Dave McFly
YEAH!!
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I really love this guy’s covers. Stay true to what made them great while also bringing something new to them.
“What It Sounds Like” retains all of the emotion from the original while giving it a little extra oomph. And, considering that in-universe Mira came up with the beat/instrumental and her musical tastes being what they are, it’s no surprise “Takedown” translates very well as a heavy metal song.
I love the poetic tragedy of that vocal track of her young self over that part of the film. Young Rumi singing calls back to her being raised and taught to believe that demons are bad and don’t deserve to live, and here she is in the present with her demon half going out of control and asking Celine to do what she “should’ve done a long time ago”. She’s internalized that self-hatred for so long due to what Celine instilled in her, when everything comes crashing down and she reaches her lowest point, she just wants to “end it”. That’s so f**kin’ sad.
And of course, this exchange:
“Why can’t you look at me?! Why couldn’t you love me?!?”
“I do…
“ALL OF ME!!!!!!!!!!!!”
I really relate to this scene so much because, up until early last year, that was me. I basically was Rumi. I grew up being taught and thinking that being gay or anyone on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum was an abomination and didn’t “deserve to live”. And, subconsciously, the part of me that was supposed to hate someone like that and my true self at the time that I didn’t even know existed were in constant war with each other. I internalized it. As time passed, it grew and grew until it reached the point where I hated myself so much and felt like I didn’t “deserve to live” I came very close to wanting to “end it”.
But, also like Rumi, even though “I broke into million pieces and I can’t go back”, I finally saw “all the beauty in the broken glass”, “the scars [were] part of me” and and it was okay for me to “let the jagged edges meet the light instead”. Figuring out who I really was finally helped me find my voice and “what it sounds like”.
F**k, I’m tearing up again. Basically, this movie means so much to me, you have no idea.
“The things that I was insecure about my vocals are actually what makes it more powerful.”
Oh my god, she’s literally just Rumi.
Honestly, her not getting into SM Entertainment is probably the best thing that could’ve happened to her. If she had been accepted into the industry, it would’ve really limited her reach and creative voice. And what a voice!
I love her “husky, gritty” vocal register hitting those low notes. I’ve always loved women with deeper voices. There’s something so sexy and attractive about that quality that I can’t really explain.
Do you think you could you by chance make me a .gif of the moment after this where they pause for a few seconds just blankly looking at each other and then resume yelling “YYYEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!”? I would appreciate it so much.
I wanted to have all 3 in the avatar but the way the shot was 'framed' it was hard to get all 3 for it but I did do just a 3 shot of them going YEAH before I decided on just Mira and Zoey enjoy!
