--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING…" description: "\"MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CINEMA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ART HAS ITS OWN POSSIBILITIES WHICH ARE EQUAL TO THOSE ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_able_more-consistently-than-ever-i-was-trying_370578.jpg" --- # MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE… ![“MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CINEMA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ART HAS ITS OWN POSSIBILITIES WHICH ARE EQUAL TO THOSE OF PROSE. I WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW CINEMA IS ABLE TO OBSERVE LIFE, WITHOUT INTERFERING, CRUDELY OR OBVIOUSLY, WITH ITS CONTINUITY. FOR THAT IS…” quote by Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_able_more-consistently-than-ever-i-was-trying_370578.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_able_more-consistently-than-ever-i-was-trying_370578.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e43/andrei-tarkovsky-3522_able_more-consistently-than-ever-i-was-trying_370578.jpg) > “MORE CONSISTENTLY THAN EVER I WAS TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT CINEMA AS AN INSTRUMENT OF ART HAS ITS OWN POSSIBILITIES WHICH ARE EQUAL TO THOSE OF PROSE. I WANTED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW CINEMA IS ABLE TO OBSERVE LIFE, WITHOUT INTERFERING, CRUDELY OR OBVIOUSLY, WITH ITS CONTINUITY. FOR THAT IS WHERE I SEE THE POETIC ESSENCE OF CINEMA.” [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrei-tarkovsky/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Cinema can capture life’s continuity poetically without overt interference, offering artistic possibilities equal to prose. **In simple terms:** Film can be poetic and observational. Key Takeaway Treat film as a poetic medium. Themes art cinema poetics observation Mood thoughtful inspired Type analytical creative When to use this quote - film criticism - directing - screenwriting - visual arts Key Concepts Aesthetics narrative theory visual storytelling Questions to Reflect On - How can you preserve poetic integrity in film? - What limits cinematic observation? 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