Solaris
In this Alien meets Ghost movie, we are treated to a slow but intriguing look at a few heady subjects, including the existence of God. Hats off to George Clooney, who must monopolize the screen time as an astronaut in his confused but stubborn character that seems to loosely base his sense of reality around a god-less explanation of life and the afterlife. "We are mathematical probability. That’s all." He states coldly to his re-animated wife.
The "Behind The Scenes" featurette called "Inside Solaris" is very helpful, which goes a long way in explaining the complex story. [Fox Home Video / Doug Van Pelt]
Ratings
Obscenities: 08
Graphic Violence: 00
Nude Scenes: 0.2
% Spiritual Relevancy: 90
This DVD review was not printed in ISSUE 104 of HM Magazine, and is therefore an "online exclusive."
DVD rating key:
Obscenities (fka: BL (Blue Language)) # of "blue" / cuss words.
Ideal rating = 0
Graphic Violence (fka: BG (Blood ‘n’ Guts)) # of scenes with graphic violence.
Acceptable rating = <50
SC (Spiritual Conversations) An arbitrary rating based on the ease of starting a conversation on spiritual things.
Ideal rating = 50+
Nude Scenes (fka: NP (Naked People)) # of nude scenes.
Ideal: 0 (A rating of less than 1 signifies questionable scenes)
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