Tarkovsky belongs in the pantheon of European art cinema that influenced Woody Allen. The blatant narcissism in this film is explicit in many of Allen's films. But unlike Allen who is a comedian, Tarkovsky had no interest in helping the audience follow the story.
半小时的片尾卡司确实了不得 "Don't you leave him, Samwise Gamgee." And I don't mean to. I don't mean to. A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to. History became legend... legend became myth.