Rule PV Discussion

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by micster

Oh thats my only bad point actually, I just remembered. Why does she always exaggerate her mouth when she mimes. Annoys me throughout Mirrorcle World and annoyed me at the beggining of this video too.

Her lips sure are stretch-able then...

[micster]

Originally Posted by waterballoon

Her lips sure are stretch-able then...

Quite. Im sure she could fit a whole pineapple in her mouth at certain parts in the video

[waterballoon]

Originally Posted by maikaru

I think it is pretty plain to see what the Ayumi in gown and jewels is..
The Ayumi in black leather of course because she her is really really powerful, would look weird and contradicting to sing those vulnerable lines.
The lyrics makes perfect sense about it, I think..
And I think the gown Ayumi really looks like her old self.. like from so many years ago, so it's really good!!!
Also I think the gown one and the blue bird are the same person..
It seems there was a storyline that the ninja dudes are looking for the gown ayu,
Cause after she sings bridge, they show the ninja guys looking and searching..
But maybe they had to cut it on for time???
Anyways, yeah, so then at the end, we see the blue bird escaping.. so it seems a connection.

And I think the Blue Bird is just a symbol that anything could live the way they want, even small bird that can escape so quickly.
I like when she sang "let's destroy them" she made those energy things... and then destroyed so many of those copy cat ninja people.
And the fighting/dancing!!
They tried to trap the Blue Bird at the beginning, when they re-locked it..
But they couldn't do it!!~
And I think she broke their masks with the wrong end of the stick thing.. ahaha

And I believe this is a LOT of intense dancing for her.
She is not a dancer, so this is great.
And I remember Zin said everyone on himself was bruised.. I can notice why!!!!

I really love this pv.. it's really great.
Much better than Green.
I can keep watching this one over and over!!!
And the camera work is amazing!!! I love the zoom in and out

Shu-ya and Zin looked so different!!!

Maybe Ayu got the bruise(s) when she was doing that pouncing move on the dancers.

@micster: LOL.

[hiroshi_ben]

haha nice pv!!its really something different from ayu!it has the ninja theme in it~but the thing is don't like is the whole pv keeps showing ayu wearing that black outfit...and the elegant outfit scene was like redundant at all!

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by sugarbasil

I seem to be one of the few who doesn't think that this PV is very good. Honestly, I don't see why some people are saying it's her best PV ever, but that's just my opinion and I respect that. However, I'm disappointed in a lot of ways.

She really didn't dance nearly as much as she lead us to believe. Other than that, I just didn't find anything about it really great. It was just a typical dancing PV, nothing really special about it. That's not to say I thought it was bad, though. She looked really good and the background was nice; I just feel she could have done a lot more with such a powerful, fun song.

I agree. Honestly, she danced way more in Talkin' 2 Myself. Maybe in Real Me too.

Originally Posted by sparkle glitter

LOL i love when a new PV comes out, people keep complaining complaining and complaining. It's so hilarious to read. I even searched the forums for some of her most awesome PVs and discussions on them, and most of the people here still *****ed. I don't know how i'd live being as pessimistic as some of you

You have to keep in mind though, that its not just the same people who give negative comments everytime, it's different people. Someone who hated Days might love this one, or like me who loved Days and are disappointed with this one etc etc. Its not fair to just say people only complain. You never know, it might be you who is complaining about the next PV when she comes up with something you don't like. .

[noidea]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

Jewel-ayu wouldn't be as random if her clothes matched the overall feel of the PV. At least, in my opinion.
Though maybe jewels = easy to break (vulnerable) and the grey outfit symbolizes her indecidedness between breaking or obyeing the rules just like grey is a colour in between black and white?

(LOL Over-analyzing can be so much fun. ^^; )

jewels and easy to break? isnt diamond the hardest thing there is?

[freedreamer]

is dancing really an issue???? we knew from Day 1 she doesnt dance a lot...even though she said she DID for this PV i mean...ITS HER EFFORT..the fact that she has bruises just shows she really did her best...And we shud all just be glad abt it..
i mean SO WHAT?...

and not ALL PVs need stories...i mean some people here simply dont bother anyway...any PV that comes along (with a potential significance) gets slammed as its RANDOM...no one truely knows what the director is thinking and I think we shud all respect that.

and like i said, the meaning in this PV is so freakin' obvious and people complain. When it's too deep, people complain. WHAT?! O.O

[AyUmIXx]

i've been wondering, Ayu filmed this PV long before she hurt her right hand? or after?
i kinda forgot already~

[hpg23]

^I think after.

Ok, here goes my opinion. Out of then I give this a 6, and for me is a really medium quality PV from Ayu. Not at the level of Days nor Mirrorcle World (Yes, I really really loved Mirrorcle World, it´s her best-looking video ever imo and it had a great story, just hard to understand.) This was just like GREEN: Great premise, great concept buuuut... poorly executed and Ayu could have done much better. Please girl, stop using these directors now.
The symbolism is very good, the bird and the light and the lock and all that but really, there´s something on it that looks very cheap to me and quickly done.

And the last thing... Ayu disappointed me with something that I would never think she could disappoint me (I think she is the most fashionable singer in Japan, she always wears what suits her and she pulls off a huge variety of looks, and has a 10/10 on the eycandy department really): the looks.
That dress!! She doesn´t has the body to pull it off. She is thin and has a great body, sure, but that kind of dress are made for girls with curves (something that Ayu lacks of). In her, it makes her waist look very wide and her breasts very small, and in some angles she looks like a cross between a pear and a brick.
And what´s up with her hair? I like the shade and the haircut, but that dead look on it, always in front of her eye looks weird and emo. And it doesn´t fits much with the song. I think the Mirrorcle World hair of the MW covers (ior even the Rule cover´s hair) would look much much more bettter, and she would have looked much much more fierce.
The jewel Ayu, well, I dislike the lightning. It makes her look too pale. Other than that, the dress is nice but I was expecting something more original, but well, is the best look out of the PV, imo.

I don´t like to complain, but really, this disappointed me. It´s a pity because the song is amazing but since the Secret era her PVs have been going downwards, with a few exceptions. I wish she made a Sparkle PV and made a great PV out of it.

[maikaru]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

i've been wondering, Ayu filmed this PV long before she hurt her right hand? or after?
i kinda forgot already~

After~

[haikudasai]

That wasn't aggressive dancing on her part. To stop and stand there and then wait for an easier move to pick up is a cop out.

Her PVs have taken to being Hot Messes so I'm not disappointed.

[Aga-chan]

Originally Posted by noidea

jewels and easy to break? isnt diamond the hardest thing there is?

Diamonds, yeah, but some jewels (gems) are very fragile.

[noidea]

really? i always thought all jewels are very hard

well, bout the pv:
I really enjoyed it, Ayu looks amazing(love her hair), I like the dance, I like the place, and the little story with that bird and ayu breaking free is enough for me, rule is more the fun-kind of song for me, but this ninja-theme doesnt fit the BAD bodies of her dancers at all, she should have used other dancers for this pv

[xLuna&1LOVE]

This pv is naughty and sexy!
Looks like my name's WOMEN

It's lovely! Exept that part of her lips -.-

[Melrose]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

Even though Ayu looks amazing, the PV really isn't worth watching a second time. The whole thing was just random and awkward for me.

I agree.

Usually I really like PVs, but this is just a huge meh. All the scenes are basically the same thing with the same scenery. The only good part was the bird. It seems like all of Ayu's PVs lately have been bad (IMO) with max a few artistic shots. Makes you wonder why not the entire PV is artistic.

E.g. Mirrorcle World: the phone cell scene and the birds
GREEN: the birds
Days: oh, wait, this PV is actually really good
Rule: the bird

WAIT.

Why are there birds all the time? X_x New album gonna have something to do with freedom/flight/birds?

I know some ppl gonna complain if I make comparison, but even Kuu's PVs are way better than this.

[elepop]

I watched the PV without any expectations and after watching it, I can't say that I was really impressed with the result.

The good:
- Ayu looked really nice. Great haircuts.
- The "softer" scenes with the gloves were pretty. Random, yes. But pretty.
- The location was really nice also.

The bad:
- She started the PV the same way as in MW and GREEN. Walking with a REALLY unattractive fierce-looking face. She needs to stop doing that already.
- Her black outfit was kinda trashy-looking. Well, at least she didn't made it look too trashy.
- Again, her dancers were too involved in the PV. I don't care for them or their dance solos.
- I'm probably the only one who doesn't like the dancing. I don't know why Ayu likes to dance to her rock songs. It's not working.

In conclusion, well, I didn't really like it. I'm not a fan of the song either. Don't even get me started on the covers! Well, hopefully "Sparkle" is a good song!

[alternarist]

the PV was better than i expected it. Probably cos i set the expectation to be extremely low..

it's a pity to get so many hunks and the action still goes to the dancers.. -_- all the hunks merely squat in a row and dancer with ayu at the last part of the song.

i dont really like the jewel-ry ayu during the soft parts of the song. that totally doesnt link with the rest of the PV at all.. it just reminds me of the totally white ayu in Mirrorcle World which was useless.

i feel that the dance steps could be more violent to show the dragonball-ness of the song.

ayu's hair goes back to the STEP you era!! so happy! so hot!

[kiseki89]

Good one!
I hear song = dragonball
watch pv = dragonball

and the most important thing?

Rule is totally made for dragonball in every sense

[stickyrice]

Hot Ayu in a dominatrix type outfit surround by shirtless guys commanding them with a scepter? I LOVED it!

[Moonstar]

does anyone noticed she also have a tatoo like the dancers does?
But you can`t see clear...does anyone see what kind of tatoo ayu have?^^