Tarkovsky's own review of the film: I think the concept of "consciousness" is embodied in the film, and it is well expressed. The problem is that there are too many pseudoscientific tricks in the film. Orbital space stations, instruments, all of that bores me deeply. In my opinion, the modern, scientific thing symbolizes human error. Modern man is too concerned with material development and the practical side of reality. He is like a carnivore who only knows how to take, so that mankind's interest in the transcendent world has disappeared. Humans today are like earthworms: a small pipe that devours dirt, leaving behind small piles of dirt. We should not be shocked if one day he devoured the whole earth and made it disappear. If flying into the universe takes us away from the primary problem, the harmony between mind and matter, what good is the action?
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