tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6844720563615302854..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: In Space, No One Can Hear You YawnSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-34933813227904693332021-01-04T10:33:46.009-06:002021-01-04T10:33:46.009-06:00One of Stansilaw Lem's biggest themes was that...One of Stansilaw Lem's biggest themes was that communication is impossible between humans and an alien species--that the very concept of communication might well be different between species. So I don't know if it's that this exploration is bad more than that it's simply futile and destined for a particular type of failure.<br /><br />But I don't really know. <i>Solaris</i> is dense as hell, which is true of all Tarkovsky.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21420644584684326192021-01-01T15:24:36.853-06:002021-01-01T15:24:36.853-06:00I am so eager to get to some understanding of Sola...I am so eager to get to some understanding of Solaris and I swallow every word you write, yet I do not seem to get any closer to understanding it. To follow your analysis humankind risks its soul in exploring the universe. I got something similar from the movie, something about that "man needs man" and that humankind is afraid of what it is trying so hard to find. But I do not understand why that is so. Why does Tarkovsky think that exploring the universe is such a bad thing? Why can that exploration not instead help us understanding who we are? what exactly is it he is so afraid of? And what exactly is that that choice Kris makes in the end? <br />Sorry for bombarding you like this, but my lack of understanding here is really bothering me.<br /> TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-44513780424162420972019-12-28T20:57:03.852-06:002019-12-28T20:57:03.852-06:00I get that. It's slow, and if you're in a ...I get that. It's slow, and if you're in a mood for that, it's hard to top. That said, I can't say it's one I choose that often. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-9338985655058516882019-09-09T05:28:41.418-05:002019-09-09T05:28:41.418-05:00I think that with 2001: A Space Odyssey the experi...I think that with 2001: A Space Odyssey the experience all depend on what you expect to see. If you come prepared for a slow moving aesthetic experience you will not be disappointed. I do not think I was ever as happy watching it as this time round.<br /> TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com