Stalker (1979)
Well in my usual gaming slump, I've decided to boot up
Stalker: Shadows of Chernobyl again so I can get halfway through it, then get bored and quit it like I've done 3 times now. This is the movie that inspired the game and I have to say it was pretty interesting. The cinematography for it is easily some of the best that I've ever seen and the longer than average shots didn't lose my interest. It was a little bit long, clocking in at 2 and a half hours, but it was one of those movies that got into my skull and I was left thinking about it for the rest of the day.
Basically the movie is about a man who guides two other men into the Zone, an uninhabited area where some kind of disaster took place and is full of dangers. The main character, the Stalker, is a kind of guide, who leads the two other men who are in search of The Room where it's said those who enter receive their innermost wish. Armed only with cloth tied to nuts, the three men brave the Zone and discuss some primary elements of philosophy.
A lot of people who disappointed by the movie for its lack of clear danger, however the idea of unseen danger looming over every step the characters take was far more eerie than had their been some kind of physical antagonist. The movie was also made in the Soviet Union in 1979 with a very meager budget so cool anomaly special effects were out of the question.
If you like sparse dialogue, symbolism, amazing cinematography, and can sit still for 2 1/2 hours then I would definitely recommend this film.