It is a philosophical thing

I think in a SciFi movie one can take two different roads.

One - just hint at new worlds, don't fall all over yourself trying to fool the viewers, put there just enough to make it look unlike the reality. In some sense this is what the theater does, with its obviously artificial decorations.

This is the road the Solaris takes, and it succeeds. Yes, the viewer has no doubts regarding the place and time, but it is all done with very simple means.

The other road is in throwing in everything plus the proverbial sink, trying to impress... Whom? The teenagers.

That is the 2001 approach, and it fails.

Instead of learning the lesson, the future generations of directors simply decided more junk was "much more better", if you overwhelm the viewer you then can win the Oscars. So we had endless Star Wars, then more stuff, then LoTR, and now that Avatar thingy.

Nothing but tinsel. Actors who can't act, plot that can't stand on its feet, images that do nothing for the brain.

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Topic - I never thought I would miss Private Ryan... - Victor Khomenko 13:55:32 01/27/10 (14)

It's not as bad as that...have you checked out 'Generation Kill'? - Tony D. 17:29:05 01/27/10 (1)

Great series ^ - Road Warrior 19:08:23 01/27/10 (0)

Meant to be seen on a std res 27" CRT - DWPC 16:29:26 01/27/10 (1)

Anyone seen Damian Lewis as Soames in The Forsyte Saga? nt - Victor Khomenko 16:36:58 01/27/10 (0)

Meant to be seen on a std res 27" CRT - DWPC 16:27:12 01/27/10 (0)

No pacing, dull and plodding. I found the interminable beginning with David Schwimmer - tinear 16:03:05 01/27/10 (1)

Disagree - Daryl Zero 15:12:02 01/29/10 (0)

It IS almost 10 years old. - Prisoners 14:55:33 01/27/10 (6)

RE: It IS almost 10 years old. - Victor Khomenko 16:16:27 01/27/10 (5)

It remains amazing to me how someone could think "Star Wars" and all of its - tinear 16:53:35 01/27/10 (4)

It is a philosophical thing - Victor Khomenko 17:28:24 01/27/10 (3)

2001 fails in showing a realistic depiction of space? Strong disagreement! - tinear 08:05:11 01/28/10 (2)

RE: 2001 fails in showing a realistic depiction of space? Strong disagreement! - Victor Khomenko 09:17:02 01/28/10 (0)

RE: 2001 Was merde. - patrickU 08:43:11 01/28/10 (0)

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It is a philosophical thing - Victor Khomenko 17:28:24 01/27/10 (3)

2001 fails in showing a realistic depiction of space? Strong disagreement! - tinear 08:05:11 01/28/10 (2)

RE: 2001 fails in showing a realistic depiction of space? Strong disagreement! - Victor Khomenko 09:17:02 01/28/10 (0)

RE: 2001 Was merde. - patrickU 08:43:11 01/28/10 (0)

It is a philosophical thing

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