brutal out here | rey

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So this video ended up being a birthday present to myself. I heard this album and immediately fell in love with it as many did, and the more I listened to it the more this particular song made me think of Rey. (And how is this my first standalone video for my Goddess that is Rey?! Why aren't there more videos of her period?!) But then, as I got closer to finishing, I realized how much personal meaning it had for me too.

For the Rey aspect, this video is sort of meant to symbol the messiness of Rey's journey. She doesn't know who she is, she's thrown into this war and keeps being told by everyone around her who she's meant to be, she feels unwanted and unprepared while struggling to do her best and believe in good. But just like in the films, the end of it is meant to show how she DOES find herself. And that's what I love about RoS even if everyone else was against the whole Rey Skywalker thing: Rey finally, FINALLY got to choose who she was for herself. No one else told her. She took that title and owned it.

From a more personal perspective, this song is about youth, and how everyone paints your teen years to be this magical experience when they really aren't. Today (August 27th) is my birthday, and I've officially left those teen years behind me and entered my 20's. Turning 13 there were a lot of sharp turns I didn't expect through my teens, things I thought I could avoid that I now realize are just pitfalls every kid has to go through. I'm grateful to be moving forward. All in all, those teen years taught me a lot, were fun in many ways and yes, often times, it was brutal.

This video, in my personal opinion, is a little bit of a mess and a part of me still feels there's something missing, but I think that fits for what it represents, and I'm happy to have finished something for this occasion.

As always, I hope y'all enjoy it.

-Morlemia

Song: Brutal
Coloring: Mine
Overlays: Not mine, super grateful to all the wonderful creators who made them!

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