The person behind this episode, Richard Curtis, wrote it as a tribute to his Sister who died by suicide. Knowing that really makes this scene even more heartbreaking.
Sad but its been acknowledged that it's most likely he didn't die by his own hands. It may not have been premeditated murder... it could even have been assisted suicide but it's unlikely he pulled the trigger. No matter what though looking at his life, it would be truly beautiful if this happened... and I hope Richard's sister liked the episode.
I was just wondering who wrote this episode. I never bothered to check. Thank you for letting me know. It make sense why this is one of my favorite Dr. Who moments EVER. I love most of Curtis' work.
When you watch the episode; you realise (before bringing Vincent through time) that He (Vincent)... if The Doctor had left after (sadly) defeating the monster That Vincent wouldn’t had been “saved”... and probably would’ve gone on a much darker path post-Doctor So A: to preserve history including “art history” & B: to be personal The Doctor wanted to inspire Vincent, to convince the artist that despite his troubles and the dislike of his local community (of him & his art) That one day: people will LOVE his art - wasn’t done to show Vincent that he’d be famous (like a celebrity) But that through his art- that Vincent Van Gogh is beloved by the world over As (John Simm) The Master said to the Doctor (David Tennant) about his name: “The Doctor... the man who makes people better” (Said on their phone call conversation) And let’s be honest- each of the Doctor’s companions - when compared to the person each was before he met them The Doctor does indeed improve their lives - sometimes it becomes a tad negative - like Martha & Micky becoming”soldiers But like Captain Jack Harkness leading Torchwood Micky & Martha; Sarah Jane & Rose- they chose to defend the Earth in the name of the Doctor Not how The Doctor would’ve have planned it But he did indeed make them better Sorry for going off on a tangent But like with Vincent- The Doctor wanted to ensure that Vincent would be “ok” after leaving- hence “breaking the rules” & showing him our love for his art Also a BRILLIANT speech from the amazing Bill Nighy!
@@tnerbtnerb5136 I’d recommend watching the episode - also the sunflowers painting was done before returning Vincent home He painted it for & after the persistence of Amy (as was her favourite of his if memory serves) It’s not one of the best episodes (depending on your opinion) But it’s definitely one of those episodes that you don’t need to “struggle” to get into or to understand Please do watch & I hope that you enjoy
@@WolfietheheroProductions it wasn't the best in that it was a typical boring monster fight, but that was just the carrier for the most profound and heartbreaking message, which is mental health. Sometimes, no matter what, "checking on your friends, showing them you care and how valuable they are to the whole world" still won't save them from the demons living inside their heads. But you do it anyway. You do it BECAUSE you love them and their valuable presence. I've known a lot of people who felt betrayed by their loved one who committed suicide, they felt like their "efforts were wasted and made no difference so why bother"... but it does make a difference and you should always bother.
This scene makes me bust out crying with gratitude for so many things. The compassion shown by The Doctor, Amy, Mr Black, Vincent - the compassion, love, joy and the pain. This human life can be so hard, but this scene shows how immensely beautiful it can be. Well done.
They're beautiful words that I try to remember every day. Vincent struggled with depression so long, but he was able to create such wonderful things. Struggling myself, this quote and scene has really helped me.
There is, it's called "Loving Vincent" He unfortunately didn't get to play the role of Vincent, but the movie was animated in the style of Van Gogh. Each cell of film was individually painted over live action people. It's really cool, and I highly recommend it.
whether or not he actually end himself, the thought of being despised by the entire world or the thought of being a nuisance to your family members or trusted person will bring depression, and depression will always give a person of an impulse to suicide, and people who fought against depression is truly strong
@@lioubastoupakova3770 He didn't just think the world despised him. It's a bit more complicated than that. He loved his brother and his brother took care of him. But he felt like a horrible burden because of his depression. Today medication and therapy would have helped him incredibly well. But back then the treatments he had done weren't enough. It's living with his untreatable mental illness is what killed him.
The actor who played Van Gogh was fantastic. Not only did he resemble him so closely, but he portrayed the intensity of raw emotion so beautifully that it made me a bit teary eyed.
When I was a teenager, I was used to watch this show on a TV every Saturday. Don't watch the first 6 seasons, just watch the seventh (or 6,i don't really remember, I mean the one with those actors from this video). I had a great time watching it.
That was one of the most beautiful short stories of Vincent van Gogh that I've ever watched. I have a deep love for him...My son had a brain tumor and another brain illness...he shot himself in the head and died. He was one of the sweetest souls that ever lived and oh how I miss him. I feel I know Vincent..as I'm a struggling artist myself, with very little money, barely enough to buy paints/canvases etc. I'm considered eccentric myself...All I can say is I love Vincent as I did and do my dear sweet son...
I actually cried, vangogh was seen as a failure in his time, he was a tortured soul who dealt with homelessness and mental illness, his art was laughed at and he died probably feeling useless and insignificant. It was really moving to see the humbleness and just absolute shock and joy of vincent, to see what he thought was useless to be considered as infamous
true man, i realized how much of a beautiful soul he was after watching the film “loving vincent” (go watch it if u haven’t pls). he was a very beautiful man with a beautiful mind that not many artists today have. he truly had a gift with him. our world is not meant for someone as beautiful as him. (sorry i said the word beautiful too much lol.)
@@CaptainFracture from what I read from the accounts of his era, Impressionist painters hated the Louvre with a passion (back in the days, their paintings where most often not allowed in, inside they exposed the good old romantics which Impressionists criticized a lot)
It really shows just how much more happier it made him to find his paintings were held in it. He already was so excited to see the museum, just hearing what it's about in general.
@@CaptainFracture Back in his days, like many famous artists we regard as extremely talented today, were unappreciated. Their art went for cheap prices or outright ignored. Some only become well known after their deaths or towards the later half of their life.
Imagine thinking that you will die an ordinary person but you look around and see the impact you have had on the world and the art industry itself Such an incredible scene
Ikr, he sees the paintings of others in admiration, only to then realize he is among all the other great painters. Just sad that didnt happen in real life
@@waltermessines5181 I liked VanderLinden as well, the museum with the popular fake-swimmingpool. The permanent art, like the sunbathing couple, it's pretty cool.
The most beautiful, thought provoking, passionate piece there has ever been in Doctor Who. This was when the writing was right, the acting superb, the story first class and all in a piece of sci-fi nonsense that transcends its humble Saturday evening slot on the TV to a place far beyond. I'm an old man but this makes me cry every time I see it. Fantastic.
She also tried and succeeded in giving them renown through her artistic contacts and translated and published Vincent and her husband's letters to each other. This despite being criticized for holding on to them as it was viewed as a sentimental, fruitless effort. Johanna van Gogh really is a mostly unsung hero when it comes to making Van Gogh's paintings famous.
“I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.” ― Vincent van Gogh
The Agatha Christie episode, "well no one knows how they're going to be remembered. All they can do is hope for the best, maybe that's why she kept writing"
so they found an actor who looked exactly like van gogh AND played him perfectly. magnificent. Edit: lmao apparently i triggered quite a few people with my casual, light hearted youtube comment. the fact that he looks like van goghs self portraits is undeniable and by "played him perfectly" i obviously meant that he generally did a really believable acting job, in a way i could imagine van gogh would've acted like. of course we can't actually know what he would have acted like in reality, what an obvious and unnecessary comment to make. congrats you really showed us simpletons by commenting that.
This scene makes me wish there was a way to bring people like Van Gough to a time such as our present day just long enough to see how much of an impact their work truly made in the world.
Apparently he and Monet were buddies in real life. Just imagine if a time traveler drags you a few hundred years into the future and takes you to a museum that he describes as "home to some of the greatest art of all time," and your buddy's painting is displayed on a wall there? Vincent must have been so excited to see that
I'm no Van Gogh expert, but how would anyone know that if he supposedly killed himself? Although, I'm more in favor with the rumor that the local children did it on accident. Or he ate too much yellow and it finally disagreed with him.
@@BabsChannel He did not instantly die, (according to my knowledge) but instead, he lived for a bout a couple of days before he passed away. Not sure if this is correct
He shot himself i believe and was alive fell down the stairs or something , and that was his suicide note which he left. Also earlier in his life he once cut his ear with a knife due to frustration over the fact that no one appreciated his art. His story is truly tragic.
This is one of the most beautiful scenes to ever be televised. I have adored Van Gogh’s work all my life. He was beautiful, troubled, passionate, in deep pain and wild. He put it all on canvas and all of humanity benefits. Brilliant man. Brilliant scene.
One detail people may have missed: How happy Van Gogh is at 0:40. Those are Monet's paintings. If I'm not mistaken, Claude Monet whas one of the first greats to recognize Van Gogh's talent.
@@matiKRK contrary to pop culture portrayals, he didn't completely sever his ear. He only mutilated it. I haven't watched the episode in full, so I don't know exactly when in time they're visiting him, but I saw a montage of the episode that seems to show the almond branches painting for his nephew completed, and lots of painting in wheat fields in what I would assume is meant to be Provence, so it should be at least 1888. The ear incident was 1888. So yes it should look damaged. No it shouldn't be missing.
I cannot begin to describe how impactful that poor man’s depression was and is on me. Seeing this performance is one of the most heart wrenching things.
Great line from Don Mclean's song "Vincent". Mclean himself was inspired by the collected letters Vincent sent to his brother, Theo. I highly recommend this book "Dear Theo", by Irving Stone if you want a good sense of who Van Gogh was both as a person and as an artist. Irving curated some of the hundreds of correspondences Vincent and Theo exchanged. Makes for enlightening reading.
@@colleenhonderich1598 I’ll check the book out for sure but can we just acknowledge how good of a brother Theo was, he was the only person to offer and to actually sell Vincent’s paintings and even though artists such as Paul Gauguin saw great potential in Gogh Theo was the only person to stick with him till the very end offering him every bit of emotional and financial support he could.
When The doctor said "Home if the greatest painters in the world" He wasn't expecting at all to be one of them. That's why he stops he just look at the others great work imagining what it must feel like to be there.. And then discovering it.
Well, considering the *"wait was it [famous artist who died or who's disappeared]? Nah it can't be"* thing is pretty common in those kinds of narration. I wouldn't call that brilliant.
I really adore the fact that when the Doctor said that the museum contained many of the best artworks from history, Van Gogh was so delighted by the idea, and how he was drinking everything in and smiling so much as they walked through the museum. It never occurred to him that his works might be amongst these other great pieces, he was just going on an art tour.
What a beautiful homage to Vincent Van Gogh. His story is a sad one, plagued by mental illness and depression, he lived and died in poverty, his work going unappreciated and unrecognized until a decade after his suicide in 1890, age 37. His last words were: "The sadness will last forever". He's now recognized as a pioneer of Post-Impressionism and Expressionism and one of the most important artists of all time.
I think he was surprised, because impressionists werent popular back then. No one took their paintings to official galleries. So I think it was just a shock to see his paintings in D´orsay.
@@TransGirlnerd so many people failed him during the time of his life except his brother. Its such a shame hes only embraced in the afterlife when life was cruel to him. Sick irony isn't it.
Imagine if the real Van Gogh knew how many people love and respect his artwork today. He’s an inspiration to thousands if not millions of artists around the world.
The real Van Gogh would be too busy eating paint and painting whores to be bothered. It's ok...he'd like that joke....actually it's a serious question. If you could go back in time and say to Vincent..."that painting that you are painting right now is going to sell for $50,000,000 in the future" Do you think that that would make him happy? Would it make him appreciate his art more or make him paint better pictures? I would say no to each of those questions....
@@HUGOAUDITORE117 he would see it as people expressing themselves. You forget how low his self esteem was. There's a reason he killed himself and why he cries in this scene
@@frankbrown4780 He was great as Pete Twamley in Ultimate Force as well, in the action stuff (or crawling under buildings and being ready to blow himself up to achieve the objective), but arguably even more so later on when he's suffering from PTSD.
What makes this scene even more poignant isn't so much the fact that Van Gogh died penniless and believed himself a failure and the Doctor shows him the impact his work had on future generations. It's the fact that all human beings, famous or not, want to know their lives had some meaning and that we had an effect on the world, even if that effect never goes beyond our own families. We want to know our children are successful and happy, and the fact that we played some part in that. That is what truly gives this scene its power.
@@filippopanasenko6433 so…. He didn’t actually say this, and it’s just a random quote? MANN I STOLE THIS QUOTE FROM INSTAGRAM,, THIS IS WHY U SHOULNT TRUST THE INTERNET FR 😭😭
I love this show for the way it captures the idea of "what if " and had implemented it with the most wholesome and realistic ways. Just brings so much hope. Made my day.
I think the most painful fact is that the Dr knew this wouldn’t change the outcome of van gogh’s life. He took him here to show that his art would live on forever but the Dr knew that this wouldn’t stop van gogh from committing suicide, but but gave him peace of mind that it wasn’t all for nothing. Powerful stuff
He cared to save Van Gogh's soul. He can't save Van Gogh from his own demons, but he can at least ensure that Van Gogh can go knowing that he is very much loved. He won't find that love in his own lifetime, but at least he knows there will be people who care for him and his work. That is a great comfort to any dying person.
He didn’t toaster bath, kids killed him by accident, and he decided to spare them a stolen life by lying to the town. Beautiful death, his final hours spent being a Good Samaritan.
@@CxncubineThere’s unfortunately no definitive proof of that. I’m kind of on the fence because it could absolutely go both ways. Like, it seemed like everyone really went out of their way to state it was suicide, almost like they were hiding something, but we also weren’t there and can’t know.
That is what a love about Doctor Who. The Doctor doesn't care about the temporal prime directive. Charles Dickens just wanted to know if his books last and for how long. "Forever." giving Charles peace of mind and to continue to write his stories. The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Blue Elementals.
It actually did work. In the old timeline he shot himself, in the new one he just said he did because he didn't want the kid who accidentally shot him to go to jail.
Jay Stevenson it’s only one of the hypothesis that was investigated in 2011. He would have been shot by 2 teenagers that were already kind of bullying him but it would have been an accident (they were pretending to be « cowboys » as a game and the gun fired while Van Gogh was around in a field). Then he would have not say anything to protect them from trouble and pretended it was a suicide attempt. I personally dont think the evidences are strong enough to affirm that’s what happened, it’s based on a lot of late testimonies from the 1930s (he died in 1890)... most of the specialists still consider its a suicide (for instance an expert published an analysis retracing his last day of life only a few months ago and he confirms the suicide thesis).
@Jay Stevenson The Gunshot wound was below his ribs in the abdomen and was too small to be a close range GSW, the angle and size of the wound suggesting that he was shot from a distance! More distance than Vincent could've achieved on his own! He claimed he had done it himself at first saying "Do not accuse anyone. It is I who wanted to kill myself", but when later asked again if he shot himself he replied with "I think so". Revolvers were also very rare to obtain in Auvers at the time, and Vincent couldn't even afford to pay for his art supplies on his own, using money given to him from his brother Theo! No one at the time said they sold him or lent him a gun either. All of Vincent's painting gear and the gun he supposedly used to kill himself were gone in the field he was said to have been painting and shot himself in! There were also drafts of letters on his desk that you'd think he wouldn't want anyone else to read! He also had some teenage boys that used to gain his trust just to bully him, putting hot pepper juice on his paintbrushes he would put in his mouth, and even putting a snake in his paint supplies! One of the boys, Rene, went to a wild west show and came back with a .380 caliber pistol. Vincent called him "Puffalo Pill", a mispronunciation of Buffalo Bill due to his accent; this of course would further upset the boy! In the wake of the shooting Rene and his father left town, and when they returned Rene (who rarely traveled without it) no longer had his pistol. When questioned about the gun decades later, Rene claimed Vincent stole it from him. It is believed that the boys accidentally shot Vincent and he had covered for them, as he was a sweet man knowing that his accidental murder would ruin their young lives! It is also even believed now that he might not have even cut off his own ear, but rather he covered for other people who did it! Which would also support the idea of Vincent covering for those who have wronged him in life, even to the very end! But due to Irving Stone's widely popular novelization of Vincent's Life and Death in 1934, and the 1956 movie that followed...many still believe that Vincent was a tortured artist who took his own life even with all the recent evidence contradicting that might not have been the case. I of course am leaving out some details so I don't have to write an entire novel, but I encourage you to do further research if interested! It's not my job to educate you, and I also can only speak for myself and myself alone. To speak for another person in absolute certainty... especially regarding their death in mysterious circumstances... would just be ignorant!! The truth is Vincent's death is surrounded in mystery and we will never know the entire truth, but he had much more to offer to the world than just his sad life and death. People get too caught up in the artist's suffering, but not the art itself and what he was trying to communicate through his work!
Fun fact: if not for Vincent Van Gogh's sister-in-law, Jo Bonger, his talent might never have been recognized, ever. After Vincent's brother died--her husband--she recognized Vincent's talent for what it was and set about finding every painting of his that she could, from things that he basically threw away, to things that he had given away to other people thinking them essentially worthless. For years she collected all of his work that she could find until she died, and curated his work for various museums and galleries and promoted shows of his work every where that she could find anyone who showed any interest at all. Because of Bonger's tireless promotion, Van Gogh quickly grew famous from the powerful impact of the talent he had and that she recognized and showed to the rest of the world. The sad part is that she realized the probably hundreds or more of his works that were painted over or destroyed, and some even just thrown away, never to be recovered. She collected what she could find, documented all of it, and brought his beauty to the rest of us in the world. If not for her lifelong quest to find and popularize her brother-in-law's exquisite work, the rest of us might never have seen any of it nor even had heard of his name. The rest of it, as they say, is history...but it was all due to Jo Bonger's passion and drive to rescue Vincent Van Gogh's work and reputation from the dustbin of history that we have anything to admire at all.
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This is not dissimilar to Kafka - he was not recognized in his time, partially because he didn't pursue putting his work out there as much as he could have, he died young, he loathed his own works, and demanded that his best friend burn everything he left him when he died (I don't remember if he left him most of all of his writing). His friend saw them for what they were and went about getting his works published for the world to see.
I’m not a huge fan of 11 but this scene made me give him respect. He took the broken defeated man and showed him why he must continue his work and it is beautiful
Luna While he was a racist. He had a reason for it. The guy was completely socially awkward, he had no friends, stayed inside his house all day and he watched his father die of a stroke and his mother go insane. It’s also not surprising because at his time of life most people were racist. I’m not defending his racism however, but simply putting it into perspective on WHY he was the way he was. If you look at what he said, he was literally afraid of black people. He didn’t understand that they were people just like everyone else. He saw them as monsters. In the most basic terms he was fucked in the head. It would still be interesting to see what he would think today.
SPOILERS IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO WATCH DOCTOR WHO he actually still kills himself in the end of this episode i believe. It ends up becoming an interesting look at how you can't simply cure depression by showing van gogh that his art was loved.
@@rigatonipastaSeriously, every couple of months, he’s just sit there and wonder, “was that Vincent…?” And then maybe even feel a pant of regret for not taking the opportunity to asking him question…
That part bugs me the most lol. The one person who more than almost anyone else on earth would appreciate knowing and they didn't tell him. Missed opportunity on the screenwriter's part afaic.
I love this ! it totally made me cry . I always felt Vincent’s pain when I looked at his paintings so never enjoyed them as much as I might have …now I’m going to look at them and look for his joy
He did though. Any one else seen a Van Gogh exhibition? His work is so beautiful, powerful and moving. First time I've seen this clip, it got me crying as well. Happy tears 🙂
Remember that Van Gogh created his most famous pieces, including Starry Night, when he was receiving treatment. If you are struggling, never be afraid to ask for help.
@@caitlin329 yeah, he drank his paint cuz he was suicidal and it contained lead. Lead poisoning caused auras to appear around lights and such, which is why he saw (and painted) the stars like that. Fun little tidbits of history.
The point being that it may well have actually been him getting help which resulted in some of his greatest works; and people shouldn't feel the need to 'suffer for their art' like the stereotypes etc.
@@BeatleLOVERI agree absolute masterpiece and a brilliant song but not the greatest song ever I just hope that if anyone had the opportunity to do something like this with a time machine that Van Gogh would love it too
Can you just imagine being called mad and looked down upon your entire life, people telling you that you’re not good enough, having to choose between paint supplies and food. Then some random person comes along and shows you a building in the future that contains the best paintings in history, only to then find out that not one, but an entire section of it is dedicated to your work.
I fell so much pain every time I see this video. I am sad for all the great people/innovators/genius of our history that haven't been recognized for their talent and that probably were great people as well
Imagine if people invent time machine and decide to bring Van Gogh, and they're excited to see his reaction and he's like "oh for the Love of God, will you stop bringing me to the future I've seen it like 300 times. Damn you and that Doctor Who episode"
You don't even have to be a genius, chubbyunicorn! After watching this episode of Dr Who for the first time today, I feel incredibly moved. All of us have that potential to have potential! Know that you always have value, even if you can't see it just yet.
We should all appreciate Van Gough's sister in law for making this possible. If it wasn't for her, Vincent's paintings would've ended up in a trash heap after her death. But she made people see how talented her brother in law was. 😔
That's such a lovely thing for her to have done. It's amazing what actions we take could change the entirety of history. Pushing the past into the future for all to see and enjoy.
Vincent Van Gogh was in the habit of occasionally sending crates full of his paintings to his mother for safe keeping. Van Gogh's mother got fed up with having one of the crates hanging around so she took it outside into the garden and BURNED it! I shudder to imagine how many millions and millions she consigned to the flames, had she but known. Also Van Gogh, being as poor as a church mouse, could seldom afford models to pose for him. He persuaded his doctor in France to sit for him and presented the picture to him. The doctor did not like it much and for years the painting served as a door for a chicken coop! A great deal of Van Gogh's art was destroyed in his lifetime. He was just starting to be recognised as a talent when he so tragically died. There is the theory that he was accidentally shot by some youngsters playing with an old revolver. Certainly a few youngsters in the village did like to torment him. It is possible his death was not actually suicide.
Ok, so the most important part of this episode comes at the end. When they return, they see that Vincent still loses the battle with his own mind. Amy: So you were right. No new paintings. We didn’t make a difference at all. The Doctor: I wouldn’t say that. The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and… bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant. And we definitely added to his pile of good things. This literally helped me through my mother's death.
You can see his eyes getting redder as he gets more emotional hearing the curator's words and seeing his art on the walls. It makes me realize that we may never see the payoff in life for most of the good we do. Vincent Van Gogh was tormented in life and is praised in death. He never got to see when people had another good long look at his work to see its beauty. This scene almost felt like closure for him, even in spite of how fictional it is.
To add to this, think about all the authors who lived similarly. All the tales we consider classics now were rejected or just unnoticed while the author was still alive.
All the artists who died never knowing the worth of their creations; it's even worse when they die too early, like Van Gogh did. How many artists have lived with little to no recognition for their art, and became immortal after their death, their works preserved, their life told every day in the museums of the future - there are no words for this.
The joy of knowing that he would be one of the most celebrated artists of his time and the pain of knowing that he would never have the chance to experience that fame in his lifetime…
I don't know if I'd watch the show and I was always acting cynical about it, but that's mainly just because I'm judgemental of extremely long lasting series. But I guess if I think about it like one would star trek, I guess it's not really that big of an issue. It's all perspective. So, being someone who has never seen the show or really given it any serious thought, I have to say I'm impressed with this scene. It makes one wish it could be real.
In all the years “Doctor Who” has aired, this is by far one of the best, if not THE best, scenes ever. The BBC really really needs to hire writers of this caliber again .
That is by far, one of my favorites scenes ever from the show. I've got chills and tears in my eyes everytime I watch this. I totally agree with you they need to hire more writers like this, this was one of a hell well written episode.
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 While that scene is awesome yes, I would argue that scene doesn't hold a candle to this one. It was heart wrenching to see a beloved doctor go, but this, man, this is on a whole other level. This scene is beautiful, joyful, and above all kind. It shows that even the often tossed aside dregs of society are complex people with powerful things they can still contribute to the society that shuns them. As the curator said, it's easy to express pain and sorrow (like Tennant's regeneration), but it's greater when you can take pain and sorrow and show the beauty in the world (which this scene expertly captures). There's a reason why this one off episode, above all of the epic story arcs this show has, is widely regarded as the best episode of Doctor Who
The fact that he never considered himself being part of the museum takes it in. You could see the excitement when he wanders around the place looking at the art, but the surprise of seeing his paintings at the museum says it all. I've never watched the show but man this hits home really hard.
@@Ntrock459 Maybe it's impostor syndrome. Not feeling good enough. Not achieving your goals in life. It doesn't need to be literally feeling like Van Gogh traveling through time.
@@Ntrock459 Maybe it's kinda like whenever you read a story, you can sometimes see the characters as real people and connect with them (maybe see them as a one-sided friend). Or maybe it's just plain sympathy common in humans. Either way, people are happy whenever someone suffering (for example, van Gogh over here) are given a happy ending. He might not be able to reach it during his life, but the sight of him realizing that he will leave one HELL of a legacy in the far future just strikes a chord.
Remember folks: the takeaway here is to keep looking for the van gogh’s of our time. Appreciate the arts. Support your artist friends. The smallest genuine compliment can mean the world to someone.
I love the fact he stops and has to be pulled along from trying to admire other artists’ paintings. And when his face lights up at the concept of an art museum it’s just so beautiful.
Seems like a lot of people come back to this video every now and again. It’s one of the finest scenes ever produced and is just such a warm, cathartic, emotional experience that you want to feel again and again.
My sister had never seen a single episode (whereas I had been a bit obsessed) She was talking to me when this one started and ended up watching it, the entire episode is stunning. Truly one of the greatest pieces of media I’ve ever seen. We were both sobbing messes throughout the whole thing pretty much lol
Unfortunately a lot artists aren't fully appreciated in their own time. Van Gogh was such a tortured person but he was so passionate. If anyone deserves to see their art loved it was him.
He actually went to a mental hospital for mania and depressive symptoms near the end of his life, and while he recovered from his mania, it is unknown whether or not his depression drove him to end his own life.
@@oliviaocasain9980 that's a good point. I believe its official title was an asylum. He wrote in letters to his brother how he felt as if his mind had been cleared for the first time in a while, which probably came from him recovering from mania. He was still really depressed though.
Because, like all of us, you want it to be true. And because the acting is out of this world. I have not watched a single episode of Dr.Who, yet this scene is one of my favorite of all TV shows I've watched.
They are beautiful paintings, but some people just buy them as investments or status symbols. You are not truly rich until you own a Vincent Van Gogh's painting and value of his paintings is guaranteed not to drop. Still this is a scene which should be real.
Well it just shows you that just because you hear people say you aren't good at something. It doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of others who you will never meet that love what you do.
that always maked me sad, yes. He sold one painting during his life time. He used to give them away for a loaf of bread. I hope he knew how great he really was. And when I see now that his paintings go for 10 million dollars - it's just sad that this genius lived his life in total poverty. Like so many of the great artists.
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The person behind this episode, Richard Curtis, wrote it as a tribute to his Sister who died by suicide. Knowing that really makes this scene even more heartbreaking.
That’s amazing.
no it doesn't
Sad but its been acknowledged that it's most likely he didn't die by his own hands. It may not have been premeditated murder... it could even have been assisted suicide but it's unlikely he pulled the trigger. No matter what though looking at his life, it would be truly beautiful if this happened... and I hope Richard's sister liked the episode.
🤗
I was just wondering who wrote this episode. I never bothered to check. Thank you for letting me know. It make sense why this is one of my favorite Dr. Who moments EVER. I love most of Curtis' work.
I still can't get over the fact that the Doctor broke his own rules just to show Vincent how much his art made such a big impact on the world. :')
Just makes this scene THAT much more impactful. :))
When you watch the episode; you realise (before bringing Vincent through time) that He (Vincent)... if The Doctor had left after (sadly) defeating the monster
That Vincent wouldn’t had been “saved”... and probably would’ve gone on a much darker path post-Doctor
So A: to preserve history including “art history” & B: to be personal
The Doctor wanted to inspire Vincent, to convince the artist that despite his troubles and the dislike of his local community (of him & his art)
That one day: people will LOVE his art - wasn’t done to show Vincent that he’d be famous (like a celebrity)
But that through his art- that Vincent Van Gogh is beloved by the world over
As (John Simm) The Master said to the Doctor (David Tennant) about his name:
“The Doctor... the man who makes people better”
(Said on their phone call conversation)
And let’s be honest- each of the Doctor’s companions - when compared to the person each was before he met them
The Doctor does indeed improve their lives - sometimes it becomes a tad negative - like Martha & Micky becoming”soldiers
But like Captain Jack Harkness leading Torchwood
Micky & Martha; Sarah Jane & Rose- they chose to defend the Earth in the name of the Doctor
Not how The Doctor would’ve have planned it
But he did indeed make them better
Sorry for going off on a tangent
But like with Vincent- The Doctor wanted to ensure that Vincent would be “ok” after leaving- hence “breaking the rules” & showing him our love for his art
Also a BRILLIANT speech from the amazing Bill Nighy!
Never saw the episode...but so long as Van Gogh had ALREADY made the paintings on display, was it a direct violation?
@@tnerbtnerb5136
I’d recommend watching the episode - also the sunflowers painting was done before returning Vincent home
He painted it for & after the persistence of Amy (as was her favourite of his if memory serves)
It’s not one of the best episodes (depending on your opinion)
But it’s definitely one of those episodes that you don’t need to “struggle” to get into or to understand
Please do watch & I hope that you enjoy
@@WolfietheheroProductions it wasn't the best in that it was a typical boring monster fight, but that was just the carrier for the most profound and heartbreaking message, which is mental health. Sometimes, no matter what, "checking on your friends, showing them you care and how valuable they are to the whole world" still won't save them from the demons living inside their heads.
But you do it anyway. You do it BECAUSE you love them and their valuable presence.
I've known a lot of people who felt betrayed by their loved one who committed suicide, they felt like their "efforts were wasted and made no difference so why bother"... but it does make a difference and you should always bother.
Let’s make a pact, if anyone ever get a real life time machine, look for Van Gogh and make this real
Will do
Roger Roger
K.
Okay deal
Copy that
2:47 Love this part when he asks vincent if this is too much, knowing that the poor soul struggles with anxiety and being overwhelmed.
Love it too, anxiety is such a killer
Torment to an artist.. is like rain 🌧 on Thursday
To someone with neurodiversity, that's such a beautiful moment, showing how much the Doctor cares.
This scene makes me bust out crying with gratitude for so many things. The compassion shown by The Doctor, Amy, Mr Black, Vincent - the compassion, love, joy and the pain. This human life can be so hard, but this scene shows how immensely beautiful it can be. Well done.
@@PurposefulPurple 100% agree
I don't think Van Gogh was crying for the "validation" his art received but realized his pain was not meaningless.
exactly Rocco!-glad someone was able to see this and comment it. 👍
Accurate
And that his art and pain, and how the two were linked was finally *understood*.
Excess of sorrow laughs. Excess of joy weeps.
They're not entirely different things, really. But clearly it goes beyond crying because 'oh, people like me'.
Imagine being hugged by your Idol and not knowing it was them.
He looked back towards his portrait at the end but shook his head as if in disbelief. I think he had a suspicion that it was actually Van Gogh
I would imagine the same.
Krysz Gaerlan I like your comment but I can’t like because there are 420 likes.
@@nomad7196 looks and is like no way cant be
Sounds like some y/n stuff to me
"He transformed the pain of his tormented life, into ecstatic beauty."
Brooklyn Wilson Vincent in a nutshell
Got me tears just by reading
Yes, that is what he said.
Wow you can listen
They're beautiful words that I try to remember every day. Vincent struggled with depression so long, but he was able to create such wonderful things. Struggling myself, this quote and scene has really helped me.
I love that the man looks back and is like “wait was that the homie himself?” For like a second before saying nah- not possible
Van Gogh's actor is phenomenal. I wouldn't mind him reprising the role if a movie was done about him
There is, it's called "Loving Vincent" He unfortunately didn't get to play the role of Vincent, but the movie was animated in the style of Van Gogh. Each cell of film was individually painted over live action people. It's really cool, and I highly recommend it.
"Lust For Life"
Old but Gold.
What about the new Willem Daffoe movie! It’s called “At Eternities Gate”
Tony Curran. Also amazing in Defiance.
tony curran, amazing actor
The fact that he passed away thinking he was a failure makes my heartache.
whether or not he actually end himself, the thought of being despised by the entire world or the thought of being a nuisance to your family members or trusted person will bring depression, and depression will always give a person of an impulse to suicide, and people who fought against depression is truly strong
@@lioubastoupakova3770 thank you 🙏
@@lioubastoupakova3770 He didn't just think the world despised him. It's a bit more complicated than that. He loved his brother and his brother took care of him. But he felt like a horrible burden because of his depression. Today medication and therapy would have helped him incredibly well. But back then the treatments he had done weren't enough. It's living with his untreatable mental illness is what killed him.
and poor
I hope he's out there somewhere and knows just how much of an influence he's made and how much people love him to this day.
The way Vincent looks around at all his own paintings, like even HE'S never seen the true beauty and meaning behind them until that moment
Don't remember where I first heard this but apparently Van Gogh was his own worst critic.
@@seiggrainhart4719 Completely common with artists, almost a universal trait
I can prove, its true
@@seiggrainhart4719 everyone is like that we never really appreciate our abilities or talents
@@UnlimitedGreenWorks Mind if I see your art?
"The sadness will last forever" And so will your legacy. Rest in peace you beautiful man.
The actor who played Van Gogh was fantastic. Not only did he resemble him so closely, but he portrayed the intensity of raw emotion so beautifully that it made me a bit teary eyed.
yeah, it's a really powerful performance. Superb.
I’ve seen this episode many times and it always end up with tears flowing.
Almost portrayed him a little *too well* don’t you think?
I met him once after having seen a film in which he plays a very violent, nasty character. He was really nice.
I felt the same, I know what it is, I'll always remember it.
*RUclips recommendations be like:*
hey dude, wanna cry over a scene of a series you have never watched?
Sad scene and I never watch one episode till this clip lol
YOU 2 NEED TO WATCH THIS SERIES
When I was a teenager, I was used to watch this show on a TV every Saturday. Don't watch the first 6 seasons, just watch the seventh (or 6,i don't really remember, I mean the one with those actors from this video).
I had a great time watching it.
Dont listen to this guy ^^ watch it from season 1
Same!
This man was so emotionally drained and struggled mentally, this was all he wanted, this scene is powerful
That's why I'm crying like a little girl rn
That means the actor was doing great
Basically, that’s all he wanted to hear.... somebody to appreciate what he did
Credit due to the Writers, etc who thought this up as well
@TheVintendo seconded
That was one of the most beautiful short stories of Vincent van Gogh that I've ever watched. I have a deep love for him...My son had a brain tumor and another brain illness...he shot himself in the head and died. He was one of the sweetest souls that ever lived and oh how I miss him. I feel I know Vincent..as I'm a struggling artist myself, with very little money, barely enough to buy paints/canvases etc. I'm considered eccentric myself...All I can say is I love Vincent as I did and do my dear sweet son...
Stay with it. Keep going.
🫂❤
I am sadden by your loss. May God grant you peace.
Never stop fighting, friend. Life may be temporary, but it's the fleeting nature of it that makes it beautiful.
Sometimes the righteous leave earlier because they’re being loved and protected by God himself in eternal peace. Isaiah 57:1-2
I actually cried, vangogh was seen as a failure in his time, he was a tortured soul who dealt with homelessness and mental illness, his art was laughed at and he died probably feeling useless and insignificant. It was really moving to see the humbleness and just absolute shock and joy of vincent, to see what he thought was useless to be considered as infamous
Blurryink infamous means something a bit different than what you think buddy
Beach Lasagno oop fail :p
true man, i realized how much of a beautiful soul he was after watching the film “loving vincent” (go watch it if u haven’t pls). he was a very beautiful man with a beautiful mind that not many artists today have. he truly had a gift with him. our world is not meant for someone as beautiful as him. (sorry i said the word beautiful too much lol.)
sweetie are you an INFP?
Chenlu Wu lol yes
I like how Vincent goes "That's wonderful" over a grand art museum, even before he knows he is featured within.
I mean his life is his art and his love for it, why wouldn’t you like a place filled with art lol?
@@CaptainFracture Exactly. That's why I like it.
@@CaptainFracture from what I read from the accounts of his era, Impressionist painters hated the Louvre with a passion (back in the days, their paintings where most often not allowed in, inside they exposed the good old romantics which Impressionists criticized a lot)
It really shows just how much more happier it made him to find his paintings were held in it. He already was so excited to see the museum, just hearing what it's about in general.
@@CaptainFracture Back in his days, like many famous artists we regard as extremely talented today, were unappreciated. Their art went for cheap prices or outright ignored. Some only become well known after their deaths or towards the later half of their life.
Imagine thinking that you will die an ordinary person but you look around and see the impact you have had on the world and the art industry itself
Such an incredible scene
Ikr, he sees the paintings of others in admiration, only to then realize he is among all the other great painters. Just sad that didnt happen in real life
It still didn't save him from his regrettable end. Depression's a bitch.
Not even an "ordinary" person.
He was shunned and other's demeaned him for being a "crazy red head" smh 🤦🏾.
Thats not it he didnt felt like ordinary he felt miserable
Ash I’m also autistic and I know how you feel!
One of the most emotional cinematic scenes ever created. Like Van Gogh's paintings, a true piece of art!
It's one of the greatest scenes in television history.
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@leonardosomma4196 Thank you !
@@WilhelmImperatorRex your welcome my friend :-)
Imagine when he finds out he has his very own museum in Amsterdam.
@@waltermessines5181
I liked VanderLinden as well, the museum with the popular fake-swimmingpool. The permanent art, like the sunbathing couple, it's pretty cool.
I am from the netherlands
@@SiarPoyan I care! 😉 What are your city? Greetings from Brazil!
Too bad he still killed himself, even after showing him this
@@sashimi879 that is genuinely racist.
The actor playing Van Gogh really nailed it.
Mangalex28 Tony Curran
Yeah but should have given 3 kisses (as is normal in the netherlands.)
Joep hou je bek
Joep and in the city where I live and y also lived , Arles , south of France we do 3 kisses
Plot twist: it's the real Van Gogh
The actor playing Van Gogh really doesn't get enough credit for this scene
I'm surprised that he didn't end up playing something else
The resemblance is uncanny
Tony Curran is a fantastic actor
plot twist: it was real
@@allanmoncrieff5579 next mimute: 14th doctor is him.
The most beautiful, thought provoking, passionate piece there has ever been in Doctor Who. This was when the writing was right, the acting superb, the story first class and all in a piece of sci-fi nonsense that transcends its humble Saturday evening slot on the TV to a place far beyond. I'm an old man but this makes me cry every time I see it. Fantastic.
His brothers wife is probably the only reason we know about him. She saw value in his art work after his death and held onto them.
She also tried and succeeded in giving them renown through her artistic contacts and translated and published Vincent and her husband's letters to each other. This despite being criticized for holding on to them as it was viewed as a sentimental, fruitless effort. Johanna van Gogh really is a mostly unsung hero when it comes to making Van Gogh's paintings famous.
@@dracos0024 damn she was a real mvp
@@primary2630 What's mvp?
@@Dreamskater100 "Most Valuable Player"--meaning someone who was/is vital to the success of a sports team (or any important endeavor).
Yeah it’s to bad his grandson was murdered :/ truly was a great family
“I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.”
― Vincent van Gogh
OldHickory12
He knew it.. I’m so happy to read this, thank you, can you please tell me the source or the letter he wrote this on?
@@mohammadshahade8753 www.vangoghletters.org/vg/letters/let712/letter.html#translation
>worth more than the paints used in the picture
How underestimating
The Agatha Christie episode, "well no one knows how they're going to be remembered. All they can do is hope for the best, maybe that's why she kept writing"
Damn he predicted his own successes by a few century’s
so they found an actor who looked exactly like van gogh AND played him perfectly.
magnificent.
Edit: lmao apparently i triggered quite a few people with my casual, light hearted youtube comment.
the fact that he looks like van goghs self portraits is undeniable and by "played him perfectly" i obviously meant that he generally did a really believable acting job, in a way i could imagine van gogh would've acted like.
of course we can't actually know what he would have acted like in reality, what an obvious and unnecessary comment to make. congrats you really showed us simpletons by commenting that.
No the only person alive today and looking exactly like Vincent is Lieuwe van Gogh. 😉
The actor's name is Tony Curran. He has been in many movies and television shows, plus he's a Scotsman.
@@ry651 wait what?
Edit: i didn’t realise he had a brother………. Wow learnt something new today
Check out Willem Dafoe as Van Gogh.
Everyone knows they went back in time and asked him to play a part in it
This scene makes me wish there was a way to bring people like Van Gough to a time such as our present day just long enough to see how much of an impact their work truly made in the world.
Vincent getting distracted by a Monet painting is so cute.
also it would have been cool if we could have his comments on other artists' work may be
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Apparently he and Monet were buddies in real life. Just imagine if a time traveler drags you a few hundred years into the future and takes you to a museum that he describes as "home to some of the greatest art of all time," and your buddy's painting is displayed on a wall there? Vincent must have been so excited to see that
He wrote a letter to his brother complaining about his dissapointment in monet
@@garethirwin4714 oooo why???
This scene has it's own separate fanbase.
Along with interstellar's docking scene, i guess.
Don't forget the Backstreet Boys scene from Brooklyn 99.
@@Cobra-Commander83 Oh my God I forgot about that part.
@@HaloMachinimaFilms *Nine-Nine theme starts playing
I’ve never seen Doctor Who, but watched this scene at least 20 times!
Vincent's dying words, "the sadness never ends." this made me cry.
I didn't even know that. And now I am crying.
I'm no Van Gogh expert, but how would anyone know that if he supposedly killed himself?
Although, I'm more in favor with the rumor that the local children did it on accident. Or he ate too much yellow and it finally disagreed with him.
@@BabsChannel He did not instantly die, (according to my knowledge) but instead, he lived for a bout a couple of days before he passed away. Not sure if this is correct
He shot himself i believe and was alive fell down the stairs or something , and that was his suicide note which he left. Also earlier in his life he once cut his ear with a knife due to frustration over the fact that no one appreciated his art. His story is truly tragic.
Rick Coleman I see that rather as his therapy.
This is one of the most beautiful scenes to ever be televised.
I have adored Van Gogh’s work all my life. He was beautiful, troubled, passionate, in deep pain and wild.
He put it all on canvas and all of humanity benefits.
Brilliant man.
Brilliant scene.
One detail people may have missed: How happy Van Gogh is at 0:40. Those are Monet's paintings. If I'm not mistaken, Claude Monet whas one of the first greats to recognize Van Gogh's talent.
You are one hundo percent right and that makes this moment so beautiful.
Should Van Gogh only have one ear?
@@matiKRK No, he did that rather late in his career
@@matiKRK contrary to pop culture portrayals, he didn't completely sever his ear. He only mutilated it. I haven't watched the episode in full, so I don't know exactly when in time they're visiting him, but I saw a montage of the episode that seems to show the almond branches painting for his nephew completed, and lots of painting in wheat fields in what I would assume is meant to be Provence, so it should be at least 1888. The ear incident was 1888. So yes it should look damaged. No it shouldn't be missing.
@@JennaGetsCreative Thank you for the complete answer
RUclips recommendation be like:
“Oh! We noticed that you cry a lot.”
EXACTLY i hate youtube algorithm. Well I'm sorry youtube, I have such a weak heart
Glad to see I’m not alone
Oh my gosh me
Totally
I'm your thousand like.
I’m not into Doctor Who but this made me cry. Even without context, this is a very touching scene.
You should really watch this series with David Tennant Hes my favourite Dr of all
Please watch the show, you Will not regreat
Bethany Douglass even I cried at this scene to. So emotional
Same. Makes me wanna watch it now.
Me too, I’ve never watched the show, but this scene was amazing!! I am going to have to give it a try
I cannot begin to describe how impactful that poor man’s depression was and is on me. Seeing this performance is one of the most heart wrenching things.
“I could have told you Vincent, this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.”
Great line from Don Mclean's song "Vincent". Mclean himself was inspired by the collected letters Vincent sent to his brother, Theo. I highly recommend this book "Dear Theo", by Irving Stone if you want a good sense of who Van Gogh was both as a person and as an artist. Irving curated some of the hundreds of correspondences Vincent and Theo exchanged. Makes for enlightening reading.
@@colleenhonderich1598 I’ll check the book out for sure but can we just acknowledge how good of a brother Theo was, he was the only person to offer and to actually sell Vincent’s paintings and even though artists such as Paul Gauguin saw great potential in Gogh Theo was the only person to stick with him till the very end offering him every bit of emotional and financial support he could.
He still has his left ear how?
Maybe the Doctor found him when he still had his left ear
@@thereviewman3381 He just cut his ear lobe, not his whole ear.
I love how Vincent stops and appreciates others artists work on the way.
Also how happy he was when they told him that they are going to visit an art museum. So pure. T.T
When The doctor said "Home if the greatest painters in the world" He wasn't expecting at all to be one of them. That's why he stops he just look at the others great work imagining what it must feel like to be there..
And then discovering it.
Your comment made me tear up
"On the way" except he didn't know he was on his way there, and did what anyone else would do while walking through a museum.
Greatness recognises greatness
The way this guy looks to the side, in the end, thinking "wait a second, was that Van Gogh?" but ignoring it because it can't be, it's just brilliant
he looked towards the portrait. hold up gonna go cry my eyes out now
Why’d you need to explain smth so obvious lmao
Devil's Advocate because I love this scene
Well, considering the *"wait was it [famous artist who died or who's disappeared]? Nah it can't be"* thing is pretty common in those kinds of narration. I wouldn't call that brilliant.
@@GhostscoperHD why do you feel the need to drink Belle Delphin's bath water?
I don’t care how many times I see this. It still makes me cry. This is one of my favorite Doctor Who episodes.😢❤❤❤❤❤
I just love the idea of taking an artist, and showing them how appreciated and loved their art is in the future.
Like Jean Basquiat
If I was told my work only mattered after I was dead I’d be pissed.
Especially someone as wonderful and fragile as Van Gogh prob was 🥺
Because you are sad, you dont think that they already knew lol. Where do you think they manifested his art?
Every one of the great artists would hate to be praised like this, especially as a non-artist. Van Gogh's audience was himself and god
I really adore the fact that when the Doctor said that the museum contained many of the best artworks from history, Van Gogh was so delighted by the idea, and how he was drinking everything in and smiling so much as they walked through the museum. It never occurred to him that his works might be amongst these other great pieces, he was just going on an art tour.
His positive "oh thats wonderful!" and bright smile. So lovely
Pauci, I wish that you'll visit Musée d'Orsay in Paris one day.
Sentimental waffle.
Van Gogh would have laughed at this
He stopped in front of one of my favorite Monet paintings like Wow 😯 I was was like IKR!!
@@dorisbarkler8570 Van Gogh was in Paris for two years and saw Monet's work. He may well have seen some of those before when they were brand new.
I accept this scene as historical fact.
There's no historical records to prove this happened
There's also no historical records to prove this *didn't* happen
@@ssssSTopmotion had us in the first half not gonna lie
I'm good with that.
I BELIEVE
💯💯💯 fact! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a beautiful homage to Vincent Van Gogh.
His story is a sad one, plagued by mental illness and depression, he lived and died in poverty, his work going unappreciated and unrecognized until a decade after his suicide in 1890, age 37.
His last words were: "The sadness will last forever".
He's now recognized as a pioneer of Post-Impressionism and Expressionism and one of the most important artists of all time.
0:45 I love how Vincent stops to see the Monet painting, in real life he was a big fan of him.
Cool! I didn't know that
And Mozart thought Beethoven was destined to be a great piano player
Thank you for pointing that out.
I think he was surprised, because impressionists werent popular back then. No one took their paintings to official galleries. So I think it was just a shock to see his paintings in D´orsay.
OMG,there were like 4.9k likes u put mine and it became 5k ,never felt so proud ahahha
If I can make one tv scene real, I would always choose this.
jayzhelle001 I’d choose the scene with the brachiosauruses in Jurassic Park 🦕
Me too! Vincent deserved something like a happy ending, and this post script is great.
I’d choose any part of the Harry Potter series.
I would choose the scene from shrek, where he comes out of the toilet
I‘d choose thanos‘s snap
I wish Van Gogh could’ve actually seen how his art transformed the world. He deserved it.
he died thinking of himself as a failure but he was far from a failure and that is what breaks my heart
@@TransGirlnerd so many people failed him during the time of his life except his brother. Its such a shame hes only embraced in the afterlife when life was cruel to him. Sick irony isn't it.
Poor Van Gogh, displaced in time you can understand his tears as he looks around and sees that the entire museum is filled with non-whites. :(
@@BoopSnoot ....
@@BoopSnoot really had to make this a race thing huh
This scene makes me tear up every time. A beautifully done message of hope for the hopeless.
I love how he stops to look at his friend’s art in the museum
This!! He recognized it right away haha
Which friend?
@@17Watman Monet. I believe he paused to look at “Water Lillies” which is a Monet work.
Vango is a fake he had a 3D printer. All people know that
@@addom4500 well ahead of his time.
Imagine if the real Van Gogh knew how many people love and respect his artwork today. He’s an inspiration to thousands if not millions of artists around the world.
Imagine if the real Van Gogh knew that stupid people throw soup at his artwork 😔
The real Van Gogh would be too busy eating paint and painting whores to be bothered. It's ok...he'd like that joke....actually it's a serious question. If you could go back in time and say to Vincent..."that painting that you are painting right now is going to sell for $50,000,000 in the future" Do you think that that would make him happy? Would it make him appreciate his art more or make him paint better pictures? I would say no to each of those questions....
@@monke1955 i don’t think he would be mad
@@monke1955 He got it worse when he was alive.
@@HUGOAUDITORE117 he would see it as people expressing themselves. You forget how low his self esteem was. There's a reason he killed himself and why he cries in this scene
Im so impressed with the acting here, the guy who plays Vincent really got into the role.
Tony Curran
Absolutely perfect for the role.
true.
perfecto.
For me he stole the show.
He still has both ears
Teared right up. What an extraordinary feat of acting and storytelling.
It's rare to find someone who looks like Van Gogh, but it's even rarer to find someone who looks like Van Gogh that can also act
I didn't know Van Gough was Scottish!
@@chazwyman8951 he is dutch (I don't know if this is sarcasm. Just want to be sure) :D
Kirk Douglas look very much like Van Gogh
Tony Curran is always good, in everything I've seen him in. Whether it's Underworld 2, 13th Warrior and Blade 2. He also played Odin's dad in the MCU.
@@frankbrown4780 He was great as Pete Twamley in Ultimate Force as well, in the action stuff (or crawling under buildings and being ready to blow himself up to achieve the objective), but arguably even more so later on when he's suffering from PTSD.
What makes this scene even more poignant isn't so much the fact that Van Gogh died penniless and believed himself a failure and the Doctor shows him the impact his work had on future generations. It's the fact that all human beings, famous or not, want to know their lives had some meaning and that we had an effect on the world, even if that effect never goes beyond our own families. We want to know our children are successful and happy, and the fact that we played some part in that. That is what truly gives this scene its power.
THANK YOU FOR THIS
Some of us really dont care....yes its sad
Beautifully put
Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgments.
Zephram Cochrane
Not me. I just want to eat steak and salad with no one bothering me.
“Maybe God made me a painter for people who aren't born yet.”
-Vincent Van Gogh, At Eternity’s Gate.
hey
@@EnergeticSpark63 what? Did I type something wrong?
Quote from "At Eternity's gate" 😁
@@filippopanasenko6433 so…. He didn’t actually say this, and it’s just a random quote? MANN I STOLE THIS QUOTE FROM INSTAGRAM,, THIS IS WHY U SHOULNT TRUST THE INTERNET FR 😭😭
HEY
I love this show for the way it captures the idea of "what if " and had implemented it with the most wholesome and realistic ways. Just brings so much hope. Made my day.
Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his entire life
Today his surviving collective works are estimated to be worth $10 billion.
Have seen three small paintings at the museum, they are mind boggling, his brush work looks haphazard , but is so precise!
I gotta admit stary night is quite something special
Wow .. it's nuts how things play out
Это не совсем правда
Винсент все же был довольно знаменит в кругах художников и успел вдохновить нескольких художников например Пикассо
Thats thanks to his sister in law who deticated her life after his death to collecting them
"he took the pain of his tormented life, and turned it into ecstatic beauty" - this line always made me think about Robin Williams
yes!!!!
Oh wow 😯 it actually does make me think of him.
Yes, I miss him
Damn just make me cry even harder why don't ya. 😭💔😭💔😭💔
He was the one of the greatest men that ever lived.
"He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty."...such powerful words..
You have to die a few times before you can really live - Charles Bukowski
As a writer, those words sank deep into my soul. I love this clip so very much.
I feel that
@@rosethornil yea I play cello and just hearing that made me tear up
I'm saving that for my English creative writing or whatever subject that is lmao
This video finds its way into my feed every now and again and it never fails to choke me up a little.
I think the most painful fact is that the Dr knew this wouldn’t change the outcome of van gogh’s life. He took him here to show that his art would live on forever but the Dr knew that this wouldn’t stop van gogh from committing suicide, but but gave him peace of mind that it wasn’t all for nothing. Powerful stuff
He cared to save Van Gogh's soul. He can't save Van Gogh from his own demons, but he can at least ensure that Van Gogh can go knowing that he is very much loved. He won't find that love in his own lifetime, but at least he knows there will be people who care for him and his work. That is a great comfort to any dying person.
He didn’t toaster bath, kids killed him by accident, and he decided to spare them a stolen life by lying to the town.
Beautiful death, his final hours spent being a Good Samaritan.
@@CxncubineThere’s unfortunately no definitive proof of that. I’m kind of on the fence because it could absolutely go both ways. Like, it seemed like everyone really went out of their way to state it was suicide, almost like they were hiding something, but we also weren’t there and can’t know.
That is what a love about Doctor Who. The Doctor doesn't care about the temporal prime directive. Charles Dickens just wanted to know if his books last and for how long. "Forever." giving Charles peace of mind and to continue to write his stories. The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Blue Elementals.
It actually did work. In the old timeline he shot himself, in the new one he just said he did because he didn't want the kid who accidentally shot him to go to jail.
It’d be pretty awkward if the curator started talking about Vincent’s suicide
@Adnan Osmančević spill the tea
Jay Stevenson it’s only one of the hypothesis that was investigated in 2011. He would have been shot by 2 teenagers that were already kind of bullying him but it would have been an accident (they were pretending to be « cowboys » as a game and the gun fired while Van Gogh was around in a field). Then he would have not say anything to protect them from trouble and pretended it was a suicide attempt. I personally dont think the evidences are strong enough to affirm that’s what happened, it’s based on a lot of late testimonies from the 1930s (he died in 1890)... most of the specialists still consider its a suicide (for instance an expert published an analysis retracing his last day of life only a few months ago and he confirms the suicide thesis).
@Jay Stevenson The Gunshot wound was below his ribs in the abdomen and was too small to be a close range GSW, the angle and size of the wound suggesting that he was shot from a distance! More distance than Vincent could've achieved on his own! He claimed he had done it himself at first saying "Do not accuse anyone. It is I who wanted to kill myself", but when later asked again if he shot himself he replied with "I think so". Revolvers were also very rare to obtain in Auvers at the time, and Vincent couldn't even afford to pay for his art supplies on his own, using money given to him from his brother Theo! No one at the time said they sold him or lent him a gun either. All of Vincent's painting gear and the gun he supposedly used to kill himself were gone in the field he was said to have been painting and shot himself in! There were also drafts of letters on his desk that you'd think he wouldn't want anyone else to read! He also had some teenage boys that used to gain his trust just to bully him, putting hot pepper juice on his paintbrushes he would put in his mouth, and even putting a snake in his paint supplies! One of the boys, Rene, went to a wild west show and came back with a .380 caliber pistol. Vincent called him "Puffalo Pill", a mispronunciation of Buffalo Bill due to his accent; this of course would further upset the boy! In the wake of the shooting Rene and his father left town, and when they returned Rene (who rarely traveled without it) no longer had his pistol. When questioned about the gun decades later, Rene claimed Vincent stole it from him. It is believed that the boys accidentally shot Vincent and he had covered for them, as he was a sweet man knowing that his accidental murder would ruin their young lives! It is also even believed now that he might not have even cut off his own ear, but rather he covered for other people who did it! Which would also support the idea of Vincent covering for those who have wronged him in life, even to the very end! But due to Irving Stone's widely popular novelization of Vincent's Life and Death in 1934, and the 1956 movie that followed...many still believe that Vincent was a tortured artist who took his own life even with all the recent evidence contradicting that might not have been the case. I of course am leaving out some details so I don't have to write an entire novel, but I encourage you to do further research if interested! It's not my job to educate you, and I also can only speak for myself and myself alone. To speak for another person in absolute certainty... especially regarding their death in mysterious circumstances... would just be ignorant!! The truth is Vincent's death is surrounded in mystery and we will never know the entire truth, but he had much more to offer to the world than just his sad life and death. People get too caught up in the artist's suffering, but not the art itself and what he was trying to communicate through his work!
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they should've done that. it'd be funny
Fun fact: if not for Vincent Van Gogh's sister-in-law, Jo Bonger, his talent might never have been recognized, ever. After Vincent's brother died--her husband--she recognized Vincent's talent for what it was and set about finding every painting of his that she could, from things that he basically threw away, to things that he had given away to other people thinking them essentially worthless. For years she collected all of his work that she could find until she died, and curated his work for various museums and galleries and promoted shows of his work every where that she could find anyone who showed any interest at all.
Because of Bonger's tireless promotion, Van Gogh quickly grew famous from the powerful impact of the talent he had and that she recognized and showed to the rest of the world. The sad part is that she realized the probably hundreds or more of his works that were painted over or destroyed, and some even just thrown away, never to be recovered. She collected what she could find, documented all of it, and brought his beauty to the rest of us in the world. If not for her lifelong quest to find and popularize her brother-in-law's exquisite work, the rest of us might never have seen any of it nor even had heard of his name. The rest of it, as they say, is history...but it was all due to Jo Bonger's passion and drive to rescue Vincent Van Gogh's work and reputation from the dustbin of history that we have anything to admire at all.
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@elviade Did you mean Horatio?
This is not dissimilar to Kafka - he was not recognized in his time, partially because he didn't pursue putting his work out there as much as he could have, he died young, he loathed his own works, and demanded that his best friend burn everything he left him when he died (I don't remember if he left him most of all of his writing).
His friend saw them for what they were and went about getting his works published for the world to see.
@@tukankibar4917 I was happy to help.
I’m not a huge fan of 11 but this scene made me give him respect. He took the broken defeated man and showed him why he must continue his work and it is beautiful
Would watch an entire show just about artists seeing their impact in the world
We need a time machine, im sure it would be a hit.
watch bill and ted then
I’d love to see Lovecraft. He died thinking no one would care about his art. Now he’s one of the most famous cosmic horror writers who ever lived.
@@VivyTheHuntress he was racist lol. I doubt he would appreciate our time
Luna While he was a racist. He had a reason for it. The guy was completely socially awkward, he had no friends, stayed inside his house all day and he watched his father die of a stroke and his mother go insane. It’s also not surprising because at his time of life most people were racist. I’m not defending his racism however, but simply putting it into perspective on WHY he was the way he was. If you look at what he said, he was literally afraid of black people. He didn’t understand that they were people just like everyone else. He saw them as monsters. In the most basic terms he was fucked in the head. It would still be interesting to see what he would think today.
its so sad he died thinking nobody will care about his art
If we ever get a time machine, I hope someone does this for him.
Basically there’s an amazing comment thread on this video of many people swearing to make this happen!! :):)
same with Kafka (that dude who made Kafkaesque hulu baloo about the negativities of bureucracy)
Starry, Starry night...
SPOILERS IN CASE ANYONE WANTS TO WATCH DOCTOR WHO
he actually still kills himself in the end of this episode i believe. It ends up becoming an interesting look at how you can't simply cure depression by showing van gogh that his art was loved.
I love that the doctor not only was letting Vincent know how great he is, but also letting a man meet his hero even if he didnt know it.
That curator spent the rest of his life wondering if that really was Van Gogh.
@@IRLTheGreatZarquonhe definitely lost sleep over it
@@IRLTheGreatZarquon Now that you phrase it like that, i'd hate to be in that guys position.
@@rigatonipastaSeriously, every couple of months, he’s just sit there and wonder, “was that Vincent…?” And then maybe even feel a pant of regret for not taking the opportunity to asking him question…
That part bugs me the most lol. The one person who more than almost anyone else on earth would appreciate knowing and they didn't tell him. Missed opportunity on the screenwriter's part afaic.
I love this ! it totally made me cry . I always felt Vincent’s pain when I looked at his paintings so never enjoyed them as much as I might have …now I’m going to look at them and look for his joy
“He transformed the pain of his tormented life into ecstatic beauty”
I got chills hearing this line, such an incredible moment
Davy Jones delivers it very well. Another excellent actor making a very simple role feel very genuine. :D
@@mycroft16 Davy Jones? That's Bill Nighy, but your point still stands.
@@benjefferson412 Bill Nighy played Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. I was making a point that he has incredible range as an actor.
yeah sum of them were but there were also sum which was him recovering from his mental illness dunno just a cool thing
He did though. Any one else seen a Van Gogh exhibition? His work is so beautiful, powerful and moving. First time I've seen this clip, it got me crying as well. Happy tears 🙂
Remember that Van Gogh created his most famous pieces, including Starry Night, when he was receiving treatment. If you are struggling, never be afraid to ask for help.
Some think it could've been his medication which made him see yellow so vibrantly, in fact.
Addition: If you’re struggling never be afraid to create.
@@caitlin329 yeah, he drank his paint cuz he was suicidal and it contained lead. Lead poisoning caused auras to appear around lights and such, which is why he saw (and painted) the stars like that. Fun little tidbits of history.
@@biancaolfert1498 Not to do with lead paint at all, actually. I was talking specifically about his prescribed medication.
The point being that it may well have actually been him getting help which resulted in some of his greatest works; and people shouldn't feel the need to 'suffer for their art' like the stereotypes etc.
"I could have told you, Vincent - this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you." The greatest painter inspired one of the greatest songs.
What song is that?
@@choose.life1, Vincent by Don McClean
@@amroge8703 The cover by James Blake is excellent.
@@amroge8703yes it is a masterpiece, but it’s no where near considered one of the greatest songs of all time 😅
@@BeatleLOVERI agree absolute masterpiece and a brilliant song but not the greatest song ever I just hope that if anyone had the opportunity to do something like this with a time machine that Van Gogh would love it too
Every time. Every time I cry during this scene.
Can you just imagine being called mad and looked down upon your entire life, people telling you that you’re not good enough, having to choose between paint supplies and food. Then some random person comes along and shows you a building in the future that contains the best paintings in history, only to then find out that not one, but an entire section of it is dedicated to your work.
Nice
Wow uve described the thing I just saw.
Beautifully said! I’m quoting you! 🙏🏽🌹🖼
@@timvanloo6 and also imagine caring about who wrote the original comment first stfu
I fell so much pain every time I see this video. I am sad for all the great people/innovators/genius of our history that haven't been recognized for their talent and that probably were great people as well
Imagine if people invent time machine and decide to bring Van Gogh, and they're excited to see his reaction and he's like "oh for the Love of God, will you stop bringing me to the future I've seen it like 300 times. Damn you and that Doctor Who episode"
haha I didn't even think about that.
Hahaha I think at that point he'd just be like"yes I know these a museum in Paris that has my art, yes I know I'm loved and valued now leave me alone"
And eventually he goes mad because he’s sick of time travellers
@@harrisont2004 and commits suicide? 🤔
@@harrisont2004 maybe that's why he cut his ear off
I don't even watch this series. But for once in my life, I would like to thank youtube for recommending this.
Muji Huz it’s a series lol
This whole episode is amazing.
Same
Hello A Day To Remember
Totally agree
Probably the 10th time I’ve come back to this in 4 years. Who else is crying? 🥹
Me 😢
Why does it still hurt it's been 10 years
Topito? Ça je m'y attendais pas, mais bon, ça fait du bien de savoir qu'il y a aussi des français qui apprécient cette scène par ici 😢
ptdr tfquoi là
I wash it for a good cry 🤣
It still hit the same
Idk
Possibly my favorite scene in Dr. Who. I wish every tortured, misunderstood genius knew how incredible they are; at least once.
You don't even have to be a genius, chubbyunicorn! After watching this episode of Dr Who for the first time today, I feel incredibly moved. All of us have that potential to have potential! Know that you always have value, even if you can't see it just yet.
and "I wish every tortured, misunderstood person knew how incredible they are; at least once." =)
@@Jolgeable well said
Just like Putin.)
Awesome comment. Very inspiring video clip.
We should all appreciate Van Gough's sister in law for making this possible. If it wasn't for her, Vincent's paintings would've ended up in a trash heap after her death. But she made people see how talented her brother in law was. 😔
That's such a lovely thing for her to have done. It's amazing what actions we take could change the entirety of history. Pushing the past into the future for all to see and enjoy.
True.
I had no idea. Thank you for sharing.
Vincent Van Gogh was in the habit of occasionally sending crates full of his paintings to his mother for safe keeping. Van Gogh's mother got fed up with having one of the crates hanging around so she took it outside into the garden and BURNED it! I shudder to imagine how many millions and millions she consigned to the flames, had she but known.
Also Van Gogh, being as poor as a church mouse, could seldom afford models to pose for him. He persuaded his doctor in France to sit for him and presented the picture to him. The doctor did not like it much and for years the painting served as a door for a chicken coop!
A great deal of Van Gogh's art was destroyed in his lifetime. He was just starting to be recognised as a talent when he so tragically died. There is the theory that he was accidentally shot by some youngsters playing with an old revolver. Certainly a few youngsters in the village did like to torment him. It is possible his death was not actually suicide.
Van Gogh's didn't have a sister
This is one of my all time favorite scenes, from all of the doctors. Such kindness.❤
Ok, so the most important part of this episode comes at the end. When they return, they see that Vincent still loses the battle with his own mind.
Amy: So you were right. No new paintings. We didn’t make a difference at all.
The Doctor: I wouldn’t say that. The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and… bad things.
The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things or make them unimportant.
And we definitely added to his pile of good things.
This literally helped me through my mother's death.
Holy shit, man. I'm sorry for your loss. I guess it also speaks to the power of good writing and how it can help through even the toughest times.
My condolences. I'm sure she was a great woman.
Perhaps the difference is, Vincent dies with peace in his mind, knowing what will come after
@@karan.kk.h unfortunatly this is just a show and reality it didnt really go that way😪
@@spongebobby6027 yeah :,(
I met the actor who played Van Gogh and thanked him for his portrayal of the finest painter of all time. I found this scene profoundly moving.
WOW YOU MET HIM??? 😮😮😮😃😃
He’s also Marcus in Underworld Evolution…..The gallery curator is Victor from Underworld..
He also played the Invisible Man Skinner in the League of Extraordinary Gentleman.
@@williamleewolverine he was also in The Flash Armageddon TV series. TONY CURRAN is his name.
Tony Curran was also Bard in The 13th Warrior.
You can see his eyes getting redder as he gets more emotional hearing the curator's words and seeing his art on the walls. It makes me realize that we may never see the payoff in life for most of the good we do. Vincent Van Gogh was tormented in life and is praised in death. He never got to see when people had another good long look at his work to see its beauty. This scene almost felt like closure for him, even in spite of how fictional it is.
To add to this, think about all the authors who lived similarly. All the tales we consider classics now were rejected or just unnoticed while the author was still alive.
And he was murdered by teenagers, most likely.
All the artists who died never knowing the worth of their creations; it's even worse when they die too early, like Van Gogh did.
How many artists have lived with little to no recognition for their art, and became immortal after their death, their works preserved, their life told every day in the museums of the future - there are no words for this.
@@JacobA6464 Van Gogh? I was told he committed self unalive.
@@MizukiUkitake yes but it isn’t proven
The joy of knowing that he would be one of the most celebrated artists of his time and the pain of knowing that he would never have the chance to experience that fame in his lifetime…
Never watched a minute of Doctor Who. But this had me misty eyed. What a lovely scene.
TheRavensDK Exactly the same
I don't know if I'd watch the show and I was always acting cynical about it, but that's mainly just because I'm judgemental of extremely long lasting series. But I guess if I think about it like one would star trek, I guess it's not really that big of an issue. It's all perspective.
So, being someone who has never seen the show or really given it any serious thought, I have to say I'm impressed with this scene. It makes one wish it could be real.
Start watching. Such a good damn show
This scene makes me cry every time. Seen it more times than I can remember.
@TheRavensDK Same. Now I'm considering starting to watch that show...
In all the years “Doctor Who” has aired, this is by far one of the best, if not THE best, scenes ever. The BBC really really needs to hire writers of this caliber again .
Yeah, it's a shame they don't hire good writers anymore
That is by far, one of my favorites scenes ever from the show. I've got chills and tears in my eyes everytime I watch this. I totally agree with you they need to hire more writers like this, this was one of a hell well written episode.
2nd best you mean. 1st is the 10th doctor’s regeneration.
@@connordervoncyberlifegesen8529 While that scene is awesome yes, I would argue that scene doesn't hold a candle to this one. It was heart wrenching to see a beloved doctor go, but this, man, this is on a whole other level. This scene is beautiful, joyful, and above all kind. It shows that even the often tossed aside dregs of society are complex people with powerful things they can still contribute to the society that shuns them.
As the curator said, it's easy to express pain and sorrow (like Tennant's regeneration), but it's greater when you can take pain and sorrow and show the beauty in the world (which this scene expertly captures). There's a reason why this one off episode, above all of the epic story arcs this show has, is widely regarded as the best episode of Doctor Who
Tyler Rhodes no gross no
The fact that he never considered himself being part of the museum takes it in. You could see the excitement when he wanders around the place looking at the art, but the surprise of seeing his paintings at the museum says it all. I've never watched the show but man this hits home really hard.
Same here, never watched it but this clip was recommended to me. Damn is it painful, but in a beautiful way. Wish this could really happen for him...
I've never watched doctor who but his seen made me tear up
How did this hit home for you? You timetraveled with someone and they saw how successful they are in the future?
@@Ntrock459 Maybe it's impostor syndrome. Not feeling good enough. Not achieving your goals in life. It doesn't need to be literally feeling like Van Gogh traveling through time.
@@Ntrock459
Maybe it's kinda like whenever you read a story, you can sometimes see the characters as real people and connect with them (maybe see them as a one-sided friend). Or maybe it's just plain sympathy common in humans.
Either way, people are happy whenever someone suffering (for example, van Gogh over here) are given a happy ending. He might not be able to reach it during his life, but the sight of him realizing that he will leave one HELL of a legacy in the far future just strikes a chord.
I know nothing about Dr. Who, but I watch this scene every so often when I want to weep
Remember folks: the takeaway here is to keep looking for the van gogh’s of our time. Appreciate the arts. Support your artist friends. The smallest genuine compliment can mean the world to someone.
Absolutely! just not the lazy ass effortless arts like that one "art" that duct taped a banana to the canvas🤦♀️
Modern art is trash
@@zain6008 Yes it is.
@@zain6008 modern art is trash unless its good, we just haven't found good modern art yet
@@MarioJengis big troo tho
I love the fact he stops and has to be pulled along from trying to admire other artists’ paintings. And when his face lights up at the concept of an art museum it’s just so beautiful.
It was a Monet, as people in these comments point out he probably recognized it.
"when his face lights up at the concept of an art museum " lol he lived in the late 19th century France, they had art museums
Love your pfp. And yes the minor details add up into making this scene incredible. Nighy's monologue was incredible.
@@DOPEdwarf lmao yeah. I read that shot as Van Gogh enjoying the architecture, not him finding the notion of an museum novel.
@@DOPEdwarf he can still enjoy them
I have literally never watched a single bit of doctor who, but this made me cry.
But you have, so when you wrote that statement, after you had watched this clip, you lied ;)
@@PeterJPickles touché
This episode gets me every time!
take a watch it's great trust us, just stay away from season 11 and 12, they're evil
Same.
This was a truly beautiful moment, thank you for sharing it.
Seems like a lot of people come back to this video every now and again. It’s one of the finest scenes ever produced and is just such a warm, cathartic, emotional experience that you want to feel again and again.
I don't know how many times I've come back for this. It always does an excellent job of turning me into a ball of tears.
I'm crying, it's so emotional.
It truly is so great, and beyond inspiring. Grants hope that, despite humanity's flaws and the current state of things..we can do better.
I’ve just come back again and I cry every time. This and the one where he talks about the night sky. ❤️
I’ve seen it a few times. It’s up there for me too. Hannibal admitting his heartbreak to will in the series is also up there with this for me
The casting for Van Gogh is absolutely amazing
That actor IS Van Gogh!
It's really one of the best castings I've ever seen of an historical figure. I think the real Van Gogh would've been pleased.
@@just_kos99 I 100% agree!
Yeah crazy that they actually brought back van gogh to play him
The Real Doctor let Matt Smith use his tardis to go get Van Gogh, Thats really him.
I don’t watch doctor who, but this made me cry. Vincent deserves to know he is appreciated and loved now.
that makes me think of the beautiful song starry starry night.
My sister had never seen a single episode (whereas I had been a bit obsessed)
She was talking to me when this one started and ended up watching it, the entire episode is stunning. Truly one of the greatest pieces of media I’ve ever seen. We were both sobbing messes throughout the whole thing pretty much lol
Unfortunately a lot artists aren't fully appreciated in their own time. Van Gogh was such a tortured person but he was so passionate. If anyone deserves to see their art loved it was him.
Same here. I don't know how I came across this clip, but I keep rewatching from time to time. I cry every single time.
Neither do I but wow.
These guys clearly have a massive respect for History.
Came through my feed again. 💖. This episode left me in tears. It really gets you in the *feels*. I never tire of seeing it.
Towards the end of the episode when he says you're the only doctor to actually help me is heart breaking
He actually went to a mental hospital for mania and depressive symptoms near the end of his life, and while he recovered from his mania, it is unknown whether or not his depression drove him to end his own life.
@@squibblez2517 there's also of course, the theory that he was murdered,
@@squibblez2517 In his time "psychiatric hospitals" weren't actually hospitals. It's doubtful he was ever actually helped.
@@oliviaocasain9980 that's a good point. I believe its official title was an asylum. He wrote in letters to his brother how he felt as if his mind had been cleared for the first time in a while, which probably came from him recovering from mania. He was still really depressed though.
@Eve Fauna didn't know that, but it definitely does make a lot of sense. Thanks for the info!
Why the hell am I sobbing knowing he’s not really Vincent.
Idk, maybe cos it s more painful knowing it didnt rly happen :'(
Ande Leon that’s more painful :
Because, like all of us, you want it to be true. And because the acting is out of this world. I have not watched a single episode of Dr.Who, yet this scene is one of my favorite of all TV shows I've watched.
@@andeleon6838 That didn't help at all. :(
Me too bro :/
If only Vincent knew how much people love his paintings. This is probably the best scene in Doctor Who-- ever.
They are beautiful paintings, but some people just buy them as investments or status symbols. You are not truly rich until you own a Vincent Van Gogh's painting and value of his paintings is guaranteed not to drop. Still this is a scene which should be real.
Lol, Doctor Whoever
it is...
Well it just shows you that just because you hear people say you aren't good at something. It doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of others who you will never meet that love what you do.
that always maked me sad, yes. He sold one painting during his life time. He used to give them away for a loaf of bread. I hope he knew how great he really was. And when I see now that his paintings go for 10 million dollars - it's just sad that this genius lived his life in total poverty. Like so many of the great artists.
One of my all time favourite scenes in Dr Who. The actor playing Van Gogh did a marvellous job of portraying those complex mix of emotions.