It is hard to come by movies which speak of life and relationships in deep such as in Blue Valentine. This movie is not the typical which involves a couple and a bunch of problems about their marriage. This is much more coupled with raw and intense performances and strictly natural dialogues throughout. You will not see fairy tale moments and endings, or utterly dramatic scenes which make you cry for nothing. This is life and this is it. Blue Valentine is top of its art and a must watch.
Being said that let me hover on the plot briefly. Dean and Cindy is a married couple with a kid. Dean seems to be a simple minded individual who does not have big plans of life. Being a college dropout and having done several simple jobs he does not contribute a lot to the income of the family but tries his level best to blend in as a husband and a father. Cindy on the other hand is an ambitious lady. Coming from a good family she worked hard to become a doctor and works busy schedules to keep the family running. It is somewhat a puzzle in the beginning how a well educated woman like that ended up with a man with such caliber. But the plot beautifully unravels their love story and develops a solid character base.
The story runs showing the viewer several flashbacks of their past and how they collide with the events which occur in the present, and how Dean and Cindy find it difficult to make a balance of their relationship any more. The viewer is put in a tight spot to judge who’s wrong and who’s correct in their situation. It is a mind blowing experience to realize how such a wonderful relationship blossomed with so much love and affection turns in to a place filled with darkness and hate. And there is always the question of recovery intact. The whole story just places the viewer in a deep hole with little light to feed upon.
Other than the wonderful plot and the script there are several things which need to be mentioned of. The whole movie is fantastically crafted with purely blessed acting. In one review I saw that it says ‘If there is justice this movie definitely deserves the best acting awards in Oscars’. Sadly it didn’t win that award but it was nominated. I have not seeing such pure and raw performance by a couple in recent times. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams make this movie 100 times more watchable.
Then comes the cinematography. I loved it. Or I should say that I fell head over heels for it. Such fantastic camera work which makes every seeing a bliss. This has very thematic color scheme and sets that contribute to the story very well. I might watch this over and over again just to get the artistic side of it.
I can write more. But I’ll stop at this point. Because you need to experience it by yourself.
My score 4/5
Genre: drama, romance
Director: Derek Cianfrance
Writers: Derek Cianfrance, Cami Delavigne,
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams and John Doman
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