Odorless form

Milo 2021-11-13 08:01:25

Long dreams... I don’t deny the poetic nature of the film’s lens and colors, nor the philosophical discussion that makes it a classic, nor do I question the film’s status in film history. However, every philosophical discussion is very Adding preaching abruptly makes me disgusted, like a long-winded old man telling me that you should do this, thinking like this... If the director wants to subvert the structure of storytelling that we are familiar with, then I think this is undoubtedly a failed attempt. , After all, the method of telling stories is not invented or created by anyone, or established by convention, but conforms to the law of listening to stories or habit of us. Forcibly changing this law or habit will only be counterproductive. Wearing short sleeves to challenge nature in winter will not become a hero, but only a fool... Therefore, I think that the foundation of a movie lies in the story. Of course, a formalist movie has meaning, and existence is reasonable, but that is not Meet, at least I think it is the meaning of the movie, a bunch of beautiful shots piled together is art? Is it a movie? Is it a classic? The final form still has to serve the content. After all, if you don’t know what ice cream looks like, how can you understand that it’s delicious?

"Movies are ice cream for the eyes and sofa chairs for the soul"

View more about Stalker reviews

Extended Reading

Stalker quotes

  • Stalker: There's no going back. Nobody goes back the same way they came.

  • Writer: Forget your rucksack. What's in it? Diamonds? You'll lose your way. The Room will give you all you desire. It will snow you under with rucksacks.