The directing is so aesthetically beautiful that I rewatched the film the moment it ended. At times, I struggled to tell who was who whether it was the narrator or his son, his mother or his wife but strangely, that ambiguity didn’t take away from the experience. In fact, it almost felt intentional, as if Tarkovsky wanted the lines between memory, identity, and time to blur.

The directing is so aesthetically beautiful that I rewatched the film the moment it ended. At times, I struggled to tell who was who whether it was the narrator or his son, his mother or his wife but strangely, that ambiguity didn’t take away from the experience. In fact, it almost felt intentional, as if Tarkovsky wanted the lines between memory, identity, and time to blur.

The Mirror feels like a shattered memory, carried by the deep melancholy of M83’s My Tears Are Becoming a Sea.
It’s nonlinear storytelling captures the elusive blur of childhood memories, where feelings speak louder than facts.
Watching it is like floating through a cold dreamscape — disorienting yet profoundly intimate.
A film to feel rather than understand.

The Mirror feels like a shattered memory, carried by the deep melancholy of M83’s My Tears Are Becoming a Sea.
It’s nonlinear storytelling captures the elusive blur of childhood memories, where feelings speak louder than facts.
Watching it is like floating through a cold dreamscape — disorienting yet profoundly intimate.
A film to feel rather than understand.

**I didn't understand the film but I cried.
**

**I didn't understand the film but I cried.
**

Tarkovsky is really in his own league. Poetic filmmaking. I had to pause the film at least three times to process what is going on to make sure I understand. Mirror is an avant-garde film that mixes b&w and color in different scenes from to communicate its themes and plot. What Tarkovsky did that confused me is the casting… but once I understood the characters in each scene, this casting choice made the film even greater.

I can’t say too much that others haven’t already said. The cinematography and the usage of elements was fantastic. The theme hits the audience hard. The poetic monologues hit. Everything connected with me. I loved this film. I definitely want to revisit in the future.

Tarkovsky is really in his own league. Poetic filmmaking. I had to pause the film at least three times to process what is going on to make sure I understand. Mirror is an avant-garde film that mixes b&w and color in different scenes from to communicate its themes and plot. What Tarkovsky did that confused me is the casting… but once I understood the characters in each scene, this casting choice made the film even greater.

I can’t say too much that others haven’t already said. The cinematography and the usage of elements was fantastic. The theme hits the audience hard. The poetic monologues hit. Everything connected with me. I loved this film. I definitely want to revisit in the future.

when i'm in overthink competition and my opponent is Tarkovsky:

when i'm in overthink competition and my opponent is Tarkovsky: