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I disagree

While the book may be somewhat above the average pulp science fiction, it is still not something to take with you on that darn island.

One should not consider Tarkovsky' work as an extension of Lem's, for it simply borrows the rough sketch of the plot from it. The connection is that of the natural landscape to Monet painting. It is there, but how important it really is?

Which is not to suggest someone interested in that movie should not read the book - by all means he should. But Lem's work is aimed at teenager in us, not 13 yo, mind you , but still not an adult... and Tarkovsky addresses much higher level.

The 2001 is all phony, it is all about the wrapping, with no substance. So while always compared to Solaris, it is a totally different kind of a movie. Ditto for the Soderberg's work, which is just another take on the general approach of the 2001, albeit by an apprentice... like the 2001 or not, Kubrik is not your average master. Even his fluff is special.

Soderberg's film is basically a Reader's Digest version of War and Peace. The real work can be hard to dig through for some, but it is incredibly stimulating.




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