Solarmax (2000)

Solarmax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. The film will take audiences on an incredible voyage from pre-history to... See full summary »

Director:

John Weiley

Writer:

John Weiley

Star:

Alex Scott

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Cast

Credited cast:
Alex Scott	...	Narrator

Storyline

Solarmax is a 40-minute giant-screen documentary that tells the story of humankind's struggle to understand the sun. The film will take audiences on an incredible voyage from pre-history to the leading edge of today's contemporary solar science.

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Plot Keywords:

sun | imax | 

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Taglines:

93 million miles just got closer - here comes the Sun

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Genres:

Short | Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Museum of Science and Industry / Heliograph Productions

Country:

Australia

Language:

French English Mandarin Norwegian Japanese Cantonese Spanish Danish

Release Date:

15 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Napkitörés

Filming Locations:

Aruba

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heliograph Productions,Java Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

User Reviews

Somewhat fun if your professor ditches class and has you watch this.

A lot of time spent on this film is spent on ancient sun worshiping religions. There is really not much science actually presented in the film. It nicely fits the role it was made for: Something to watch at a museum. For a film that was made in 2000, it does show some signs of it being outdated. The music is good, though sometimes overboard. The narration can be a little cheesy at times, those poor llamas. Almost no CGI or animations were used, however there does seem to be some despite the claimer at the beginning(none of them being of the sun). There are also some apocalyptic warning about the sun being able to trash all the satellites or destroy half the ozone layer. Just seems to be really weird in a documentary about the history of sun science.