But so far, i kind of feel that the "tone" of this version is more "superficial" than Tarkovsky´s Solyaris.
Perhaps its because of its modernity, but certainly this will reach more audience than Tarkovskys movies i think, and that is a good thing.
Tarkovsky version: Ocean itself wants nothing, its the people who want things back they lost. Even the ´ocean´ does not get everything right, in an illusion it creates. It (lie) does not matter.
I hope all of the special people talking about the original movie have actually read the book both are based on. Lem is a genius. Both film-makers did an ok job turning it to film but I believe it is much better as a book.
I agree. Like so many other great books, it is difficult to translate into film. The book is excellent and an interesting read. The story makes you think.
argh makes me cry much but i love this film so much ... its beautiful. shows a lot about what we care about. id worry too up there. i like that cute guy with the music too :)
hm komisch die meisten kritiker zerreißen diesen film in der luft...kann man googeln wenn einem der sinn danach steht.
naja ich find ihn schon ziehmlich gut die labbern net die ganze zeit da kann sich jeder schon selbst nen ganz respecttables bild darüber machen...jo ich bin draußen
"Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible; but the world of pure reason knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity embodying in splendid edifices the passionate aspiration after the perfect from which all great work springs.
strange that not many people liked the movie. I ve read the book and I really liked the movie. Maybe it was enjoyable for only the book readers. I really recommend the book. The idea is very interesting. I think it is about being judgemental and fatalism.
La película te lleva a los confines más remotos del universo, y lo que te vas a encontrar allí es a ti mismo.
El dilema al que se enfrentan es que Solaris parece saber más sobre ti de lo que tú mismo sabes y, por lo tanto, es muy difícil aventajarle en sabiduría y pensamiento
This movie is the maybe the best ever example of how music can MAKE a movie. Without this magical score the movie would be nothing imo. The music brings it to a special level or art.
perhaps Solaris doesnt exist... perhaps the whole film is a symbolic journey into the subconscious of a man looking for redemption, forgiveness, acceptance... or it could be a journey in the regions after death (kama loka).... where we meet our fate again, and 'work things out' -
or maybe neither do you.... maybe I dont exist either maybe I am the thoughts created in others minds which has evolved to the point that the thought can carry on by itself. Who am I?
you probably wrote that with a healthy dose of irony, but i must say, i do like it somehow... bc what you are actually saying is, we are each other.... and we are each other, really, aren't we...?
I remember I was very surprised, and disappointed with Lem's negative statement after that movie was released...as that it exactly how I imagined his book to be filmed...:)
What!? But you know that the novel wasn´t a love story. It´s about first contact to a living, thinking slime ocean...so you just show that you didn´t read the book!
Chek the video responses next days, for a scene from Nirenburg´s Solaris.
Ive read the book in both Polish, and twice in English..watched both movies...and for me, its always been a love story..story of redemption...story of fear of unknown...But hey? Isn't this a matter of individual interpretation?
BTW I remember Stanislaw Lem's reaction shortly after polish premiere of the movie...he looked devastated that day...
...maybe because the novel never was intended as a love story. I give up, but you really never read the book ...because the english translation is a worse translation from a worse translated french version. Someone who read the polish original might have noticed it. lol
here we go again...Solaris was fourth book of Lem Id read, and one of the most touching novels Ive ever read. What I found interesting is, that reading it in English left even more room for reader's imagination. It ask the same, old theological questions, but in a way, that the answer may be only created by ones confused mind. Yes, your right- Solaris is a lot more than a love story, but FOR ME (apart for questioning existence of God) its a timeless love story...
Stanislaw Lem interview from 2003: „[...]My novel is not about the erotic problems of mankind in space[...]"...a statement I would agree to. So the best film version is not Soderberghs nor Tarkovskijs but the first one, filmed by B. Nirenburg in 1968 in black-and-white.
Stanislaw Lem interview from 2003: „[...]My novel is not about the erotic problems of mankind in space[...]"...a statement I would agree to. So the best film version is not Soderberghs nor Tarkovskijs but the first one, filmed by B. Nirenburg in 1968 in black-and-white.
Not surprising, but how can someone as intelligent as Lem not understand that film and book are very very different things, both production and product wise. It's not Lem's vision in the films, it's Soderbergh's and Tarkovsky's, Lem merely plays as a remote inspiration (and gets a fat paycheck for adaptation rights).
I much prefer the original 1972 version. I couldn't believe that the new one omitted perhaps the most important monologue that the story had to offer. That, and the actress in the original was extremely convincing.
I've tried to watch the original. Very difficult, but I'm not sure I would have watched this version save for the music. Very interesting story. It certainly does what a movie is supposed to do...pull you in.
The music and imagery of this movie is astounding. One of the greatest scores ever. Just so mystical and etheral. Really shows the power of what a great score can do to a movie.
A fantastic film. As another commenter pointed out, what makes it incredibly poignant is the choice the protagonist must make, between reality and Solaris' facade. Then again, what is reality... perhaps reality is as one defines it... but anyway :)... just a brilliant film, on all levels.
from chili peppers to this.... so awesome. this movie is one of my alltime favs. clive... you rule. george clooney... only movie i like with you in it. =b
ps. I actually saw this movie for the first time, when I was near space, flying over Siberia from Tokyo. I nearly rudely told the stewardess to leave me alone, cos I was so transfixed by the greatness of this movie. The images, the fantastic music, the future life style and intellectual/mental level reached were over powering. Yes, utterly underrated.
the movie really is a good test to see how active/expansive your right brain is. If you don't "get it" or "feel it", I'm afraid your one of the gloopy ones (left brained only) :-)
In fact if there's any woman out there who gets it (spiritually/mentally/sexually) ... contact me ;-) peace.
its hard to meet anyone on this psychically "sensitive" level.
Personally this is my favorite scene from all the movies I have seen. The atmosphere created by the camera's, Martinez's music and the more spiritual than erotic part supported by "don't blow it" started by the touching of hands in the elevator. It's just mind blowing. This movie is one of the few that really get's you philosophizing. I only had that with Donnie Darko. I hope that more movies like this come out of Hollywood instead of the standard predictable "blockbusters". Gr from NL
I love it when they hold hands in the elevator. Something so simple means soooo much. I miss simple stuff like that. Unfortunately, to me, so many of these simple situations make my life incredibly complex at unmanageable at times. Grrr. I love the movie though. Thank you for the post. It's sadly beautiful.
The book is about an encounter with something so alien, we are simply unable to understand it, never mind trying to communicate. This adaptation is at least watcheable. Tarkowski's film is impossible. Also, be aware - I read Solaris in both English and Polish (and the Tales of Pirx the Pilot) and some translations simply destroy all of Lem's ideas.
the more i watch this movie, the more i realize this is about an inner journey really... it seems to be more a dream than 'reality', all of it... Solaris is an inner journey.... and so is life - even though we think life is something outside, it is actually something happening inside of something, or someone. it seems to go from great pain, to great peace... i believe some of the power of this movie lies in its promise of peace at the end of our journey.
"don't blow it" it's soderbegh talking to himself, of course. this is the absolutely the best part of solaris. the scene has the ethereal quality of rhea, herself. only cloony makes a little to earthy.
I like the remake, it's one of the most powerful romances I've seen, never got round the hate. The original however is brillaint, up there with 2001 as the greatest sci-fi's ever made. Tarkovky's movie wasn't just a movie, it was one of the most rewarding experiences in motion picture history.
the first one is called "first sleep" which is then followed by "Don't blow it"... The same theme can be also heard in "Wear your seatbealt"... Wonderful tracks indeed!
The line where he talks about how Solaris is reacting almost as if it knows it's being reserved, reminds me of a part (double slit experiment) from What the Bleep do We Know. Was that part in the original book, and does the book preceed quantum physics?
anyone know where to find this soundtrack? I checked on Amazon and it's listed at $30+. That's not gonna do it. So anyone know where to get it for retail?
(Pardon, continuing) We should thank Soderbergh for putting sex scenes (couldn't avoid it huh?) in the film, making it belletristic one instead of philosophic, and surely mainstream. Just as far from the book (with all respect to Lem) as it could be. But yes, Soderbergh didn't fail, yep, in the goal of gaining post-production money and sell out, sell out, sell out... no art, no,no,no, nothing, just some hollywood vulgarity. Tell me I'm so mistaken.
I have this movie, and love it, soundtrack is amazing, best to watch the movie after a tough day, puts you in a better place and the music just chills you out, wonderful movie, thx for uploading this scene
I love the both versions and really don't understand the need to badmouth Soderbergh. Kudos to him for the courage to take on the larger than life classic. The acting, art direction and music is amazing. Cliff Martinez is a genius, after 5 years I still listen to the soundtrack.
The original is the masterpiece. And way better than the remake. It does alot more(mostly because of it's length), and touches on ALOT more subjects. The directing is better, and so are the performances. But the remake is just as great in every single way. I have to say, that this has got to be one of the greatest remakes of all time. :)
This is one of my favourite scenes in this movie, in Tarkovsky's version and in the book. Thank you for posting this clip, as a result I sought out the film. I just watched it today, and found it completely amazing. No words, really.
Let me agree with you. What I'd like to deem about is the point of failure, for as Soderbergh didn't fail in gaining money out of production at all when Tarkovsky himself didn't have such a goal.
I havent really seen tartokvsky's original version of this film, but i really did like this one, so the original much really be something of a blast. I cant say if it's a failure comparing those 2 versions, but as a single movie without knowing an older version existing, i wouldnt call it a failure. Cus' it surely worked out very well to me.
In its own way, à la Hollywood, its ok I guess. But only à la Hollywood: it is really superficial with the inevitable happy ending. It lacks the philosophical, religious and also tragic dimension of Tarkovsky's original.
yep. one of the most entrancing and unforgettable films ever ever. it might be hard to get into after this slick atrocity, but once you do, it's totally worth it
Yes, that is correct, made in 1972 after the novel of Stanislaw Lem 'Solaris' (1968), a Polish novelist. Tarkovsky's Solaris though is only an adaption of the novel; there are great differences.
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
Unfortunately, this film has exceedingly shallow connection with the book. Down to minor things such as Reya. Reya? Hary was her name. Secondly, director didn't express the phylosophical conception in order to get as much staring mass as he could. His version is primitive and full of hollywood's cliche, despite the fact that couple of moments in the video are quite interesting but when they started to take off their clothes, I perceived it truly disappointing. Tell me if I am wrong.
Without being pretentious, this copy sucks. Why get Clooney? Getting a Hollywood "honcho" in a movie that has gotten its original energy and mistyque from its freshness and vision. This unfortunately, injects interfering train of negative thought due to actor's well publicized history and self-promotion creep. Additionaly, the colors are just basic Hollywood "Panavision" rental house and post-production. Nothing innovative in every respect.
sorry that's pure scathing left brain ego/assumption/generalization/reductionism.
wow, so many people don't get it.
its sad. This version of Solaris is brilliant, but only brilliant people (as in 'light') seem to get it. Activating the right brain treats you to an expansive sensitive world.
I also like the movie. Some people thing its boring. I think that its cool. their lovestory is fascinating. She looks pretty. There is something about her. I like the movie it makes you think.
I love both versions, theyve both got some great traits. If you wanted something exactly the same, why bother watching a remake at all, and just stick with the original. Wonderful music too
2nd version is beautiful and metaphysical, and is more right brained. If your right brain is suffering from a shut down, you won't get it. (ie using too much ego/logic/assumption).
amazing
fgsgmaun77 3 years ago 5
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Very poor movie compared with Tarkovsky's film. I was very dissapointed and wondered why he bothered. Instantly forgetable.
davisoneill 3 years ago
Even if you thought that, you can't deny the beauty of the soundtrack right?
tokingmadd 3 years ago 5
wow
what can i say?
i've never seen such a strong love scene before...
outstanding soundtrack
djdoof 3 years ago 3
GOOSEBUMPS!!! And the soundtrack really sets it off too!
electrogravitic 3 years ago
Which idiot has flagged this?
WolYou 3 years ago 10
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The movies are boring, but the book is very good.
mlody72 3 years ago
GOD
addomino 3 years ago 3
Doesnt look bad, have to watch the whole version.
But so far, i kind of feel that the "tone" of this version is more "superficial" than Tarkovsky´s Solyaris.
Perhaps its because of its modernity, but certainly this will reach more audience than Tarkovskys movies i think, and that is a good thing.
Tarkovsky version: Ocean itself wants nothing, its the people who want things back they lost. Even the ´ocean´ does not get everything right, in an illusion it creates. It (lie) does not matter.
DonsonJack 3 years ago 2
fuck you bookworms.... its still a good movie, and the soundtrack is amazing:)
mordisugerpikk 3 years ago 3
I hope all of the special people talking about the original movie have actually read the book both are based on. Lem is a genius. Both film-makers did an ok job turning it to film but I believe it is much better as a book.
JessieVandie 3 years ago 3
I agree. Like so many other great books, it is difficult to translate into film. The book is excellent and an interesting read. The story makes you think.
SupaShat 3 years ago
The story makes you think ---> It does.
Read it.
I did.
AkelA984 3 years ago
argh makes me cry much but i love this film so much ... its beautiful. shows a lot about what we care about. id worry too up there. i like that cute guy with the music too :)
VNVgirl 3 years ago
does any one know where i can download the music in this scene???
thepoomonster 3 years ago
i have it, give me ur e mail i could send it
milerik 3 years ago
CLIFF MARTINEZ - SOLARIS OST
it's the BEST ost ever created...
michotto 3 years ago 5
Raya looks weird.
ott67 3 years ago 2
My absolute FAVORITE first line from a romantic encounter: "Don't Blow It".
Notyamom2 3 years ago
hm komisch die meisten kritiker zerreißen diesen film in der luft...kann man googeln wenn einem der sinn danach steht.
naja ich find ihn schon ziehmlich gut die labbern net die ganze zeit da kann sich jeder schon selbst nen ganz respecttables bild darüber machen...jo ich bin draußen
Schneehenry007 3 years ago
One word ... awesome ... the music is just brilliant ...
jatstheword 3 years ago 4
agree
Zabek2006 3 years ago 4
double agree.
SilverfuK 3 years ago
yes does anyone know the name of the song
JayMul 3 years ago
Don't blow it.
allertonoff 3 years ago 6
Does someone have the name of the song? Or a link to the song?
bennihana123 3 years ago 2
cliff martinez - dont blow it. it is beautiful music
adrianflorin1959 3 years ago 3
brilliant music.
love this kind of sci-fi.
serious sci-fi.
sunshine is another belter of a sci-fi movie.
solaris was very thought provoking like is he real is that real.
brilliant movie.
mohanicus 3 years ago 5
Straight up!
loosemotion9 3 years ago
what does DBA stand for?
psyfyman81 3 years ago
agree with: lennyneroau, adrianflorin 1959 and Redeigrezzi.
Elizabethdarling 3 years ago
"What does Solaris want?" "Why do you think it has to want something?"
Solaris has the power to torment its visitors with simulacra created from their memories.
The past is irreversible, and Chris's relationship with Rheya is a stage on the way to a radical questioning of all existence.
adrianflorin1959 3 years ago
A, possibly the, point of the film is that Solaris enables people to reverse the past, at the cost of their humanity.
droctagon187 3 years ago 3
"What does Solaris want?" "Why do you think it has to want something?"
Solaris has the power to torment its visitors with simulacra created from their memories.
The past is irreversible, and Chris's relationship with Rheya is a stage on the way to a radical questioning of all existence.
adrianflorin1959 3 years ago
"Real life is, to most men, a long second-best, a perpetual compromise between the ideal and the possible; but the world of pure reason knows no compromise, no practical limitations, no barrier to the creative activity embodying in splendid edifices the passionate aspiration after the perfect from which all great work springs.
adrianflorin1959 3 years ago
strange that not many people liked the movie. I ve read the book and I really liked the movie. Maybe it was enjoyable for only the book readers. I really recommend the book. The idea is very interesting. I think it is about being judgemental and fatalism.
alpturantan 3 years ago
great great great movie!music matches perfectly.definitely one of the most magic and touching movie i ever seen.(the actress is gorgeous as well)
redeigrezzi 3 years ago
La película te lleva a los confines más remotos del universo, y lo que te vas a encontrar allí es a ti mismo.
El dilema al que se enfrentan es que Solaris parece saber más sobre ti de lo que tú mismo sabes y, por lo tanto, es muy difícil aventajarle en sabiduría y pensamiento
adrianflorin1959 3 years ago
This movie is the maybe the best ever example of how music can MAKE a movie. Without this magical score the movie would be nothing imo. The music brings it to a special level or art.
lennyneroau 3 years ago 7
100% true
redeigrezzi 3 years ago
I agree with you lennyneroau , haunting and mesmerising score. Elegant remake.
allertonoff 3 years ago
Word, Cliff Martinez's soundtrack makes is what makes the movie so powerful.
LaSoldat 3 years ago
thehunjo jesteś żałosny i mało rozgarnięty skoro nie rozumiesz kwintesencji tego pięknego dzieła!!!
imoden1 3 years ago
dupa head
thehunjo 3 years ago
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this was one of the most boring movies ever made
thehunjo 3 years ago
you think so because you re a little retarded
alpturantan 3 years ago
whats your problem turanian
thehunjo 3 years ago
whats the song that plays i love it
kreed82 3 years ago
cliff martinez - dont blow it. it is beautiful music
cardesigner5 3 years ago 2
wow...i gotta find that on dvd
b1a2n3k 4 years ago
I admire it's purity. A survivor. Unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.
merrelplant 4 years ago
Right...
Oh wait, Brett had already died by then.
randomuser1975 4 years ago
christ on a cracker?!
Soderbergh + clooney = brilliance.
konxius 4 years ago
Sodaburger+clown= uncle burf
thehunjo 3 years ago
perhaps Solaris doesnt exist... perhaps the whole film is a symbolic journey into the subconscious of a man looking for redemption, forgiveness, acceptance... or it could be a journey in the regions after death (kama loka).... where we meet our fate again, and 'work things out' -
7plus77 4 years ago
or maybe neither do you.... maybe I dont exist either maybe I am the thoughts created in others minds which has evolved to the point that the thought can carry on by itself. Who am I?
thehunjo 3 years ago
you probably wrote that with a healthy dose of irony, but i must say, i do like it somehow... bc what you are actually saying is, we are each other.... and we are each other, really, aren't we...?
7plus77 3 years ago 2
It's a heartbreaking picture
with a heartbreaking soundtrack
for all the people who fell in love with ghosts
michotto 4 years ago
fantastic movie , movie of the century!!!!!!!!!!
movie for all alone people, for, all without hope
movie for 100 years
kostekr2 4 years ago 2
I remember I was very surprised, and disappointed with Lem's negative statement after that movie was released...as that it exactly how I imagined his book to be filmed...:)
elokubano 4 years ago
What!? But you know that the novel wasn´t a love story. It´s about first contact to a living, thinking slime ocean...so you just show that you didn´t read the book!
Chek the video responses next days, for a scene from Nirenburg´s Solaris.
xnopak 4 years ago
Ive read the book in both Polish, and twice in English..watched both movies...and for me, its always been a love story..story of redemption...story of fear of unknown...But hey? Isn't this a matter of individual interpretation?
BTW I remember Stanislaw Lem's reaction shortly after polish premiere of the movie...he looked devastated that day...
elokubano 4 years ago
...maybe because the novel never was intended as a love story. I give up, but you really never read the book ...because the english translation is a worse translation from a worse translated french version. Someone who read the polish original might have noticed it. lol
xnopak 4 years ago
here we go again...Solaris was fourth book of Lem Id read, and one of the most touching novels Ive ever read. What I found interesting is, that reading it in English left even more room for reader's imagination. It ask the same, old theological questions, but in a way, that the answer may be only created by ones confused mind. Yes, your right- Solaris is a lot more than a love story, but FOR ME (apart for questioning existence of God) its a timeless love story...
elokubano 4 years ago
For you it´s what you see in it. For me it´s a prototype of Lem´s novel "Golem XIV", and about impossibility of communication (zones of silence).
xnopak 4 years ago
The scene calls actually:
"First Sleep":P
Masakione 4 years ago
My favourite midnight movie.Never tire of watching this scene and the music is beautiful.
YueFei10 4 years ago 2
I agree
koparus 4 years ago
..and me..can watch it again and again and again...falling asleep with this amazing tunes in the background..
elokubano 4 years ago
lem was very unhappy after seing tarkovskii solaris... interesting that hi say after seing Soderbergh version.....?
ROMCHICK1976 4 years ago
Stanislaw Lem interview from 2003: „[...]My novel is not about the erotic problems of mankind in space[...]"...a statement I would agree to. So the best film version is not Soderberghs nor Tarkovskijs but the first one, filmed by B. Nirenburg in 1968 in black-and-white.
xnopak 4 years ago
Stanislaw Lem interview from 2003: „[...]My novel is not about the erotic problems of mankind in space[...]"...a statement I would agree to. So the best film version is not Soderberghs nor Tarkovskijs but the first one, filmed by B. Nirenburg in 1968 in black-and-white.
xnopak 4 years ago
Not surprising, but how can someone as intelligent as Lem not understand that film and book are very very different things, both production and product wise. It's not Lem's vision in the films, it's Soderbergh's and Tarkovsky's, Lem merely plays as a remote inspiration (and gets a fat paycheck for adaptation rights).
emptyhighways 4 years ago
i love this movie
section8atl 4 years ago 2
the book of my childhood!
adrianflorin1959 4 years ago
I much prefer the original 1972 version. I couldn't believe that the new one omitted perhaps the most important monologue that the story had to offer. That, and the actress in the original was extremely convincing.
nebby6 4 years ago
I've tried to watch the original. Very difficult, but I'm not sure I would have watched this version save for the music. Very interesting story. It certainly does what a movie is supposed to do...pull you in.
FredSmith1980 4 years ago
The music and imagery of this movie is astounding. One of the greatest scores ever. Just so mystical and etheral. Really shows the power of what a great score can do to a movie.
lennyneroau 4 years ago 7
you are so right.
elliotcheely 4 years ago
Yeah, it creates a weird and hypnotic atmosphere.
conatcha 4 years ago
Lem Rules !
Zabek2006 4 years ago 2
A fantastic film. As another commenter pointed out, what makes it incredibly poignant is the choice the protagonist must make, between reality and Solaris' facade. Then again, what is reality... perhaps reality is as one defines it... but anyway :)... just a brilliant film, on all levels.
droctagon187 4 years ago
earthacademy....good film indeed...we all get it!, left brained and right!
Come back to reality and join us again.
johnthefarmer 4 years ago
from chili peppers to this.... so awesome. this movie is one of my alltime favs. clive... you rule. george clooney... only movie i like with you in it. =b
arramon777 4 years ago
ps. I actually saw this movie for the first time, when I was near space, flying over Siberia from Tokyo. I nearly rudely told the stewardess to leave me alone, cos I was so transfixed by the greatness of this movie. The images, the fantastic music, the future life style and intellectual/mental level reached were over powering. Yes, utterly underrated.
earthacademy 4 years ago
the movie really is a good test to see how active/expansive your right brain is. If you don't "get it" or "feel it", I'm afraid your one of the gloopy ones (left brained only) :-)
In fact if there's any woman out there who gets it (spiritually/mentally/sexually) ... contact me ;-) peace.
its hard to meet anyone on this psychically "sensitive" level.
earthacademy 4 years ago
Personally this is my favorite scene from all the movies I have seen. The atmosphere created by the camera's, Martinez's music and the more spiritual than erotic part supported by "don't blow it" started by the touching of hands in the elevator. It's just mind blowing. This movie is one of the few that really get's you philosophizing. I only had that with Donnie Darko. I hope that more movies like this come out of Hollywood instead of the standard predictable "blockbusters". Gr from NL
ivanski21 4 years ago 3
Great film . But would you live the dream or reality? I know which one I would now go for
886807 4 years ago
One of the most underrated films of all time.
droctagon187 4 years ago 2
QFT!
apolyton1 4 years ago
This was one outstanding film. I'm sorry people didn't get it. Salaam.
rayburne 4 years ago
Best movie of 2002. Incredible.
Swipesy 4 years ago
I love it when they hold hands in the elevator. Something so simple means soooo much. I miss simple stuff like that. Unfortunately, to me, so many of these simple situations make my life incredibly complex at unmanageable at times. Grrr. I love the movie though. Thank you for the post. It's sadly beautiful.
VNVgirl 4 years ago 2
The book is about an encounter with something so alien, we are simply unable to understand it, never mind trying to communicate. This adaptation is at least watcheable. Tarkowski's film is impossible. Also, be aware - I read Solaris in both English and Polish (and the Tales of Pirx the Pilot) and some translations simply destroy all of Lem's ideas.
Cuivier 4 years ago 4
the more i watch this movie, the more i realize this is about an inner journey really... it seems to be more a dream than 'reality', all of it... Solaris is an inner journey.... and so is life - even though we think life is something outside, it is actually something happening inside of something, or someone. it seems to go from great pain, to great peace... i believe some of the power of this movie lies in its promise of peace at the end of our journey.
7plus77 4 years ago
"don't blow it" it's soderbegh talking to himself, of course. this is the absolutely the best part of solaris. the scene has the ethereal quality of rhea, herself. only cloony makes a little to earthy.
iLiketoWatch2006 4 years ago
Love this film. Clooney became a "serious" actor for me after seeing this. Loved the sountrack too - had to buy it..
DarkerThanBlue 4 years ago 3
Sorry, forget I mentioned remake, I meant adaptation.
EvilRadiatedMonkey 4 years ago
I like the remake, it's one of the most powerful romances I've seen, never got round the hate. The original however is brillaint, up there with 2001 as the greatest sci-fi's ever made. Tarkovky's movie wasn't just a movie, it was one of the most rewarding experiences in motion picture history.
EvilRadiatedMonkey 4 years ago
THIS IS NOT A REMAKE. Both films - Tartakowski's and Soderbergh's are adaptations of Lem's SF novel of the same title.
juzef665 4 years ago
George Clooney Is fine
V8BIBI 4 years ago
George Clooney Is fine
V8BIBI 4 years ago
One of the best movies ever !!! And the sountrack also.
tontopolla 4 years ago 3
The original is alot better.
But the remake is a brilliante film.
They are completely different in their themes, and how they portray the love story. And both are very successful in my opinion. :)
Transformers217 4 years ago
this movie was excellent.
bstep13 4 years ago 2
Great soundtrack!
Do you remember music of Blade Runner? I think it is little similar in mood...
Yoyek5 4 years ago 2
One of my favorite soundtracks of all time, even though I didn't like the movie all that much.
yushis0 4 years ago
I wanted to get the soundtrack for this film but unfortunatley was told it wasnt available any more :(
Camilo83 4 years ago
Try itunes, i know you can get it off the uk version. It is a great soundtrack.
hand3404 4 years ago 2
I loved the soundtrack and the whole world of this movie.
abuksi 4 years ago
They should've used Ron Jeremy instead of Clooney.
asianstudnyc 4 years ago
I'm watching the real movie on tv right now :p this same clip actually, LOVE THE SONG
aairin 4 years ago
i would have put william hurt instead
i742 4 years ago
hypnotic! lovely
nit78 4 years ago 2
Very hypnotic Yes. Know any other melodys like it?
Cinaed42 4 years ago
the first one is called "first sleep" which is then followed by "Don't blow it"... The same theme can be also heard in "Wear your seatbealt"... Wonderful tracks indeed!
Eveningmedley 4 years ago
The line where he talks about how Solaris is reacting almost as if it knows it's being reserved, reminds me of a part (double slit experiment) from What the Bleep do We Know. Was that part in the original book, and does the book preceed quantum physics?
BigPlunger 4 years ago
anyone know where to find this soundtrack? I checked on Amazon and it's listed at $30+. That's not gonna do it. So anyone know where to get it for retail?
BigPlunger 4 years ago
The music is the best...Cliff Martinez....very deep music
kokaibalazs 4 years ago 3
This was such a beautiful moment in the movie - my favourite.
yuy124 4 years ago 2
they should have used Ray Liota instead of clooney...
robertyr9 4 years ago
(Pardon, continuing) We should thank Soderbergh for putting sex scenes (couldn't avoid it huh?) in the film, making it belletristic one instead of philosophic, and surely mainstream. Just as far from the book (with all respect to Lem) as it could be. But yes, Soderbergh didn't fail, yep, in the goal of gaining post-production money and sell out, sell out, sell out... no art, no,no,no, nothing, just some hollywood vulgarity. Tell me I'm so mistaken.
PeppinoTheBrave 4 years ago
I agree with you
solarisy456 4 years ago
I have this movie, and love it, soundtrack is amazing, best to watch the movie after a tough day, puts you in a better place and the music just chills you out, wonderful movie, thx for uploading this scene
Canis666 4 years ago
.. a total failure? That's harsh.
I love the both versions and really don't understand the need to badmouth Soderbergh. Kudos to him for the courage to take on the larger than life classic. The acting, art direction and music is amazing. Cliff Martinez is a genius, after 5 years I still listen to the soundtrack.
Thanks mystif for sharing this!
kristiina 4 years ago 2
The original is the masterpiece. And way better than the remake. It does alot more(mostly because of it's length), and touches on ALOT more subjects. The directing is better, and so are the performances. But the remake is just as great in every single way. I have to say, that this has got to be one of the greatest remakes of all time. :)
sassym 4 years ago
This is one of my favourite scenes in this movie, in Tarkovsky's version and in the book. Thank you for posting this clip, as a result I sought out the film. I just watched it today, and found it completely amazing. No words, really.
beyondtheclouds 4 years ago
Soderbergh is not bad, but compared to Tarkovsky it is a total failure.
solarisy456 5 years ago
Let me agree with you. What I'd like to deem about is the point of failure, for as Soderbergh didn't fail in gaining money out of production at all when Tarkovsky himself didn't have such a goal.
PeppinoTheBrave 4 years ago
I havent really seen tartokvsky's original version of this film, but i really did like this one, so the original much really be something of a blast. I cant say if it's a failure comparing those 2 versions, but as a single movie without knowing an older version existing, i wouldnt call it a failure. Cus' it surely worked out very well to me.
Devilsnightforlife 4 years ago
In its own way, à la Hollywood, its ok I guess. But only à la Hollywood: it is really superficial with the inevitable happy ending. It lacks the philosophical, religious and also tragic dimension of Tarkovsky's original.
You must really see the original version.
solarisy456 4 years ago
Isnt the original in russian?
Devilsnightforlife 4 years ago
yep. one of the most entrancing and unforgettable films ever ever. it might be hard to get into after this slick atrocity, but once you do, it's totally worth it
fartjoke2000 4 years ago
Yes, indeed. Tarkovsky's Solaris isn't just a film: it is an experience.
solarisy456 4 years ago
Yes, that is correct, made in 1972 after the novel of Stanislaw Lem 'Solaris' (1968), a Polish novelist. Tarkovsky's Solaris though is only an adaption of the novel; there are great differences.
solarisy456 4 years ago
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
Dia222 5 years ago 3
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
Dia222 5 years ago
This version is much more touching and "human" than Tarkovski's. The taboo of death and the aftermath is much better exploited here. I find the dialogue intelligent and witty, the image and colors are amazing and the soundtrack is haunting.
I think we should give credit to the russians for the "spacial" component and to Soderbergh for taking it further, for reaching into our minds and souls.
Dia222 5 years ago
this person gets it so well :-)
earthacademy 4 years ago
I haven't seen the original yet. But from what I'v heard, the remake is alot more faithful to the theme of the book. Than the original.
sassym 5 years ago
Unfortunately, this film has exceedingly shallow connection with the book. Down to minor things such as Reya. Reya? Hary was her name. Secondly, director didn't express the phylosophical conception in order to get as much staring mass as he could. His version is primitive and full of hollywood's cliche, despite the fact that couple of moments in the video are quite interesting but when they started to take off their clothes, I perceived it truly disappointing. Tell me if I am wrong.
PeppinoTheBrave 5 years ago
your wrong.
earthacademy 4 years ago
You people are far too serious. You're not reproducing are you?...are you?
mystif21 5 years ago
Please post the final scene where he "returns" and meets Reya again
tianbooyens 5 years ago
it is already on youtube....solaris final scene....and is excellent!!!!
hsswthearts 4 years ago
this is 1 of my all time favorite scenes thanx for posting
fadeN2oblivion 4 years ago
Without being pretentious, this copy sucks. Why get Clooney? Getting a Hollywood "honcho" in a movie that has gotten its original energy and mistyque from its freshness and vision. This unfortunately, injects interfering train of negative thought due to actor's well publicized history and self-promotion creep. Additionaly, the colors are just basic Hollywood "Panavision" rental house and post-production. Nothing innovative in every respect.
hanachan1 5 years ago
sorry that's pure scathing left brain ego/assumption/generalization/reductionism.
wow, so many people don't get it.
its sad. This version of Solaris is brilliant, but only brilliant people (as in 'light') seem to get it. Activating the right brain treats you to an expansive sensitive world.
earthacademy 4 years ago
I also like the movie. Some people thing its boring. I think that its cool. their lovestory is fascinating. She looks pretty. There is something about her. I like the movie it makes you think.
attilamaradi 5 years ago
I love both versions, theyve both got some great traits. If you wanted something exactly the same, why bother watching a remake at all, and just stick with the original. Wonderful music too
mrzombiepants 5 years ago
Dear stephanefr, I only posted one scene as opposed to the entire film. Relax, you'll live longer.
PS I greatly admire Tarkovsky's body of work, and am all too familiar with his second masterpiece, Solaris. (Stalker, in my mind, gets the prize)
mystif21 5 years ago
Stalker, Solaris, and Andrei Rublev are Andrei's best.
GoblinGirl 5 years ago
You'd better check out the Andrei Tarkovsky version. Much much better than this dumb copy (with every explained, as if we were stupid).
stephanefr 5 years ago
Seen it, loved the 2002 version more.
Sophix 5 years ago
Tarkovsky's version is far, far, far superior to this tripe. This is the dumbed down version.
GoblinGirl 5 years ago
This one is prettier tho'... Love the colors. But yeah, tarkovsk's version is much more cerebral.
octamember 5 years ago
incorrect, both have brilliance.
2nd version is beautiful and metaphysical, and is more right brained. If your right brain is suffering from a shut down, you won't get it. (ie using too much ego/logic/assumption).
Those with sensitivity, get it. (left handed boy)
earthacademy 4 years ago
I absolutely love this part of Solaris. Their love is so beautiful. And the moment they're holding hands in the elevator... Aaaahhh <3
Sophix 5 years ago