stalker
Directed by the former Soviet Union Tarkovsky, released in 1979. This is the first Tales video I've seen.
The following is my assumption: the forbidden area symbolizes the ideology or the spiritual world, imprisoned by the society and the individual, and the room symbolizes the absolute truth. Ideology is full of crises, and there are difficulties and obstacles to the truth. Stalkers symbolize belief and lead people to the truth, but belief itself cannot reach it, otherwise there is no such thing as belief and belief. Writers symbolize art, and art comes from the conflict and collision of consciousness. There is no art under absolute truth, so the writer does not enter the room. Scientists want to blow up the room, worrying about being used by bad guys, symbolizing the power of absolute truth over the material world, as well as the opposition between materialism and idealism, and finally give up. mutual influence. The depiction of the room is brought out through the starting point of a long shot of three people sitting outside the room, the lower part is all water with a few fish in it, symbolizing that truth surrounds life, water symbolizes change, and also Symbol of life. The last words of the wife are to follow the faith. The daughter moves the cup with her eyesight to show the power of the spirit over the material. It is small but will grow. There are many other details, so I won't go into details.
The music is nothing special, Ravel's Bolero pushes the film to its climax, and Beethoven's Ode to Joy heralds hope as the norm. Actors are good, but people cannot manifest themselves on such a metaphysical framework. The lens is really excellent, and the beauty of ruins is a deeper understanding and characterization of life.
Last but not least, just like the stalker's description of the music, without these symbols and comments, let the film flow directly into our hearts.
October 5, 2020
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