Great video and awesome song edit but I hope there was version without film shots like New Divide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The fact that within the first 30 seconds of the video, my emotions were already on edge. Thats how I know this is a badass touching video. Also shows a friend of mine who is very touch and go with music, its hard to get her to like something. She loves the video, I call win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narc85 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 maybe it's rather about that war is causing an endless circle of pain, and by fighting for your country or whatever, you can cause more pain blabla Exactly how I felt. I think the person who went 3-paragraph spastic at the video earlier might have missed this. It wasn't condoning war at all... simply making the comment that it can be a vicious cycle - representing that in the most plain and simple way. Amazing video. Watched it several times before work, loaded the 1080p version onto my iPhone and took it with me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueSoul Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Watching this with no sound or anything in the house. Almost at tears this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narc85 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/medal-of-...upid-conclusion Looks like not everyone is of the same opinion as us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) Possibilities the official cover of "Castle of Glass" i guess it's official cuz you can see this banner on their YT channel and also when you "Right Click" the video and choose "Stop Download",this kind of image will appear.. http://i3.ytimg.com/u/ZU9T1ceaOgwfLRq7OKFU....jpg?v=5075cb23 Edited October 11, 2012 by Stranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraDoN Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 not a bad vid tbh, though i'm not a fan of these tie-in promotions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Came on here to read opinions since I haven't been on LPL in a while. anyways, favorite Lp music videos for me: 1. In the End 2. Castle of Glass/From the Inside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narc85 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Showed this to a few people last night - all positive reactions. My mum actually said 'it would have made a good movie' (I didn't tell her it was a tie-in with the game). Seemed to get a few positive reactions on my FB wall too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Stone55 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 This is actually their most emotional video ever, the band pieces don't totally fit with the somberness of the video, but it's one of their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraypaintninkpens Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I like LITE better but it's ok. The ending is good. I don't know why Chester is singing Mike's parts in the video, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZLP-NaughtyNottingham Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) I like LITE better but it's ok. The ending is good. I don't know why Chester is singing Mike's parts in the video, though. it's simple if you listen closely you'll notice that in almost the whole song MIKE does LEAD VOCALS, but CHESTER is 'always' singing behind Mike Edited October 15, 2012 by LINKINJOZE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spraypaintninkpens Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 it's simple if you listen closely you'll notice that in almost the whole song MIKE does LEAD VOCALS, but CHESTER is 'always' singing behind Mike Right but Mike is barely shown throughout the video even tho he's primarily singing the song? Idk, just seems weird to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZLP-NaughtyNottingham Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Right but Mike is barely shown throughout the video even tho he's primarily singing the song? Idk, just seems weird to me. I think that the EA crew doesnt know the band enough to know that Mike was doing lead vocals lol can-t wait to listen COG live, i wonder if Chester will take lead.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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