Beautiful essay. Once I was on a work travel and Mirror was showing on the hotel room TV. I didn't believe what I saw. It is much more than a movie.
@the_projectionist
3 жыл бұрын
Tbh I fell asleep the first time I watched it, but it was so beautiful that I felt like there was something more I needed to get out of it, so I watched it over and over and it changed my life.
@SaulEli7
Жыл бұрын
@dejuren you know its so difficult as an artist to strike at beauty without meaning. i get what you mean. how does one create something outside of his own knowledge and references? poetry alone is difficult. poetry is say something that speaks of the thing that can't be explained. i know im a bit all over the place but i like your comment, beauty for the sake of beauty.
@vaishaligahlyan5553
3 жыл бұрын
This movie was attracting me so much, as if the universe wanted me to watch it. Before watching this, I watched Stalker, I was amazed, and that was comprehensible, but mirror, .... I watched it so many times, still in the process of making sense of it.
@darrylwayne1292
Жыл бұрын
Pretentious is the only word i have for the movie
@FoodofEden-d4r
Жыл бұрын
i had the same experience too
@wlrlel
7 ай бұрын
@@darrylwayne1292 calling great art "pretentious" says a lot more about you than about the artwork.
@ojjaredcrow
6 ай бұрын
Yes I watch this movie after I watch stalker
@roberthipolito1351
Жыл бұрын
I more or less understood the story, or memories, as a man on his deathbed reminiscing on his life. While also showing bits of his mother's experiences along with historical context of things happening during their lives. I sorta put it all together by my 2 and 3 viewing. But I was hooked from the very first scene with the hypnosis my first time watching, and not for single second was I bored. I can't describe how I felt after finishing it. It was profound. Probably the film that struck me the most. It had an impact on me for sure. It made me realize the amount of beauty in the world even within regular life or in the smallest of things. I think I appreciate every moment and the people around me a bit more after watching it. Tarkovsky once talked about the purpose of art. He said that it's not about delivering ideas, but about preparing oneself for death, rendering our souls capable of good.
@SamEmilio2
4 ай бұрын
Is there a bit more you could say about the first scene's effect on you? To me it felt disjointed from the rest of the movie, and I'm having hard time getting my head around its significance. I'm so curious about an insight because I don't want to miss something profound by deciding it's pointless
@shauryadivya1736
Жыл бұрын
I think understanding the director is crucial to understanding this movie. I have seen this movie just once, and I had difficulty understanding the time period which was being represented. It was almost as if i understood the deeper meaning, but the superficial alluded me. I have to watch it again.
@Geetha8697
10 ай бұрын
I watched this movie twice in a period of 6 months. First time I watched it I was so focused on following the conversations and the poetic narration so much that I couldn’t focus as much as I wanted to on the scenes. Still the movie became one of such movies that I would keep rewatching throughout the span of my life. The second time I watched it, I focused only on the scenes, and I was hypnotised. It did take me back to my own childhood days of careless existence, mindless attention towards smallest of things surrounding me. Mirror to me is magic.
@apmfer
2 жыл бұрын
This may be the best video about the best movie ever made
@ouzsnfouaenxfgfgsgsuhoauvdjd
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, I knew there was something I was missing watching it the first time through and I needed someone to explain it
@LaWendeltreppe
Жыл бұрын
I so much like your last sentence in this video. I think it is true. No wonder David Sylvian has used images from Tarkovsky's movies in his songs. It's that somehow archetypical contense that talks to everyone, who seeks a deeper meaning. (David Sylvian's song "Maria" brought me here, it's inspiried by "The Sacrifice".)
@ChristopherFodor
Жыл бұрын
I always thought the main shot of the mother hovering symbolized an idealized version of maternal love and sacrifice shot in a slightly abstract way to look angelic
@homelessathome
Жыл бұрын
the levitation in Tarkovsky's films always has a sexual context
@ChristopherFodor
Жыл бұрын
@@homelessathome That's true. I also think levitation can be related to dreams
@homelessathome
Жыл бұрын
@@ChristopherFodor well, not necessarily since we have a levitation scene in Solaris as well. Tarkovsky himself says that levitation as such highlights a moment of huge importance on emotional level.
@Johnconno
Жыл бұрын
Hollywood is a sort of giant shithouse, which occasionally produces something wonderful. Harold Pinter
@nineofive.2573
2 жыл бұрын
Keep going with these essays they are nerd writer level.
@theVAULT909
11 ай бұрын
The essence of time is essence itself. At its best, a movie makes us aware of the passing of time-or nowness. Therefor, the essence of what it means 'to be'. If this isn't profoundly touching, what else is? And what more of a plot can there ever be? Especially when it comes a form resembling seemingly disconnected memories. Or: how we remember our own lives? What other title than 'Mirror' would be appropriate for this?
@djvoss3075
2 жыл бұрын
i think the shot that i keep coming back to is where we see the "waves of wind"
@markhulbert5296
2 жыл бұрын
That shot where the doctor stops and watches the wave flow back to the house and then holds on his gaze back is so striking. I wonder if it was just luck or whether he just kept shooting and shooting till he got it. Of course it helped to have an actor like Anatoly Solonitsyn to be able to capitalise on it.
@the_projectionist
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful shot. They actually had two helicopters fly over the field off camera to create the wind
@shivam-tiwari19
Жыл бұрын
I had a question about this video to ask: you bring up the concept of time pressure quite a bit, and how it impacts the meaning of a shot. But I think the overall concept of time pressure is getting lost on me and I'm not quite sure how to visualize the concept of it. It sounds to me like what you mean to say is that when a shot or series of shots is subtle rather than overt, that creates a meaningful scene. In this conclusion, the concept of time pressure doesn't even need to be brought up; it's more about whether the movie clarifies what the purpose of each shot is. So, in that case, did I misunderstand the point you made in the video? I would love some clarification as this is a movie I absolutely hated when I watched it, and I really would like to be able to comprehend what Tarkovsky was going for before I try watching it again. Thanks in advance!
@t.lnnnnx
3 жыл бұрын
beautifully explained
@aas11563
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible video, one of my favourite videos I’ve ever seen
@ryanrudolph5667
2 жыл бұрын
This whole philology of Tarkovsky you mention at the end is something I believe in myself. I think most people in some sense believe it. I think when you come to the end of it all, when you pass over all the different belief system and stuff, you reach this conclusion. In fact I see this same philosophy in a number of films, ones which affect me far more than this film. I do find his work dull and boring but I think he can use this feeling in an intelligent way, so I disagree with your statements towards the beginning of your essay, when you said people who find his films boring are wrong.
@the_projectionist
2 жыл бұрын
I think most people find it boring because they expect a 3 act structure, so when "nothing happens" they think that it's just an artsy movie about nothing. If you know what Tarkovsky is doing and still find it boring, you're still wrong, just for a different reason. There might be a boiled down philosophy shared by other films, but what makes the mirror interesting and not boring is that it's so specific and unique to one persons perspective of the world. It's not a metaphor for a philosophy that can be communicated in other ways, it's the thing itself.
@ryanrudolph5667
2 жыл бұрын
@@the_projectionist I do understand what he is doing and find it dull, yet you say I am wrong to feel bored? I think that’s a bit silly don’t you? It is simply what I felt when watching it. And as I said, I don’t use boring as an insult. Boredom is a perfectly valid feeling for a filmmaker to generate. I find it is part of the films experience. I think it is effectively used to plunge us into this man’s singular vision. I simply find it at times to be boring in the bad way. It has nothing to do with the structure. In fact my two favourite films take a rather skewed approach to their structure and also are very personal films, and I don’t mind it at all. It’s just a matter of personal taste our disagreement(that really isn’t even that much of a disagreement) P.S: thank you for taking your time to respond to my comment, it is much apprenticed. Keep up your wonderful work.
@the_projectionist
2 жыл бұрын
@@ryanrudolph5667 yeah I understand and boredom is a perfectly valid reaction to a movie (except when it's not). I'm trying to push back against the idea that personal taste should be the standard. The first time I watched the mirror I fell asleep because I was so bored, but I felt like the fault was on me and so I dove in deeper. If personal taste is the standard, then it's always the movies fault, never the viewer. I think this movie is objectively good, but difficult to penetrate, so I think if you're bored it's on you, not on the the mirror. But I could be totally wrong and creating meaning where there is none. Really appreciate your comments 🙏
@ryanrudolph5667
2 жыл бұрын
@@the_projectionist Actually we agree. I may have not said it but I do believe this is an objectively great film even if it doesn’t mean that much to me. I don’t know. I always have this image in my head of Bergman and Tarkovsky sitting at their cool table together, saying the other is just the best. Then there’s Kubrick, who admired them both, just sitting on his own, the other two smack talking 2001. I don’t know. I’m sure if I got to know someone like Tarkovsky then I’d like him and like his films better. But common, dude should lighten up a little. I just prefer Kubrick’s more comedic vision of life. Although he is my exception for I typically prefer more intimate films like Mirror(well not Mirror, more like 81/2 and Vertigo). I’ve seen Mirror 4 times now. I’ve tried. It just doesn’t affect me. That’s just because of me and my taste and my vision of the world not connecting with his. I’ve accepted that. I respect the man and his work, I just don’t enjoy it. Now I think we’ve put the final proverbial nail in the coffin of our mini conflict.
@TheLanorth
8 ай бұрын
Considering this film is called Mirror you guys could delve deeper in the different ways you felt about this film. I think that neither of you are wrong because I understand the experience of this film as a reflection of yourself and your memories. So your debate means you have different lives and are different. (surprise, surprise...) It would than ben interesting to find out what expierences make you feel your way. It is also in that way the film is different from a super hero film because it depends less on the viewers own expierence but it uses a more recognizable emotion or contrast between good and bad. But I don't mean to reincite your discussion;-)
@poohahaha-y8g
Жыл бұрын
Good video. Your voice and affectation are rather annoying. Good explanations of Tarkovsky's concepts, applications of them, logic, etc.
@michaeloehler8298
Ай бұрын
Compared to what?
@ronaldzuidinga3755
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, much appreciated!
@felipest6926
Жыл бұрын
guys its about memory.... remembering life and how dreams can sometimes seem like memories, deja vu, remembering history (war, national events), remembering that time you 'saw a ghost', a mirror reflects light back to you and shows you a false image, it has no depth when you touch the glass, memories are the false images our mind, the mirror, creates.
@romankotov9914
Жыл бұрын
This shot is borrowed from Bunuel's Los Olvidados
@television_heaven
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, please make more videos
@romequest
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, your voice is something. And video essays, the choices are nice. Why did you stop doing them?
@the_projectionist
2 жыл бұрын
I work in production and the hours can get a little crazy, but I'm working on a new video essay as we speak. Gonna try to start publishing more frequently 🙃
@flattomato6354
Жыл бұрын
Because its spritual.
@himonraichowdhury3950
2 жыл бұрын
Your mind is beautiful !
@scottbowers8497
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent work
@hairsstandonend
8 ай бұрын
I think its important to show the film is on youtube for free
@ohraisins
Жыл бұрын
This was already a great essay, then you used Boards of Canada and you made my day. :-)
@minimali123
2 жыл бұрын
bravo!
@oserious577
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video!
@loljoker127
2 жыл бұрын
i appreciate your comments a lot & enjoyed your art. however, in the pursuit of truth, i shall say that i feel that allowing a film to wash over you is not the same as gritting your teeth and barring it. it’s an effortless, enjoyable experience which defies the need categorise what is being orchestrated in front of me. it allows me to be present with the medium without need for my mind to draw abstractions. i felt that you were putting your way of experience this film over others who say they allow this film to wash over them. i believe that to be unfair, particularly when i believe you have a misunderstanding over what others’ definitions are of “allowing a film to wash over oneself”. Thank you regardless for the lovely video
@corean3polar
2 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on a movie and the person. For example, the meaning of the tree of life by terence malick came to me effortlessly while 2001 Space Odyssey by stanley Kubrick, I had to really struggle to understand (because it made me feel like I needed to). Both films I put as the highest work of art. So what I felt from Mirror...which I saw yesterday...is what seemed like endless cycle... surprised Tarkovsky mentioned how film captures/fixes the essence of time, because I just felt the time, the memory. I have no idea the narration of the film, but that feeling came to me effortlessly.
@grimoire7851
6 ай бұрын
sokurov good to and others
@drahcir10001
10 ай бұрын
Interesting essay but I’m not sure a ‘washing over me’ / ‘poetic’ response necessarily means the viewer feels they “have to watch it” or find it “so difficult to watch”. I think a vague ‘not overly analytical’ or ‘academic’ (but positive) response may belie a genuine connection to the art. Perhaps such a viewer is open and receiving, and does not wish to lose the magic and mystery by analysis. I’d even contend that your favourite sequence works to move you because it retains magic and mystery and you’ve not decoded it: It washes over you and is beautiful and poetic.
@user-jm2hf5bd2x
7 ай бұрын
I love your voice
@tartarart4922
Жыл бұрын
Dear "The Projectionist" One day you will grow up to Andrei Tarkovsky's Art!Peace Love and Light to ALL!
@pedestrianandroid
11 ай бұрын
11:18 he didn’t “ignore plot” he made 33 versions before releasing the final. He showed that things don’t happen in the past or future, but are all happening at the same time in different dimensions
@jeremy_tan
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. This has to be my favorite essay I've seen in a long time and I'm not too big of a fan of film essays, but this made me pretty emotional towards the end. I too have shed a tear while watching the ending scene of the film, particularly when little Andrei (If I'm not mistaken) shouts for no reason before walking away with old mother and sister into the fields right after Bach's St John Passion ends. Beautiful.
@TruthSeeker-333
Жыл бұрын
This film reminds me of the book Peace by Gene Wolfe. Totally different story but the same layered puzzle of narration disconnected from chronological time
@literaproductions780
11 ай бұрын
I watch a lot of essays on Tarkovsky. This one showed me something entirely new. Amazing!
@yazeedbarham5969
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@jadenstearn4437
Жыл бұрын
This is such a great video awesome job
@tomdavidson3069
2 жыл бұрын
Very nice..Thank You
@Yash42189
9 ай бұрын
love that casino vs japan soundtrack
@neerajwasnik9450
3 ай бұрын
Please kindly enable the subtitles.
@the_projectionist
3 ай бұрын
Done
@neerajwasnik9450
3 ай бұрын
@@the_projectionist Thank you very very much Brother. You are very kind and nice to accept my request so soon. I really didn't expect it. Thanks a lot. ❤️ Love from India.
@abrahamlincoln6059
Жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic video. I am so happy I got to watch it, thank you very much.
@DicePunk
10 ай бұрын
Tension.
@vaishaligahlyan5553
3 жыл бұрын
Wow ❤️💚
@sianavassileva403
6 ай бұрын
beautiful
@alexanderromanov1587
Жыл бұрын
+10 points for using "Olson"
@lifeisactuallyveryboring.7771
Жыл бұрын
Cry?
@ndabenhlemhlongo7231
2 жыл бұрын
Dude you are brilliant I wish you could do more videos
@memorivas7515
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@kremesauce
Жыл бұрын
Keep up the videos, this is wonderful!
@ManojFT.
Жыл бұрын
Great One.. Learnt a lot..
@Katanski
Жыл бұрын
Mirror is just a bunch of scenes making no sense, and because it makes no sense people inteprete it in their own way making them think it's a masterpiece. The film is a mirror of the viewers view.
@the_projectionist
Жыл бұрын
False
@Katanski
Жыл бұрын
@@the_projectionist No, you're false. Only because you inteprete your own thinking into all the scenes, doesn't make it a good movie. The movie itself is meaningless. How do you even suppose to know it's about a dying man in the movie itself?
@tuanjim799
Жыл бұрын
Tuan Jim 1 second ago The film is a masterpiece whether you choose to analyze/interpret it or not. It’s much more akin to poetry than to narrative/plot-based fiction.
@Wallyworld30
Жыл бұрын
The Mirror is just a movie version of an abstract painting. It is what you make of it and everyone gets something different out of it.
@romankotov9914
Жыл бұрын
Mirror is 20th century history of Russia as seen through the lenses of a family drama when a man leaves his wife and children behind. How on Earth does it make no sense?
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