Wow! What an amazing explosion sequence!!! I could not have predicted such a dramatic turnout! The slow motion, the debris, the music…it all contributes to the trauma.
Characters screaming, falling, and dodging debris…in slow-mo. How painful it was to see our favorites separated and pinned by the tumbling doors and walls… not knowing who is still alive or is seriously wounded. For all we knew, people were dying and dead bodies were simply being scattered about the premise. Our beloved favorites falling to their doom, not understanding what has happened, their fun blasted right out of them… Oh so terrible!
The debris was almost too much to bear as everything collapsed everywhere our characters were. Windows, railings, and doors crashed. Tables, chairs, and flower decorations were destroyed, just getting in the way of everyone trying to flee. And finally the chandeliers falling to their doom, shattering in an instance… Dust and smoke blowing all around as the once-gorgeous ball met its untimely end… What a tragedy!
Everywhere there were blasts and fire creating a booming, luminous environment to easily see the ball’s destruction and our favorite characters literally get propelled to the floor. No matter how huge the fire was it did not last long. Just as quickly as the explosion took place, everything and everyone was still and darkness set in.
But the most haunting thing of all was the music. It was a cool, deadly version of “How High the Moon”. A beautiful female voice sung it nicely, but it set the tear-jerking tone for the horrific catastrophe. I’m not sure how words had anything to do with what happened, but the voice was truly sad as damage after damage happened - one thing right after another.
And afterwards…everything was still. Characters, debris, and almost-pitch black were all across the room. The harm had been done. No one moved a muscle; maybe no one could move at all. Maybe everyone was in complete shock or terribly injured. Either way, it was a deafening sight. The typical drama music started to play but changed to only a piano and a male voice going, “Ohhhh. Ohhhh,” over and over, providing a very chilling sound. And then a sudden heartbreaking silence filled the room as one person was shown to be alive. The silence was extremely painful as Tad asked, “Is anyone alive?”
Such a horrific finale to the fantastic (and expensive) Mardi Gras Ball!
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