"Andrei Alexandrescu" <seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote in message news:i5p06p$2dq...@digitalmars.com... > On 9/2/10 14:55 CDT, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> "Andrei Alexandrescu"<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote in message >> news:i5ov2v$2c0...@digitalmars.com... >>> >>> The scene was of the main character driving on a busy highway into a >>> crowded metropolis. The meaning was to question the veracity and meaning >>> of perception, existence, and human interaction - all of which are >>> central >>> themes in the movie. >>> >> >> Sounds like one of those ultra-artsy movies I would probably hate :/ >> >> Kinda reminds me of that Robin Williams movie where he was a robot, and >> the >> David Bowie movie "The Man Who Fell To Earth". Both seemed to be trying >> for >> some sort of artsy profound "meaning", but ultimately came across as >> pretentious snore-fests. > > Difference is, The Bicentennial Man and The Man Who Fell To Earth don't > hold a candle to Solaris. >
Well that's good to hear then. Although in the case of The Man Who Fell To Earth, I got the impression that even really artsy-film fans probably wouldn't have liked it either. Even for what it was trying to be, it didn't seem very well done.