On the other hand, there are those who like the slow pacing because of the calming, cerebral tone it gives the film.
They argue that getting rid of those would have made Stalker fit rather nicely within a two-hour runtime, not losing any of what makes it interesting in the process. Even though the movie is widely praised for its smart and thought-provoking story that manages to be free of pretentiousness at the same time, the way some shots go on for a couple of minutes seemingly without providing the audience with any new information regarding the characters or the setting has been interpreted by some as Padding. Broken Base: Much like many other entries in Tarkovsky's filmography, his Leave the Camera Running trademark tends to divide people till this day, as it did when the movie first came out.