This is kind of a personal subject for me, so I guess I was a little nervous reading this, but you handled everything perfectly. I absolutely love the way that Frank's reality was translated into his dream, and vice versa, because I think that's exaaaactly how it works. :] The fact that you came up with the whole dream-sequence and the thuds of the closing doors mimicking the thuds of Frankie hitting his wrists just amazes me. Like :cheese:. I don't know how you thought of that, but it's warped enough to make it seem surreal and dream-like, but not so much that it becomes too contrived, & it fits perfectly. Same with the power which the habit has over him; the way he knows that even if he tries to resist it for a few minutes, he'll give in in his dream and he'll give in in reality too.
The pattern of light and then darkness, interspersed with the thuds, is also amazing, and so is the fact that it's "[a]lways three at a time. Oh no, never two or four, or even five. Three.
Three thud's for the right wrist, three thuds for the left." :shock:
The way you used those italics and repeated that phrase through the piece created a thudding rhythm itself, which obviously fit very well. :]
Okay, so, the whole thing was amazing.
And I've got to say, I love love love the background image. It's also amazing; have I used that word enough?! I have a feeling I've been repeating myself. XD
Excuse the semi-crappy review. I'm sick, so you have to bear with me. x] I really don't have any criticism on this; I love it to pieces.
So here goes my review. :]
This is kind of a personal subject for me, so I guess I was a little nervous reading this, but you handled
everything perfectly. I absolutely love the way that Frank's reality was translated into
his dream, and vice versa, because I think that's exaaaactly how it works. :] The fact that you came
up with the whole dream-sequence and the thuds of the closing doors mimicking the thuds of
Frankie hitting his wrists just amazes me. Like :cheese:. I don't know how you thought of that, but it's
warped enough to make it seem surreal and dream-like, but not so much that it becomes too contrived,
& it fits perfectly. Same with the power which the habit has over him; the way he knows that even if he
tries to resist it for a few minutes, he'll give in in his dream and he'll give in in reality too.
The pattern of light and then darkness, interspersed with the thuds, is also amazing, and so
is the fact that it's "[a]lways three at a time. Oh no, never two or four, or even five. Three.
Three thud's for the right wrist, three thuds for the left."
:shock:
The way you used those italics and repeated that phrase through the piece
created a thudding rhythm itself, which obviously fit very well. :]
Okay, so, the whole thing was amazing.
And I've got to say, I love love love the background image.
It's also amazing; have I used that word enough?!
I have a feeling I've been repeating myself. XD
Excuse the semi-crappy review.
I'm sick, so you have to bear with me. x]
I really don't have any criticism on this; I love it to pieces.