Post by mllemass on Sept 18, 2021 4:00:18 GMT
I just watched Louis Wain twice - which isn’t easy to do because it’s incredibly sad in places. But I figured I’d get the most of the $26 I paid for the digital ticket!
I have come to the conclusion that Benedict should get two Oscar nominations this year. Has that ever happened? He’s just amazing in such a physical role. I know I’m biased, but I can’t imagine which actors out there come anywhere near his talent.
Looking at the art and artist side of the movie was particularly interesting for me, having spent many years in art myself. In that clip we’ve seen, where Louis walks in on Emily trying to paint a self portrait, the scene goes on a bit longer and Louis tries to give her advice on her painting. “Look”, he tells her. I can’t begin to tell you how happy that made me! “Look” was drilled into us constantly in our art classes. We were discouraged from drawing from our imagination. Instead, we had to draw from real life. If we had a model in front of us, we were expected to look at the model far more than at our drawing. Of course, that was hard to do at first. What we think something looks like is not the same as what we see with our eyes, and we had to capture what our eyes see. So the art stuff was exactly right, I’m relieved to say.
Unlike TPOTD, this video came with a little introduction that they made just for the video. It had Will Sharpe talking to the camera (not on a stage or anything), explaining what the movie is about and why he decided to make it. I think it was similar to what he said on stage before we saw the movie in person, and he taped this new introduction for the video.
Although I haven’t read any reviewers mentioning it, the diversity in the cast is so good to see! I’m not sure that Louis Wain in real life had friends and acquaintances of so many ethnicities, but I’m glad that movie Louis has them!
I have come to the conclusion that Benedict should get two Oscar nominations this year. Has that ever happened? He’s just amazing in such a physical role. I know I’m biased, but I can’t imagine which actors out there come anywhere near his talent.
Looking at the art and artist side of the movie was particularly interesting for me, having spent many years in art myself. In that clip we’ve seen, where Louis walks in on Emily trying to paint a self portrait, the scene goes on a bit longer and Louis tries to give her advice on her painting. “Look”, he tells her. I can’t begin to tell you how happy that made me! “Look” was drilled into us constantly in our art classes. We were discouraged from drawing from our imagination. Instead, we had to draw from real life. If we had a model in front of us, we were expected to look at the model far more than at our drawing. Of course, that was hard to do at first. What we think something looks like is not the same as what we see with our eyes, and we had to capture what our eyes see. So the art stuff was exactly right, I’m relieved to say.
Unlike TPOTD, this video came with a little introduction that they made just for the video. It had Will Sharpe talking to the camera (not on a stage or anything), explaining what the movie is about and why he decided to make it. I think it was similar to what he said on stage before we saw the movie in person, and he taped this new introduction for the video.
Although I haven’t read any reviewers mentioning it, the diversity in the cast is so good to see! I’m not sure that Louis Wain in real life had friends and acquaintances of so many ethnicities, but I’m glad that movie Louis has them!