Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Solaris

We're talking Soderbergh's remake here, not Tarkovsky's Russian original. Having never seen that original, I can't say if Soderbergh is copying the original or channeling Kubrick. Something is clearly being referenced, especially in the early scenes, where the spare style almost exactly echoes 2001 (some shots are dead-on callbacks to Kubrick's masterpiece). Parallels even exist between the stories, though the vision here is not quite so epic. Eerily quiet, moody and atmospheric, this film won't be to everyone's taste, but fans of non-shoot 'em up sci-fi should give it a look.

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