Vid: Bloodbenders Build a Levee

[attackfish]

Disclaimer: The music for this vid is Natalie Merchant's "Build a Levee", as performed live in San Diago on March 30, 2002. The footage in this vid comes from Avatar: the Last Airbender, and The Legend of Korra, which belong to Nickelodeon, as well as to Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.

Summary: To bloodbend is to take back control.

Warning: Spoilers for all of Korra, Book 1, and all of Airbender Book 3.  Also *Spoiler, highlight to read* canon violence, canon murder-suicide, canon child abuse, canon animal cruelty, bloodbenders bending blood, just general creepiness.

Creator Commentary: Happy Halloween!  And happy early birthday to me!


Bloodbenders Build a Levee

Comments

[sholio]

I really enjoyed this vid! Great job blending the two canons -- and bloodbending is perhaps the most chilling place that the show goes as it explores the limits of its magical "rules", so I liked seeing it handled in vid form.

[weirdlet.livejournal.com]

...why is there no like!button I can mash?

I love how it's so simple, just letting the images and the moments flow by with the slow, steady music- that real quiet, but strong words about scary things so bad that you have to keep it low and subdued to let it out.

[redrikki.livejournal.com]

I like it. It's dark, but, at the same time...I don't know. The song says you have to make a choice when you have that sort of power and Katara at least makes the right one even as the others give into their despair and rage and thirst for power. And you showed that...all these people failed in the face of the power offered them.

[lokifan]

This is fantastic! Very simple and well-done, and yeah, the cycle of abuse comes through very clearly.

sending love

[littlecatk]

i haven´t seen legend of korra (yet) but even with thin knowledge of that part, this video is really haunting and well done.i also really enjoyed your comment/notes.
thanks for making and sharing this video (and sorry for the short comment i am really not good with words)