The Mirror- Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

The Mirror, a 1974 film directed by renown director Andrei Tarkovsky, was a film that required a certain level of concentration to watch. Upon viewing the first half an hour or so, I was thoroughly confused as to the very point of the film. However, as it went on, I was able to discern some interesting facts as to the nature of the film. For example, it seemed that whenever Marusya was in a scene, there was a recurring motif of dripping water. As to the significance of this, I cannot say, but it appeared too frequently not to mention. A question I had about the film was the reasoning behind it switching between grey scale and color. The only reasoning I can come up with is that whenever it went into black and white, it was a "mirror" reflection of Marusya's life, but even that could be (and most likely is incorrect.) Another strange aspect of the film that I think is worth mentioning is the fact that whenever a container of liquid was shown, it was swaying back and forth, even though there was no external force moving the container. Once again as to the reasoning of this, I have no idea. Altogether, Tarkovsky's The Mirror was a confusing, yet very perplexing film that I look forward to having explained to me tomorrow in class.