The Greatest
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| Title: | The Greatest |
| Creator: | bironic |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Format: | Digital |
| Length: | 4:28 |
| Music: | The Greatest by Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar |
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| Fandom: | Multifandom |
| Footage: | |
| URL: | AO3 YouTube Vimeo  |
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The Greatest is a multifandom vid by bironic focused on characters of color in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
It was created for the 2017 Fandom Trumps Hate auction, and premiered at 2018 Wiscon.
Bironic used clips from 75 live-action media sources and it took them fifteen months to complete.
Many fans praise it for the sheer breath of characters, media, and fandoms represented, and how it showcases the strength, adversity, and joy of characters of color.
Summary
"Don't give up." A celebration of some badass characters of color in recent science fiction, fantasy and horror TV and movies. Made for resolute as part of the Fandom Trumps Hate 2017-2018 charity auction.
Vidder's Notes
A year ago January, resolute won a vid from me as part of the FandomTrumpsHate charity auction. Her most intriguing request:a multi-fandom vid set to Sia's "The Greatest" reveling in the bad-ass wonderfulness of characters of color in SF/F/horror TV and movies of the last 3-5 years.
I don't watch a lot of TV shows, but the music and concept called to me, and I couldn't resist the challenge. Fifteen months, a ton of help and approximately 75 new or new-to-me sources later, I'm proud to present:
Gallery
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The vid begins with L from Death Note tapping a mic at a podium which matched the beat of the music -
Daisy from Agents of Shield is breaking free from the rock that was encasing them, a triumphant moment in the vid coming after showing several clips of characters going through low points -
Anissa and Jennifer from Black Lightning, one of several happy pairs shown near the end of the vid, ending on an uplifting note
Reactions and Reviews
2018
I love this SO MUCH! I especially love the juxtaposition of scenes of heartache and difficulty right before the vid explodes into joy with every chorus. What a gorgeous celebratory vid! ♥[1]
This is SO GOOD. Great structure and great clip choices throughout. The expressions from :52 through 1:00! The striding from 1:34 to 1:40! The dancing! And your construction of the death scenes -> exploding back to life (and SCREAMING :D) section is really powerful, and leads the vid into its strong, happy finish.[1]
Amazing and effective editing, set to Sia & Kendrick Lamar (!), and carries an emotional punch throughout.[2]
2019
Screaming. Just...screaming. This needs about six more zeros appended to the view count. Just look at the sheer VARIETY of skin tones, bone structures, facial shapes, hair types. It's a genuine visual relief from the monochromatic appearance of pretty much any other SFF-type compilation.[3]
2020
I could watch this on repeat for hours![4]
2021
The Internet is so deep nowadays that it can’t help but bury its best stuff sometimes. This is one of the unsung masterpieces of fan culture— dynamic, uplifting, encyclopedic— hell, even The Fits is in there.[5]
So many of my favorite characters show up in this vid and now more than ever I think fandom needs this video. It will give you all the feels about how badass characters of color are.[6]
2022
Is this vid the greatest of all time? Possibly so. Featuring dozens of characters of color from a wide variety of sources, we see them triumph, fight, love, defy death. You'll sing, dance, and cheer.[7]
THE GREATEST is long, fast-cut vid not only made up entirely of characters of color (hundreds of them!) but the kind of wildly heroic genre fiction characters that fandom loves… It is 4:27 minutes of fabulous power walks, hero shots, bold looks, and big emotions, with characters of color finally getting, en masse, to experience the wonders of saving the world and exploring the universe. There is also love: bironic ends the vid with a montage of hugs and kisses, loving families and sexy relationships, het and slash. Bironic also released the vid with a subtitle track that identifies the characters and shows, so the vid also functions as a recruiter vid for stories featuring diverse characters.[8]
This is an amazing vid. It's so well done, and perfectly captures so many of my favorite characters.[9]
References
- ^ a b Comments on the Dreamwidth announcement post
- ^ "The Rec Center #129". Archived from the original on 2024-07-21.
- ^ YouTube comments
- ^ "Fanvid: The Greatest". Archived from the original on 2023-06-13.
- ^ "20 Most Underrated Supercuts of All Time". Archived from the original on 2022-07-16.
- ^ "The Rec Center #294". Archived from the original on 2024-07-22.
- ^ "Rec by sasha_feather on fancake, June 1, 2022". Archived from the original on 2022-07-16.
- ^ "March 2, 2022 Tumblr post". Archived from the original on 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Rec at fancake, June 29, 2022". Archived from the original on 2024-09-30.