Solaris (1972)
Runtime: 168 minutes
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Whenever we show pity, we empty our souls.
What exactly is the thing that makes us all humans? Soul! Mind! Sense! Or perhaps, the ability to judge from right to wrong, now then, when it comes to soul we all know what it is capable of, whereas the mind can only tell us the definition of the right thing and the wrong thing "in this case, the right deed and the wrong one" now the ability to judge between the right and the wrong plays a phenomenal part by delivering the message to the one and only sense to choose what's right and what's wrong.
Did Kris make the right choice? He created a life-form out of his memories and then he made attachments with it and in the end it was all for nothing. Some may say he did what he had to and some may say that was the right choice but in my opinion he didn't choose anything it was Solaris that chose to bring back Hari and Kris was a mere puppet in the play.
Solaris is by far the most beautiful, sensible and touching love story I have ever watched. Exceptional job done by Andrei Tarkovsky, screenplay and the direction as he has never failed to impress, though some of his trademarks were missing from the frame, didn't get to see much of his long takes and dipping water sounds and close-ups of debris moreover I was hoping to see more of Mr. Arseniy Tarkovsky's pleasant poetry and heartwarming quotes but Solaris is more of a self-explanatory picture than words (like a talking photograph) whereas Stalker (1979) and Zerkalo (1975) are vice versa.
To me Tarkovsky's idea of a perfect movie completely differs than the thoughts of a perfectionist, Tarkovsky has never used the same idea again in his work. Stalker was about hope (true or false your choice) Zerkalo was about life and Solaris is about choices.
For sensible audience this movie has to be the best movie ever made and if anyone finds this movie boring or to slow-paced, tedious then I guess they can never understand what art-cinema is all about.
PS: The only reason why I didn't give any Stanislaw Lem's reference is because after completion Lem thought that Tarkovsky didn't do a good job matter fact Lem thought that Tarkovsky has blown his novels whole idea.
Two thumbs up "A solid 10/10"
Runtime: 168 minutes
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Whenever we show pity, we empty our souls.
What exactly is the thing that makes us all humans? Soul! Mind! Sense! Or perhaps, the ability to judge from right to wrong, now then, when it comes to soul we all know what it is capable of, whereas the mind can only tell us the definition of the right thing and the wrong thing "in this case, the right deed and the wrong one" now the ability to judge between the right and the wrong plays a phenomenal part by delivering the message to the one and only sense to choose what's right and what's wrong.
Did Kris make the right choice? He created a life-form out of his memories and then he made attachments with it and in the end it was all for nothing. Some may say he did what he had to and some may say that was the right choice but in my opinion he didn't choose anything it was Solaris that chose to bring back Hari and Kris was a mere puppet in the play.
Solaris is by far the most beautiful, sensible and touching love story I have ever watched. Exceptional job done by Andrei Tarkovsky, screenplay and the direction as he has never failed to impress, though some of his trademarks were missing from the frame, didn't get to see much of his long takes and dipping water sounds and close-ups of debris moreover I was hoping to see more of Mr. Arseniy Tarkovsky's pleasant poetry and heartwarming quotes but Solaris is more of a self-explanatory picture than words (like a talking photograph) whereas Stalker (1979) and Zerkalo (1975) are vice versa.
To me Tarkovsky's idea of a perfect movie completely differs than the thoughts of a perfectionist, Tarkovsky has never used the same idea again in his work. Stalker was about hope (true or false your choice) Zerkalo was about life and Solaris is about choices.
For sensible audience this movie has to be the best movie ever made and if anyone finds this movie boring or to slow-paced, tedious then I guess they can never understand what art-cinema is all about.
PS: The only reason why I didn't give any Stanislaw Lem's reference is because after completion Lem thought that Tarkovsky didn't do a good job matter fact Lem thought that Tarkovsky has blown his novels whole idea.
Two thumbs up "A solid 10/10"