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That's what I would think as well, but I can't count how many people my age (40-ish) and younger that I've spoken to who haven't even heard of Tarkovsky, let al
by mtalantikite 3y ago
That's what I would think as well, but I can't count how many people my age (40-ish) and younger that I've spoken to who haven't even heard of Tarkovsky, let alone seen his films. And I hang out with largely artists and musicians in NYC, where I've lived for 15+ years. I've even had actor friends who are successful in their field (Broadway, major film and television) say they've heard of but never seen Tarkovsky -- and of course they're all blown away when they see Stalker.
That's all to say I'd agree with you, that Solaris is one of the best sci-fi films of all time, but time and again I'm surprised that people just really haven't seen it, even in circles with people you'd expect would have a higher probability of encountering it.
- soco 3y agoI enjoy a lot currently watching Tales from the Loop - after the book of Simon Stalenhag (sorry can't type the a-round thing). There's some of the eerie not-much-happening world of Tarkovsky right there, and I'm quite sure whoever didn't like TftL wouldn't resist 10 minutes into Tarkovsky. Because for many - even from my local SF club - SF got to mean kaboom-whoosshhh-kill, nothing bad by itself but soooo limiting.
- tshaddox 3y agoI definitely wouldn’t expect Solaris to be widely known among modern mainstream moviegoers. But when I hear “underrated sci-fi movies” I expect the context to include mainstream critical acclaim. Like if you had a list of “underrated professional table tennis players” you wouldn’t just include all the best players since most people are aware of few if any professional table tennis players.
- mtalantikite 3y agoOh for sure, that's fair. I still want to tell everyone they should go see Solaris and Stalker though. Maybe the list I want to see isn't called "underrated", but more of "ones you probably haven't seen, but should".