Theme: Cyborgs!

[chaila]

Theme: From today until Sunday, June 24, rec vids about cyborgs!

Cyborgs, or cybernetic organisms, are beings with both biological and artificial--mechanical, electronic, robotic, etc.--parts. They could, for example, be humans with artificial parts or mechanically enhanced capabilities, or robots with biological components. Think broad! Studies of cyborg characters, vids about the robot revolution, humans and their cyborg parts, arguments for how we're all actually cyborgs now--all fit within the theme.

You may always rec more than one vid for a theme.

If you're reccing for the theme, please tag your post with "theme: cyborgs".

Posting template, if you want to use it:
Subject Line: Fandom Name: Vid Title by Vidder's Name
<b>Vid Title:</b> <a href="URL"> Vid Title </a> <b>Vidder:</b> <b>Fandom:</b> <b>Summary:</b> <b>Reccer's Comments:</b>

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For reference, there will likely be upcoming themes relating to various kinds of relationships, including shippy, friendship and family, as well as themes relating to ensemble vids, crack/humor vids, crossovers, vids critical of a source, vids utilizing effects generally or particular effects, action vids, and instrumental vids, in some order or another. List subject to change at my whim. Suggestions for themes always welcome!

Mass Effect: Machine by beccatoria

[eponymous_rose]

Vid Title: Machine
Vidder: beccatoria
Fandom: Mass Effect
Summary: The war is in your body. The future is here. The future is a machine.
Reccer's Comments: The timing of this theme was too great to pass up. 'Machine' is a fantastic exploration of a running motif in the Mass Effect universe: navigating the messy, complicated clash between biology and technology, both within and without the main character. As a fan of the games, this vid skewed my understanding of the narrative in the best possible way, but I think it stands alone quite well for folks not familiar with the canon, tackling a refreshingly original take on a well-established sci-fi trope.

It's also spectacularly well-edited, and is well worth watching for that alone.