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In Reply to: I'd even argue that every "field" has many competitors. Except for sci-fi. posted by tinear on January 3, 2007 at 17:03:52:
I never get excited over the 2001... maybe forty years ago it would have been different. There is not much to think about there. The Solaris concentrates on people, it is petite Bergman set - accidentally - in a strange place.
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But Analog is right; in fact, 2001 gives the thoughtful viewer as great a smorgasboard of thought as any film: the origin of man, violence. The Pandora's Box of technology and science. The alienation of modern society. The threat of AI. The metaphysical sine qua non: Is there a God? What is the future of Man?
I am astonished you'd criticize it in this regard.
Both the book and film are incredibly shallow in that regard, not giving much to chew on. The mere fact those issues may be mentioned does not mean anything in itself. Their treatment is superficial, and the movie is indeed NOT about them, it is, as Patrick correctly stated, just an eye candy for the sixties crowd.The Solaris, OTOH, is about what makes us human, and the study is deep and tortuous, placing the film into an entirely different category.
I stopped being fascinated with machinery in books and on screen when I left my teenage years, and instead slowly developed an appreciation for human emotions, sufferings, feelings, etc... all the things that are absent in the 2001.
I have to disagree with you there. arguably one of the most demanding movies of all time in that regard.
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