A segment was filmed in Japan and aired after the phrase "Remember Hiroshima?" in an apparent criticism of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. This is an important fulcrum for the director to oppose the development of science. Science once brought great convenience to human beings. The invention of steam engines, the invention of electricity, and even the invention of movies themselves are all good news for human beings. However, the outbreak of World War I and World War II, and the use of nuclear bombs, made people realize that scientific development also brings great lethality and great evil. After World War II, in literature, film and other fields, there are more and more works reflecting on war and the development of science.
At the same time, the cloning technology that appeared in 1963 also added a salary to people's opposition to scientific development. In the second half of the film, the male protagonist meets the female protagonist who died 10 years ago in space, and falls in love with her. In fact, it is about thinking about cloning technology. Just think, I have a lover who unfortunately died young. Because I love her so much, I cloned another her with cloning technology to fill my emotional void. However, this is unfair to the cloned person, and the question of "who is she" will always haunt her , just like the heroine in the film, so she finally chose to let another scientist destroy herself. This is the director's reflection on the ethical crisis that cloning technology may bring, and many other works have done similar explorations.
People are limited by the times. Just like when we read the works of our predecessors, we sometimes feel that their views are very pedantic and stupid. However, this is just an afterthought, with a lot of knowledge blind spots, a lot of wisdom, After the scouring of time and the practical verification of generations, it has become our common sense and experience, while the predecessors were all crossing the river by feeling the stones, and sometimes they fell into the trap of knowledge. For example, with the development of science, we modern people have clearly felt the convenience it brings. It has created the Internet, smart phones, and artificial intelligence. These things have greatly improved our quality of life. Even cloning technology, people have begun to use it to clone human organs, and gradually apply it to surgical treatment, providing the possibility to cure various intractable diseases.
It's a pseudo sci-fi movie, it's anti-scientific, however, it's Tarkovsky's work, so the shots are unmistakably poetic, whether it's the one where the river flows quietly, or the one that's weightless in space The 30-second shots are slow and poetic, which is the characteristic of the author and director, and the reason I like it.
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