Regarding the film, I can only say that "Flying to Space" basically completed the leap that Kubrick worked hard to achieve but never achieved. In his practice of disregarding the ethical contradictions of science fiction, after alienating the inner connection between the subject and the picture, he accidentally placed the contradictions of people's thoughts in the cockpit of the spaceship. That is, the ethical dilemma becomes an inquiry into the idea of thinking—albeit implicitly. In this way, then, the fundamental appeal of science fiction films—ethics, has been abandoned—and replaced by the unease of the soul.
Turning to form and structure:
first, structural verbosity is not only a problem but a stylistic feature.
Second, it is prescient to abandon the filming of reflection theory and focus on the disposal of subjective shots. That said, it saves the film from slipping into a trough of moral anxiety.
Third, set, set or set. This setting is no longer emotional, but shocking. However, such a setting with a deep and strong atmosphere of the plot empties the expression of ideas. The difference from the later works is that it relies entirely on the meaning of the set for expression.
Summary: In this way, Tarkovsky can only reach his level if he does not rely heavily on the existing script.
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