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The PV was good. The director did a nice job. Compared to many other of Ayu's PVs (especially her older ones), this had more potential and more depth. Of coarse, there is only so much that can be done in a 5 minute clip, so thie director's style is probably not bested suited for a normal length music video.
The story is about feelings and how someone shows them to others. Here, the performers show positive feelings on stage (ex. fake smiles), whereas backstage they have sadder feelings and they suppress them (Ayu thinking about something she yearns for in front of the mirror), which is what the lyrics is about too.
However, the first two minutes seemed slighty awkard to me. It did not add to the theme, but it seem to serve the purpose of setting up the scenery only, and to emphasize that it is taking place in an older China, much like in modern France in Mirrorcle World. I mean this could have been taking place anywhere anytime and the theme can still hold. I might be missing something here where Ayu walks the streets, but it seems the director placed this here either for respect to China or for people who just like looking at pretty scenes.
After the first two minutes, however, is when people get caught off gaurd and start to think about what is happening and it won't make sense at first (from walking the streets to a stage dance scene suddenly). Why the sudden shift? I don't know, but I do like the section of the PV after this. Symbolism become more apparent and not just some pretty looking PV with little or no meaning. There are some cliche's that probably could have been dealt with better, but that's a mute point.
I could be wrong and this PV could be about something completely different, like homosexuality. But I wouldn't mind that since lesbian Ayu would be awesome. Even tho I doubt it, I wish I was right on that. ^_^;
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