2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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The Ultimate Trip.
Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.
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2001:A Space Odyssey is quite simply the worst thing to happen to cinema ever. Its forced profundity has caused millions of people all over the world to force themselves to like what is quite simply nothing more than an exercise in style.
Kubrick has no idea what he is doing here. His film jumps around with little to no sense of unity. The great film makers of the world create a series of events that contain clarity of information, something Kubrick couldn't bet his life on.
What is the purpose of what is going on here? Is there any coherent message? I have heard suggestions that it is Kubrick's message about the future of humanity, but what future is that? Does Kubrick even know?
This is Transformers for the art house crowd. Pure style over substance. Nobody actually likes this film, they just like to be seen liking it.
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Part of Dastardly Difficult December: film nr.13
This is not a ‘film’. It is cinema in its purest form. Every aspect of this particular artform is used to its fullest extent. It exposes themes without narrative, offers no explanations but leaves room for interpretation and it provides a visual and aural sensation to accompany the unravelling of its internal philosophical debate. No other director than Kubrick could have made this.The first time I saw this film I didn’t care much for it. I was far too young to fully grasp what it was trying to do. I remember finding it very dull and confusing, not something that sits well with your average teenager. It has therefore never been a…
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"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do." - HAL
#23 on Berken's Favorite Movies Of All TimeWhat the hell did I just watch? The only possible conclusion I can come to is the following:
1. Stanley Kubrick is an alien.
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey is his monolith.
3. You and I are apes, crowding around the foot of that monolith, hooting, and hollering at the giant black slab standing above us that we can't possibly make sense of.
4. This is a good thing.Okay, let me unpack this concept. First, in the intro, a group of apes encounters the alien artifact…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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I had a disclaimer here but everybody went off telling me how wrong I was anyway, so scrap that, you'll just have to deal with it.
First of all, I like Kubrick's films, love some of them in fact, but I can't even pretend to like this one. It was heavy breathing and scenes of nothing (pretty nothing, but nothing nonetheless) against epic music, or sometimes even just a creepy choir, for 140 minutes straight. I very nearly fell asleep and I wanted to switch it off after about 40 minutes in, but I did stick through it, and what an unfortunate waste of my time that was.
The visuals are beautiful and each prolonged scene looks fantastic, but it…
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Finally, I have seen what is claimed to be Stanley Kubrick's magnum opus, his best film ever. He is known to be one of the greatest directors of all time, which I cannot deny. His trademark style and visuals are beyond unique and something that cannot be replicated. Kubrick is one of kind, a pioneer and trailblazer who has paved the way for so many filmmakers working right now, and to come.
First off, I barely have a clue what was going on, story-wise in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is easy to see that the film is about evolution, with the monolith evolving monkeys into humans, and the humans searching for the next monolith to seek the next stage…
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Completely amazing for the time period and just a masterpiece in general. The film feels so similar to a work of art rather than a movie, making this timeless. Although the beginning sections weren't too exciting, I still felt like the environment and mood set during them was great. The amount of time it must have taken to shoot some of the scenes and create the sets just blows my mind, making me appreciate Kubrick's work even more in this.
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I finally sat down and watched this film and thinking that something was wrong with Netflix, because the screen is black the first three minutes of the film. Then the apes (or what they are) appear and I'm looking at apes running around for fifteen minutes. I guess, I was already lost with the apes but the rest of the film was as weird and boring as the beginning. I really want to like it but I don't.
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Not to say that it's a bad movie, but I didn't get it and I was struggling to stay awake and focused. I'm going to have to watch it again and look past it's slow pace and lack of dialogue.
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My following review points is not in Sequence, because of the main reason that this movie itself is not in proper sequence.
It is a Futuristic movie made in 1968 and depicting a subject about year 2001. Especially known for its groundbreaking special effects and unconventional narrative. The complex and thought-provoking film was directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written by Kubrick and futurist and novelist Arthur C. Clarke. A must watch for Sci-Fi movie lovers.Though the starting looks absurd, but in the course of time we get the meaning of most of the things.
Each and every frame of the movie looks different from the previous. These type of movies always attracts me where movie maker is displaying a… -
What makes many of Kubrick's movies so enjoyable to watch is that rather than force-feeding the audience a half-baked, cliched message, he presents you with a story, or several, and allows you to draw your own conclusions. This is the film that does it best. Is Kubrick pushing a creationist message, or is the imagery meant to convey an evolutionist standpoint? Both and neither. Never has being confused and unsure been this enjoyable
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Extremely well done. Art to watch. Very memorable scenes. Blew me away.
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Qué bonito está todo, los trajes de astronauta de colores, los cascos de motociclista intergaláctico, la dirección de arte, los efectos visuales (todo se ve más real y orgánico que muchos filmes actuales coffcoffthehobbitcoffcoff), el soundtrack, la constante insistencia del círculo, los cuadros largos y contemplativos, la narrativa casi inexistente.
Un homenaje y una carta de amor hacia la inteligencia del hombre, que viene de un director que siempre confió y retó a nuestra inteligencia.
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Finally, I have seen what is claimed to be Stanley Kubrick's magnum opus, his best film ever. He is known to be one of the greatest directors of all time, which I cannot deny. His trademark style and visuals are beyond unique and something that cannot be replicated. Kubrick is one of kind, a pioneer and trailblazer who has paved the way for so many filmmakers working right now, and to come.
First off, I barely have a clue what was going on, story-wise in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is easy to see that the film is about evolution, with the monolith evolving monkeys into humans, and the humans searching for the next monolith to seek the next stage…
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One of the most ambitious films ever made is brilliant in every way. Painstakingly crafted, scary in its scope, by turns mesmerizing, chilling, and disturbing. Outstanding, timeless, ideally used special effects, and gorgeous imagery.