SOLARIS Page #14

KELVIN:

You f***ing bastard...

SARTORIUS:

Whose side are you on?

Kelvin moves away.

CUT TO:

EXT. SOLARIS

Still turning, slowly.

But something about its appearance is different.

INT. PROMETHEUS

Complete chaos.

Kelvin is chasing Sartorius to the flight deck.

SARTORIUS:

(yelling as he runs)

It's changing characteristics.

It's solidifying taking on weight.

KELVIN:

How quickly?

SARTORIUS:

If it continues, it will implode

from its own weight and turn into a

black hole in about four hours and

pulls us in with it.

INT. FLIGHT DECK

Kelvin and Sartorius get the ship ready for take off.

KELVIN:

Where's Snow? Did you call him?

SARTORIUS:

Yes.

Kelvin turns and sees one of the video monitors that Snow is

sitting in his room.

KELVIN:

(via intercom)

Snow! We need you up here.

Snow doesn't reply.

KELVIN:

Snow!

Snow looks up. There's a strange look on his face.

KELVIN:

What's wrong with you? We need

your help.

SNOW:

I won't be making the trip.

SARTORIUS:

Snow, get up here, now.

SNOW:

I'm not Snow.

This stops Kelvin and Sartorius. They look at each other and

then at the monitor.

SNOW:

I got rid of him. I wanted to see

if... I wanted to be the only one.

I wanted to be Snow.

SARTORIUS:

F*** me. I knew it.

KELVIN:

When did this happen?

SNOW:

Oh, right away. That's why you

never saw me with anyone. You

should've noticed that. I miss

him, though. I think I made a

mistake.

KELVIN:

Jesus...

SNOW:

But I can't leave with you. I

won't make it.

KELVIN:

Maybe you can.

SARTORIUS:

You want it coming back with us?

SNOW:

You go ahead. Of what I remember

about Earth... it's all one thing

now. Everything's a blur. I like

distinctions.

Snow lies down on his bed. Kelvin looks at Sartorius.

SARTORIUS:

We do not have time to deal with

this. Get the diode sail into

position and let me know when the

bias drive and the induction ring

are at zero point.

Kelvin nods and obeys. He then takes one last look at the

monitor to see Snow lying in bed. Kelvin reaches over and

shuts the monitor off.

CUT TO:

EXT. SPACE

Silence.

The Prometheus moves away from Solaris.

CLOSER ON SOLARIS

After the ship has gone.

A soft black spot begins to form in the center of the planet.

Slowly, inexorably, this black spot begins to expand.

Within a minute Solaris has disappeared.

CUT TO:

EXT. STREET CORNER - DAY

Kelvin, back on Earth. Silent and still. And the rain

continues.

He watches the activity; the cars, buses, and people moving

to and fro.

KELVIN (V.O.)

Earth.

(beat)

What did that word mean to me?

(beat)

I have returned. Finally.

Kelvin begins to walk.

KELVIN (V.O.)

I work in the city now. After work

I wander and lose myself. I am

silent and attentive. I follow the

current. I make a conscious effort

to smile, nod, stand, and perform

the millions of gestures that

constitute life on Earth.

INT. TRAIN - DAY

Kelvin taking the train to the suburbs.

KELVIN (V.O.)

I will study these gestures until

they become reflexes again. I will

find new interests and occupations,

but --

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Kelvin makes his way toward his cabin. As he nears, his

LABRODOR recognizes him and approaches.

Kelvin pats the dog's coat.

KELVIN (V.O.)

I will not... give myself. I will

not give myself to anything or

anyone, because I am haunted by the

idea that I remembered her wrong.

That I shaded my memory of her to

suit myself. That I was unfair to

her and caused her destruction.

What if I was wrong about

everything?

(beat)

I've come to believe that memory is

a curse.

EXT. CABIN - DAY

Kelvin is near the front door, dog at his heel. He looks in

as he brings his key to the lock and his face FREEZES.

RHEYA:

Is in the living room, waiting for him.

She is sitting on the sofa, looking toward the other side of

the room. Sensing someone, she turns to see Kelvin, and her

face melts into a smile.

KELVIN:

Opens the door. He cannot speak.

RHEYA:

Rises and moves toward him.

They embrace.

He breathes her in. She squeezes him.

After a long beat:

KELVIN:

How can you be here...

RHEYA:

(whispering)

Shhhh. Just stay with me.

(beat)

Stay with me. Everything is

forgiven. Everything.

She sways with him, gently. His body relaxes.

KELVIN:

I love you.

EXT. CABIN - DAY

A tableau of the cabin. The dog is on the front step,

seemingly content despite the light rain.

As fog drifts in, we RISE, and soon the mist has nearly

obscured the house. The fog turns into clouds and we get

fleeting glimpses of the cabin, as we move farther and

farther away.

We stay in a translucent white stage for a few moments, until

gradually the edges of a circle become apparent in the

corners of the frame. Still there is a light rain sound.

These dark, rounded edges penetrate further until they are

forming the shape of a circle.

The misty consistency begins to gain some color and body.

And we realize we are now looking at the surface of Solaris.

FADE OUT.

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