People in a distance
space station in orbit around Solaris are acting strangely, so psychiatrist
Chris Kelvin goes to fix the
problem. On arrival, the astronauts there
won't give straight answers to questions and often act bizarre. That night, he is visited by his wife, who
killed herself years ago (similar to the theme in Inception). It turns out the other station members have
had similar visitations from departed loved ones.
The plot is
interesting and the characters plausible, but too many questions are left
unanswered. Who is real and who is just
a personality construct? Is Solaris
itself a star, a planet, is it conscious, is it trying to torment them? And just what does happen at the end?
While the movie has some
surprising twists and several exciting and absorbing sections, it also has a
lot of periods of staring off into space while languorous music, unexciting is
playing. These scenes do not get the
adrenalin flowing. Solaris may have deep meanings and subtle interpretations, but while pedaling on an exercise bike, I did not enjoy them.
Rating - +++ it gets your pulse up as much as a jog.
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