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Re: It's a lot to take in one viewing; a many appreciate it more upon revisiting it.

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In Reply to: It's a lot to take in one viewing; a many appreciate it more upon revisiting it. posted by Donald on March 31, 2005 at 02:23:49:

***Please give it another chance if you get the opportunity, and don't think so much about what it all means, just let its images and sounds wash over you.
Not a smart advice here at all. While in some cases such approach might work, in the Mirror things do have powerful meanings, and the film is actually built on them. Remove them and you lose most of what the film is trying to tell you. Kind of like visiting a beautiful cathedral with no idea about the religion or world history. Just staring at the shape of the building.

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Nonsense. - Donald 10:02:12 03/31/05 (0)
Staring at the shape of a building, one can appreciate the surface aesthetics of it without knowing anything of its history, just as one can appreciate the sights and sounds of Mirror without knowing what Tarkovsky was getting at. Of course, to fully appreciate it means engaging with the work on a further level, but one has to start somewhere, doesn't one? More will likely be revealed upon further viewings, even if one isn't looking for more.

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