It isn't often you can stop during a film and still keep appreciating what you're seeing.
Loving Vincent follows Armand Roulin (Douglas Booth), a young man who is tasked with delivering the last letter of Vincent van Gogh (Robert Gulaczyk), but upon arriving in Auvers-sur-Oise, Armand discovers a mystery surrounding Vincent's last days and decides to investigate how he really died.
The intention's of this film are to obviously showcase and pay homage to the abilities and life of Vincent van Gogh, but whilst perfectly achieving those goals, it goes above and beyond to create a fantastic piece of mystery drama that is enhanced by the medium. All the motion, the characters, the landscapes are all enhanced by Van Gogh's specific style, all the camera work that has been replicated is brilliantly reconstructed by the artists whilst also encapsulating the unmistakable feeling of movement that was captured in a lot of Van Gogh's work.
The intention's of this film are to obviously showcase and pay homage to the abilities and life of Vincent van Gogh, but whilst perfectly achieving those goals, it goes above and beyond to create a fantastic piece of mystery drama that is enhanced by the medium. All the motion, the characters, the landscapes are all enhanced by Van Gogh's specific style, all the camera work that has been replicated is brilliantly reconstructed by the artists whilst also encapsulating the unmistakable feeling of movement that was captured in a lot of Van Gogh's work.
The stunning thing about Loving Vincent is that there aren't specific areas of the film that use this "gimmick", it's the entire way through, no expense spared and it's proven completely by pausing it. Any other film, you'd see an interesting frame or set piece, pause it and more than likely see motion-blur, a drop in quality or it suddenly become less enticing by ridding it of it's movement, it's life. Leaving the only option of enjoying it any further is to look behind the scenes and lose all immersion. You stop Loving Vincent, at any point, any given second and you're presented with a beautiful piece of art, lovingly created by someone who understood Van Gogh, who appreciated his work above all others and has spent hours, days, maybe even weeks crafting a single frame to pay homage to him and honour his memory.
As I mentioned before, this isn't just a basic story used to display the artwork, this really is a compelling film, an intriguing mystery that hasn't come to light in cinema before and compels the viewer to investigate into the life of Vincent van Gogh, if not simply inspired by the artwork. It delves deeper into the supposed "madness" that he's constantly tied to, it portrays it as a sickness, a pain that came from nowhere and was forever a hindrance for Van Gogh, thus painting a portrait of modern views on mental health and the struggle of anyone who experiences the many veins and avenues a broken mind can take.
All in all the key thing about Loving Vincent is depth; the depth of the craft, the depth of the themes and the depth of love and adoration that everyone involved in making it had for Van Gogh himself.
5/5 - Beautiful, in so many senses.
As I mentioned before, this isn't just a basic story used to display the artwork, this really is a compelling film, an intriguing mystery that hasn't come to light in cinema before and compels the viewer to investigate into the life of Vincent van Gogh, if not simply inspired by the artwork. It delves deeper into the supposed "madness" that he's constantly tied to, it portrays it as a sickness, a pain that came from nowhere and was forever a hindrance for Van Gogh, thus painting a portrait of modern views on mental health and the struggle of anyone who experiences the many veins and avenues a broken mind can take.
All in all the key thing about Loving Vincent is depth; the depth of the craft, the depth of the themes and the depth of love and adoration that everyone involved in making it had for Van Gogh himself.
5/5 - Beautiful, in so many senses.
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