Stalker

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Hector I @Hector1184BC 5 days ago A long, theatrical and highly atmospheric film, but much more abstract than I expected. The fantastic element is ultimately quite subtle: the film is mainly about desire, faith and hope. The Stalker embodies an almost religious form of belief, contrasted with the disillusioned Writer and the Scientist, who fears the destructive power of science. I loved the atmosphere, ruins, tunnels, textures, colors and several magnificent shots. But I wish the Zone had been explored more as a real world: strange objects, phenomena, traces of what happened there… My expectations were also shaped by the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games, with their ruins, monsters, anomalies and artifacts. I expected something much more concrete. My problem is not the mystery itself, but how abstract it becomes. I prefer when the strange emerges from a concrete world. A singular and visually superb film, with great ideas, but sometimes boring and not as fascinating as its reputation suggested. See more Leprechaun K @LeprechaunKing Sep 4, 2026 Movie is visually stunning as expected from Tarkovsky. It started well through the 1st half but due to its long runtime, 2nd half suffers from slow pacing. The philosophical dialogues overshadow the overall flow of storytelling. See more R K @coldax Aug 20, 2026 One of the best movies ever See more Kyllian D @RT79022429 Aug 11, 2026 Few films leave you thinking not about your life, but about themselves. Stalker isn’t a film you summarise, it’s one you walk through. There’s no lesson to take away, nothing to extract, so nothing to discard. It stays whole, and that’s why it keeps coming back to you. Cinema that doesn’t try to entertain you but asks something of you. That leaves you alone in front of it, without holding your hand. It takes time, patience, and accepting it on its own terms. But what it gives back, no other film does. A moment of happiness suspended in time. See more Woodle B @RT89043581 Jul 31, 2026 Why exactly are we are supposed to like this? See more J B @RT23478813 Jun 28, 2026 Worth watching for its cinematography, but the pacing is too slow for the story it's trying to tell. I love slowly paced films, but they have to give the audience something to think about. This one doesn't. Not really. See more Read all reviews

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