HIM Memoriam 1991-2017 / Ville Valo

[Sister 9,907]

Patiently awaiting this Christmas song and I don't even like holidays nor holiday songs, but it's Ville Valo.

 

I just wanted to post this picture

[Sister 9,907]

Have any of you heard of this movie?

https://www.theskykid.com/valo-2005/

Valo (2005)

Based on a true story, the Finish Coming-of-Age movie Valo tells the story of nine-year-old Valo and his friend Ville who, observing the wrongdoings of the adults that surround them, decide to devote their youthful lives to the fight against evil.

The action takes place in Finland in the early 1900’s, when the country is still part of the Russian Empire. Valo and his father are caught by the police during Bloody Sunday, a demonstration march against the Tsarist regime in Russia.

 It turns into a massacre when the Imperial Guard opens fire against the peaceful demonstrators.  Father and son are exiled to a remote village.  Admittedly, if one is not familiar with the historical events that are addressed in the film, the story feels quite confusing. Bloody Sunday was referred to several times in the film, and I had to visit  Wikipedia to find out its meaning. While the massacre is portrayed in the establishing shot of the film, its meaning and relationship to the follow up scenes is quite unclear.

Valo:  The school

Life in the remote village to which Valo and his father are sent is strictly observed and controlled by Nikolai – a member of the secret police.  I could not quite get what was so secret about him, since everyone knew his vocation.  But Nikolai is always on watch and ready to act and punish anyone who dares to disobey him.  Nikolai suspects that the school in the village has a bad influence on kids by inspiring rebellion and orders it closed.  Uneducated people are controlled easily and control is Nikolai’s ultimate goal, as well as that of the regime he represents. Valo, who by that time had observed many injustices in his youthful life, decides to return to the children of the village the right to learn. A child himself, he believes that knowledge can change the world and is essential if one is to know the difference between good and evil.

So Valo befriends a local boy,Ville, and together they establish their own school – run by children and for children.  Unfortunately, the children’s school is deemed illegal and the authorities do not hesitate to arrest its most notable member – Valo – regardless of his age.

Scene from Valo 

I have mixed feelings about the film.  The story, although inspirational, only began to make sense in the last twenty or so minutes, which I may have not waited for if I did not want to write this review.  The bright colors typical of the Scandinavian cinema were present in the film, but for some reason they did not fit well with the subject matter.  Neither did the soundtrack, which  reminded me of Irish folk songs, and which were completely unsuitable for a story that takes place in Finland.

The child actors’ performances were quite average, with the exception of the young Joni Kehusmaa as Ville and Vili Järvinen as Valo. Much of the dialogue felt rather stilted and unnatural – especially that delivered by the children when addressing the adults in a moralizing manner. The story of Valo intrigued me, but failed to evoke any emotions – quite atypical for me for a narrative told from child’s point of view.

Vili Jarvinen as Valo

The story of Valo has potential, but the lack of background information and the non- convincing acting are faults hard to ignore. My understanding is that the intended audience for Valo are children – and I have no doubts that some may find it inspirational.  And that is exactly where the Coming-of-Age value is to be found. But the film has to first manage to grab the attention of the youthful audience and hold it – which I suspect won’t happen.

Film title: Valo
Release year: 2005 – Periferia Productions Ky, Giraff Film AB, Sonet Film AB
Director: Kaija Juurikkala
Cast: Joni Kehusmaa, Vili Järvinen, Sara-Maria Juntunen , Alina Sakko, Eveliina Uusitalo  and others

Valo  Official Trailer

 

[lego 44,165]

red carpet for bday boy

 

 

[lego 44,165]

Never heard of that movie wtf. 

[lego 44,165]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

self-promo  

 

[lego 44,165]

We got a release date! 

 

 

Shame Ville is not on the cover.

Will we get a video? What about digital release?! 

 

 

https://www.levykauppax.fi/single/mccoy_andy/xmas_song/#499666

 

@PennyroyalTea  

[Nirvana 2,696]

7 hours ago, lego said:

We got a release date! 

 

 

Shame Ville is not on the cover.

Will we get a video? What about digital release?! 

 

 

https://www.levykauppax.fi/single/mccoy_andy/xmas_song/#499666

 

@PennyroyalTea  

On their fb page, I found out that the digital will be released 6th december (on Finland's independence day) and very limited physical edition on 7th.

 

[lego 44,165]

just gonna leave this here... 

 

http://community.livejournal.com/--vam/683758.html

 

 

 

 

 

[lego 44,165]

On 5/23/2016 at 6:17 AM, PennyroyalTea said:

 

Interviewer: Any goal when you have the album out?

If thinking logically, it will be autumn next year. You must take time to all that stuff with record company, about half an year time to reserve for it all. It takes about 2 months to make an album, and 2 months to train the songs. And Helldone, no matter how much we have holiday it’s something we always do. Guys please call me, the phone number is still the same (laughs)

 

 

 

Still can't get over this betrayal. 

 

 

 

Sorry I was going through old pages, you translated so much, I hope you know how much we appreciate you.

 

[Sister 9,907]

On ‎11‎/‎24‎/‎2016 at 10:43 AM, lego said:

just gonna leave this here... 

 

http://community.livejournal.com/--vam/683758.html

 

 

 

 

 

Alright then. I believe that all involved have a permanent residence of Gay Street. lol

Thank You for Posting~

And we do appreciate all transcribers here @PennyroyalTea @super sheldon

[lego 44,165]

Ville in HD😍😍😍 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nirvana 2,696]

On 27.11.2016 at 5:03 AM, lego said:

 

 

 

Still can't get over this betrayal. 

 

 

 

Sorry I was going through old pages, you translated so much, I hope you know how much we appreciate you.

 

Thank you so much @lego and @Sister  It's so nice to have a base here, and meet other Himsters

And yeah, I remember that interview, Ville sounded so enthusiastic about Helldone, I really wonder what went wrong.  It must have been time schedules between other members, of which he did not know then.

I gotta check those videos too, thank you for sharing!

[Sister 9,907]

And now even the Daniel Lioneye tour is cancelled.

Love You @PennyroyalTea @lego and all of our HIMsters here

At least we are on the verge of a new year. Perhaps it will be magical for all members of HIM.

[lego 44,165]

I love you all too!  

 

 

 

 

[poison girl 731]

I had a dream about Ville yesterday, I met him in some bar and talked to him and couldn't wait to tell you guys about it.   He was so nice and smiley, just like these recent pics showed us.

I don't have twitter, but I've opened instagram recently, so if any of you guys have it, you can pm me your nick. If you want ofc.