Rule PV Discussion

[sparkle glitter]

I love it. I'm so glad it's not like one of those stupid PVs with a hidden meaning or anything, it's just fun & random, like Mirrorcle World. Of course she looks so sexy. Another great quality PV from ayu

[Dokiyo]

the bird REALLY got on my nerves....i , personally, believe that it reduced the quality of the vid....~ because, it first, it looked soo real, but then it started to fly and it looked fake and drunk or something. Other than that, i like the pv alot and cant wait to purchase the dvd~

[milky_way]

It was only exciting for like the last minute :/

[se7entheaven]

the last part hand moves is epic

[Calico]

I liked it, purely for entertainment. IMO a PV with a deep story would've just ruined it. Ayu was fierce and sexy, just how I like her. <3

The ending was the best part of all, when she obliterated her dancers XDXD

[lilchan]

its good.
but not spectacular.
I loved the setting, but I liked the guys dancing more than ayu's
and whats with the random ayu in silver scenes..its like some sort of makeup or jewelry commercial that they just stuck in there for randomness

[Kaiouforever]

This PV is awesome! It's too bad there are people who are dissing it because they don't get it. <3 I hope her fans in Japan love this as much as I do!

[koumori]

I~~ Loved~~ Iiiiit~~ ^___^

It's so unique and Ayu <3 She made a statement with the song, and she's following that up with the PV~ The PV and the song fitted together like lego ^o^ I'm so happy! LOL.

I couldn't stop watching it...it gets full marks from meee ^_~

[sparkle glitter]

The parts with her in those gloves fit for the slower parts. And she looks absolutely amazing. No fish lips. Just pure gorgeousness.

[Aga-chan]

I like the PV. Maybe not the best ever, but it's really entertaining. Though I agree with those who say that they thought she'll dance more. The dancing looked really powerful when we got the TA pics, but when the preview came out I was like "Is this dancing!?? It looks like the "STEP you" routine in ninja-style."

I like the set and I love ninja. ^^; ayu looks great. <3 I wished for more dancing, though.
Jewel-ayu was kinda random, but she only appeared during the slow parts, so there probably is some meaning to it. I think it would have been better if she'd worn a kimono or another Japanese dress to fit with the set. I don't think the blue bird was that random. It seems that it was in danger, because the thing its sitting on in the beginning cracks and it flies away. And in the end it flies into freedom. Or something like that.
I'd say the other ninja are probably supposed to be oni. Or at least they're wearing demon masks.

It would be interesting if jewel-ayu and the bird would really represent "JEWEL" and "BLUE BIRD" respectively.

[Madden-X]

Originally Posted by Kaiouforever

This PV is awesome! It's too bad there are people who are dissing it because they don't get it. <3 I hope her fans in Japan love this as much as I do!

So.. people diss something because they don't get it and not because they just don't like what they see?

Weirdest logic of today




Anyway, I reeeaaaally don't like the PV. Based on the quality, it's so so (wtf with that bird? O_o) and the guy who directs this has.. no... freaking.. clue what to do with her fast-paced songs. Every PV from him has that "If you've seen the first 30 seconds, you've seen it all"-thing.. and that's why I don't get why people like him O_O

[ayumisrael]

Awesome PV no less!!
ayu's dancing at the last chorus is a total win.
She looks so sexy throughout the PV and I loved the whole ninja theme, ayu is the rule (but somehow hesitated - elegant ayu) concept.
Great great.

^The bird's becoming free after going towards her own rule/s and not someone else's.
The PV looks like a struggle for freedom.

[freedreamer]

LOL its SO OBVIOUS the bird was trying to get free...isnt it direct enuf for people to understand? breaking free from RULES...
Birds don't have to be kept in cages...

though I have to agree...the Jewel Ayu seemed sudden and random at times..though im sure it showed purity and in contrast to that Black Ayu. Somehow, i knew she was going to appear at the bridge lol

I really liked the PV..though it would be better if it were bigger..but i cant blame anyone for that. I'm amazed at what Ishii did seriously...He played with CG AGAIN (its VERY Ishii to do CG..but it all worked)

Ayu seemed to have broken out from somewhere and she stole that magic wand/key to free the ninjas...isnt it? then the wand appeared back at the holder...at least that's how I saw it. It relates BACK to the theme of being free and living your OWN life. (obviously you cant condemn a video WITHOUT even thinking deeper...coz that seems very shallow and surface)......
(and why does she free Shuya first...LOL!!!!)

Yea, Ayu made it sound like she danced really tough hahaha..But i think the dancers danced it VERY well..Zin is a genius. Ayu did a fare gd considering she doesnt dance a lot. (Real Me still has her longest dance segment right?)

The opening with the flaming "ayumi hamasaki" & "Rule" screamed DRAGONBALL EVOLUTION to me hahaha..i cant complain abt it..so nvm (I just thought it stuck out a lot in contrast with the very Zen/Japanese setting)

I loved Ayu's expressions actually. She makes the fierce songs (like MW) really fierce and aggressive and I don't mind it at all. Coz she don't see her doing that in Ballads..duh

I like the martial arts theme. Its very Dragonball once again and yet different for Ayu to show that to her audience. And at the bridge...Its disappointing she didnt SING it but she was mouthing the YEA YEA YEA...mannnn..

I loved the choreo at the end. It's really tight and the Kamehameha is just AMAZING...(i thought the bird was gonna get burnt..coz the scene suddenly changed over to it.. ) the ending pose is graceful yet with attitude...

Really nice PV for an international audience. Ishii surprised me once again. Ayu...well...has always been there for me

[Meat Pao]

Wow, it was actually much better than what I expected xD Though the part after Ayu danced where there was this wave of orange shizz sort of made me cringe xD

[milky_way]

Originally Posted by Kaiouforever

It's too bad there are people who are dissing it because they don't get it.

...And here we go :|

[freedreamer]

O yes i forgot to mention how much i like the way the angles were done and all the close ups and pull-aways...they made the PV look very cinematic...and that was cool on Ishii's part

and were there any USUAL male dancesr not selected for the task???..
i still see All of them....and I Go-mi too

[Pow!]

Umm, I like the pv as a whole,,
but
I don't really like seeing ayu with the black costume,, and seiing her with 'angry-wannabe' face like that..

I had hoped that this PV would be very... EXCELLENT.. but,, it's only good,,
I'm a bit dissapointed..

[AyumiBest]

I like it. The bird symbolizes a person who is caged in by rules. Can't do anything at all unless it was according to the rules. The bird looks for a way to get out of the rules. The lock represents the rules.

Ok about Ayu and her stick of gold. (or whatever) She looks like a speaker to me. The stick are her words. The words reaches Shu-ya and breaks the mask (the mask is also representing the rules) and Shu-ya decides to join her movement (So do the other dancers)

Ayu and her gorgeous look. Its what people would expect a woman to look like and act like. Her look to me seems to be like "I don't know what to do". Her hand motions seems to be restricted by the rules.

At the end there are people who don't agree with her and rise up. (Those who enforce the rules a lot) Ayu dances around blah blah blah. She then does those ball thingies and the rule enforcers goes away and now Ayu and her dancers are free to do what they want.

At the end the bird sees the exit. The lock breaks and the bird is free.

There are also scenes where the dancers seem to sneak around. To me its like they are sneaking around the rules or something. XP

I'm sorry if it doesn't make much sense. I only remember bits and pieces of the PV so yeah...lol

[CeReSu]

I don't really appreciate this PV....Ayu is beautiful, Ok, but...
Same dancers (again -__-) and where Ayu dances?
In the end? Hum, for me, Ayu doesn't dance like her dancers. It's a pity!
And, Ayu in diamond dress? What?
This PV is beautiful to watch but not awesome.

[Aga-chan]

Originally Posted by ayumisrael

The bird's becoming free after going towards her own rule/s and not someone else's.

"Her" as in ayu's or the bird's?
I'd agree with the former, but not so much with the later, just by the fact that in this case the bird would have freed itself. Yet it looks like the seal broke, because ayu and her ninja team destroyed the oni. Breaking the rules by that, like someone pointed out.