Stalker

"so summer is gone, leaving no epitaph. it's still warm in the sun, only that's not enough. all that true could have come, like a five-fingered fluff. folded into my palm, only that's not enough. no evil was slighted in the good aftermath. world was festively lighted, only that's not enough. life forever was tucking, caring, making me laugh. i was really lucky, only that's not enough. no leaves ever seared, no limbs broken rough. day, like glass, washed all clear, only that's not enough..." read more

if i entered the room right now, id wish for happiness, and itll probably just give me red vines. read more

lul so i finally managed to finish this. if my solaris experience was anything to go by, i knew that the only sci-fi aspect of this film was gonna be that natural laws do not apply in the zone and it will pretty much be a psychological drama in the garb of sci-fi. the first hour legit bored me to death. but it also establishes tarkovsky's reputation as a master of the technical aspects of the medium. the remainder of the film is filled with pretty stunning visuals (especially for a 1979 film), dark, ambient music & atmosphere (which was my favorite aspect of the film) and super long takes read more