Stalker (1979)

October 15, 2025

Very slow — the first ten minutes are just of our protagonist waking up. It reminds me of The Turin Horse. Besides that, the atmosphere is great, though I don’t quite get the greater point the movie is making. Need to think more about it. 6/10.

How would I know the right word for what I want? How would I know that actually I don’t want what I want? Or that I actually don’t want what I don’t want?

They are elusive things: the moment we name them, their meaning disappears, melts, dissolves like a jellyfish in the sun.

My conscience wants vegetarianism to win over the world. And my subconscious is yearning for a piece of juicy meat. But what do I want?