Tarkovsky’s goodbye to cinema.
I honestly don’t think I have words for this film. It was terrifying and beautiful ride. You’re just sitting there, and suddenly it feels like your entire soul is being quietly rearranged.

Tarkovsky’s goodbye to cinema.
I honestly don’t think I have words for this film. It was terrifying and beautiful ride. You’re just sitting there, and suddenly it feels like your entire soul is being quietly rearranged.

I woke up at 4 in the morning after watching The Sacrifice and my first thought was, “the world is ending Anuj, what are you gonna do now?”

The Sacrifice felt like a spiritual confrontation with fear, faith, sacrifice and what remains human when existence itself starts collapsing.

But what destroyed me the most was not Alexander’s breakdown. It was the realization that behind the camera stood a man who knew death was already approaching him. Every frame in this film feels like Tarkovsky surrendering the last pieces of his soul to cinema. While the world inside the film was ending, one of the greatest artists to ever live was quietly reaching the end of his own.

And somehow, even in the face of death, he still chose to create art.

I woke up at 4 in the morning after watching The Sacrifice and my first thought was, “the world is ending Anuj, what are you gonna do now?”

The Sacrifice felt like a spiritual confrontation with fear, faith, sacrifice and what remains human when existence itself starts collapsing.

But what destroyed me the most was not Alexander’s breakdown. It was the realization that behind the camera stood a man who knew death was already approaching him. Every frame in this film feels like Tarkovsky surrendering the last pieces of his soul to cinema. While the world inside the film was ending, one of the greatest artists to ever live was quietly reaching the end of his own.

And somehow, even in the face of death, he still chose to create art.

My first Tarkovsky film, and I can see why he is considered so unique, maybe even one of the greatest. The Sacrifice is visually stunning, but also a hard watch. I had planned to start with Mirror, but then I found out this film uses “Erbarme dich” Symphony, which I listen to a lot, so I went with it instead. I am not sure if it was the right film to begin with.

Alexander is terrified of a collapsing world, makes a desperate promise to God, and then destroys the thing he values most to honor that promise. Tarkovsky asks whether faith, love, and sacrifice can actually redeem a broken world. I gave it 4.5 stars even though it felt slow to me at times, because of the question Tarkovsky raises through this film, seeing a seemingly happy person go through an existential crisis and try to fix it.

My first Tarkovsky film, and I can see why he is considered so unique, maybe even one of the greatest. The Sacrifice is visually stunning, but also a hard watch. I had planned to start with Mirror, but then I found out this film uses “Erbarme dich” Symphony, which I listen to a lot, so I went with it instead. I am not sure if it was the right film to begin with.

Alexander is terrified of a collapsing world, makes a desperate promise to God, and then destroys the thing he values most to honor that promise. Tarkovsky asks whether faith, love, and sacrifice can actually redeem a broken world. I gave it 4.5 stars even though it felt slow to me at times, because of the question Tarkovsky raises through this film, seeing a seemingly happy person go through an existential crisis and try to fix it.

This film moves quietly, but it feels heavy. It’s less about the apocalypse and more about faith and what someone is willing to give up.

This film moves quietly, but it feels heavy. It’s less about the apocalypse and more about faith and what someone is willing to give up.

i’ve truly never watched a film before that felt entirely like i was in a dream. every frame was a tapestry.

Tarkovsky takes his time with each shot starting off so far away and takes the camera along with the characters so effortlessly you hardly realize it moved. i’m so excited to watch this again in a couple of years having completely forgotten it.

if i get the chance i definitely will be watching his other films on a big screen as well. it would be a fucking crime to watch something this beautiful on a phone or tv.

i’ve truly never watched a film before that felt entirely like i was in a dream. every frame was a tapestry.

Tarkovsky takes his time with each shot starting off so far away and takes the camera along with the characters so effortlessly you hardly realize it moved. i’m so excited to watch this again in a couple of years having completely forgotten it.

if i get the chance i definitely will be watching his other films on a big screen as well. it would be a fucking crime to watch something this beautiful on a phone or tv.