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The fact that Star Wars and the original Solaris are at opposite ends of the spectrum...

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Audiophilander

In Reply to: Science Fiction as the complete opposite of Star Wars.. posted by gware on October 15, 2002 at 06:16:52:

... doesn't make Solaris high art any more than it makes Star Wars low art. They are entirely different types of films although arguably both fall within the genre of science fiction. IMHO, "art cinema" doesn't have to plod along at a snail's pace unless that's your preference. You have equated, mistakingly, my distaste for boredom as a singular preference for "action" films, which is an unfortunate stereotyping of my tastes. While I do like some action-oriented SF, there are many good science fiction films with little or no action (i.e., at least externalized action in the form of wall-to-wall explosions, chases, combat, etc.). I find good character-driven science fiction is often anything but boring.
Internalized, thought provoking science fiction films, such as Charley (based on the Daniel Keyes short story "Flowers for Algernon"), Silent Running, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, A Clockwork Orange, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, etc., while definitely the exception, have managed to avoid the Sominex warning label in spite of a non-reliance on FX to carry their message; OTOH, the Russian filmed version of Solaris is a real snoozer, IMO.
But, what the hey, it's just one man's viewpoint, right?
AuPh

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Audiophilander... I've seen every Film on your list... - gware 17:32:58 10/15/02 (6)
but "AI", and I thoroughly enjoyed them all.
Totally agree, "each to his own", some Japanese films like Mizoguchi's "Ugetsu Monogotari" have such mollasses pace they make Tarkovsky's "Solaris" seem like an afternoon at Indy Raceway by comparison; Bergmanns films ain't exactly high paced action thrillers either, but surely a film can be boring regardless of pace
Thank God we are all different, "Gone with the Wind" has never done anything at all for me, kind of like a joke I just never got, so I know what you mean, no inference of stereotyping was expressed or should be implied!!
Eric
Tokyo
- Gone With The Wind...Really Gone Second Time Around. - AudioHead 12:19:03 10/16/02 (5)
  Saw GWTW as a child and really enjoyed it, later as a young adult,
  went to see it for a second time with expectations of being
  highly entertained once again,but got up and left after about an hour, no emotional
  involvement at all, a complete bore for some reason. - AH
  - The reason: It's boring! Simple as that :o)-nt - Mrs. Piggy 14:43:57 10/16/02 (4)
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    - You can say that again - Victor Khomenko 15:00:38 10/16/02 (3)
      But quietly... there are many Americans here.
      Corny and superficial. Is shallow the same as superficial, or stronger?
      - :o) gone with the wind is boring (she said again).... - Mrs. Piggy 17:12:50 10/16/02 (2)
        
        In Reply to: You can say that again posted by Victor Khomenko on October 16, 2002 at 15:00:38:
        
        superficial...on the surface not going deep enough
        shallow...not deep
        seem to be very similar
        But let's ask Audiophilander for sure...he is godd with terms and meanings.
        I hear it often like this:
        People can be superficial
        but people are shallow (a personality trait)
        The movie is shallow because it portrayed a superficial view of the topic. (Sounds forced...I think we need an expert!)
        At any rate, it is a good question
        hmmm?
        mp
        
        Hmmm... I Wonder About The Analogy............. - AudioHead 08:18:33 10/17/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: :o) gone with the wind is boring (she said again).... posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 16, 2002 at 17:12:50:
        
        SUPERFICIAL is to SHALLOW as EGGS are to HAM? IOW, the CHICKEES
        are INVOLVED, but the PIGGYS are COMMITTED! - AH
        
        LOL! Thanks! :-)))) nt - Victor Khomenko 17:31:38 10/16/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: :o) gone with the wind is boring (she said again).... posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 16, 2002 at 17:12:50:
        
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