Looking for a Socratic Discussion

So I just finished this film about an hour ago and I've been thinking about it and come to the conclusion that it's the first film in a while that I'm not able to say whether I love it or don't, so I figured I'd like to hear others' impressions on the film.

I feel like the overall film was very well made on a technical level. There were very few flaws overall, and those that were there, are nearly insignificant. For example, I noticed a few cuts in the film even though the shot was the same. But I did very much like the tone and the metaphysical themes.

There were also a few points where I couldn't tell which character was who, mostly because I was unfamiliar with the actors' faces and that led to me not being able to notice them as well in the grey color palette.

Lastly, I'd like to mention that I did catch on with a few of the messages the film portrayed. First, I got this vibe that the whole film was a metaphor for life in Soviet Russia. Pretty sure everyone who's seen this noticed it. Second, I felt as though Rublev in the film represented God, in a way. He moves around a lot, and doesn't take in too much part of the action, rather he just watches and takes it all in, sort of like Billy Pilgrim in Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. And when he does do something (kill the Tartar trying to rape the woman in Vladimir), he becomes completely reclusive and doesn't speak until the very end of the film, when he says "You can caste bells. I'll paint icons." Perhaps he is coming to the realization that humans have a dire need for a moral code like the Word of God, otherwise we'd be animals, like the horses displayed throughout the movie, and again in the final shot.
Any other ideas?



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