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In Reply to: RE: Lots to feel sorry about posted by Fretless on June 18, 2010 at 19:31:30

Along with..?
We were talking about Solaris, not Solaris and everything including the kitchen sink..
If an alien were sufficiently different, communication might not be possible. Heck we might not even know they were there. But people manage to
do things you would think were impossible, and fairly often.
Self Discovery is new to me, I just ordered it from Amazon.
Haven't read Roadside Picnic, but it's out of print and absurdly expensive.

Edits: 06/18/10 06/18/10

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Lost in Internet space? - Victor Khomenko 06:12:47 06/22/10 (7)
In case you missed that fact - this is Film forum, not Sci-Fi.

Your approach to such films is still that of a teenager... we all go through stages like that. Nothing's wrong with that, except that it blocks your perception of what FILMS are about. You are so engrossed in the subject material that artistic means, human insight and emotions are becoming... ahem... alien to you.

I mentioned before - Solaris is NOT about some "contact"... it is about human struggle with self-identity, love, meaning of life, laments, conscience, guilt, self-examination... these are universal things that happen to anyone, in any country, on any planet. That all that is happening on some "station" has little significance. That's what makes that movie so different from say, the 2001, which is a lot of silly effects filled with much hot air, and not much more. Solaris could have been very well set in a 14th century France, with the same impact and trepidations. THAT is its strong point, not some "contact".
- LOL - late 07:42:01 06/22/10 (6)
  I love this place.
  Snorlaris is about going to a weird planet and finding alien life and not being able to deal with it, much less communicate. You just dodged the whole freaking plot of the movie.
  It was based on a book, and the book was Russian scifi. I happen to love Russian scifi, but as with all things Russian it rises and falls with the strengths and weaknesses of the Russian culture.
  OK, maybe I exaggerate a bit, but you get the point.
  I don't see this as a film forum, I see it as a poseur forum. I also see your implied restriction about not discussing the origins of a film a childish fit of pique.
  
  Edits: 06/22/10
  - "It was based on a book, and the book was Russian scifi" Need I say more? - Victor Khomenko 08:45:40 06/22/10 (5)
    Coming from a sci-fi expert, that is quite a whopper.
    - Yeah, you need to say more. - late 08:46:42 06/22/10 (4)
      I don't think you can, but try anyway.
      - Don't worry, someone will give you a hint! - Victor Khomenko 10:36:32 06/22/10 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yeah, you need to say more. posted by late on June 22, 2010 at 08:46:42
        
        Bummer!
        
        But it won't be you, you don't have one ..nt - late 11:13:54 06/22/10 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Don't worry, someone will give you a hint! posted by Victor Khomenko on June 22, 2010 at 10:36:32
        
        .
        
        You do realize - sjb 16:39:34 06/24/10 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: But it won't be you, you don't have one ..nt posted by late on June 22, 2010 at 11:13:54
        
        the author is Polish, right? So it's a Polish Science fiction novel.
        
        Stupidity is NOT a victimless crime.
        
        Nope - late 09:26:28 06/25/10 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: You do realize posted by sjb on June 24, 2010 at 16:39:34
        
        For some reason I thought he was Russian.
        My bad.
        That was the first book I read by that author, maybe it was the ambiance...
        
        Edits: 06/25/10

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