WoW Moviewatch: Heavy in Your Arms
by Michael Gray 
Feb 28th 2011 at 12:00PM
I found this video to be incredibly gorgeous and intriguing. The chosen music speaks to a soulful, rasping theme that complements the tight shots and haunting narrative. While I can see why this might not be everyone's cup of tea, I absolutely loved the final product.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Ominous Feb 28th 2011 12:15PM
Interesting. I wonder why she thought that killing him was a good idea. Perhaps being undead had warped her a little bit, into thinking that having him around - undead or not - would be worth move than leaving him alive.
Goodk4t Feb 28th 2011 10:15PM
Because she loves him and they can't be together while he is alive. That's why she begs Sylvannas to ressurrect him as a Forsaken.
The video is excellent, it's impressive that the author made the WoW models have such good facial expresssions. The grin she does when her husband is brought to undeath is priceless.
There is a flaw tho: Undeads can't enter the Church of Holy Light in Stormwind, they turn to dust.
Twill Feb 28th 2011 12:30PM
She goes through all that trouble... then DOESN'T get back together with him!?
This was so good! Great song choice, editing, and a WONDERFUL narrative story. What a twist at the end there! :D
Dreyja Feb 28th 2011 4:06PM
I think that everything she is doing here is actually malicious. I'm actually glad because that's in keeping with the Forsaken mindset, at least as we've seen it in game.
Making a story about Forsaken being all "smooshy" is cheating. Some people like to imagine them being loving and even having sex but it's pretty ridiculous.
Twill Feb 28th 2011 10:22PM
That is some nasty imagery in my head now
Dreyja Feb 28th 2011 11:11PM
" Twill, never set foot in DeviantART... Among all of the good stuff are snips of the truly horrible. ERP people are imagining it all the time. My soul just threw up a little.
zweitblom Feb 28th 2011 12:31PM
'This video contains content from UMG. It is not available in your country.'
Gnomercy Feb 28th 2011 12:41PM
I really like the video. The lore around the forsaken is perhaps my favourite in the warcraft universe. This captures the them that's at the heart of that lore: the main character was abandoned, scourged, freed by sylvanas and in that freedom chose to get revenge. It's the forsaken story in a nutshell, I suppose hell hath no fury like a *forsaken* woman scorned... I imagine she went straight from that final scene to get a zepplin to northrend to go and help the rest of the forsaken take arthas out :P
misticlady87 Feb 28th 2011 12:44PM
this song is from the Twilight saga: ecplise soundtrack :)
Chandra Feb 28th 2011 12:47PM
This video is incredible.
EbonyIvory Feb 28th 2011 12:47PM
A Florence and the Machine song is so very apt for this kind of machinima.
Very haunting feel to it.
Great stuff.
Scrylar Feb 28th 2011 1:18PM
.... aaaaand I have a new Pandora station. Thanks for identifying the artist. :)
Dreyja Feb 28th 2011 4:09PM
Yes. I was very curious who this was. It's a haunting and beautiful. The last thing I wanted was to give any money to the Eclipse franchise to get it though. ;)
restodr00d Feb 28th 2011 5:46PM
i really thought it was Imogen Heap :o good song!
radda Feb 28th 2011 1:21PM
Florence + The Machine is awesome and everybody should go purchase their music with real money immediately.
This particular song IS from the Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack though, so...yeah.
Dreyja Feb 28th 2011 4:11PM
Ewh... so it was written for the movie or was it just grafted in? I'll get her other stuff if so.
Tinuviel Feb 28th 2011 1:25PM
WOW! Just wow! I loved this. The video and story meshed so well with the well chosen track. Very dark, emotional, and intriguing. Great work!
Morgandonor Feb 28th 2011 2:41PM
Why did she walk away in the end? Didn't she do this to make her husband an undead to live with him? Or did I miss something?
icepyro Feb 28th 2011 3:29PM
He left her to her fate of being alone and killing herself and becoming scourge.
She killed him, made him Forsaken, and left him to his fate of being alone.
Slightly different order, otherwise perfect revenge.
Dreyja Feb 28th 2011 4:14PM
So, he went to fight for his country AGAINST the scourge. For her, for everyone and because she was sad she killed herself - and it's HIS FAULT? By that reckoning, every soldier serving overseas right now is a horrible betrayer. /eyeroll
Right.
Don't get me wrong - it's exactly how Forsaken tend to "think" but to actually feel empathy for her character is asking a bit much for me.