Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Has anybody seen the Soderbergh film Solaris with Clooney? It's a couple years old, is out on video. It is a remake of the 1972 Russian film and a novel by Stanislaw Lem. (I'm trying not to include spoilers but just to be sure, see the movie first if you want to see the full unfolding.) Synopsis: I believe this is a very Jungian film. I was surprised at how much this film resonated with me. I love Soderbergh's movies ( Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's 11, et al) and knew the writing and production values would be outstanding. But how much this was a Jungian film hit me over the head. At least that is the theory of the author's intentions that works for me. The story takes place some time in the future. Clooney plays a psychiatrist who is deep grief over his wife's suicide. He is asked to go to a space station by a friend who sends him a strange message about all sorts of unexplained goings on aboard the space station that are driving everyone crazy. When Clooney arrives on the space station, his friend is dead, adding to his grief. He soon experiences what his friend meant about strange goings on. One of the crew members is obviously very close to the edge psychologically, the most sane member of the crew is barricaded inside her cabin. When Clooney sleeps, he has vivid dreams of his wife and wakes to experience her there with him in the flesh. He sends her away once, but she comes back again. The space station is very close to a kind of gaseous cloud of energy. This is Solaris. I believe that this is the author's metaphor for the unconscious. As the space station, (the " dream world " , I believe) gets close to the unconscious, the crew members ( " Ego " ) cannot handle what is happening to them when there is no explanation or frame of reference. Finally, without giving the plot away, I will only say that the ending is a surprise and is wonderful. It's unexpected and happens in an instant. There is a resolution of duality into unity. Anyway, if anybody has seen it, I'd sure like to get opinions. Thanks Culver PS thank you very much to those who complemented me on my last post on free will . In response to all those who questioned, I believe the answer is yes; to those who commented, I agree completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 I haven't seen this, but it's been on my B-list of movies to rent for a while now... I may have to bump it up to the A-list, lol, because your description of it from a Jungian perspective makes it sound even more interesting. At the very least I would be watching it a little more closely to see some of what you're talking about. Thanks for reminding me that it's out there! Kione > Solaris > > > Has anybody seen the Soderbergh film Solaris with > Clooney? It's a couple years old, is out on video. It is a remake of > the 1972 Russian film and a novel by Stanislaw Lem. (I'm trying not to > include spoilers but just to be sure, see the movie first if you want > to see the full unfolding.) Synopsis: I believe this is a very Jungian > film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 In a message dated 3/20/2004 11:07:53 AM Central Standard Time, ceravolo@... writes: >The original 1972 Russian film by the great director, Andrei >Tarkovsky, is the version of " Solaris " to see. I understand Soderbergh took a lot of his inspiration from this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 The original 1972 Russian film by the great director, Andrei Tarkovsky, is the version of " Solaris " to see. Rosemary ................... > Has anybody seen the Soderbergh film Solaris with > Clooney? It's a couple years old, is out on video. It is a remake of > the 1972 Russian film and a novel by Stanislaw Lem. (I'm trying not to > include spoilers but just to be sure, see the movie first if you want > to see the full unfolding.) Synopsis: I believe this is a very Jungian > film. > > I was surprised at how much this film resonated with me. I love > Soderbergh's movies ( Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's 11, et al) and > knew the writing and production values would be outstanding. But how > much this was a Jungian film hit me over the head. At least that is > the theory of the author's intentions that works for me. > > The story takes place some time in the future. Clooney plays a > psychiatrist who is deep grief over his wife's suicide. He is asked to > go to a space station by a friend who sends him a strange message > about all sorts of unexplained goings on aboard the space station that > are driving everyone crazy. When Clooney arrives on the space station, > his friend is dead, adding to his grief. > > He soon experiences what his friend meant about strange goings on. One > of the crew members is obviously very close to the edge > psychologically, the most sane member of the crew is barricaded inside > her cabin. When Clooney sleeps, he has vivid dreams of his wife and > wakes to experience her there with him in the flesh. He sends her away > once, but she comes back again. > > The space station is very close to a kind of gaseous cloud of energy. > This is Solaris. I believe that this is the author's metaphor for the > unconscious. As the space station, (the " dream world " , I believe) gets > close to the unconscious, the crew members ( " Ego " ) cannot handle what > is happening to them when there is no explanation or frame of > reference. > > Finally, without giving the plot away, I will only say that the ending > is a surprise and is wonderful. It's unexpected and happens in an > instant. There is a resolution of duality into unity. > > Anyway, if anybody has seen it, I'd sure like to get opinions. > > Thanks > Culver > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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