Loving Vincent

“in the life of the painter, death may perhaps not be the most difficult thing. for myself, i declare i don’t know anything about it but the sight of the stars always makes me dream. why? i say to myself, should the spots of light in the firmament be accessible to us? maybe we can go to a star, and die peacefully. to die of old age would be to go there on foot. at the moment i’m going to go to bed because it’s late and i wish you good night and good luck, with a handshake. your loving, vincent.” all van gogh movies are excellent. this one was of a very new concept to me, and even more innovative. each frame of this movie was painted (in oil, i think?)by over one hundred artists. there was so much talent and effort put into making this film, i’m really interested to know how they did it, especially since the frames are all hand painted and therefore must’ve taken so much time to dry and perfect. the transitioning and voice acting and editing was seamless and beautiful, and even the actors (captured in a painting form) were very recognisable and lip-synched well to their painted mouths (i saw you saoirse ronan). i loved the painted scenery and the exuberant atmosphere and colours used (yellow representation!!!). each scene and setting was detailed and amazing, i really really really loved the painting aspect of the film. it’s really quite a new thing for me, and i love how the director incorporated their own perception of van gogh’s last days into the story, with a witty protagonist and a sometimes comedic storyline. it was a very beautiful movie. i wish every film was done like this.