There were many different scenes and visuals that would drift back and forth without any real explanation or transition to what was going on. For some people, this could be frustrating as they don't like to be left hanging or the need to analyze something, but I honestly enjoyed it. The thing that kept me the most interested was the poetry/literature narrations that was going on, it was very beautiful and different to me. Also the change of the images from black and white to color caught my attention. I thought that the black represented the past and the color represented the present. I loved how they made those two features that distinct. What I got from this experience after watching this film, is that the mirror is a metaphor. The mirror represents a human's emotions as they go through life. I maybe completely wrong about this analyzation, but this is my theory on this work of art.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"Mirror" Analysis
This film is directed by Andre Tarkovsky. When watching this in class, i have to admit I was very confused. I took a lot of notes to help me understand this unique film altogether. This was a work of art in my opinion. My professor said when watching it, keep an open mind and think of it as a painting, more than a strange film. That is exactly what I did, and I have to say it was a very interesting.
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Actually, the background on your blog page looks almost like it could have come straight out of Tarkovsky's film! :>)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, the "mirror" is a rich image that permeates this film as a whole.
We'll talk a bit more about the black-and-white vs. color tomorrow. To me it seems that the b&w often convey his dreams--or sometimes memories that he his imagining (for example, his mother at the printing factory). Much of his memories of the past, interestingly enough, are conveyed in very vivid color... We'll talk more tomorrow about the way in which Tarkovsky strives to convey the effect of reminiscing and casting back in one's memories on film.
Very glad to hear you were able to enjoy this as a work of art--and didn't try to interpret this as some sort of "what am I missing whodunnit?". Tarkovsky would be very happy to hear this, I think! :>)