Sean P
10May13
lucky lucky lucky lucky. yeah it'd be mine as well.
One of the most beautiful and most amazing movie ever created . This movie is an Experience , its more than a movie . And its not even my favorite Kubrick movie , How great is that ? 2001 will be remembered through the Age . In one word ? Masterpiece
I have so many good things to say about this incredible film that it's hard to organize my thoughts and write them out. Loved it. The photography moved me. Just incredible; perfect.
Seeing this on the big screen last night may have been the greatest cinematic experience I've ever had.
A shiny, vacuous design of soulless scientism, Kubrick fails at disproving faith with film's ultimate display in 'delusion of grandeur.' Yes, thanks to technological globalism, we are now self-appointed Übermenschen having prescribed to this hallucinogenic illusion of solipsistic MTV compost in prostitution of generic classical music.
You know, a lot of people never mention this... But the Monolith is one of the scariest villains in movie history. I find something like this much more frightening than any boogie man from a monster movie. This dark, ominous, god like stone that flies around the universe drastically altering the future of anything it comes in contact with.. Woah.
Amazing. Heartfelt, existential, terrifying, intriguing, and many more things. One of Kubrick's best films. Honestly everything after the "Rescue mission" scene scared the crap out of me, minus HAL's song. That was something I didn't expect at all and made my feelings about AI go very topsy-turvy. Outstanding and one of a kind.
Could someone explain what the hell the last 20 minutes was all about, I got that he went into the monolith and he went through the time thing but what the hell was up with the room onward. I understand he got older and older but WHAT THE HELL. Anyhow, five stars, this is a fantastic film nonetheless.
It's the mystery of space & time that was going on that became his head trip. Still, Kubrick's crowning achievement not to be missed, I'm, with you on that. Joey.
That is true. I am glad you liked it. 2001 is #6 on my top all-time favorites list still. :) I've seen it many, many times now. Wait until you watch Roeg's THE MAN WHO FELL TO EART (1976), that's another real sci-fi work of art as Kubrick's.
I''m not that into sci-fi but this has inspired me to watch some more of the classics, I'll put that on my watchlist
Sure. Roeg was the next best Kubrick during the '70s after Kubrick made 2001. Interesting fact: Roeg originally was offered to direct A CLOCKWORK ORANGE until they discovered that WALKABOUT was the novel he originally wanted to adapt. WALKABOUT is also amazing as well.
Well, my theory is that the monolith (what they believed it was the superior form of life, older and more intelligent) used dave, like they always used the human being, for some experiences.... we are test subjects, used with some experiences in space and time, born, reborn, aging, etc ect.... but that is my theory only.
Glad you loved it! I kind of think that, as Dave is arriving in Jupiter's amosphere, whatever 'higher power' that is associated with the monolith (aliens, God, something else), is bringing Dave to a greater state of consciousness and transcendence. When he's in the hotel suite, the higher power is observing him. This is all in preparation for his transformation into the Star Child.
" Ognuno è libero a suo modo di speculare sul significato del film. Io ho cercato di creare un'esperienza visiva che aggiri la comprensione per penetrare direttamente nell inconscio." Mettice na pezza.
I saw this again yesterday. It was my third time watching it at a theatre. I was mesmerized again. If I was forced to choose just one film I'd have to watch for the rest of my life, 2001 would be my choice.
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Just listened to Intrada's 2010 release of the rejected score for this movie composed by Alex North. Really would love to see a release of this movie with this score as an audio track!
2001: A Space Odyssey presents cinema at its most vivid yet simplistic best. The movie encompasses several science fiction themes including robotics, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, and is universally regarded as a cornerstone in Sci-Fi cinema. My full review can be read at: http://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/2012/10/2001-a-space-odyssey-stanley-kubrick-intellectual-extravaganza.html
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Epic and intimate. Spiritual, scientific, all the ingredients that beg to question the nature of life.
Imenso, poético, ousado, uma obra atemporal, que trouxe uma visão de futuro esplendidamente ampla e enigmática. Para ir ao futuro, Kubrick primeiramente visitou a pré-história, e criou a obra máxima da ficção cinematográfica. Sublime!
One of the true last epic films made in cinema, not only in it's technical scales but also in terms of scope the story atempts to cover -- the origins of life on earth, the birth of consciousness, a celebration of the industriousness of men and the limits of its knowledge.
It's incredible that in the 44 years since Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was released it has lost none of its power to awe. One of the single greatest cinematic achievements of any director, it is an epic, visionary, altogether operatic experience that challenges and inspires. A poetic contemplation of the philosophical journey of man and our evolution to the stars.