Mika Latokartano
@imaginarytime.bsky.social
Skeptic, secular humanist, interested in philosophy and science. Amateur photographer. Nerd. Exploring anthro-complexity, narrative research and sense-making. Theoria, poiesis, praxis, logos.
Confessions of a theorist: I'm a theorist.
Confessions of a theorist: I'm a theorist.
Primer is such a brilliant movie.
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Primer is such a brilliant movie.
Interesting! I had no idea. Must watch it again soon!
September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Interesting! I had no idea. Must watch it again soon!
But I understand your point.
Yet I wish there was demand for hard sf, where films would focus on the scientific and philosophical aspects of the source material, and not reinterpret them into something more easily digestible for modern audiences lacking curiosity and attention spans.
Yet I wish there was demand for hard sf, where films would focus on the scientific and philosophical aspects of the source material, and not reinterpret them into something more easily digestible for modern audiences lacking curiosity and attention spans.
September 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
But I understand your point.
Yet I wish there was demand for hard sf, where films would focus on the scientific and philosophical aspects of the source material, and not reinterpret them into something more easily digestible for modern audiences lacking curiosity and attention spans.
Yet I wish there was demand for hard sf, where films would focus on the scientific and philosophical aspects of the source material, and not reinterpret them into something more easily digestible for modern audiences lacking curiosity and attention spans.
Cinema, of course, is a different art form from literature and films can't be expected to follow novels exactly.
Yet veered too far off the source, this can transmute the original into something almost unrecognisable. Soderbergh did so. Arguably so did Tarkovsky, but with much more nuance.
Yet veered too far off the source, this can transmute the original into something almost unrecognisable. Soderbergh did so. Arguably so did Tarkovsky, but with much more nuance.
September 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Cinema, of course, is a different art form from literature and films can't be expected to follow novels exactly.
Yet veered too far off the source, this can transmute the original into something almost unrecognisable. Soderbergh did so. Arguably so did Tarkovsky, but with much more nuance.
Yet veered too far off the source, this can transmute the original into something almost unrecognisable. Soderbergh did so. Arguably so did Tarkovsky, but with much more nuance.
I understand that he never saw it, but I’m fairly confident that even if he had, his opinion wouldn’t have changed.
He’s quoted to have said: ”...to my best knowledge, the book was not dedicated to erotic problems of people in outer space...”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris...
He’s quoted to have said: ”...to my best knowledge, the book was not dedicated to erotic problems of people in outer space...”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris...
Solaris (novel) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
September 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I understand that he never saw it, but I’m fairly confident that even if he had, his opinion wouldn’t have changed.
He’s quoted to have said: ”...to my best knowledge, the book was not dedicated to erotic problems of people in outer space...”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris...
He’s quoted to have said: ”...to my best knowledge, the book was not dedicated to erotic problems of people in outer space...”
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solaris...
While not faithful to Lem’s novel, I enjoyed Tarkovsky’s adaptation. It has its own merits. Soderbergh’s was garbage.
Lem hated both adaptations. Here’s an interesting article about it.
culture.pl/en/article/l...
Lem hated both adaptations. Here’s an interesting article about it.
culture.pl/en/article/l...
Lem Vs. Tarkovsky: The Fight Over ‘Solaris’
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Cannes-lauded 1972 film ‘Solaris’, based on Stanisław Lem’s novel of the same name, is considered a masterpiece. But here’s the paradox: the Polish author felt very negatively about...
culture.pl
September 13, 2025 at 5:46 AM
While not faithful to Lem’s novel, I enjoyed Tarkovsky’s adaptation. It has its own merits. Soderbergh’s was garbage.
Lem hated both adaptations. Here’s an interesting article about it.
culture.pl/en/article/l...
Lem hated both adaptations. Here’s an interesting article about it.
culture.pl/en/article/l...