Vincent and the Doctor
Jun. 6th, 2010 12:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
keevacaereniI don't know much about depression. I don't know anyone in real life who suffers from it, nor have I experienced it myself. As I understand it, it is a condition that affects your brain, makes you feel unable to cope, sends you into "black moods", as Vincent said.
This episode of Doctor Who moved me, because it doesn't explain away depression as something that can be got over by pulling yourself together or being happier. It is something that falls on you, even if everything is going right.
I felt it was handled respectfully and well, both for adults and children, and in a way that showed he wasn't just down in the dumps, nor was he a madman. I felt for Vincent, all through the episode.
Van Gogh's works are not my favourite, but what Bill Nighy said at the end was right. The ability to take your pain, and passion, and use it to show the beauty in the world is a talent indeed, and a rare one. The actor did an amazing job showing Vincent as a person, not just some generic misunderstood artist.
These thoughts aren't very coherent, but they're how I feel.
This episode of Doctor Who moved me, because it doesn't explain away depression as something that can be got over by pulling yourself together or being happier. It is something that falls on you, even if everything is going right.
I felt it was handled respectfully and well, both for adults and children, and in a way that showed he wasn't just down in the dumps, nor was he a madman. I felt for Vincent, all through the episode.
Van Gogh's works are not my favourite, but what Bill Nighy said at the end was right. The ability to take your pain, and passion, and use it to show the beauty in the world is a talent indeed, and a rare one. The actor did an amazing job showing Vincent as a person, not just some generic misunderstood artist.
These thoughts aren't very coherent, but they're how I feel.
