History Main / Solaris

* VanishingVillage: Overlaps with MindScrew, GeckoEnding, and OrIsIt.

* LeaveTheCameraRunning: Welcome to AndreiTarkovsky

* JerkAss: Sartorius
* SmashCut: A particularly brutal one cutting from the "30 seconds of weightlessness" to [[spoiler: Hari's suicide by liquid oxygen]]

''Solaris'' is an 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author, Stanislaw Lem. The main theme is the impossibility of communication between humans and a truly alien intelligence.

''Solaris'' is an 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author, StanislawLem. The main theme is the impossibility of communication between humans and a truly alien intelligence.

* DrivenToSuicide: The original Rheya, and Gibarian. The second replica of Rheya also tries to kill herself, by drinking liquid oxygen, when she learns what she is, but she survives due to her healing factor. Eventually, [[spoiler: Sartorius and Snow destroy her with a device that disrupts her sub-atomic structure at her request]].

*** Which would in at least one instance lead to {{Squick}}.

* UncannyValley: The visitors definitely count, such as the protagonist's girlfriend's dress having buttons but lacking any seams or even a way for it to be put on or removed. There are also biological formations out in the ocean, made out of a calcified substance, that mimic the appearance any number of things from human-looking buildings and trees to people and dogs. They don't last long and are eventually reabsorbed into the "water."
** Not to mention the description of the giant baby which does not act in any way baby-like, but instead systematically tests out its body, to the horror of the witness.

* NightmareFuel: Burton's description of his vision over the Solaris ocean is pretty disturbing

* SpecialEffectsFailure: YourMileageMayVary, but the scene where Hari crashes through the door looks a little silly 40 years later.

* AdaptationDecay: A common opinion amongst fans (and the author) of the book.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: This exchange:
-->'''Chris :''' Why did you kill yourself?
-->'''[[spoiler: Gibarian]] :''' It seemed like a good idea at the time.
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The whole score, but in particular the scene of Chris' first approach towards the station at Solaris.
** Which is interesting, considering Soderbergh originally intended to have either PinkFloyd or TheVelvetUnderground fill the space.

* MoralEventHorizon: YourMileageMayVary. Chris may or may not cross the line when he [[spoiler: locks the first copy of Rheya in a pod and jettisons it.]]
** Again, YourMileageMayVary with Snow. He [[spoiler: is actually dead, and his copy killed him in self-defense within thirty seconds of coming into existence, so copy Snow hid dead Snow in the ceiling.]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Lem himself did not particularly care for this adaptation (though he didn't even watch it), citing concerns that it was too focused on the romantic aspects. But then again, he wasn't too fond of Tarkovsky's either.

The novel was adapted to film twice, by AndreiTarkovsky in 1972, and by StevenSoderbergh in 2002. The first film is considered a classic. Lem disliked both versions, claiming that they focus on the humans too much, and miss the actual theme of his novel.

''Solaris'' is an 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author, [[StanislawLem Stanislaw Lem]]. The main theme is the impossibility of communication between humans and a truly alien intelligence.

''Solaris'' is an 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author, [[StanislawLem Stanisław Lem]]. The main theme is the impossibility of communication between humans and a truly alien intelligence.

''Solaris'' is an 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author, StanislawLem. The main theme is the impossibility of communication between humans and a truly alien intelligence.

* EldritchAbomination: Of a sort, in the form of a ''giant baby.''

* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Discussed, with respect to the manifestations aboard the Station. Gordon does construct a machine that does the job. Chris objects at the idea of using it on Rheya.

Not to be confused with various characters named Solaris, such as the villain from ''AllStarSuperman''.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Lem himself did not particularly care for this adaptation, citing concerns that it was too focused on the romantic aspects. But then again, he wasn't too fond of Tarkovsky's either.

* UncannyValley: The visitors definitely count, such as the protagonist's girlfriend's dress having buttons but lacking any seams or even a way for it to be put on or removed. There are also biological formations out in the ocean, made out of a calcified substance,
that mimic the appearance any number of things from human-looking buildings to people and dogs. They last for a while, then fall apart and reform with the ocean.

At the beginning of the novel, psychologist Kris Kelvin (the narrator of the story) arrives to Station Solaris, a scientific research station hovering near the surface of the planet. He discovers that the leader of the research team, Gibarian killed himself, and the other two members, Snow (Snaut in Polish) and Sartorius are acting strangely. He soon realizes why, when a {{doppelganger}} of his dead girlfriend, Rheya (Harey in Polish) appears in his room. Turns out, that the ocean sent such replicas (called "visitors") to every member of the team, for unknown reasons. Those "visitors" presumambly represent their greatest failures; Rheya killed herself when Kelvin left her, and he still feels guilty about that. Kelvin first lures the Rheya visitor in a shuttle, and launches it into outer space, but she soon reappears, with no memory of the incident. A conflict appears between the members of the team; Kelvin wants to live with Rheya, while Snow and Sartorius want to get rid of the visitors for good.

The American adaptation was written/directed by Steven Soderbergh was produced by JamesCameron, and starred GeorgeClooney.

The novel was adapted to film twice, by AndreiTarkovsky in 1972, and by Steven Soderbergh in 2002. The first film is considered a classic. Lem disliked both versions, claiming that they focus on the humans too much, and miss the actual theme of his novel.

At the beginning of the novel, psychologist Kris Kelvin (the narrator of the story) arrives to Station Solaris, a scientific research station hovering near the surface of the planet. He discovers that the leader of the research team, Gibarian killed himself, and the other two members, Snow (Snaut in Polish) and Sartorius are acting strangely. He soon realizes why, when a {{doppelganger}} of his dead girlfriend, Rheya (Harey in Polish) appears in his room. Turns out, that the ocean sent such replicas (called "visitors") to every member of the team, for unknown reasons. Those "visitors" presumambly represent their greatest failures; Rheya killed herself when Kelvin left her, and he still feels guilty about that. Kelvin first lures the Rheya visitor in a shuttle, and launches it into outer space, but she soon reappears, with no memory of the incident. A conlict appears between the members of the team; Kelvin wants to live with Rheya, while Snow and Sartorius want to get rid of the visitors for good.

At the beginning of the novel, psychologist Kris Kelvin (the narrator of the story) arrives to Station Solaris, a scientific research station hovering near the surface of the planet. He discovers that the leader of the research team, Gibarian killed himself, and the other two members, Snow (Snaut in Polish) and Sartorius are acting strangely. He soon realizes why, when a {{doppelganger}} of his dead girlfriend, Rheya (Harey in Polish) appears in his room. Turns out, that the ocean sent such replicas (called "visitors") to every member of the team, for unknown reasons. Those "visitors" presumambly represent their greatest failures; Rheya killed herself when Kelvin left her, and he still feels guilty about that. Kelvin first lures the Rheya visitor in a shuttle, and launched it into outer space, but she soon reappears, with no memory of the incident. A conlict appears between the members of the team; Kelvin wants to live with Rheya, while Snow and Sartorius want to get rid of the visitors for good.

* HollywoodAtheist: Chris, though whether or not he is at the end is up for debate.

*** Did anyone else imagine that the [[{{HilariousInHindsight}} diminutive straw-hatted visitor was]] [[GalaxyExpress999 Hoshino Tetsuro]]?

** Again, YourMileageMayVary with Snow. He [[spoiler: is actually dead, and his copy killed him within thirty seconds of coming into existence, so copy!Snow hid dead!Snow in the ceiling.]]
* SoullessShell: An interesting case. Rheya's manifestation claims that that's all she is. Gordon agrees. Kevin thinks so at first, but as the film goes on he seems to reject this hypothesis. [[spoiler: copy!Snow acts like he agrees with Gordon, but is one of these manifestations himself.]]

*** Did anyone else imagine that the [[{{HilariousInHindsight}} diminutive straw-hatted visitor is]] [[GalaxyExpress999 Hoshino Tetsuro]]?