Director's Cut: We Made It - Analysis

Director's Cut: We Made It - Analysis

“I always said I’d stop eventually. The longer you go, the bigger the chance of messing it all up. The more you forget yourself. It’s time. The walls are closing fast.”

It could be about stunts and being a part of one direction. He always told himself that someday ‟I’m going to quit’’ so the longer he continues his job, the more he can show his feelings in front of cameras while he pretends to hide.

He’s beginning to forget himself, forget the caring about the ones who he loves. He just focuses himself to play what needs to be played and be the person who he has to be. ‘Cause the more he thinks about others, the weight he’s carrying is beginning to become more and more heavy with every heartbreak. 

In the first shots you can see that the guy’s under the water for about 36 seconds which is longer than the last shot of the same scene. So in these shots, he takes time to think about all the memories with his lover and the things happened through the years. All the things we’re going to see are happening inside the guy’s head. Right now he’s examining these and trying to see what did he do right or wrong through all years.

I think that represents the time after one direction’s break up. Louis was trying to find himself, find his sound and make what he wanted to do after all the things happened. He was trying to see it all at once, see his mistakes, take notes from those and come back present day as a better version of him. Clean, confident, honest…

We Made It

“Now we’re saying goodbye, waving to the hard times. Yeah, it’s gonna be alright.” He wants to say goodbye to the hard times and start again. All along he knows that they’re gonna make it whatever happens.

“Don’t do this, he wouldn’t stop. Keep using you and using you.”

His relationship was going through some troubles. They talk about his job, problems and how he needs to get away from the people who are using him. His partner tried to convince him to quit so they could be free.

“He’s always tough to me. You just worried something happen’‘ 

He thinks differently at that time, thinks that he can work it all out and be adequate, thinks that the problem isn’t the other guy who is in charge but himself. He can make it right, so others couldn’t get any harm.

’'Something will happen. If it isn’t this time then the next. You’re replaceable.’' 

’'I gotta doing.’' 

The most important thing about this is he knows that he’s replaceable, everybody can take his place, he knows that he’s there to just serve, just obey for them.

Easter Egg :)

’'I know him better than you ever will, he’s my dad.”

This could be coincidence, If we didn’t get the photo after a few days later when this video was released. Exact same time and exact integration with this sentence. Coincidence? We don’t know her.

He has to go, has to do what he had been doing all along. Even If this cost to get away from the one who he loves, he needs to go. No other way that is known.

Same shots from the beginning keep showing us through the story. The story we saw is a flashback, happened in the past and now he’s keeping some time to himself for review and understanding what has happened to them. Like a said before :)

Don’t Let It Break Your Heart

“Don’t you let it kill you, even when it hurts like hell.” The second part is about trying to get away from the bad guy. He changed his mind, still a little hope inside him alive even If he has been hurt from time to time.

“I’ve known you since you were a little kid. I loved your family.’' 

’'Don’t know why they put all of this on us when we’re so young. Done a pretty good job dealing with it all.” He has been under the bad guy’s control since he was a kid. He was just so innocent to fall in love.

“All I ask for loyalty.’' 

The guy wants his loyalty nothing less nothing more. Just his plan needs to go well as he designed. Players need to play their games and keep their mouths close.

I mean this scene is pretty obvious…

When the bad guy comes to place he’s been in, he feels uncomfortable like every move he makes has been watched by someone who has control to say something about it. Then he looks away like he feels away from this group.

The guy gave money to people to make his works. Control every part of his plan to not have any mistakes. Perfect plan, perfect money.

’'All you gotta remember, put your fucking mask on!’' 

In the second photo which is in video at 6:03. The person talking has a Bradford accent like Zayn and we have 5 guys in the car. Also you can see that guy has a strong impact on guys, they can’t even ask questions or get answers.

’'What’s up?’' 

’'What do you mean what’s up?’' 

’'You’re not the same son. Don’t mean tell me ‘I’m fine’. Don’t lie to me.’' 

While the guy asking these questions, he has a face that humiliates and insults people in front of him. And the boy always tries to avoid eye contact with the bad guy.

’'I’m thinking after all these done, I have a little breather.’' 

’'So you’re asking me this or you’re telling me?’' 

’'I’m telling you.’' 

He’s kinda shy while telling those, maybe scared of the reaction he’d receive. He seems insecure around the bad guy more than anybody.

’'I decided what you do and when you do it, understand?’' 

’'Good boy.’' 

’'Go on your way.”

Bad guy takes a step closer to intimidate. Physical interaction, entering his personal zone, the look on the boy’s face (disappointment) and last but not least the words. We can only imagine :(

“When you love someone and they let you go…” This part has a few seconds to stop to highlight the words. And a little struggle tone Louis’ used.

Stealing money could be about taking everything that he gave to the bad guy back. When he left, he dropped nothing to their advantage and used that to build his own life with his lover. Or it could be just a scenario thing.

“Listen to me sir! I want you to the get and find him and I want you to hurt him. Do whatever you gotta do to make him talk and gave my money back and when you done that, just give him a nicely walk.’' 

After money (the only thing he cares about) is taken away from him, he’s just pissed off.

’'You give me a cup of tea.’' 

That shade, only thing I found funny in this.

Kill My Mind

’'You kill my mind, raise my body back to life and I don’t know what I’d do without you now.” He comes back to his love. Maybe the only thing keeps him what he’s doing all this time along.

His lover’s trying to have fun. Not fun fun but just for survival. Keeps living but one part is missing. Happy for the outside world but If you look inside, you can see the loneliness.

“I can ease the pain, just a little taste babe.” They get back together. Happy that they’re in each-other’s arms, their kiss eases the pain. Just one touch, one look, one move…

They run away from the crowd. Arrive the place they can be alone and do whatever they want to do. Just lovers in the night, sky looks so blue, whispers on the air, laughs fill the blanks…

But they had been watched from the beginning. Even If looks like they’re alone, every time they turn the corner or look around, they see others who examine every move they make. And the boy finally sets himself free, breaking away from the others just to be individual.

Just, I dare you to tell me these are not same. Lou is the fish, wbk :)

“Talk to me.’' 

’'He’s gone’' 

’'Catch up(?) but with my money?’' 

’'He jumped, there is no way he could have survived that.’' 

They think he can’t make it on his own, he doesn’t have anything special, he always needs others to shine. He is replaceable…

But he can make it and he made it. He landed the ground just by himself after all of these. He lost the weights on his shoulders, found somewhere he could be with his lover. The place where the sun’s brighter than ever. Just them against everybody but together in the end.

These scenes… Louis watched all the events just like us. He can be an older version of his. He visited places after healing to just remember his past. He took the money from the bad guy and left nothing behind. Now he has power and money, but the bad guy has not.

So money isn’t just a scenario thing. Stealing money represents taking everything that he gave to the bad guy back. He took every piece of him from the guy, every moment he spent with him, every promise he had to make… He took everything just this guy to not have any impact on his career, on his life, on him as a person.

Only The Brave

’'It’s a solo song and it’s only for the brave.’' 

He is brave enough to learn from his mistakes and fight to take his personality back. He is brave enough to stand for what he has, the love. He is brave enough to love ‘cause love is only for the brave. He’s brave…

’'Love is only for the brave.”

“When you know, you know”  You know?

Even though we have 3 songs intertwined with story and a song extra, he named this as We Made It. He wants us to know that they made it, they’ve been going through changes and even If they had some problems along the way, in the end they’re strong enough to stick each-other.

In conclusion, we saw a story along with a guy under the water. He thought about past events, choices he made, set himself free aka 1D break-up. At the end He Made It, he finally found his sound, confidence and most important lover. They’re together and they’ll be alright.

(You can ask anything personal to me guys. Thanks for reading, take care yourself xxx)

THE END

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