Belief

Jerald 2022-03-25 09:01:07

It is probably the most talked about movie by Laota, and the arrangement of the scenes is very similar to watching a joint drama.

A few thoughts:

Do stalkers truly believe in the power of the room, or for their own livelihood? Are stalkers true idealists, or self-serving speculators? Personally, I prefer to see him as the latter. At the beginning of the film, when he led the writer and the professor into the area, the stalker was undoubtedly very authoritative, and he had command over the behavior of the writer and the professor; The control is not as good as before, so that the author who was selected in the end refused to enter the room, and when the professor took out the bomb and wanted to destroy the room, the stalker pleaded in a low voice, and even said who can I bring here in the future? You don't believe him, I have no other ability. I'm a tiny person, and I can't find things that prove my worth other than concentration. It's like a pseudo-god who grew stronger by relying on the power of the believers, and became nothing after losing the power of belief.

Professors and writers are people who don't think they are happy, so although they don't believe it, they still follow the stalker to the area, subconsciously wanting to get something they don't think exists, of course they don't get it; and the stalker's wife, From the monologue at the end of the film, it seems that although she has various difficulties in her life with the stalker, her wife is very happy, and she even thinks she is happy. That is, those who go to the area do not get it, and those who do not go are self-sufficient. The stalker refused his wife's request to go to the area (in fact, it was more casual), and his reasons were vague and untenable. So the stalker is an illusion that hopes to at least preserve the power of the room in front of his wife.

The performance is very skillful, but because the quality of the film is really bad, many shots passed by without being able to see clearly. Sadness.

Digression: Whether it's the background, the shots, or the dialogue between the characters, it all reminds me of Red Desert. The latter is more of a labyrinth without a head.

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Extended Reading
  • Lesly 2022-03-28 09:01:02

    Revisit! The grand fable of the old pagoda, about human cowardice and the loss of courage, the three finally did not have the courage to pass the "narrow door" of fate, on the contrary, the guide's wife insisted on "love", but the sick daughter One sees the hope of happiness, through which is still the old tower's beloved metaphor for religion, the camera hovers over the figure, the symbol of Jesus reincarnated in the fish, the religious portrait of Van Eyck, the immortal creation

  • Grant 2022-03-27 09:01:05

    Collection of Russian Films. 9.11 @ INDIGO. The first experience of the old tower on the big screen. Rich and obscure, marked after digestion. 1. The adventures and wonders in the original book "Roadside Picnic" were extremely simplified and turned into a journey of faith. The terrifying meat grinder has turned into pipes and sand piles, and the danger is no longer a trap, but a mental torture. When they stood at the door of the mysterious room, they could not take that step, exercise their will or test their faith. The Gospel of Luke: Diligently enter into the narrow gate. I tell you: In the future, many people will want to enter, but they will not be able to. 2. Extensive use of ambient sound effects. Outside the area is the noisy and depressing background sound of industrialization, and inside the area is the sound of water and fire, grass and sand. The separation of sound and picture and the use of sound extraction techniques also create an uneasy and detached atmosphere. Of course all this is the voice of the heart. The soundtrack is used very little. Bolero and Ode to Joy create a strong sense of dissonance. 3. At the end of the film, the moving shot of the cup imitated by Bi Gan is accompanied by a poem by Chutchev: Through the lowered eyelashes, it is the spark of depression and dim hope... The whistle of the train calls us again.

Stalker quotes

  • Professor: Why don't you teach me the meaning of life and, at the same time, how to think.

    Writer: It's useless.

  • Writer: Some bastard abuses you, you're hurt. A different bastard praises you, you're hurt.