In Reply to: Solaris/ST/42 posted by late on November 5, 2001 at 08:38:16:
I disagree Late,I don't think every film has to be full of action/ destruction to be interesting, or worth watching. 2001 stands some comparison to Solaris in terms of that, but little else.
Lots of people like Star Trek- not that there's anything wrong with that. Comparing the story of 2001 to any Star Trek episode is a bit strange- your comments about the deity are from the subsequent books- unless you saw the film and concluded the monolith represented a deity.
My "argument" as you put it is that 2001 is a better film than some here seem to think, and not so easily dismissed. Especially for its use of the medium, as opposed to the bland offerings that most directors are quite happy to serve up.
I can understand why your favorite Star Trek episode is about a robot- it says more about the other characters than it does about the robot.
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