Review of Solaris

Solaris (2002)
3/10
Dark, slow, boring, symbolic and psychological movie.
12 November 2018
To make a movie with an open end is a good thing as it makes you think and search further for some answers, but if the journey to that question which the movie provokes at the end is not enjoyable,then you may not feel interested enough to look for answers.

The movie starts with a brief dark background about the life of "Chris Kelvin" or "George Clooney", then he was sent to the research station for unjustified reason in no time and all the events move to the station.

The movie mainly is about the relationship between Solaris "the planet" and the crew on the station, but this didn't close the door against some sci-fi scenes of outer space and the station, while i found the space suits look silly and outdated.

The characters here are limited, "George Clooney" appears in most of the scenes and his actions and reactions were great, and most probably the movie wouldn't survive without him. However, his character was not introduced in the best way.

All other characters were taste less, they didn't add much soul nor provoke any feelings.

The movie has a message that it wants to deliver, not all of people will get it nor will enjoy it, so this kind of movie is either you will love it or hate it, no grey area here.

They tried to add to the darkness of the movie by the dark colors that covered most of the scenes, the slow motion of camera, and the mystery behind the whole story.

Finally, it's a drama mystery movie, that runs in a single line of actions, it's boring in most of it, and you will be disappointed if you watch it after watching the trailer, as this is one of the movies that the trailer is much better than the real movie.
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