(This review may contain spoilers).
Having finished watching this film with my dad, I’m not entirely sure what I think about it. I did find it quite difficult to connect with the character of Mr. Turner. I might have found it somewhat easier if the film had showed all of his life apart from the last part of it.
I felt it was good how the film stayed true to the time that Mr. Turner was from. It was fairly intriguing to see his artwork and how it differed from the start to the end. I was also interested to see the different ways the artists reacted to the fame and the negative as well as the positive effects.
The film was quite slow-moving and I do think it could have been condensed down a bit. I would have liked to see more of his history with his family… why he was so close to his father, but pretty much neglected his ex-wife and daughters.
It was good to see the technological advances that had been made during that time period, such as the camera and the railway. It was also interesting to see how a comment from Queen Victoria was enough to really derail Mr. Turner’s reputation.
This film was advertised as more of an exploration and I felt that it did live up to that. I wouldn’t watch it again, but it was interesting to see once.
Ink of Blood 