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Ryder 2022-03-26 09:01:04

After reading it three times, I fell asleep the first two times. Thinking of the unknown area shrouded in "flash" in "annihilation", "The Zone" in "Stalker" is like a human spiritual labyrinth, with long shots and wasteland aesthetics derived from poetry and mystery. The water cup in which the gods move, the heavy rain in the room, the artistic conception of the sand pile, the old pagoda is simply the king of images. Tarkovsky is really unbearable in life.

Barry 2022-03-22 09:01:35

When I watched it many years ago, I couldn't understand what it was saying because the subtitles were so bad. After seeing the 4k version at Lincoln Center today it may still not quite capture Ta's intent, but to me it seems like an allegory about the meaning of tracking. At the end of the journey, no one has the confidence to face who they really are. The stalker's critique of intellectuals is also interesting. As a bystander to ferry people, he is closer to that origin.