Saturday 6 September 2014

'To This Day' - Inspiration

Hey guys!

Today a certain Rad Haggis off of YouTube tweeted out this inspirational video from vimeo. And despite the fact it feels like sometimes there are many representations of depression and bullying, this one really struck home because of the way it was portrayed, as anyone who's ever felt alone or felt like a misfit.

The metaphors and the art that are used in this video are just phenomenal and even if you've never felt that extreme of emotion, like myself, or if you've ever felt alone, even if that was for a few moments, or an hour, you'll be able to relate to this video.

The typography and the way things move around is just beautiful and the message and the way the man who voices the video speaks really strikes home, especially seeing as though he can go from sounding quite calm to shouting. It really affected me and I would strongly recommend that you watch the video, if not for anything else but just for the experience.

As the video is around 7 minutes long, I can't quite include everything in the video myself but the main message of the video is that if you feel like no-one's on your side and you feel like you've finally got to the end of your line, always remember whatever kept you going for so long? Which part of your brain convinced you that all of the names and the disappointments were wrong? Why did you not believe them for so long? Why did you keep trying if you're going to give up now?

Always remember why they were wrong.

It also really focusses on the effects of your words on other people, how names can stick and how they can impair how a person sees themselves for the rest of their lives. It feels like it's easy to say that you're calling someone a name as a joke but the way you make them feel isn't always going to be something you find out though it may plague them for years and years and years.

I hope that you guys will enjoy the video as much as I did! Please feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below and I shall hopefully speak to you soon! :)

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